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Our solar experience

From one roof to a whole science park.

Small homes, homes that never lose power, schools, big commercial roofs and a full campus — and the tricky jobs in between. Here is what we have done, and the problems we solved on the way.

Size & type

Every size of job

Pick the one that looks like yours.

01 HomesA few panels, done rightTiled, slate and flat roofs. All-black panels, a hybrid inverter and a battery, labelled and handed over with the app.See the work → A few panels, done right 02 Homes + backupPower that stays onTesla Powerwall, Sunsynk, Victron and Fox systems with an essential board, so lights, heating and internet keep running in a power cut.See the work → Power that stays on 03 SchoolsTwo roofs, one schoolA ballasted flat roof and a metal roof — two different builds on one school.See the work → Two roofs, one school 04 CommercialBig flat roofsBallasted arrays on big flat roofs, string inverters on the roof or in the plant room, every string tested.See the work → Big flat roofs 05 CampusA whole science parkNew buildings, cranes, walkways and a busy main contractor — then a careful removal when the roofs had to come down.See the work → A whole science park
Problems we solve

When it isn’t simple

Real jobs where the easy answer didn’t work — and what we did instead.

No room inside for the battery? ProblemNo room inside for the battery? Our fixWe fit the inverter and battery outside, under a weather canopy, cabled in trunking. Worried about power cuts? ProblemWorried about power cuts? Our fixAn essential (EPS) board keeps the important circuits on — it switches over by itself. Roof has to come down for building work? ProblemRoof has to come down for building work? Our fixEvery panel photographed, removed, packed and palletised — ready to use again. Inverters in the wrong place? ProblemInverters in the wrong place? Our fixA year after we installed it, the client wanted the inverters on the roof. We moved them on a live system. System keeps tripping? ProblemSystem keeps tripping? Our fix300 panels on an old farm roof with an insulation fault. We tested, took them off, rewired everything and put it back. Long cable runs through a building? ProblemLong cable runs through a building? Our fixNeat routes in tray and trunking, from the roof down to the plant room.
Behind the scenes

Plant rooms, cable routes and big roofs

The parts most people never see — and the reason the system keeps working.

Growatt inverter with DC isolators and meter on strut frames
Commercial inverter wall
Inverter wall with tray and isolators
Set out on strut
Three commercial inverters with AC isolators in a plant room
Three inverters, one wall
Six inverters with AC isolators on a steel frame on a flat roof
Six inverters on a roof frame
Low, flush array on a roof next to an older brick building
Low and neat, next to older buildings
Rows of solar panels on a commercial roof at Oxford Science Park
Big flat roof
Two inverters, isolators and meter neatly fitted in a plant room
Plant room · inverters & isolators
Roof battens set out for an in-roof solar array
Roof set out for in-roof panels
Empty room before the inverter and battery installation
Before · empty room
Inverters and batteries being installed along a wall
During · inverters & batteries going in
Battery modules and inverter on strut along the wall during wiring
During · batteries wired on strut
Finished wall of inverters and batteries in the room
After · inverters & batteries finished
Watch

See how we work

Solar PV and battery installations across the UK — from roof to inverter to switch-on, by our own team.

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Lipame installer on a roof — still from our solar video Brightening Britain — Lipame Solar PV & battery installations
Contact

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Tell us about your home or business. We check it, visit for a free survey and send you a clear, fixed price. No pressure.

Office: 01473 677293 [email protected] Unit 19, Dales Road Business Centre, Dales Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 4JRGet directions → Mon–Fri 7:00–17:00 · Sat 9:00–14:00
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