From Boston, USA to Nottingham, UK.
Nottingham attracts a lot of investment thanks to its location smack, bang in the middle of the UK. That’s certainly one factor that helped persuade environmentalist Martin Dowd to set up business in the city.
Irish-born Martin had spent the past seven years in Boston, Massachuesetts, (that’s in the USA don’tcha know?) before arriving in Nottingham in July this year.
Martin is on a crusade to persuade all of us to put up solar panels on our roofs. That’s him pictured above with a sample solar panel. People keep telling him that Nottingham is too cloudy for solar power but he won’t listen. Martin says that new technology means everyone can heat their house thanks to the sun’s rays. Even under the grey sky of the Midlands.
Martin told me, “I visited an eco-house in the States and saw something that amazed me. Thanks to the solar panels on the roof the electricity meter was running backwards. The family who lived there were selling electricity to the power company and making a profit.”
So thanks to technology it’s possible to turn even a modest home into a mini solar power station. Not only can you reduce your carbon footprint and help save the environment, you can make some cash while you’re at it. Can’t be bad.
Martin and pal Gerry Kennedy have launched MG Solar Solutions to make solar power an affordable option both for private residences and organisations. Click here to find out more.
They certainly seem to have chosen the right time to launch their idea. With the rising costs of traditional fossil fuels and increasing awareness of environmental issues more people than ever before are looking at alternative fuel sources. For Martin and Gerry the future’s so bright they’ve gotta wear shades.