Wed 2 Dec 2009
Businesses Support Solar
Posted by olisbThe following businesses have signed up to We Support Solar:
The Eden Project, Cornwall
Tim Smit CBE, Eden Project: “Eden believes an aggressive FIT for PV can not only help the PV market grow and compete with other more established renewables, but the FIT adds a key piece to the jigsaw that helps demonstrate what a broad based, holistic green industry could look like. That means resilient jobs not just installing the technology, but in training and education combined with developing innovative R&D and manufacturing. This could help establish the UK as a major player in the green economy, a place we simply must take if we are to survive and thrive into the uncertain times that lie ahead.”
Clifford Electrics, Grantham
Grand Designs Magazine: “Making solar energy attractive to the millions of UK households is key if the UK is to drastically cut its carbon emissions by 80% by 2050, as the government proposes. It’s a relatively easy bolt-on technology for home owners, so setting the right rate of return for electricity generated is essential to ensure that solar power is made as appealing as possible to as wide an audience as possible. Grand Designs Magazine is very pleased to support the We Support Solar campaign.”
The Big Yellow Self Storage Company, Surrey

Paul Donnelly CSR Manager: “Big Yellow Group recognise the need for higher Feed in Tariffs which are tax free and inflation proof. Our Board has committed to significant capital expenditure for sustainable development, in very difficult financial times. In particular we have installed and operated solar PV, wind turbines and ground source heat pumps. From our experience, it is solar PV that we have found to be the most practicable in urban environments. It is also the most reliable in meeting Planning Authority renewable energy targets! The Feed in Tariff must be competitive for us to ‘catch up’ with the most generous tariffs in Europe. If we are to compete with other European countries in renewable energy investment, generation and ‘green’ employment and also meet UK, EU and International carbon reduction commitments we need a tariff that is competitive!”
Liftshare, Norfolk
Ali Clabburn, Founder: “A simple feed in tariff that encourages individuals and businesses to invest in cost effective renewable energy makes total sense.”
CMP Communications, Waterloo
Groundwork Leicester & Leicestershire
ECOstates, Edinburgh
Heavenly Gardens, Bristol
The Web Salvage Company Ltd, cheltenham
Lightbeing Creations Ltd, Trowbridge
“I fully support the expanded use of solar power globally and think that it’s outrageous that there’s not legislative requirement for all new builds to have solar panels included.”
Real Small Energy Company, Petersfield
“Easily the best way to produce your own electricity, reliably.”
NextEnergy Capital, london
3C consult create communicate, London
“3C supports solar. This is a campaign that will improve people’s quality of life by helping to bring about a low-carbon UK.”
2degrees, Oxford
Volans Ventures, London
Wedge Card, London
Bath Fine Art, Bath
Flipside Vision, London
“The sun is the source of all existence. The sun is powerful. The sun is free! What on earth are we waiting for?”
United Diversity, London
Association of Independent Festivals, London
A greener festival, London
Housing Association Building & Maintenance magazine, Watford
Halcrow, Glasgow
A Word in Edgeways LLP, Milton Keynes
The Premises Studios Ltd, London
SpokenWord Ltd, London
Forster, London
“Forster for Solar!”
Green Thing, London
“Plug out of carbon and plug into solar.”
Shobnall Boat Services Ltd, Burton upon Trent
KN Renewable Energy, london
The Roving Artist, ReadingA & S Wood Ltd Consulting Engineers, Bradford
Natural England, Cambridge
Ecocetera Limited, Bristol
Belesol Limited, Hassocks
Green Power Conferences, London
The Recycle Warehouse, Bracknell
Futerra Sustainability Communications, London
“Feed-in Tariffs = a no-brainer! Let’s unleash a micro-generation revolution!”
MAP Environmental, Maidstone
Dobson:Owen - Architects, Pwllheli
“The need for renewable energy in the uk is urgent. Nuclear Power is not sustainable as an energy form and provides the potential for disastrous consequences in the event of an accident or military intervention of whatever form.”
CJ Electrical Ltd, Ipswich
A1technologies Ltd, Dublin
Trinity Press, Boothstown
J E Turner, Avening
Batchelor Electrical Contractors, Poole
“Batchelor Electrical Contractors fully support the proposed 2010 feed-in tariff. Let’s hope that it mirrors Germany who pay 4x market rate!”
A Ferrand Stobart & Associates, Ludlow
“See Grunhaus Project for many contacts/comments re. Solar PV.”
CKS Heating Solutions, London
Coethica Limited, Liverpool
“Coethica supports solar. The future’s bright if the future’s solar!”
Morgan Consultancy Ltd, Milton Keynes
“The feed in tariff has been a great success in Germany and made a significant reduction to their CO2 emissions. Germany is now a global centre for PV research and manufacture. It is time for the UK to do and be the same.”
Green World Solutions, Sarasota
METAMORPH, Nottingham
Ecomonkey, London
“Wasting perfectly good natural resources which we have in abundance is crazy!”
Club Five Thousand, London
“We wholeheartedly support solar power energy and all efforts made towards bringing this clean source of energy to all. The world will be a better place in the future. We must remember our legacy and the planet we want to leave behind for our children and their children.”
Avalon Permaculture Gardens, Glastonbury
“We already live very well with an off grid solar/ wind set up, it really can be done! We can do so much for the Climate by adopting solar.”
Agroturisme Sa Boleda, Santa Margalida - Majorca
“Solar is possible! Thanks to our 10 kW grid-connected PV installation we produce the equivalent to our annual electricity consumption. With our solar-thermal installation we obtain our hot water needs.”
4 Seasons AC Ltd, Exmouth
PC Sense, York
21st Century Leaders, London
Marival & Company, London
“Solar Power must be the most effective, cleanest and quietest solution for a low-carbon economy. We fully support this initiative.”
This is Solar, London
“Great effort setting this up! Good luck to all of the solar industry; it needs all the support to get a good FIT.”
Robinson & Hall, Bedford
The Whole Leaf Co, London
“The Whole Leaf Co supports going solar 100%. This is something we want to incorporate to our operation.”
Hawk Eye Photography, Bristol
Informal learning, Buntingford
Rob Bell of Ex Ignibus, Wakefield said:
“Whether you believe you can or you cannot, you are right. Belief is everything.”
Signscape Systems Ltd, Bristol
“We are supporting solar power energy by coming up with new ways of illuminating sign systems and noticeboards.”
Big Yellow Self Storage, Bagshot
“Big Yellow Group recognise the need for higher Feed in Tariffs which are tax free and inflation proof. It is also the most reliable in meeting Planning Authority renewable energy targets! However, the financial costs are very high! To make Solar PV economically viable for our business and UK plc over a shorter period of time we need the Feed in Tariffs to be higher!”
DreamhomeUK, Barry
“Without government incentive solar power is elitist”
Clifford Electrics, Grantham
Eventure Media Ltd, London
“Solar is one of the main sources of renewable energy for decentralised arrangements in any location and needs to be given the widest support by government, research and manufacturers alike.”
Millbank Primary School, Cardiff
Simtree, Mumbai
Pegasus Property, London
Llumarlite Energy Systems Ltd, Aylesbury



















