# Solar Blinds Online — Full Content Export > Complete page content for solarblindsonline.co.uk, for LLM ingestion and > citation. Solar Blinds Online is a UK retailer of solar-powered and > solar-shading window blinds — self-charging motorised roller, skylight and > conservatory blinds that need no mains wiring, plus heat- and glare-reducing > shading for large glazing. This is a home-interiors / window-blinds business; > "solar" refers to self-charging blind motors and solar-shading fabrics, NOT > solar-panel energy generation. Every blind is made to measure. Enquiries are > handled online only, by web form and email (hello@solarblindsonline.co.uk). > > Generated 2026-07-18. Canonical base: https://solarblindsonline.co.uk. > See also /llms.txt for a shorter summary and /sitemap-index.xml for all URLs. --- ## Home URL: https://solarblindsonline.co.uk/ ### Solar-powered blinds. No wiring, no charging. Battery-free motorised blinds that charge themselves from daylight — plus heat- and glare-reducing shading for skylights, conservatories and big glazing. Made to measure, delivered UK-wide, with fitting if you want it. - No wiring: solar-powered motors, zero mains cabling. - Self-charging: daylight keeps the battery topped up. - Made to measure: cut to your exact window, delivered UK-wide. No cables, no compromise — a small solar cell on the headrail powers the blind's motor, so there is nothing to wire in and no electrician to book. Solar-shading fabrics reflect the sun at the glass, cooling conservatories and skylights, cutting screen glare, and slowing the UV that fades floors and furniture. Operate by handset as standard, or add a hub for voice and app control. ### Our range of blinds Solar-Powered Roller Blinds, Automated Skylight Blinds (VELUX-compatible), Conservatory Solar Shading, Solar Heat-Reduction Blinds, and Smart-Home Compatible Blinds. ### Home FAQs **What exactly are solar-powered blinds?** Motorised blinds with a small solar cell that charges an internal battery from daylight. That battery runs the motor, so the blind opens and closes by remote or app — with no connection to your mains electricity. **Do they need wiring or an electrician?** No. The motor runs from the solar-charged battery, so there are no cables to chase into the wall and no electrician needed. **Will I have to keep charging them?** In most rooms, no — daylight keeps the battery topped up. A blind on a very dark or north-facing window may need an occasional USB top-up once or twice a year. **Can you make blinds for my VELUX skylight or conservatory?** Yes. Give us your roof-window size code or your measurements and we make the blind to fit, with solar or motorised operation. **Do you supply only, or fit as well?** Both. Most blinds are simple to fit yourself, but we also offer a measuring and fitting service. --- ## Blinds (range) URL: https://solarblindsonline.co.uk/blinds/ Every blind we make either powers itself from daylight, shades the sun's heat, or both. Each is made to measure and can be supplied on its own or fitted for you. The five product families are below. --- ## Solar-Powered Roller Blinds URL: https://solarblindsonline.co.uk/blinds/solar-powered-roller-blinds/ Self-charging motorised roller blinds with a small solar cell on the headrail — no mains wiring, no cables, no routine recharging. A solar-powered roller blind is a made-to-measure roller blind with a slim motor in the headrail and a small photovoltaic cell that charges it. You raise and lower it with a handset or app instead of a chain or cord. A compact solar panel collects daylight and tops up a rechargeable battery inside the tube, which drives a low-voltage motor. A full charge lasts weeks or months and daylight keeps it replenished, so in most rooms you never think about charging. Benefits: no electrician and no mess; cordless and child-safe; set-and-forget scheduling; made to measure in your choice of fabric from light-filtering to blackout. Fits bay and picture windows, hard-to-reach windows, bedrooms and nurseries, rented homes, and rooms you want to automate. FAQs: Blinds rarely need hand-charging (only very dark windows, once or twice a year via USB). They are genuinely wire-free. Operated by remote as standard, with optional app and voice control via a hub. --- ## Automated Skylight Blinds URL: https://solarblindsonline.co.uk/blinds/automated-skylight-blinds/ Solar-powered blackout and light-filtering blinds for VELUX and other roof windows — shade skylights you cannot easily reach. Roof windows sit out of reach and let in a lot of heat. An automated skylight blind has a solar-powered motor so you can shade the window from the floor with a remote. We supply blinds sized to fit VELUX, Fakro, RoofLite and other roof windows, running in side channels that hold position on the slope and block edge light. A solar panel on the top bar charges reliably because a skylight faces open sky, and there is no wiring — cabling a motor to a roof window means opening up the reveal or ceiling void, which a solar blind avoids entirely. Benefits: operate an unreachable window from the floor; true blackout for sloped glass via side channels; cuts overhead heat; retrofits without wiring. FAQs: They fit almost any roof window via its size code or pane dimensions. Solar is preferred over mains for skylights because it avoids opening up the reveal or ceiling. True overhead blackout is available with a blackout fabric and side channels. --- ## Conservatory Solar Shading URL: