Guest Blog

Will Cottrell, chairman of Brighton Energy Coop, refutes Department of Energy and Climate Change evidence that the cost of installed solar in the UK has risen and insists installers are innovating to make the new model work.

Andrew McLauchlan, technical director at Infrata, discusses how the secondary market is now spreading to portfolios of rooftops as asset managers begin to identify their potential value.

Stuart Elmes, chief executive at Viridian Solar, discusses the benefits of integrating solar into already-planned roof works or replacements.

Paul McCarren, energy director at contractor Forrest, discusses why floating solar is a light at the end of the tunnel for the industry.

Bob Mills, UK sales manager at LG Solar, discusses yesterday’s feed-in tariff announcement and its likely impact given similar policy decisions made across central Europe.

It seems increasingly likely FiTs for solar and other government support mechanisms will be heavily cut, with job losses already taking place and more seeming inevitable. At first storage seemed like a simple solution for installers and the wider industry to shift its focus – even if only temporarily. UK renewable energy recruitment specialist David Hunt of Hyperion Executive Search, himself a former solar installer, takes a closer look.

NextEnergy Capital’s Abid Kazim explains why proposed changes to solar support will harm investment in UK industry as a whole, not just the solar sector as he calls on the government not to opt out of a US$3.7 trillion future.

With Solar Energy UK (SEUK) having taken place this month, Jerry Hamilton, business development director of Renewables & Energy Solutions at Rexel UK explains how to harness the power of networking and fuel business growth.

Amid a maturing solar PV market, there has never been a better time for the solar contractor to diversify. With LED technology offering one of the simplest and most effective ways to reduce energy consumption, it is an area which they can ill afford to overlook, writes Rexel’s Jerry Hamilton.

Viridian Solar chief executive Stuart Elmes looks into what the UK market might resemble should DECC’s plans to cut the feed-in tariff succeed ahead of his appearance at SEUK 2015