What We Do
🎯 Operational Efficiency Consulting
- Process optimization for quoting, scheduling, and invoicing
- Workflow analysis and bottleneck identification
- Admin reduction strategies that free up your team
- Quality control systems for consistent installations
- Performance metrics and KPI tracking
📈 Growth Strategy for Renewable Energy Installers
- Scaling strategies from startup to 50+ crews
- Market expansion planning (residential to commercial)
- Revenue optimization and pricing strategies
- Team structure design for sustainable growth
- Financial planning and cash flow management
💻 Technology Advisory and Implementation
- Software stack recommendations and selection
- System integration and workflow automation
- Digital transformation roadmaps
- Training and change management support
- ROI analysis and performance tracking
🔍 Software Vetting and Recommendations
- Independent testing of CRM and field service platforms
- Industry-specific feature analysis
- Total cost of ownership calculations
- Implementation complexity assessment
- Ongoing platform monitoring and optimization
Who We Work With
We specialize in renewable energy installers across the full spectrum of clean technology:
🌞 Solar PV Installers
From residential rooftop installations to commercial solar farms. We help optimize your sales process, streamline permitting, and improve project management workflows.
🌡️ Heat Pump Contractors
Ground source and air source heat pump specialists. We understand load calculations, system sizing, and the unique challenges of heat pump installations.
🔋 Battery Storage Specialists
Residential and commercial battery installations. We help manage complex electrical work, utility interconnections, and safety compliance requirements.
🚗 EV Charger Installers
Home and commercial charging infrastructure. We optimize your workflow for site assessments, electrical upgrades, and installation scheduling.
Business Size: From 2-person teams just getting started to established companies with 50+ crews. Our approach scales to your current size and growth ambitions.
Our Approach
We've worked with renewable energy installers across the UK and US. We know the pain points: quoting takes too long, scheduling is chaos, paperwork kills margins. We help fix that.
We're Practitioners, Not Academics
Our team has hands-on experience with the day-to-day reality of running installation businesses. We understand permit delays, weather challenges, supply chain issues, and crew coordination because we've been there.
Better Operations = More Installations = Faster Decarbonization
Every hour your team spends on admin is an hour not spent installing clean energy. When we help you streamline operations, we're not just improving your business - we're accelerating the clean energy transition.
Practical Changes That Deliver Results
We start by understanding your business, then recommend practical changes you can implement immediately. No six-month consultancy projects - we focus on quick wins that compound over time.
Software Partners
We test software so you don't have to. We only partner with providers who meet our strict criteria for quality, reliability, and renewable energy expertise.
Featured Partner: Payaca
Purpose-built CRM and field service platform for renewable energy installers
Why we partner with them:
- Solar-specific features: Built-in permit management, utility interconnection workflows, and renewable energy compliance tracking
- Field-first mobile app: Designed for technicians who spend most of their time on job sites
- Transparent pricing: No hidden fees, straightforward per-user pricing that scales with your business
- ISO 27001 certified: Enterprise-grade security for customer and project data
- Fast implementation: Most clients are up and running within 2 weeks
Learn More About Payaca Book a Demo
Interested in Payaca? Get in touch for an introduction.
Future partners: We're always evaluating new tools. If you're a software provider serving the renewable energy industry, get in touch.
Software Reviews
Our Independent Reviews Help You Make Informed Decisions
As part of our consulting work, we continuously test and evaluate software platforms for the renewable energy industry. These independent reviews are based on hands-on testing and real-world client feedback.
Best Solar CRM Software 2026
Complete roundup of the top CRM platforms for solar installers, tested and evaluated by our consultancy team.
Read Full ReviewBest Field Service Software for Solar
Comprehensive review of field service management platforms specifically for renewable energy installers.
Read GuideInsights
Coming Soon: Guides for Growing Your Renewable Energy Business
We're developing practical guides based on our consulting experience:
- Scaling Your Solar Business: From first hire to 50-person team
- Reducing Quoting Time: Systems and tools that cut proposal time by 50%
- Hiring Tips for Clean Tech: Finding and retaining quality installation crews
- Process Optimization: Streamlining operations for maximum efficiency
- Technology Implementation: Getting your team to actually use new software
Want to be notified when these guides are published? Drop us a line.
Ready to Grow Smarter?
Book a Free Operational Review
We'll spend 30 minutes understanding your current operations and identify 2-3 quick wins you can implement immediately. No sales pitch, just practical advice from people who've been in your shoes.
About Clean Tech OS
Clean Tech OS is led by a team passionate about accelerating the clean energy transition. We believe better operations mean more installations, faster growth, and a cleaner planet.
Our approach is simple: we understand the unique challenges of renewable energy installation businesses because we've worked alongside them. We know that generic business advice doesn't account for permit delays, weather dependencies, and the specialized skills required for quality clean energy installations.
Every optimization we recommend, every process we help streamline, and every technology we help implement is designed to free up your team to do what they do best: install clean energy systems that move us toward a sustainable future.
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