Sundog Founder Appointed Chairman Of BSI Committee For Solar PV Systems
Cumbria-based Sundog Energy's founder and technical director Martin Cotterell has been appointed chairman of a highly respected and influential British Standards committee - BSI Committee GEL/82 Photovoltaic Energy Systems.
Working under the direction of the BSI British Electrotechnical Committee and the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, the GEL/82 Committee is responsible for the UK input to the equivalent international committees (IEC TC 82 and CLC/TC 82) which set the standards for all elements of solar PV systems from the operation of the solar cells to the way the electricity generated is fed into the national grid.
Richard Taylor, Standards Market Development Director at BSI, "Standards are the distilled wisdom of people with expertise in their subject matter and who know the needs of the organizations they represent. Martin has been a valued contributor to GEL/82, for some time now and we are delighted to welcome him to his new role as Chairman. It is a very responsible and key position within our standards work and we look forward to a fruitful working relationship during his time of office".
Martin Cotterell said "I am delighted to take the reins for a while. The appointment is the culmination of years of commitment and involvement with GEL/82 and other industry committees in my quest to advance the use of solar PV as a technology. Chairing a community of experts from various backgrounds will undoubtedly be both challenging and rewarding".
Martin is the author of many industry standards on the design and installation of solar PV and wind energy systems. He also represents the UK on the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) photovoltaic standards committee (UK principle expert and Chair of Working Group 3). He sits on various UK industry technology committees including the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) wind, PV and roofing standard committees, and the REAL (Renewable Energy Association Listed) panel - an Office of Fair Trading consumer protection scheme for the whole microgeneration industry (including on the non compliance panel).
