Multiple locations
We are a small business therefore we are able to provide a personal service to each and every client, making sure once we have completed the installation/maintenance work we are always contactable and support if needed.
Apart from myself I employ 2 other engineers that work for me.
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76 customer reviews
Elizabeth Carmichael
Solar Panel Repair
Everything went very smoothly and efficiently with minimum input from me.
Lidia Williams
Solar Panel Repair
Very pleased with work done,explained everything they were doing and also pleased with the price compared to other quotes received. Would highly recommend them to anyone More...
Barbara
Solar Panel Installation
What a pity…… I liked James and his quote for solar was very reasonable. My panels were fitted early August 2023. I particularly wanted the ability to sell any surplus power to the Grid.
This requires a valid MCS certificate and I am STILL waiting for this. It can only be generated by an accredited electrician.I was promised it before Christmas.
After repeated enquiries I was told I would get a visit in late January. This became early February, but when that day came, James arrived without the electrician. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY if you want prompt, honest service. When my calls are actually answered I have been fobbed off with platitudes and false promises. NOTHING is happening. It seems an accredited electrician is not actually employed . After Christmas I advised James that I needed to get certification by Mid February. I am still waiting. I feel my good humour has been totally abused. I even recommended James to a friend, yet still my requests are ignored. A relative had solar installed recently and everything, including relevant registration documents were issued on completion of the work. So far I have waited 6 months and it is appalling service…. It is FAR TOO LONG.
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Christine
Solar Panel Repair
I was very impressed by the patience they showed me when I was having a few problems @home & kept asking them to give me a while longer before I could give them the”go ahead”When James came to install my new Inverter he arrived when he said he would, was very efficient, &installed the new box with no fuss He took the old equipment with him & left no mess I would recommend this company
Paul Morris
Solar Panel Installation
Had solar, inverter and battery installed by Renewable Home Energy in March. Worked quite well for the first few months but less so recently. Have contacted them on several occasions but never get a reply. Very, very poor after service. Still waiting for a reply More...
Linda Mills
Solar Panel Installation
Don't know. They haven't done the work yet.
Mary Green
Solar Panel Repair
I found Renewable energy extremely efficient reliable and charming. I would recommend them to anyone
Rafiudin Mamodo
James did a good job very hard working person.
Rafiudin Mamodo
Very good job done 👍👍 10 Star from me
Ray Hutchinson
Solar Heating System Maintenance
James was friendly and helpful and completed job satisfactorily.
Mr Vic Rice
Solar Heating System Maintenance
First class service. All completed in a day, with friendly and efficient tradesmen.
Munawwar Hussain
Excellent service in every domain, punctual on time delivery , very polite, friendly and above all very honest man , I would recommend to all for any work which James can do , the best men in this field and last but not least most cost effective with quality of work and very competent team in the field and in office, specially office interface Maya who is same as James lol , I can call them A-Team
I am one very satisfied customer
Regards
Munawwar
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Peter Laws
Solar Heating System Maintenance
My experience with James has been deeply disappointing. I posted on Bark that our Solar Thermal hot water system was not working, Renewable Home Energy responded and arranged to come within a week.
James repressurised the system and did some checks and left about 1½ hours later, assuring us that the system was functioning. By that afternoon, it was clear to me that that the system was not working and I left a telephone message to that effect and that I was delaying paying the bill. James contacted me the following day in disbelief and requested evidence, which I did with 3 days of controller readings. He then unexpectedly turned up on our doorstep and demanded his money before doing any more work, saying he could see from my evidence that he needed to go on the roof and he had brought someone with him to make that possible. Even though I didn't believe my evidence showed his conclusion, I paid up and expected some action as I wanted to get the system working properly. He just vanished! I informed the office and the reply came back that James wanted readings taken over a five day period, which I duly did together some readings I had taken when the system was new for comparison. Since then total silence, my telephone calls and e-mails are no longer answered.
I am still at square 1 with no sign of willingness to help his customer with their problem. Is this his idea of customer service?
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kevin Sankarsingh
Solar Panel Repair
Had pigeon proofing installed by James.It was not done properly and pigeons are still getting under my solar panels.Messaged him directly months ago and he said he will get back to me sometime. He never did.Now I have to hire someone else to rectify what I’ve already paid for.Not happy. More...
John Fairfax
Solar Panel Cleaning
I originally was looking for a solar panel cleaner and was contacted by these people who offered me a good price to clean my panels and reinstate my thermal system. after working on my thermal system I was told that they would have to come back and clean my panels this was back in march and I have now been told that it could be the end of may before they get cleaned.so I still need my panels cleaning and because this was the least profitable of the work they are not interested. More...
Joan evans
Solar Heating System Maintenance
Arrived at time expected. Did work in good time. Explained carefully what he had done.
