Lead and sign-off
2050 Costs team lead - Michael Clark
Working-level analyst - Henry Shennan, Ben Marriot (DECC)
Senior analyst - Sam Thomas, Rocio Concha
Data sources
Markal3.24Doc
Renewable Heat Team
ESME
Technologies costed in this sector
- Domestic Solar thermal
Solar Thermal
Costs summary (£ per KW):
Overall | Low | High |
Capital | 677 | 3,936 |
Current Calculator assumptions
- Lifetime = 20 years
- Conversion efficiency = 50%
- Electricity consumption (to run pump) = 7% of heat supplied
Investment Cost sources
- High cost = Micro Solar Thermal (non-south facing), 60% above reference from ESME, Availability = 7.5%, Life = 20yrs
- Low cost = Micro Solar Thermal (south facing), -40% from reference from ESME, Availability = 7.5%, Life = 20yrs