Colin Lord

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About Colin Lord

Passionate about off grid living, Colin has designed solutions for homes and businesses which are off grid from mains electricity, water and gas. After completing his Certificate 4 in Renewable Energy in 2004, Colin gained full accreditation by the Clean Energy Council to install Renewable Energy Systems In 2004, Colin moved to Hobart to head up the Renewable Energy division of NU Enegry. Colin installed and managed Stand Alone Power Systems for customers living in remote locations, and worked with Hydro Tasmania and Transend maintaining all their battery assets. In 2007, he became a founding partner of Apollo Energy/Energy Matters, and was State Manager in South Australia, then the National Installation Manager. In 2010, Colin branched out to establish his own business - Sustainable Works Pty Ltd. His core focus was designing and installing Off-Grid power systems and Grid Connect Systems with batteries. This includes solar PV, batteries, small wind turbines and monitoring Colin also completed a Permaculture Design Course, to help customers design a property to be self sufficient in Energy, Water and Food. Colin's own property is designed on Permaculture Principles and he lives entirely Off-Grid. More recently, Colin joined one of the fastest growing, most reputable solar and battery storage businesses, Apex Energy Australia. They possess a similar strong work ethic, a transparency with their clients, unparralleled quality control and a determination to provide the most effective and efficient solutions in the market. It has proven to be an excellent match for all parties.