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Eco2Solar Beat Acorns Fundraising Target

Eco2Solar have raised over £5,000 for Acorns Children’s Hospice in just 12 months! The Eco2Solar team have been hard at work raising funds for all three of the hospices in Birmingham, the Black Country and Worcester, since beginning their very first charity of the year campaign in September 2012. Alongside…

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Eco2Solar Triumph at National Awards

Eco2Solar are the 2013 Solar Installers of the Year

Eco2Solar have been named National Solar PV Installer of the Year 2013, at this year’s Energy Efficiency and Renewables Awards, held at the Ricoh Arena. After fighting hard competition from fellow finalists including Kirklees Council Building Services, Dodd Group and Carbon Zero Renewables at the event on 12th September, they…

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The Reality of UK Energy Blackouts

Renewable energy to stop blackouts

The threat of energy blackouts has been far from the view of the general public until very recently. With mass media reports from early 2013 indicating that energy shortages could begin to affect the UK from 2015, is there any truth behind the news overload? According to Ofgem, the global…

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Paul Hutchens Joins PRIME Mentor Support Network

Mentoring the self-employed

We are delighted to announce that our managing director, Paul Hutchens, has broadened his personal business support even further this month; by committing to the Prince’s Initiative for Mature Enterprise, or PRIME. PRIME was set up in 1999, by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, to provide those aged…

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What is the Renewable Heat Premium Payment?

Grants available for renewable heat systems

The Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) was introduced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change to support the growth in domestic renewable heat solutions. The scheme involves application to The Energy Savings Trust for a free grant towards the installation of renewable heat technologies.   Which Technologies are Eligible?…

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The Sun Has Not Set on Solar Power

Solar Power

When settling down to read The Sunday Times Money section Eco2Solar’s Managing Director, Paul Hutchens, did not expect to find such an inaccurate representation of the solar industry. Teresa Hunter’s article “Has the sun set on solar power?” in The Sunday Times on 19th May 2013, raised concerns with the Solar…

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Eco2Solar MD Scoops Top Environmental Award

eco2 solar institute of directors

Eco2Solar’s managing director, Paul Hutchens, has been awarded the prestigious Environmental Award at the ninth annual Institute of Directors (IoD) West Midlands Director of the Year Awards. Paul accepted his accolade from John Phillips, IoD regional director at the awards ceremony on Tuesday 14th May at Warwickshire Cricket Club. The…

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