A SCOTTISH company has developed the “Ikea solution” to solar power with a flat-pack thermal collector that is set to provide cheaper access to hot water in Rwanda. Production of the pioneering SolarisKit solar thermal collector has started in Dundee and is set to undergo field trials in Africa while the firm is also looking at entering other markets in the UK, Europe and the US, and is in talks with Amazon. It said one use in the UK could be for glamping and holiday parks while the more temperate climate makes it useful for heating public swimming pools. The firm, which will plant 25 trees for every kit installed, is planning the move after graduation from Royal Bank of Scotland’s Climate Entrepreneur Accelerator Programme.
AS Glasgow gears up to host the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November 2021, Royal Bank of Scotland is right in the thick of the action, both as a principal partner and a company that has set itself some bold targets, including halving the climate impact of its financing activity by 2030 and making its footprint climate positive by 2025. Susan Fouquier, managing director at Royal Bank of Scotland Business Banking, explains: “Climate change is the greatest challenge facing our planet and we are taking our responsibilities to tackle it very seriously – and that means working collaboratively and being clear about our intentions.”