solar installers

“There has never been a better time to join the solar industry, which is going from strength to strength,” said Chris Hewett, chief executive of Solar Energy UK, with the launch of its new solar careers guide.

Over the last three years there’s been a 315% increase in the demand for solar installers, according to new data from hiring platform Indeed.

This year at Solar & Storage Live, the first Installer Training Hub was launched by Solar Energy UK and MCS.

Naked Solar is looking to expand its team, as VAT reductions, Supertax reductions for businesses and rising electricity bills lead to “a significant Solar Boom”.

As demand for green technologies such as solar, storage and electric vehicles continues to surge, the need for skilled installers has never been more evident. To help meet this demand, InstallerSHOW is launching its first ever Installing the Future. NOW! event to provide a practical understanding of key technologies.

An additional £300 million of funding for domestic energy efficiency upgrades has been announced, marking an extension of the Local Authority Delivery of the Green Homes Grant.

Of the 100,000 new jobs to result from the Green Homes Grant, only 14,500 of these have been created to date.

The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has warned that at its current rate, it will take ten years to meet the government’s Green Homes Grant target.

With the first full month of Brexit over, Solar Power Portal took a look at how the UK’s exit from the EU has impacted the solar sector, in particular the wholesale market.

Clean energy company AMP has partnered with solar wholesaler Segen to offer more businesses and organisations solar energy.