Maureen Sharp
Solar Heating System Maintenance
Very pleased with the work, James went out of his way to get the work done on the appointment day. Cannot fault renewable energy in any way.
Steve
Solar Panel Installation
An excellent, honest company who delivered on time. Highly recommended for solar panel installation.
Dr J. Binkley
Solar Heating System Maintenance
James was obviously someone who knew what he was doing and explained the various procedures clearly and understandably. Quick, efficient and polite - highly recommended.
Kathy Bown
A very friendly and efficient service. Would not hesitate to recommend them
Michael Roberts
Solar Panel Cleaning
I booked Renewable Home Energy to clean my solar panels and do a health check on the system which James completed in under 2 hours. From the initial request for a quotation the Company was most helpful, professional and polite. On completion of the job James also advised on other potential work at my request and to provide further estimates should I wish to take it forward. I would certainly use Renewable Home Energy again. More...
Andre
Solar Panel Cleaning
James very nice and knowledgeable man. Did an excellent job of cleaning our solar panels and servicing our solar thermal system.
No hesitation in recommending Renewable Home Energy
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Chet
James, Maya and team have been briliant. Delivered exactly and ontime. Wokmanship is excellent, clean.
I would highly recommend Renewable Home Energy for Solar PV installation.
Best price quoted compared to the big players.
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Darren Colclough
Solar Panel Repair
Came our for an urgent job, very efficient and friendly, will definitely use again.
Kathy Bown
Very friendly considerate and efficient service
Pamela Powell
Solar Panel Repair
Very professional. Very pleased with the job done. Would recommend him to anyone.
Martin Fahey
Solar Panel Repair
Excellent service would highly recommend
Kathy Bown
A very efficient, helpful and friendly service. Would have no qualms about recommending them.
G. Sutherland
Very competitive price and the work was carried out very quickly and with a very good tidy up of the work site. Would recommend them for panel installations
Chris Naylor
Solar Panel Installation
Unfortunately James incorrectly quoted for this job and then tried to increase his original price twice in order to pay for scaffolding which he had not accounted for. Also caused damage to my roof tiles and personal cars when panel rails blew off the roof and hit mine and my wife's cars. Also uses a separate electrician to install battery connection and they have a poor relationship causing the customer to suffer and leave an unfinished job. Very stressful experience overall. More...
Reply from In Association With ...Renewable Home Energy...
You are quite right, i did incorrectly quote for the job and mentioned to you BEFORE i started the installation the new price was going to be £.... . You had every opportunity at that time to refuse and look elsewhere . As regarding the roof damage , I am sure everybody was aware of " Storm Eunice " which was at the time one of the UK"s " most intense Storms in decades " , What you did fail to add was that any damage caused was convered by my Insurers Chris . . Finally .. I used the same Electrician since starting the business , installing all my Inverters & Batterys. He doesnt work directly for me but sub contracts on a regular basis . Cant see how this is an issure as all my work in underwritten with guarantees ?
sheila barnes
Solar Panel Installation
i had a very quick response and a quote, but responded that there must be a visit to assess the job before i would make a decision. A visit was quickly arranged and an agreement to start the job. The start was arranged within a few days, they arrived on time and work was completed. Explanation was given on work to be done and any how the job had been tackled. A pleasant encounter throughout. Everything was left clean and tidy. I am unable to ascertain whether the repair has been successful, only time will tell. I am saying this because the three previous attempts at repair were unsuccessful. More...
Mary Green
Solar Panel Repair
James Hooper was bright efficient and reliable I would recommend him to everyone
Trish
I found both James and Maya courteous and helpful. They were easy to contact and responded quickly to any queries we had. The installation went smoothly and their prices were competitive. I would high recommend them. More...
Katie Vu
Solar Panel Installation
Very reliable, quick and friendly service. Got my solar panels and start to save money already.
William Smathers
Solar Panel Installation
James attended promptly at my home when requested. He answered all my questions with regard to the advantages of solar power. A very fair price was agreed and the completely drama free installation was carried out within two weeks of my order. I have been saving money from day one! I have recommended Renewable Home Energy to friends who have both acquired James services. I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Renewable Home Energy to anyone considering the installation of solar panels. More...
Wayne Parry
Solar Panel Installation
Renewable Home Energy provided a very professional service, and I now have a well balanced system providing all my energy needs. At every stage of the installation I was consulted about the process to make sure I was happy. From the moment it became active I have purchased no electricity from the grid. Well done Renewable Home Energy I thoroughly recommend them. More...
Rob
Solar Panel Repair
Quick to respond, arrived as agreed and completed the work as expected. I would, and will be using them again.
Wayne Parry
Solar Panel Installation
Very friendly, helpful and informative.
Mary
Solar Panel Installation
We had excellent service. I needed solar panels on the back which other companies said couldn't be done.
