Solar thermal
Generate hot water from sunlight with solar thermal panels designed around your property and hot water use, using our own aes luminary collector.
Generate hot water using energy from the sun with solar thermal panels designed for reliable performance year after year.
Solar thermal panels use energy from the sun to help provide hot water for your property. At aes renewables, we’ll help you understand whether solar thermal is right for your building and how it could fit with the way you use energy.
Built around our own solar thermal collector
Our aes luminary flat-plate collector is designed and built in-house. It forms part of a solar thermal system designed to support reliable hot water and heating performance.
We’ll design the system around your property, hot water use and long-term needs, so it works in the way your building needs it to.
Case studies
See how solar thermal can support homes, businesses and organisations with hot water demand
Why choose aes renewables for solar thermal?
- Nearly 50 years’ experience in solar installation
- The UK’s longest‑established solar installer
- In‑house design, installation and support
- Proven technologies selected for reliability and longevity
- MCS-accredited renewable energy specialists
Confidence built on experience
Our aes luminary collector is designed and manufactured in-house right here in Scotland, drawing on decades of solar expertise. It’s a flat-plate solar thermal collector made to support reliable hot water and heating use.
Because we know the technology well, we can explain where it works best and whether it’s right for your property.
A process built around getting it right
Every project starts with a conversation about how you use hot water and what you want the system to do.
We’ll assess your property, design the system around your needs and explain our recommendation in clear language. Our installers will then complete the work carefully and show you how everything works.
Designed for homes and businesses
Solar thermal works well where there’s regular demand for hot water. For homes, it can help reduce the energy used for water heating. For businesses such as hotels, leisure facilities and accommodation providers, it can support ongoing hot water demand.
We’ll look at your build, energy use and existing heating system before recommending the right approach.
Turning sunshine into hot water
Solar thermal panels collect heat from the sun and transfer it to your hot water system. When sunlight reaches the panel, it heats a liquid that carries warmth through the system.
That heat is then passed to your hot water cylinder, helping provide water for washing, bathing and heating support.