Big ideas often have simple beginnings – and 听began life as a concept dreamt up听around a pool table.听听
The bond shared by the start-up鈥檚 founders remains strong to this day as its business reach grows from its Lincoln base and across the UK.
Its听solar PV monitoring innovation听also has global potential, with the ability to听connect system owners听in the UK听and anywhere听in the world听with access to听solar panels and an internet connection.听听
Engineers who have worked in the industry for more than a decade听–听when听grants and incentives for feeding into the National Grid meant solar panels were appearing in fields, on barn roofs and buildings听– the HIT leadership team knows the听Solar PV industry better than anybody else.听
It听has听operated听some of the biggest systems in the country,听including the first site capable of producing 1MW of听energy听in 2012.听听
Because of the incentives given out,听and听its potential for generating听clean, green, renewable and environmentally friendly听power,听solar was very much seen as the听energy听of the moment.听Yet in the rush to install the panels, little-to-no thought was听given to their future operation and maintenance.听
As听systems began听to听age,听they听became less efficient or even broke down completely, with farmers and landowners losing thousands of pounds in generation with nobody to turn to for help.听听
Using听its听extensive knowledge,听HIT Energy Services听first of all offered health checks, promising to fix issues and get systems generating听energy听at 100% of their potential again.听听
It then听set about future-proofing Solar PV systems to make sure people who had invested large sums never lost money again.听
Its听innovative听听is an听award–winning offering听which听calculates the expected output of听a听system every hour听–听taking into account听factors such as weather and time of year听–听compared to the actual output.听听
If the amount of听energy听produced drops, even for a short time,听HIT is听notified of the cause听and it听is able to听send an engineer to rectify it before听the听problem听escalates.听听
Its听monitoring technology is helping system owners to save hundreds or thousands of pounds a year.听
After moving into听its听base at Lincoln University,听HIT continued to evolve听its听multi award-winning innovation to make solar a reliable source of听energy听for everyone.听听
It is听now working with hundreds of farmers and business owners who have over 拢16.5m of assets between them,听powering around 3,500 homes.
Making solar a reliable form of听energy听through听its听monitoring technology means听HIT is helping听companies听to听reduce听carbon听footprint听and听energy听costs.听听
Universities, social enterprises and business owners are听also听aiming for听self–sufficiency.听听
HIT believes听it听can help ensure solar is the green听energy听of choice for the next century or more.听