Flat Panel Solar Collectors

Flat panel collectors offer the widest variety of mounting options, from unobtrusive in-roof installations to flat roof mounted A-frames, there's a mounting option to suit your project whatever its roof and tile types.

Collector specifications

A flat panel solar thermal collector

In-Roof Panel On-Roof Panel
Dimensions 1930 x 1160 x 110mm 1933 x 1163 x 80mm
Weight 42kg 33kg
Gross Area 2.24m² 2.25m²
Aperture Area 2.02m² 2.02m²
n0 0.831 0.831
A1 3.44Wm²/K 3.44Wm²/K
A2 0.0176W/m²/K² 0.0176W/m²/K²
Minimum Output 525kWh/m²/year 525kWh/m²/year

Package information


2 Panels 3 Panels 4 Panels 5 Panels
Array Dimensions 1930 x 2370mm 1930 x 3580mm 1930 x 4790mm 1930 x 6000mm
Typical Cylinder Size 200L 300L 400L 500L
Typical Occupants 2 3 4 5
Solar Input for RHI 1384kWh/year 1861kWh/year 2316kWh/year 2767kWh/year
Estimated Annual Fuel Saving 1803kWh/year 2423kWh/year 3016kWh/year 3604kWh/year

The above example figures are calculated using MCS MIS 3001 Solar Domestic Hot Water Calculation v1.0 guidelines and are based on an MCS compliant system using a south facing array on a 40° pitched roof connected to a cylinder of typical size with the typical number of occupants in London, UK.

Please note that the performance of solar heating systems is impossible to predict with certainty due to the variability in the amount of solar radiation (sunlight) from location to location and from year to year together with variability in heat demand. This estimate is based upon the standard MCS procedure and is given as guidance only. It should not be considered as a guarantee of performance.