Solar-powered blinds. No wiring, no charging.

People searching for "solar blinds" usually mean one of two things, and we make both. The first is solar-powered blinds: motorised blinds with a small solar cell that charges a battery inside the headrail from daylight. The battery runs the motor, so the blind opens and closes from a handset or app without ever being connected to your mains electricity. The second is solar-shading blinds: blinds made from reflective fabrics that keep the sun's heat, glare and UV out of a room. Many of our blinds combine the two.

The self-charging design matters most where wiring is awkward. A skylight you cannot reach, a bay window where a cable would spoil the look, or a rented flat where you cannot alter the wiring are all places where a wire-free blind is the practical answer. There is no electrician to book, and fitting is a straightforward bracket-and-fix job. If you are new to the idea, our guide do solar-powered blinds really work? covers how reliable the charging is in UK light and how it compares with battery and mains-wired motors, and the how it works page walks through the process from measuring to delivery.

For everyday rooms, start with solar-powered roller blinds: cordless, child-safe and cut to your exact window size in a fabric you choose, from light-filtering to full blackout. If you want them to run on a schedule or respond to your voice, smart-home compatible blinds connect to Alexa, Google Home and Apple HomeKit through a small hub.

Roof windows are where solar power earns its keep. A skylight faces open sky, so the cell charges reliably, and it is exactly the window you cannot reach to operate by hand. Our automated skylight blinds are made to fit VELUX, Fakro, RoofLite and other common roof windows, running in side channels so they block light cleanly at the edges. Give us the size code from the label inside the frame, or your measurements, and we make the blind to fit. The skylight blinds buying guide explains how to choose the fabric and the operation.

Conservatories and orangeries overheat in summer and lose heat in winter, and most of the unwanted heat comes straight down through the glass roof. Conservatory solar shading uses heat-reflective roof and side blinds to even out the temperature and cut glare, and our guide to the best blinds for conservatory heat explains why the roof is the place to spend first. For floor-to-ceiling windows, bi-fold doors and glazed extensions, solar heat-reduction blinds use reflective screen fabrics that turn down heat and UV while keeping daylight and much of the view.

Every blind is made to measure and delivered across the UK, and we offer a measuring and fitting service if you would rather not work at height. Because the price depends on your window and fabric, we do not publish headline prices: send us the sizes through the contact and quote form and we reply by email with the right blind and a quote. You can browse everything in the full blinds range, read all of our buying guides, or find out more about Solar Blinds Online.