Name: Luke Richards
Organisation: Gechnology Limited – www.gechnology.co.uk
Job title: director and solar PV installer
Location: Bedfordshire
Your company/business in one line: Gechnology Power the future working alongside SolarEdge
My alarm goes off at …
6AM
The first thing I do each day is …
Have a green tea and check the weather forecast for the day ahead.
I prepare for the day ahead by …
Checking over my diary and paperwork required for the day, including customer details, design work, specifications and any site-specific details. I’ll go through my checklist of parts needed for the day and make sure they are on the van ready.
I can’t leave the house without …
My phone/laptop and testing equipment, as I need these for commissioning and maintaining each job alongside the SolarEdge software.
My most memorable work moment …
Working for a family who wanted to reduce their carbon footprint and take their home off grid as much as possible. Using Gechnology and SolarEdge technology I designed and installed a smart solar home system including, solar PV panels, battery storage, a solar EV charger and a solar PV hot water system. This project managed to get the customer a 90% reduction in their home energy costs.
The solar PV system generates over a 100% of their annual needs, the excess solar electricity generated gets stored in their battery storage unit to use the electricity during the day or night, the solar EV charger charges their car from solar electricity and the grid letting them drive on the suns energy and finally the solar PV hot water system heats the family’s hot water from solar energy alongside their heating system. This project was a great success ad it was even covered on the BBC.
Since then, my team and I at Gechnology, install these systems every week for residential and business customers.
The worst part of my job …
Working on outside in the wind, rain and sometimes even snow.
The best part of my job …
Working alongside SolarEdge as a certified installer, designing and installing bespoke solar PV and energy management solutions.
I relax after work by …
Going to the gym and having a steam and sauna.
On my bedside table is …
The book ‘The Secret.’
The last thing I do each day is …
Check over customers solar PV systems via the Gechnology and SolarEdge real time app to make sure everything is performing and working as it should be.
I’m normally in bed by …
10PM