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Our home patch
Solar panels, batteries & heat pumps in Glasgow
Clyde Net Zero is based at Hillington, four miles from the city centre, so Glasgow is where our surveyors are most days of the week. We install across the city and the suburbs from Bearsden and Milngavie to Newton Mearns, Giffnock and Rutherglen.
Solar panels
Tier 1 panels, hybrid inverter and monitoring, sized to your roof.
Solar panel installationBattery storage
Store daytime generation and charge cheaply overnight on a smart tariff.
Solar + battery offerAir source heat pumps
Heat loss survey, system design, cylinder, installation and MCS certificate.
Heat pump installationHomes in Glasgow
What we see on surveys here
Tenement flats
The roof of a tenement is common property, so a solar install needs agreement from the other owners under tenement law. It can be done — we've guided owners' groups through it — but a top-floor flat with a private roof section is the simplest case.
Inter-war bungalows and semis
Bearsden, Newton Mearns, Giffnock and Bishopbriggs are full of 1930s homes with simple pitched roofs and decent loft space: ideal for a 3.5–5 kWp system and a cylinder for a heat pump.
Victorian villas
Southside and West End villas have large roofs and often oil-free gas heating; heat pumps work well once the fabric is checked, and slate roofs take panels with the right fixings.
Heating in Glasgow
Almost all of the city is on mains gas, so the usual route is solar and battery first to cut electricity bills, then a heat pump when the boiler is due for replacement.
Planning permission
Glasgow has around two dozen conservation areas (Park, Pollokshields, Dennistoun, the West End among them). Outside them, most houses install under permitted development. Inside them, panels visible from the street usually need planning permission, and listed buildings always need consent — we prepare the application.
Funding in Glasgow
Grants and 0% loans available here
Home Energy Scotland grant
Up to £7,500 towards an air source heat pump for owner-occupiers, with no benefits test, plus an optional interest-free loan on top.
Warm Homes Loans (new, UK-wide)
0% and low-interest loans of up to £15,000 for solar, £15,000 for a battery and £20,000 for an air source heat pump, through participating lenders. Combinable with the Home Energy Scotland grant.
Warmer Homes Scotland
Fully funded improvements for homeowners and private tenants who receive a qualifying benefit, or are 75+ with no working heating. We check eligibility for you.
Where we work
Towns and villages we cover in Glasgow
- Glasgow City
- Bearsden & Milngavie
- Newton Mearns & Giffnock
- Rutherglen & Cambuslang
- Bishopbriggs
- Clydebank
- Pollokshields & Southside
- West End
How a survey works here
You enquire
Quote form, eligibility check or a call to 01786 654998.
We survey
Surveys usually within a few days. Roof, loft, electrics and — for heat pumps — a room-by-room heat loss survey.
Fixed quote & funding
Itemised price confirmed in writing, with grants applied and Warm Homes Loan paperwork prepared.
Install & certify
Our own MCS-certified team installs, commissions and issues your certificate.
Common Questions
Questions from Glasgow homeowners
Can I put solar panels on a Glasgow tenement?
Yes, with the agreement of the other owners, because the roof is shared property. A top-floor flat that owns its own roof section, or a factored building where the owners act together, is the most straightforward. We can attend an owners' meeting to explain the proposal.
Do I need planning permission in Glasgow?
Not for most houses — roof-mounted solar is permitted development. In a conservation area, panels on a roof slope visible from the road usually need permission, and listed buildings need listed building consent. We check the address and handle the application.
How quickly can you survey in Glasgow?
Usually within a few days — Hillington is our base, so Glasgow postcodes are the easiest for us to reach.
Book a free survey in Glasgow
Fixed written quote, grants and loans applied, no obligation.