Nareece Thomas

Client Manager
Operations and Maintenance

Nareece joined us back in January of 2022. Starting out as one of Operations and Maintenance’s Portfolio Managers she has since been promoted to Client Manager. Nareece manages the Senior Portfolio Manager and Procurement Administrator to ensure that we always deliver an exceptional standard of knowledge and support to our clients.

Nareece is at the forefront of ensuring a smooth transition of clients’ assets from our Construction department to Operations and Maintenance, assisting with PAC, IAC and FAC proceedings throughout the project’s journey. In addition, she also drives the implementation of additional works programmes including renovating and repowering.

 

Sam Wookey

Head of Operations & Maintenance
Operations and Maintenance

Sam, our Head of Operations and Maintenance, has been with us since November 2021. Sam has worked his way up from being a Technician, Team Lead and Operations Manager, giving him a wealth of experience and knowledge to offer our teams and clients.

Sam has spent over 10 years in the renewable industry and is a specialist in O&M. He is highly experienced in a wide range of inverter brands, battery storage, and HV systems including the implementation of safety processes and rulesets.

Mike Frost

Security Systems Manager

Mike has 40 years’ experience in the security industry. He has worked extensively in the renewables sector securing sites throughout the UK. He is also responsible for gaining our accreditations and designing and implementing our remote monitoring centre and control room.

Henry De Viell

O&M Commercial Manager
Operations and Maintenance

Henry joined us back in May 2021 as a Solar Performance Analyst and has since become our Commercial Manager looking after the management of KPIs, department optimisation, reporting and business development.

He has a wealth of experience and knowledge in data analysis helping him to build and develop data systems, grow commercial leads and relationships, identify trends, and manage department growth through real-world performance monitoring.

Kieran Hill-Cousins

Monitoring and Performance Manager
Operations and Maintenance

Kieran joined us back in November 2022 and is our Performance and Monitoring Manager. Kieran’s role is to ensure productivity and performance of the CCTV and monitoring team, whilst meeting O&M’s data and reporting needs, ensuring optimal operation throughout. Kieran has also developed more efficient processes to help the team with their day-to-day tasks.

Kieran has a depth of knowledge when it comes to SCADA systems, ARC monitoring platforms, data analysis tools, and business intelligence software.

Jon Dwyer

Electrical Manager
Operations and Maintenance

Jon joined the team back in 2019 whilst studying with the Open University (BEng) as he has a keen interest in pursuing a career as an Engineer within the renewables industry.

Since then, Jon has become our Electrical Manager after completing his Lead Engineer and HV Authorised Person training. In his role, he leads the on-site engineers and aids them in delivering our O&M services.

Tom Geard-Beney

Senior Portfolio Manager
Operations and Maintenance

Tom joined the team at the end of 2022 and is now our Senior Portfolio Manager. His responsibility is to manage our O&M and BESS portfolio. Tom also ensures all planned works and maintenance are completed within contract schedules and to the best standard. Tom will also organise planned preventative and corrective maintenance for his portfolio.

Tom also helps lead portfolio managers by supporting their workload and providing knowledge and oversight of their portfolios.

Stefan Antal

Senior Authorised Person and Control Engineer
Operations and Maintenance

Stefan joined the team in June 2023 as our Senior Authorised Person and Control Engineer. Stefan’s roles and responsibilities vary from preparing and issuing HV safety documents on ensuring safety from inherent danger, to approving switching schedules and liaising with other Control Engineers of other HV systems.

Stefan has been working in the solar industry since 2007 and has worked in multiple countries withing many different job roles. This means that he is trained and experienced on all major String and Central Inverter brands as well as with all major HV switchgear and transformer brands.

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Operations and Maintenance

Operations and Maintenance for renewable energy assets

With over 300MW of assets managed by Ethical Power in the UK, we make sure your site reaches its maximum potential.

Our experience in renewable asset management dates back to 2010. It’s our commitment to excellence and the drive for continuous improvement that have helped us build a reputation for being one of the best in the industry.

We pride ourselves on making a difference in the industry and doing things better.

We learn, listen, and adapt to our clients to make sure that they are receiving the best service possible. Our engineers take ownership of your plant and pride themselves on the quality of work they deliver and maximising the performance of your site.

We bring the typically-third-party services in house, making all processes quicker, easier and more cost-effective for our clients which means even less downtime and more savings.

  • We offer long-term solutions to clients and investors thanks to our bespoke, cutting-edge approaches that deliver maximum power for minimal environmental impact. We are renowned for improving yield for sites by finding engineering solutions that provide economic long-term gain.

    Darren TompkinsManaging Director
  • We offer long-term solutions to clients and investors thanks to our bespoke, cutting-edge approaches that deliver maximum power for minimal environmental impact. We are renowned for improving yield for sites by finding engineering solutions that provide economic long-term gain.

    Darren TompkinsManaging Director

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Making a difference: sustainability in O&M.

We pride ourselves on making a difference in the industry when it comes to sustainability, enhancing wildlife and habitats around our solar parks and, most of all, looking after our clients to the best of our ability.

From our Landscape Ecological Management Plans to our waste reduction efforts, we are constantly looking for ways to minimise our impact on the environment and operate in a more sustainable manner. We aim to create a more sustainable future for our planet and ensure that our operations have a minimal impact on the environment around us.

  • Reducing carbon footprint

    We are always looking at ways to reduce our carbon footprint. Our monitoring team carry out regular tests to the highest granularity to ensure the most efficient use of our clients solar assets. Our Portfolio Managers ensure that all sites operate at the optimum performance to minimize our carbon impact.

  • Minimising nature disruption

    At Ethical Power, we are committed to minimising any wildlife and nature disruption at every stage of our operations.

    • We plant wildflower and trees, enhancing the flora and fauna on and around the sites.
    • We enforce a policy of no works to start on site until 1 hour after sunrise and past 1 hour before sunset.
    • We add mammal gates around the security fencing to allow wildlife like foxes and badges in and around the site.
    • We consider the wildlife on site and leave open area grass cutting until late summer to allow a natural habitat for a wide range of wildlife to feed, nest and seek cover.
    • All our nighttime CCTV is done via night vision so there is no need for area to be lit up throughout the night.
  • Managing waste responsibly

    We always try to minimise our waste and recycle our general waste. As we deal with a lot of electrical components and products, we do make sure that any of electrical waste is disposed of correctly and never sent to land fill. We also make sure any broken components from sites, such as inverters and panels, are sent off for recycling at designated facilities.

The Team looking after your sites.

From Land Management team to the Portfolio Managers, our Operations and Maintenance team manage all aspects of asset operations for your peace of mind.

  • Sam Wookey

    Head of Operations & Maintenance
    Operations and Maintenance
  • Nareece Thomas

    Client Manager
    Operations and Maintenance
  • Stefan Antal

    Senior Authorised Person and Control Engineer
    Operations and Maintenance
  • Mike Frost

    Security Systems Manager
  • Henry De Viell

    O&M Commercial Manager
    Operations and Maintenance
  • Kieran Hill-Cousins

    Monitoring and Performance Manager
    Operations and Maintenance
  • Jon Dwyer

    Electrical Manager
    Operations and Maintenance
  • Tom Geard-Beney

    Senior Portfolio Manager
    Operations and Maintenance