Good Energy to launch microgeneration master class

Green energy provider Good Energy has announced plans for a series of workshops designed to provide businesses and individuals with guidance on how to install renewable energy systems on their property.

The workshops, the first of which will be held at the company's wind farm in Delabole, North Cornwall on 31 October, will provide attendees with advice on how to select the right renewable energy technology, how to plan and finance the technology and how to generate revenue from the energy that is generated.

The company said that the workshops would be aimed at both individuals interested in installing microgeneration technologies such as solar panels and small-scale wind turbines, and businesses interested in installing commercial-scale renewable energy systems on their land.

For example, the company has teamed up with the Soil Association to provide advice to farmers on how they can use wind turbines or anaerobic digestion technologies to generate energy that can then be sold to firms such as Good Energy.

"Generating your own power not only helps reduce overall carbon emissions but can help insulate us all from fuel price fluctuations and provide an alternative income in the future," said Soil Association director Patrick Holden. "In the future, farms will not only be the producers of food but also the producers of renewable energy - an important move toward a more resilient and sustainable model of agriculture."

The workshops are part of a strategy from Good Energy designed to help individuals and businesses install renewable energy technologies capable of producing zero carbon power that the company can then buy back on behalf of customers of its green energy tariffs.