When contemplating solar energy one's mind usually wanders to the sunny climes of California, Nevada or the deserts of Northern Africa and Dubai. Not foggy old London.
But yes, the UK has its own booming residential and commercial solar industry. One company taking advantage of friendly government tariffs and consumer demand for solar energy is London solar panel suppliers, Ploughcroft Solar.
Ploughcroft maintains the only NVQ accredited solar training centre in the UK, handles both large corporate and residential installations, and even has an Eco Roof division.
To support the transition to renewable energy sources the UK now has a target of producing 15% of its total energy use to renewables by 2020 and has instituted the Generation and Feed In Tariffs program, providing those installing an alternative energy systems an estimated return of 8-10%, which compared with the interest paid by a savings account, is an attractive investment opportunity whilst lowering the home owner's or business's carbon footprint (global warming is an accepted fact in Europe and most of the civilized world). The Tariffs are available to home owners, businesses, schools and other commercial enterprises.
For more info on their solar training course, check out their website at Plough Croft.
Friday, 27 April 2012
Thursday, 26 April 2012
New UK Solar Training Programme Opens In Slough
A new solar training program has opened in Slough, just outside of London.
Proinso UK has signed with EcoSkies for training the Network of Qualified Installers, as part of its international training programme, the Proinso Solar Training School. EcoSkies is one of the UK’s main photovoltaic installer solar training centres, and Proinso’s programme involves collaboration through provision of teaching material and organisation of conferences and training programmes for the UK-based installers.
Proinso, a company specialising in distribution of modules, inverters, trackers and fixed structures for solar photovoltaic installations, has opened a new office and logistics warehouse in London, which will be the firm’s base for strengthening its UK market presence.
The company aims to do this through its team of highly qualified local professionals with wide experience in the renewable energies sector, led by Mark Randall. Proinso UK forecasts reaching a 10% share of total sales in the United Kingdom by 2012.
From its new UK office, Proinso will work to provide solar training, service and support to the 30 Qualified Installers it currently employs in the UK, and to add to its current number of installers and customers. The Slough logistics warehouse is over 3000 sqm in size, and will allow the company to offer customers a permanent stock service. Proinso will thus speed up deliveries to small-sized photovoltaic installation companies for their projects.
The London base is added to the list of Proinso offices in Spain, Germany, Greece, Italy, the US, Canada, China and the Czech Republic, and its International Network of Qualified Installers currently includes 1,695 member companies worldwide.
For more information on their solar training go to Proinso.
Proinso UK has signed with EcoSkies for training the Network of Qualified Installers, as part of its international training programme, the Proinso Solar Training School. EcoSkies is one of the UK’s main photovoltaic installer solar training centres, and Proinso’s programme involves collaboration through provision of teaching material and organisation of conferences and training programmes for the UK-based installers.
Proinso, a company specialising in distribution of modules, inverters, trackers and fixed structures for solar photovoltaic installations, has opened a new office and logistics warehouse in London, which will be the firm’s base for strengthening its UK market presence.
The company aims to do this through its team of highly qualified local professionals with wide experience in the renewable energies sector, led by Mark Randall. Proinso UK forecasts reaching a 10% share of total sales in the United Kingdom by 2012.
From its new UK office, Proinso will work to provide solar training, service and support to the 30 Qualified Installers it currently employs in the UK, and to add to its current number of installers and customers. The Slough logistics warehouse is over 3000 sqm in size, and will allow the company to offer customers a permanent stock service. Proinso will thus speed up deliveries to small-sized photovoltaic installation companies for their projects.
The London base is added to the list of Proinso offices in Spain, Germany, Greece, Italy, the US, Canada, China and the Czech Republic, and its International Network of Qualified Installers currently includes 1,695 member companies worldwide.
For more information on their solar training go to Proinso.
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