It was a pleasure to interview Ross Grier, Chief Operating Officer at NextEnergy Capital, ahead of their participation at Solar&StorageLive London, April 29-30.
Solar&StorageXtra is the new publishing part of the Solar&Storage Live event series where we will be interviewing our esteemed speakers, exhibitors, sponsors and attendees to get their live reactions to the event and the important discussions within the industry.
Ross joined Solar&StorageXtra to discuss NextEnergy Capital, the creation of the UK’s Solar Taskforce, and the importance of collaboration between industry and government.
Ross explained that solar has developed a lot over his ten years in the industry.
The technology has gone from having incredible scepticism around it to being a key factor of the UK’s renewable energy mix.
What consumers cannot forget, however, is that a solar project is not fully complete once built. A solar asset requires constant monitoring and maintenance to ensure its generational efficiency and profitability.
At Solar&Storage Live London, the UK’s Solar Taskforce will take centre stage on our keynote theatre.
The UK’s Solar Taskforce is a genuinely joint government-industry initiative to help set the scene for how the government and future governments will deliver solar.
Ross explained he was initially sceptical round the creation of The Solar Taskforce, but the group is now influencing significant change.
“I was very sceptical… I was concerned it would be a talking shop and would avoid difficult issues and not deliver meaningful output. I have been really impressed by the civil service, ministers, and the industry in having those deep, rich conversations. It’s (The Solar Taskforce) a real springboard for incremental growth of the future of solar.”
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