James did a brilliant job and installing 8 panels.
I like Renewable Energy's "can do" approach which puts customer choices first.
They are great value for money.
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Vimalkumar Lacximan
They were very cooperative, finish there job as per expected, housekeeping and quality of work were acceptable, would definitely recommend to friends and family.
Rob Bielby
Solar Heating System Maintenance
Prompt efficient and problem sorted the next day, I will be using them again.
Ann smith
Not a reliable company messed my husband about won’t answer emails or telephone calls shocking
Ann smith
DO NOT USE this company JAMES HOOPER is a waste of time he’s just changed his website again he does not give you mcs certificates what you need to export tariff 😡😡
Robert Loveridge
Solar Heating System Maintenance
James came to mine in November to service my solar panels that supply some of our hot water.
He performed a change of the glycol fluid but also reprogrammed our system.
On leaving our house I discovered he’d left me without hot water. When I contacted him to tell him this he denied it had anything to do with him. Which was fairly unbelievable. I tried my best to reprogram our system myself as he denied responsibility. Now our panels have began heating water again our hot water fails intermittently. I now have to get another company round to correct the problem caused.
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Anna
An absolute pleasure dealing with you. So professional from the start. Communicated wonderfully. The price I played was more than £3,000 LESS than a leading supplier. I read the comment about someone worried about paying the deposit oh my goodness how far wrong that was, you type in some details and it comes up with the business name, actually reassured me. James travelled 8 hours to get here, and with a smile. Excellent job, truely. Would I recommend him? All day every day without a doubt, he was that good. XXXXX More...
David
Very suspicious. I tried to pay their deposit by bank transfer. Initially my banks wouldn't let me set them up as a payee then after trying several more times, I got the message "Payment not made.
Sorry we couldn't make your payment. For your security, we have not saved your payee".
The only address they ever give is for a shop in London for registering companies.
Just something suspicious here...
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Stephen Tingle
Solar Panel Repair
Very easy brilliant service arrived ontime
Andy Chapman
Solar Heating System Maintenance
From the initial contact, through to commissioning, it was a pleasure to deal with the team at Renewable Energy. The Solar Thermal system that we inherited when we moved recently needed an overhaul and James diagnosed the issues quickly, upgraded parts where necessary and left us with a fully functioning easy to operate system.
Gary Green
Solar Panel Installation
The 2 guys, James and Paul, were the fitters who attended and installed my PV system with battery backup. James did the exterior work on the roof and Paul did all the electrical work. Nice job done by both. They started the day before original start date on the afternoon and were finished before 2 o'clock the next day. 2 nice guys who did a good job and left me with a bit of vacuuming up to do. I was shown round the system and how it works and it was already starting to save me money. Everything seems to be working fine and I could see no reason to expect any problems. Nice one. More...
Nigel Chapman
Solar Panel Repair
Inspite of Paul's best efforts, the problem still exists. Still without lights and hoping to have them fixed as soon as possible.
What do you love most about your job?
Having the knowledge and the ability to help people with there Solar System.
It brings me great satisfaction knowing when I leave the premises, the system is in full working order.
What inspired you to start your own business?
There are lots of companies not offering the correct advice to homeowners and charging people too much money for products and services. I always give you the correct advice, I'm an expert in renewables.
Why should our clients choose you?
We offer the best quality products for the best possible price.
We are only satisfied when your system is working and you are happy.
Can you provide your services online or remotely? If so, please add details.
Yes! Many of our services can be provided online or remotely. We can often monitor equipment from our office. Obviously, sometimes equipment is not easily accessed so we would offer a home visit but we keep this to the minimum possible.
What changes have you made to keep your customers safe from Covid-19?
Solar heating and hot water continue to be considered an essential service but we take extra precautions such as better cleaning and sanitising ourselves, our vehicles, tools and equipment. We will wear masks and gloves and observe social distancing as per the current government guidelines.
Solar Thermal Installations
We install anywhere between a Solar Thermal 12 Tube Evacuated System to heat a 100 litre tank
to a
60 tube evacuated system enough to heat a swimming pool - via Heat Exchanger
Solar Thermal Maintenance
The biggest problems with breakdowns on a Solar Thermal Hot Water System is AIR LOCK.
We can fix this !
Along with ....
Broken Tubes
Replacing Expansion Vessel
Replacing Pump Station
and much much more
Pressure washing always available for solar PV and Solar Thermal
Solar PV
We install a complete solar panel system with or with out battery storage .
Anywhere from 1 Kilowatt to 7 kilowatt.
We are now installing off grid PV independent from main supply ,
i.e. we can now provide electric to caravan/field , outbuildings etc....
Solar PV
We can replace....
Inverters
Solar Panels
Frayed DC/AC cables
We also upgrade any of the above with optimisers