About Us
We (my wife & I)
became interested in renewable systems in 2006, I
have an electronics and basic engineering background, interspersed
with a little Social Work, so when we were building a completely off
grid wood cabin, I found there were very few mainstream renewable
companies and products about and most of those were just beginning
development as the oil prices began to rocket. Among the few firms in the UK that were pioneers in
renewable energy were Proven & Futurenergy.
It was also the beginning of the surge in solar rooftop
installations, where eventually everyone ended up trying to claim
feed in tariffs of over 43p per unit! Due to the increasing number
of companies setting up at the time in the solar installation "gold
rush" field, I felt it was sensible to look at an alternative field
of renewable energy, so decided to do a Proven Wind Turbine
Installers course, to get a feel for the industry. Also there was a growing interference
with the burgeoning renewable energy developers in the UK from our
government, which with introduction of their MCS regulations had the
effect of killing off a lot of the new innovative start-ups, an
extremely short sighted and stupid thing to do to a new prospective
wave of technical entrepreneurs that could have been leading the
world by now!
Looking at the then crowded market, I felt it would be better to concentrate more on the DIY and hardware component side of the renewable energy market, selling and advising on systems for new builds, various projects and self installation, this turned out to be a fairly wise move, as we are still here all these years later!
We have had a long and mutually beneficial relationship with Futurenergy, I have always found them to be straightforward and honourable, which is rare nowadays! As such I am pleased to have been involved in their technical support and installers courses as and when required.
