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Energy powerhouse Statkraft has appointed long-serving employee Charlotte Healey into a newly-created role as Head of Solar in the UK.
Charlotte joined the business in 2018 following it's acquisition of Element Power, where she worked as a project director. In recent years Charlotte and team have developed utility scale projects.
Statkraft is a familiar brand involved in the UK following several high-profile acquisitions including Solarcentury in 2022. Across the world, Statkraft has 572MW of capacity under construction, and has ambitions to achieve an annual development rate of 4GW by 2030.
The well-known retail brand has announced a partnership with installer Egg to enable homeowners to buy systems for their rooftops. It is believed that B&Q will market the service to it's retail following, with the Leeds-based installer Egg providing fulfilment and installation of solar and storage.
We have not yet been provided with how the retailer will market the service - presumably online - but we understand they are keen to deliver through an Energy Efficiency Service to homeowners with solar being one part of the possible solution.
Egg was launched by Liberty Global plc in 2020, following the acquisition of installer The Phoenix Works. It's been a while since a major retailer has shown interest to the solar market in the UK - but we hope it will be the first of many, enabling the wider public to benefit from a partnership aimed at creating trust.
Project developer BayWa r.e. has appointed Christine as Managing Director of it's Projects business in the UK and Ireland. Christine started her journey at BayWa r.e. UK Ltd. in 2016 as Legal Counsel and Project Manager before becoming Head of Commercial, where she was leading both the legal and valuation teams for the UK and Ireland Projects business.
Christine commented: “I am excited to embark on a new chapter at BayWa r.e. at such a decisive time within the renewables industry. Together with our immensely talented team, I am looking forward to continuing the momentum for the business following the recent sale of two solar projects and help achieve essential net zero milestones in the UK and Ireland."
3ti, the solar car park and EV charging solutions specialist has appointed Andrew Troop as Sales Director. Andrew joins from Equans, the global energy services partner where he worked in their UK regeneration business, having previous experience with Mitie, Lafarge and Q.Cells, the PV manufacturer.
A passionate advocate for built environment decarbonisation, Andrew will be focusing on developing long-term partnerships with clients looking to generate on-site power for businesses & EV charging, from their car park or rooftop. 3ti also recently launched their innovative Papilio3 pop-up mini solar car park and EV charging hub, which won the E-Mobility and EVIE Awards.
Photo credits: Statkraft, Retail Gazette, 3Ti, and BayWa r.e. AG
