Author Archives: Regan George
UK Solar Jobs Index – 2nd Quarter – April 2011 (Barometer of Solar Employment in the UK)
Three months since the UK’s first solar jobs index was published and what a quarter it has been. With one of the most turbulent quarters in the UK’s short lived solar history – it’s extremely important to get a “real” … Continue reading
Posted in Feed in tariff - FiTs, SOLAR, Solar UK Market, UK Solar Jobs
2 Comments
UK Government’s Leak on FiTs Review – Truth, Lies or Gossip?
OK – there are many adjectives to describe what I’m going to be doing in this blog — some might say gossiping, rumour-mongering, leaking or simply circulating (the latter being slightly kinder).Whatever it is, I just can’t hold this in … Continue reading
Posted in Feed in tariff - FiTs, SOLAR, Solar UK Market
Leave a comment
Where are the “big six energy cartel” on the latest government FiTs U-turn?
Has anyone read or heard any commentary from the big six (Centrica, Eon, EDF, Npower, Scottish & Southern and Scottish Power) energy companies about their stand on the latest FiTs review? A reliable source from within one of the “majors” … Continue reading
Posted in SOLAR, Solar UK Market
6 Comments
UK FiTs Review —- If You Think UK Solar is Dead…Think Again
The UK Governments announcement of an early review of FIT’s last week sent many Banks, Investment Houses, Solar Companies and entrepreneurs running for the hills, but if you look at the underlying information and the facts, is there really cause … Continue reading
Posted in SOLAR, Solar UK Market
Tagged Kings Cross Station Solar, Sainsbury’s Solar
Leave a comment
UK Solar Job Index – Jan 2011
Capital Green Talent is launching a quarterly UK solar Job Index with a view of creating a de facto barometer of the solar job market in the UK. The index will track the fluctuating demand for certain positions, regional variations … Continue reading
Posted in SOLAR, Solar UK Market, UK Solar Jobs
Leave a comment
Unsung Warriors – The battle for solar talent (Part II)
For now we are not really seeing outright war, however smaller, less conspicuous battles are being fought, lost and won all around the country. An experienced, target hitting, part of the furniture Sales Manager within an established solar business is … Continue reading
Posted in SOLAR, Solar UK Market, UK Solar Jobs
Leave a comment
Welcome to the “war for solar talent” (part 1)
Whilst I have always had a slight problem with the “war” metaphor, the term “war for talent” was coined in the late 90’s to refer to the increasingly competitive landscape for recruiting and retaining talented employees. As the debate goes … Continue reading
Posted in SOLAR, Solar UK Market, UK Solar Jobs
Leave a comment
2010 – The Year of FREE Solar…
If I was to put a label on 2010 I would say it’s “the year of free solar”, thanks to companies like A Shade Greener, Home Sun and ISIS Solar thousands and thousands of UK residents have now got “free” … Continue reading
Posted in SOLAR, Solar UK Market
Tagged A Shade Greener, feed-in-tariff, FiTs, Home Sun, ISIS Solar
Leave a comment
150,000 Solar Jobs in the UK by 2016?
I started researching the UK solar job market in March 2009. The first site I go to when trying to get a handle on the number of jobs in a certain sector is www.indeed.co.uk. This site is what’s called a … Continue reading
Posted in SOLAR, Solar UK Market, UK Solar Jobs
2 Comments
The Germans are coming…..
What do Centrosolar, Solon, Wirsol, Azur Solar and Krannich have in common? They are German solar firms that have taken the early initiative and opened offices in the UK – while I’m sure the entire global solar industry want a slice of one the fastest … Continue reading
Posted in SOLAR, Solar UK Market
Tagged Azur Solar, Centrosolar, Donauer, feed-in-tariff, FiTs, Gehricher, IBC, Krannich, Phoenix, Solon, Wirsol
Leave a comment