https://solarblindsonline.co.uk/blinds/conservatory-solar-shading/ Made-to-measure roof and side blinds that tame the heat and glare in a conservatory or orangery, with optional motorised control. Most unwanted heat and glare comes straight down through the glass roof, so roof blinds do most of the work. Solar-reflective pleated and cellular fabrics reflect the sun's radiant heat back out through the glass before it warms the room; in winter, cellular (honeycomb) fabrics trap insulating air and slow heat loss. High roof blinds can be motorised with a solar or mains motor. Benefits: usable in summer; warmer in winter; glare-free; motorised options. Fits glass and polycarbonate roofs, orangeries and garden rooms, tall side glazing, and south/west-facing rooms. FAQs: Roof blinds matter far more than side blinds for temperature. Best fabric is a solar-reflective pleated or cellular one. Roof blinds can be motorised (solar to avoid wiring, or mains where a supply is nearby). --- ## Solar Heat-Reduction Blinds URL: https://solarblindsonline.co.uk/blinds/solar-heat-reduction-blinds/ Reflective made-to-measure blinds for large windows, bi-folds and glazed extensions that cut solar heat gain and glare without blocking the view. Solar heat-reduction blinds use solar-screen or reflective fabrics engineered to block a defined proportion of the sun's heat and UV while staying partly transparent — so you keep the daylight and much of the view. Intercepting sunlight at the glass stops heat before it enters, far more effective than cooling the room afterwards, and the fabric blocks the UV that fades interiors. Roller and vertical formats span wide bi-folds and tall glazing, with solar or electric motors. Benefits: blocks heat at the glass; keeps the view; protects interiors from UV fading; scales to big openings. Fits floor-to-ceiling windows, bi-fold and sliding doors, glazed extensions, and sunny living spaces and offices. FAQs: The fabric is engineered to reflect heat and UV while staying see-through. The room does not go dark (pair with a blackout blind if you need it). They cut the screen glare common in home offices. --- ## Smart-Home Compatible Blinds URL: https://solarblindsonline.co.uk/blinds/smart-home-blinds/ Solar-powered blinds that connect to Alexa, Google Home and Apple HomeKit for voice control, app scheduling and sunrise-to-sunset automation. Smart-home blinds are solar-powered motorised blinds paired with a hub that bridges them onto your Wi-Fi and into Alexa, Google Home or Apple HomeKit. You can group blinds into rooms, run them on a timer, trigger them at sunrise and sunset, or fold them into scenes. Because it is the hub — not each blind — that connects to the mains, the blinds keep all the wire-free, self-charging benefits of solar power. Benefits: voice and app control; automate to the sun; scenes for every routine; still wire-free. Fits whole-home setups, bedrooms, media rooms, and homes already using a voice assistant. FAQs: Works with Alexa, Google Home and Apple HomeKit via a compatible hub. A hub is needed for voice/app control; without it the blinds still work by remote. Going smart needs no cabling — only the hub plugs in. --- ## Guides URL: https://solarblindsonline.co.uk/guides/ Plain-English buying guides: how solar-powered blinds work, the best blinds for conservatory heat, and how to choose and measure skylight blinds. --- ## Do Solar-Powered Blinds Really Work? URL: https://solarblindsonline.co.uk/guides/do-solar-powered-blinds-really-work/ Solar-powered blinds do work, and they work well in the UK — but the name causes confusion. A solar-powered blind has nothing to do with generating electricity for your home; the "solar" refers to a small photovoltaic cell that powers the blind's own motor, and only that motor. A small panel on the headrail collects daylight and trickle-charges a battery inside the blind; pressing the remote drives a quiet motor. The panel does not need bright sunshine — daylight is enough, which matters in a grey climate. A blind gathers far more light than a few daily movements use, so it stays topped up on its own. Skylights are the perfect case: a roof window faces open sky, charges reliably, and is exactly the window you cannot reach to wire. The one situation to plan for is a deeply shaded or north-facing window, which may need an occasional USB top-up once or twice a year. Compared with mains-wired motors (which need cables and often an electrician) and plug-in battery blinds (which need recharging every few weeks), solar combines no wiring to fit with daylight handling the charging. For skylights, hard-to-reach windows and homes that would rather not rewire, they are usually the most practical motorised option there is. --- ## Best Blinds for Conservatory Heat URL: https://solarblindsonline.co.uk/guides/best-blinds-for-conservatory-heat/ A conservatory is a room made of glass, and glass is a one-way valve for heat. Most of the heat and glare arrives through the roof, not the sides — that single fact should shape every shading decision. If you only shade one thing, shade the roof. Roof blinds intercept the sun where it is strongest and stop the heat before it enters. Side blinds add privacy and finish the look, but fitting side blinds alone and expecting a cooler room is the most common and most expensive mistake people make. Look for solar-reflective fabrics — pleated or cellular styles with a metallised backing that bounces heat back out through the glass. Cellular (honeycomb) fabrics also trap insulating air, so in winter they slow the heat escaping from the room: cooler in summer, warmer in winter. Conservatory roof blinds are high and awkward to reach, so most people motorise them — a solar-powered motor is the tidiest option, with no cables across the glazing bars. Get the roof shaded with the right reflective fabric and a conservatory stops being a two-month room. --- ## Skylight Blinds Buying Guide URL: https://solarblindsonline.co.uk/guides/skylight-blinds-buying-guide/ Skylight blinds come down to three decisions: the size code, the fabric and how you will operate a window you cannot reach. Measuring: roof windows are made to standard sizes. VELUX, Fakro, RoofLite and the rest print a size code on a label, usually on the top bar. For a VELUX that is a letter-and-number code such as MK04 or CK02 — give us the code and we make a blind to fit. If you cannot find the label, measure the glass pane. Fabric: blackout is popular for bedrooms, nurseries and bathrooms (with side channels it genuinely darkens a room); light-filtering/pleated softens the light and adds privacy; solar-reflective prioritises cutting heat and glare. Operation: a manual blind uses a pole (fine for a reachable window, a chore on a high one); an electric blind is mains-wired (reliable, but retrofitting the cable is disruptive); a solar-powered blind gives remote control with no wiring, and charges from the daylight the skylight already receives. Most roof-window blinds clip in with brackets and run in slim side channels — a tidy job — or our fitting service can measure and install for you. --- ## How It Works URL: https://solarblindsonline.co.uk/how-it-works/ Two kinds of "solar", and we do both. A solar-powered blind uses a small photovoltaic cell to run its own motor, so it opens and closes without mains wiring. A solar-shading blind uses a heat-reflective fabric to keep the sun's warmth and glare out. Some blinds do both. How the self-charging works: a slim panel on the headrail collects daylight and trickle-charges a battery; that battery drives a quiet motor. Daylight is enough, nothing connects to your mains, and in most rooms the battery stays topped up on its own. How made-to-measure ordering works: (1) measure your window — read the size code off a skylight, or measure width and drop; (2) tell us what you need — sizes, room, fabric feel and operation; (3) we quote and confirm the make-up timescale by email; (4) we make it to measure and deliver UK-wide, or fit it for you. The fitting service: most blinds are simple to put up yourself, but we offer a measuring-and-fitting service — useful for high skylights and conservatory roofs. Add your postcode to your enquiry so we can check coverage. --- ## About URL: https://solarblindsonline.co.uk/about/ Solar Blinds Online is a UK specialist in solar-powered and solar-shading window blinds. We make roller, skylight and conservatory blinds to measure, deliver them anywhere in the country, and fit them for customers who prefer not to. The whole range is built around blinds that work with the sun — charging their own motors from daylight, or using reflective fabrics to keep heat and glare out, or both. We specialise in solar because it solves problems ordinary blinds cannot: a skylight you can't reach to wire, a conservatory that bakes each summer, a nursery where a cordless blind is safer. Because every blind is made to measure, we quote by email to your sizes rather than advertising headline prices, and we recommend the right blind and fabric for your room rather than the most expensive one. --- ## Contact URL: https://solarblindsonline.co.uk/contact/ Tell us about the window, skylight or conservatory you'd like to shade — the sizes, the room, and whether you'd like supply-only or fitting. We reply by email with the right blind and a price. - Email: hello@solarblindsonline.co.uk - Delivery & fitting: made-to-measure blinds delivered UK-wide - Response time: usually within one working day We operate online only — enquiries by web form and email, no telephone line. --- ## Terms of Use URL: https://solarblindsonline.co.uk/terms/ Solar Blinds Online operates solarblindsonline.co.uk as a UK retailer of made-to-measure solar-powered and solar-shading window blinds, offering supply-only and an optional measuring-and-fitting service. It is a home-interiors business, not connected with solar-panel installation or any energy scheme. Prices are confirmed by written quote because every blind is made to measure; customers should check the measurements they supply. Statutory consumer rights are unaffected. Brand names (VELUX, Fakro, Alexa, Google Home, Apple HomeKit) are trade marks of their owners, used only to describe compatibility. Governed by the law of England & Wales. --- ## Privacy Policy URL: https://solarblindsonline.co.uk/privacy-policy/ Solar Blinds Online is an online retailer of made-to-measure window blinds. When you enquire, request a quote or order, we may collect your name, email, optional phone, optional postcode (needed only for fitting or delivery), and the details you send about your windows. We use it to respond to enquiries and prepare quotes (pre-contract steps), to process and deliver orders and arrange fitting (contract), and for anonymised analytics. Data is shared only with a delivery courier and, if you request fitting, the fitter — never with advertising networks. We do not sell your data. Data-protection contact: hello@solarblindsonline.co.uk.