AES Solar welcome Living Wage increase

AES Solar welcome Living Wage increase

AES Solar, an accredited Living Wage employer welcomes the increase in UK and London rates announced by the Living Wage Foundation as part of Living Wage Week which kicked off this week. AES Solar became accredited as a Living Wage employer in March this year and has joined a movement of over 3,500 employers who … Read more

European project continues for AES Solar

AES Solar is in sunny Budapest, Hungary for the latest general meeting of the four year Heat4Cool project which is part of the EU Horizon 2020 programme. In March, we announced how AES Solar became the only company of it’s kind in Europe to have been selected to work on the project which will promote … Read more

AES Solar warns Moray consumers over scams

AES Solar is backing Moray Council’s warning to be aware of current scams offering upgrades, fixes and maintenance to solar panels when they’re not required. The council’s Trading Standards department have reported that “…householders with solar panels are receiving cold calls offering to supply upgrades or accessories with misleading claims such as an inverter requires … Read more

Engineers sign up to youth development programs

Two AES Solar engineers are developing their work with young people and education. Stuart Engelmann and Keith Esson will be working on different projects each designed to help young people and their choices regarding future employment. Stuart, project manager with AES Solar will be working with Career Ready, a national charity partnering with schools, local … Read more

Solar firm embraces #ScotClimateWeek

AES Solar has been embracing the government’s Scottish Climate Week, set up to raise awareness of climate change. Here, the team have put together a blog on the company’s thoughts on the matter. The fact that the “Think Global, Act Local” principle is originally attributed to a Scot is of no surprise to us here … Read more

Motorists urged to be step ahead of EV deadline

Motorists are being urged to be one step ahead of the renewables game following the Scottish Government’s announcement it is committed to electric vehicles by phasing out petrol and diesel cars by 2032. The managing director of AES Solar, the longest established solar company in Europe has backed the plans to replace vehicles powered by … Read more

Scottish island gets more sunshine than Cornwall

Once again, Scotland has proved it can outperform the sunniest parts of the country after the most northerly part of the UK got 25% more hours of sunshine than the most southerly county, 700 miles further south. The BBC reported today that Shetland basked in 192.9 hours of sunshine compared with Cornwall, which suffered from excessive … Read more

Hannah clocks up her second modern apprenticeship

AES Solar’s lead administrator Hannah Leslie has just completed her second apprenticeship with the firm – and in record time. Hannah had already qualified in Business and Admin and has now successfully completed an apprenticeship in Customer Service. Hannah, who joined AES Solar in March 2014, said: “I am delighted to have completed my second … Read more

AES Solar installation in running for national award

AES Solar is in the running for a national award for its installation on an energy efficient new build in the north west Highlands. The company has been shortlisted in the Residential Solar PV Project category in the Solar Power Portal Awards. The combined solar PV/thermal system is particularly unique because the property isn’t connected … Read more

AES Solar sponsor Mongol Rally electric car challenge

AES Solar which exports its product worldwide is supporting a  ground-breaking adventure which will take the challengers 10,000 miles  across Europe, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia – in an electric car. AES Solar has become a sponsor of Plug In Adventures’ challenge to complete the Mongol Rally and it will be the first time the race … Read more