Power from Data

We have worked on over 5000 solar surveys and are supporting customers across six continents. We work with many of the world’s leading solar energy companies to deliver solar plant data and analytics through our interactive platform, SolarGain.

Our Vision

Our vision is to be the go-to company for scalable, innovative solutions within the solar industry, admired for its people, client service and technical excellence.

Our Mission

We are on a mission to support the solar industry with cutting-edge technology and insights to help our customers build and sustain longer-lasting, higher-performing solar plants, in turn, driving and accelerating their deployment.

Senior Management Team

Will Hitchcock

Will Hitchcock

CEO

Will Hitchcock

CEO

Will has had a keen interest in aviation, renewables and energy conservation for many years. Achieving a bachelor’s degree in Air Transport Engineering and an HND in Mechanical & Production Engineering.

Will has over 20 years commercial experience, holding several senior posts in banking and legal IT in London. During 2014 and 2015, as programme director at Push Energy, Will was responsible for the construction of 150MW of ground-mounted solar farms throughout the UK. In September 2015 Will focused on solving an industry problem, how to accurately inspect 100% of modules across large scale solar. Leading to the founding of Above Surveying Ltd. Will is also a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv), In 2011 Will and Simon Gilhooly set up the UK’s first community-owned solar co-operative, Green Energy Nayland, for which he is still a Director.

Peregrine Fraser

Peregrine Fraser

CCO

Peregrine Fraser

CCO

Peregrine works to turn our vision into strategy, opening new markets and opportunities. Before joining Above, Peregrine was MD at the Developer/EPC Push Energy, a Director of the O&M PSH Operations, Commercial Solar Programme Director at Macquarie Group and a Director at EPC/O&M EvoEnergy. With more than 20 years’ experience in renewables and software, Peregrine has extensive knowledge of the challenges our customers are facing daily. With a pragmatic mindset, he is committed to ensuring that our solutions support the expansion of solar PV.

Jeremy Elden

Jeremy Elden

Chairman

Jeremy Elden

Chairman

Jeremy Elden joined Above as Chairman on the 13th of January 2020. Jeremy spent his early career as a respected research analyst in the energy sector, subsequently holding Head of Research positions for a number of investment banks. In 2000 he was appointed as a Managing Director at Lehman Brothers, a leading investment bank, where he was ranked first in Europe for his energy research by Institutional Investor magazine. After retiring in 2005 he is now an active business angel investor, with a focus on renewable energy, waste management and technology businesses. Jeremy studied at Hertford College, Oxford University obtaining a BA in Physics.

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