News | Archive 2024

We blogged last year about the climate impact of football. With most Premier League teams flying to most games, even over short distances, football has a significant carbon footprint...

As we reported back in May 2023, one of the biggest issues with making UK power supplies carbon zero, is getting them connected to the grid in the first place...

Think Hire are delighted to support so many construction sites across the country with products like solar generator hire and solar powered lighting...

As you and your team pitch up on site in the middle of yet another a winter storm, it’s hard to see how your choice of generator hire could have played any part in creating the awful weather tha...

Here at Think Hire, we’re all for finding ways to reduce the amount of carbon emissions that are released into the atmosphere...

Many of the effects of global warming are well documented...

All too often, phrases like global warming and climate change seem too big and too all-encompassing for us to get the sense that they are affecting our daily lives...

Galooli and Think Hire Announce Strategic Partnership to Provide UK's Most Advanced Energy-as-a-Service Solution   A new exciting development has come to the field of Distributed Energy R...

You might think that solar generators, like the ones available from Think Hire, are a relatively new idea...

He may have only had three brief minutes to speak at COP29, but new British Prime Minister, Sir Kier Starmer, showed that he has a substantially different view on climate change than a certain other n...

zThere’s a lot of talk about how climate change could change the world for the worse...

As predicted by the polls, Labour swept to a landslide victory in the general election on July 4th...

Here at Think Hire, we are proud to play our part in supporting the North West as it takes a leading role in the fight against climate change...

The transition to electric vehicles may be essential in the fight against climate change, but it has certainly not been a smooth one...

Last month saw the announcement that the temperature in March was once again the hottest on record, averaging 1.68°C above pre-industrial levels...

Here at Think Hire, we’re proud to call ourselves the UK’s premier off-grid energy as a service provider...

One of the questions we’re asked most often here at Think Hire is can solar panels generate electricity in winter? After all, your solar tower lighting will be needed more in the darker winter m...

One of the biggest issues facing green energy company plans is how to get their clean, renewable energy from offshore wind farms and remote solar power arrays to the homes of the people who need it...

At Think Hire, we have lots of examples of instances where solar generator hire has been used very successfully for a short-term project. But we’re often asked if these benefits are scalable...

Exciting News: New Think Hire Depot Opening in St Albans! We’re happy to announce the opening of our newest depot in St Albans, Hertfordshire! This 25,700-square-foot facility strengthens ...

Exciting News at Think Hire! We're thrilled to announce the launch of our new division Think Energy, the Products and Technology business, bringing fresh perspectives and innovative solutions to ...

In the same way that Think Hire’s revolutionary Solartainer solar generators are radically changing the workplace, a new technology from Sweden could soon be changing our homes. Powerfoyl...

The huge environmental benefits of solar power were underlined this week when none other than reigning Premier League Champions, Manchester City, announced an exciting new solar panel project. ...

Powering your site lighting or generators with solar power can make a massive difference to both your emissions and your energy bills...

Here at Think Hire, we’re often asked what difference the actions of a single individual or company can really make to the environment and the fight against climate change...

Advancing Renewable Energy: Think Hire and Tharsus Collaboration Think Hire is teaming up with Tharsus to power the future of sustainable energy by expanding our production capabilities and scaling...

As an off-grid Energy-as-a-Service provider that’s been leading the way on climate action for years through solar site generator hire, we at Think Hire have been watching the recent COP29 talks ...

Think Hire has been awarded Bronze Positive Planet Certification, recognising our commitment to reducing environmental impact and advancing sustainable business practices. The certification is awar...

We are pleased to share that Neil Richardson, Group Managing Director of Think Energy Group and Managing Director of Think Hire has been recognised as one of The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Lea...

Portable battery packs, such as those used in electric vehicles and Think Hire’s SiteGrid X3, have been key to the development of environmentally friendly technology...

There are endless advantages to choosing a green energy company to help you access clean, renewable energy, such as wind and solar power...

Think Energy, a division of Think Hire landed the successful initial product deployment by forging a strategic partnership with John Sisk & Son Ltd to drive carbon-neutral operations Thi...

