Matthew runs Encraft, which is unique among professional engineering firms in providing economic and accessible independent technical advice to homeowners and smaller organisations.

Encraft specialise in onsite and building integrated renewables (less than 1MW) of all types, and have developed a national profile as a result of the Encraft Warwick Wind Trial Project, which was the first independent large scale customer trial of micro wind turbines in the world.

The company cover all energy efficiency and renewable technologies, and employ specialists in solar technologies, biomass, hydropower, renewable heating and building simulation as well as wind turbines. Matthew’s own background is in engineering and environmental policy, and he first became involved in environmental technologies in the early 1990s, when he helped develop prototype electric vehicles.