Dr Toby's Blog

Toby is co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Engensa. Toby leads our procurement and installation teams and has responsibility for the operational side of Engensa's business. He has experience working for General Electric building their renewable energy business in Munich nestled in the heartland of the German solar industry. Prior to GE, Toby worked for New Energy Finance in London. Toby has a BA and MSci in Physics from Cambridge and a PhD in solar technology from Imperial College, London

What’s the deal with the Green Deal? A how-to guide for homeowners

08 May 2012

Are you considering making upgrades to your home that reduce your energy bills next winter? We all know that by improving your home’s energy efficiency, you can cut your energy bill, increase the value of your home and help reduce environmental impact. In October 2012, the UK government’s Green Deal policy will come into effect, offering the most affordable way for you to improve your home’s energy efficiency. Although the details are still being finalised, it is likely to have the following benefits: • This will be the cheapest way to upgrade your home • There will be no upfront costs for installation, and you won’t...

Solar and your mortgage: a guide to a smooth installation

25 Apr 2012

Going solar with a free system, or rent-a-roof scheme, reduces your energy bills and is very unlikely to impact the selling or mortgaging of your property if your installer meets some basic requirements. Here at Engensa, we have provided trouble-free installation of free solar systems to thousands of homeowners who have followed some simple guidelines. If you’re considering going solar here’s what you need to know. First, make sure your chosen solar installer is fully compliant with the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ (CML) criteria. The CML represents 95 per cent of the mortgage market, so if an installer is approved by this...

Engensa welcomes the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear Government’s appeal over FiTs

27 Mar 2012

On Friday of last week (23rd March), the Supreme Court announced that it has not granted leave for the Government to appeal two earlier rulings which stated that the time scale for Feed-in Tariff reductions was unlawful. This means that any systems installed between 12th December 2011 and 3rd March 2012 will receive the hight FiT rate (43p/kWh for residential installations) as oppose to the lower rate of 21p/kWh). Whilst obviously this is great news for whom this applies, Engensa's prices have fallen even further since that date meaning that the return on investment at the new tariffs...

Engensa Launches Solar24!!

03 Mar 2012

After a lot of hard work Engensa has just launched a new product, something we have been working on for a long time. The concept is simple - a way to store solar energy if you're not using enough electricity during the day - and is something that customers have been calling for. Finding the right solution has taken a while but what's exciting is that we have developed this entirely ourselves and are now manufacturing it in the UK. I think this is a good example of how having a UK solar market leads to UK...

Phase 2 of FiTs Consultation Released Today: Further Cuts Coming This Summer

09 Feb 2012

Today, the Government released the next phase of its review of Feed-in Tariff. Whilst it seems that the Government is starting to take solar energy more seriously and has in principle increased its ambition for solar energy they are planning significant further cuts beyond the 50% that has already been imposed in the summer. Here is our response; “The Solar Industry has not yet recovered from 50% cuts, so to face further severe cuts just a couple of months later will be very, very difficult. Solar PV will continue to reduce in cost so that it can compete...

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