We are delighted to announce that in collaboration with NatWest Group, Absolar will be embarking on an exciting new pilot scheme designed to help businesses take control of rising energy costs and their carbon footprint. Over the coming 8 weeks all SMEs, subject to eligibility, will be able to access Absolar’s unique Remote Solar Survey service and personalised solar assessments. A turning point in solar energy planning Before now, it’s been tricky for businesses to truly understand whether investing in solar will really pay off. ‘Will solar panels really help us to cut costs?’; ‘How much ener ..read more

The UK's energy regulator Ofgem has appointed Absolar as one of its suppliers in a new framework agreement to drive the UK’s transition to net zero and ensure the security of supply for consumers. Ofgem has awarded Absolar a place on a two-year arrangement in the areas of energy efficiency. The award will see us bid for a variety of advisory opportunities alongside other leading consultancies. The framework is officially titled the Energy and Economic Services and Advice Framework. Being part of it demonstrates our growing reputation in the UK energy market for expertise in identifying routes ..read more

This week we welcomed Curtis Romanchok to the Absolar team. Curtis, who is from Connecticut in the US, is pursuing a MSc in Applied GIS and Remote Sensing at the University of Southampton and joins us as an Intern. We caught up with him, to find out more about his interests and what he's looking forward to most about working with Absolar. What are your main academic interests within your field of study? Applying geospatial analysis to solve problems with maps, since a picture paints a thousand words. What are your interests/ hobbies outside of your studies/ work? In my free time I enjoy going ..read more

Hi, I’m Cameron and I recently graduated from University of Southampton with a degree in Electronic Engineering. I’m from Cheltenham, and I have a passion for sustainability and using data to drive real changes in the world. I joined as an intern, but have been working as a contracted employee for the last 6 months Why did you choose an internship at Absolar? I chose to intern at Absolar because they are creating real-world impacts with their technology, and I was keen to get involved and learn more. I had some experience coding with images in Python, and they were doing interesting work using ..read more

Ever wondered how Absolar’s solar survey technology was developed? With our solar survey now live and in action, we’re taking you back a step, and running you through the 2021 development journey of our state-of-the-art solar survey technology. Prior to 2021, Absolar was able to carry out remote solar surveys using our LiDAR and Geospatial Information System analysis techniques, developed over a number of years with assistance from Universities and the Royal Academy of Engineering. However, we identified a gap in the technology to accurately calculate where and how many solar panels could be ..read more

The end of the Feed-in-Tariff followed by Covid-19, Solar PV installations, like most things, had a rough 2019 and 2020. It can't be denied though, the end of 2021 saw the highest ever number of installs since government subsidies ended. Especially good news, these were mainly in the sub 4kW residential market showing a strong movement by households to adopt self-generated renewble energy on its own economic and environmental merits. At Absolar we are busy scanning towns and cities for their solar potential, this also includes mapping out the existing solar deployments and we hope to publish ..read more

Absolar have recently completed a ground-breaking project with the Royal Air Force to establish their solar potential across certain parts of their estate. This flagship project set out to identify where rooftop solar, solar carports and ground mounted solar farms could be implemented across RAF land in order to contribute to their Net Zero targets. Unique Remote Solar Survey tools were used to remotely assess the estates which drastically reduced the timescale of undertaking the review. The results were provided in different ways to suit various users, including executive summary reports, s ..read more

On 28th October 2021, Absolar attended the Big Sustainability Expo in St Mary's Stadium, Southampton. There were many companies from the sustainability industry to show their products and services. Absolar got an opportunity to present its state-of-the-art technology at the event thanks to its membership of GreenTech South (GTS). GTS is the UK's first ESCA accredited cleantech network and assist clean growth innovation. The event offered a good opportunity to network with other companies with novel and unique ideas in the field of sustainability. People were excited to know more about our te ..read more