Interview

Making the transition into installing renewables

Qualified electrician Nathan Barnes (26) works for UPOWA, one of the fastest growing sustainable technology companies in the UK.

Nathan Barnes, UPOWA

He spoke to REI about his journey into renewables and becoming a multi-tech installer.

Q Talk us through the early days of your career and how you came to work as an electrician.

From a young age I always had this urge to find out how things worked and how to fix them. It started off when I learned to how repair iPhones for my friends at school, next I moved onto computers, then cars, I would try to fix anything I could get my hands on. 

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