Green Economy has brokered over £500,000 sales for small or medium sized firms to install solar panels, electric vehicle (EV) charging points and environmental management systems since their launch in June 2022. The projects will save approximately 1,818.46 tonnes of carbon for the lifespan of the technology.
Green Economy, whose online Marketplace enables businesses to find local, trusted partners for their transition to net zero, has built a network of over 500 small or medium sized green technologies and services suppliers, providing introductions to local end users on their journey to net zero. With many firms looking to invest in green technology but not knowing where to start, Green Economy’s Marketplace helps to simplify the process and ensure that the investment can be made locally.
“Instilling confidence in green technologies and its suppliers is a key challenge in the transition to net zero, and one that Green Economy is facing head on.
“This landmark of £500,000 of sales brokered by our team demonstrates the appetite to integrate green technologies into businesses, and that having experts on hand to guide the process will help to overcome this market failure.”
One of the projects includes introducing Ellard, a Manchester based supplier of automated door products, to Perfect Sense Energy, solar installation specialists from Wigan, who will begin installing a £180,000 solar PV project in March 2023, which is expected to save 1,198 tonnes of carbon over 25 years. Ellard has gone on to invest further with another local firm, Pilot Group, to develop a £9,000 energy management system which will manage their energy usage in the future.
“The support that we have received from Green Economy has been invaluable to Ellard and has made our transition to net zero as seamless as can be.
“They’ve been on hand to guide us throughout the process, and their expertise and reassurance has helped us to onboard highly skilled, local experts to deliver our decarbonisation project. Any businesses considering their net zero future should ensure they bring on Green Economy’s expertise as early in the process as they can.”
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