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Howard Johns

Howard is the founder and managing director of Southern Solar Ltd, and has been installing solar hot water systems and other small scale renewable energy systems for 10 years. He is chair of the Solar Trade Association and has been actively involved in lobbying government to increase the ambition and profile of solar PV and thermal in the UK. Howard also helped to establish Ovesco, one of the first community owned energy companies in the UK.

Web: http://www.solar-trade.org.uk/
  • Environment

    Solar industry speaks of “nightmare” changes to Feed In Tariff

    18th November 2011 — Filed under: Environment

    Howard Johns Howard Johns

    The last few weeks have been a rollercoaster ride for those of us working in the solar industry and the thousands of people involved. Just today, as a result of Government plans to cut its support for the industry, I have seen York Council cancel 3000 planned social home PV installations, Westminster cancel 1000 social home PV installations, Anglesey cancel 300, Reading Council cancel a £5M solar project, Shoreline Housing Partnership (Grimsby’s largest social housing landlord) cancel 3,300 solar PV systems installations, Ashford Borough Council cancels £1.2M scheme.

    It’s hard to fathom, so I will attempt to unpick what is really behind the roller coaster ride of the last year.

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