Big news! We won the Best Innovation Award – New Technology Products, sponsored by Red Rock Renewables, at The Scottish Green Energy Awards 2024 last night! BEST INNOVATION AWARD – N...

As the UK’s premier off-grid Energy-as-a-Service provider, Think Hire are your first choice when you want to create a cleaner, greener site through your generator hire choices. And now th...

As the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, better known as COP29,  drew to a fractious close, opinion was split on the ...

As one of the UK’s leading clean energy equipment providers, Think Hire are enthusiastic advocates for reducing carbon emissions and using renewable energy sources as part of the fight again...

Some of the most common concerns we hear at Think Hire are worries about the cost of switching to solar tower lighting and other renewable energy sources...

Think Hire have been helping companies to move away from fossil fuels for many years, thanks to renewable energy from our Solartainer solar powered generators...

It might not have felt like it here in the UK, but summer 2024 was officially the warmest on record. Europe was 1.54°C above the 1991-2020 long term average...

Cleaner air and a greener future: Think Hire’s solutions for Carnell’s EcoSite...

Think Hire are delighted to announce that we were named Equipment Specialist of the Year at the prestigious 2024 Construction News Specialist Awards. The awards, now in their 20th year, recogni...

As one of the UK’s market leaders in solar powered generator hire, Think Hire were delighted to see the industry receive a significant boost in the latest round of Government renewable energ...

In 2023, Think Hire were proud to be rated ‘excellent’ by the nationally recognised Considerate Constructors Scheme...

In a recent blog, we discussed how Think Hire’s innovative Solartainer can bring the benefits of clean, green solar power to almost any site, anywhere...

Solar power is growing fast in the UK, in both domestic and commercial settings...

Empowering Education and Sustainability: Think Hire and ISG Partner on Ysgol Y Deri Construction  Think Hire is supporting ISG and the Vale of Glamorgan Council in expanding Ysgol Y Deri,...

Recently, we’ve all seen headlines about record breaking global temperatures. In July, the global average surface air temperature record was broken twice in one week...

With evidence for climate change growing thick and fast, from floods to droughts, hurricanes to high atmosphere turbulence, it’s reassuring to know that one of the solutions to the environme...

As the kids break up for the long school summer holidays, many of us will be setting our sights overseas...

Think Hire Ranks in Top 30 of the Sunday Times 100 List of Britain's Fastest-Growing Companies We are thrilled to announce that Think Hire has been ranked in the top 30 of the 2024 edition of t...

Here at Think Hire, we’re proud to call ourselves the UK’s premier off-grid Energy-as-a-Service provider, but don’t just take our word for it...

We are thrilled to share fantastic news! Think Hire has been shortlisted as Equipment Specialist of the Year at the Construction News Specialists Awards! This category celebrates outstanding achiev...

A lot of our customers choose Think Hire’s solar generators to power their sites as part of their company’s net zero strategy...

At Think Hire, we take the safety of our colleagues, customers and supply chain partners seriously...

It is easy to think of using renewable energy sources as a modern idea to combat climate change...

Think Hire and Siemens Join Forces for a Sustainable Future  Think Hire, the UK’s premier off-grid Energy as a Service provider, proudly announces its strategic partnership with Siemens,...

If you’ve been thinking about eventually changing over to portable solar power stations as part of your long-term energy strategy, then it’s time to think again...

As we emerge from a long and stormy winter into spring, many of us will be turning our minds to the upcoming music festival season...

With named storms already in double figures this season, and a month of winter still to go, we’re all looking forward to some sunshine this coming spring and summer...

2023 was a remarkable year for green energy company Think Hire, as we more than tripled our staff, doubled our depots and added innovative new equipment to our industry leading range...

With over sixty years of combined experience in the design, manufacture, hire and sale of innovative products, with renewable energy sources, we know that we can save you money and cut your emissi...

We’ve written in this blog before about the flexibility and convenience of green energy company Think Hire’s portable electric vehicle charging points...

Happy New Year from Think Hire! We hope you’ve had a fun and festive Christmas break and you’re feeling refreshed and ready to go for the new challenges of the New Year in 2024. Her...