What does it really take to scale solar in the UK?
In this episode of The OpenSolar Podcast, Birchy sits down with Liz Cammack — industry veteran and Global Board Advisor at Segen, the UK’s largest solar distributor for a behind-the-scenes conversation.
🎯 From walking the halls of government to powering her own electrified home
🔍 From navigating market chaos to contractor consolidation
📦 From supply chain friction to policy frameworks that actually work
Liz shares sharp insights on what’s holding the UK market back and what’s moving it forward. If you care about clean energy, local installers, or just how the solar sausage really gets made, this is the episode.
This weeks guest:
Liz Cammack - Liz Cammack, is the Global Board Advisor at Segen, the UK’s leading distributor of solar PV and energy storage. With over 30 years of experience in sales, marketing, and leadership, Liz has helped shape the UK’s clean energy landscape through roles spanning founder, managing director, and policy advisor. She also serves as a Non-Executive Director at Solar Energy UK and chairs the Supply Chain & Innovation Sub-Group on the UK Government’s Solar TaskForce, working toward the national goal of 70GW of solar by 2035.
Host:
Andrew Birch “Birchy” - Andrew Birch or Birchy, as he’s known across the solar world, is a clean energy economist and the Co-Founder of OpenSolar. With over two decades of experience accelerating the global solar movement, Birchy is on a mission to make solar accessible, affordable, and scalable for all.
His career has spanned the full arc of solar’s rise, from grassroots beginnings to global impact and he's known for combining deep industry insight with a bold, optimistic vision for the future.