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Solarcentury partners with Nissan to provide new solar energy solution
Solarcentury today announces a new partnership with Nissan to supply home integrated solar energy solutions. Solarcentury is pleased to announce a new partnership with car manufacturer Nissan, to provide a specialised home solar energy solution for Nissan customers. The Nissan Energy Solar service is a collaborative effort between the two companies, with Solarcentury providing a […]
Solarcentury wins auction to supply Mayor of London’s solar group purchase scheme
Solarcentury is selected as the official solar provider of group purchase scheme by iChoosr. Solarcentury has been selected as the sole winning supplier for a solar group purchase scheme on behalf of the Mayor of London. The Solar Together London initiative, run by iChoosr, makes solar panels more affordable for customers by offering the opportunity […]
Solarcentury and CrossBoundary to build East Africa’s first tracking hybrid solar plant
Solarcentury to build East Africa’s first tracking hybrid solar plant as part of Unilever’s renewable energy initiative. Solarcentury East Africa has been contracted by CrossBoundary Energy to build a 600kWp solar power plant on a Unilever tea farm in Kenya. The project is a first under the Solarcentury-CrossBoundary Energy partnership entered last year to boost […]
Solarcentury develops new 300 MWp solar farm in Spain
Solarcentury is proud to announce the development of Talayuela Solar, a new 300 MWp solar farm in Extremadura, Spain. The project will benefit from one of the country’s best solar yields. Some 2,000 units of electricity will be generated every year for every kWp installed – enough to power 150,000 households, more than 10 per […]
Solarcentury awards nearly £200,000 to community groups
Solarcentury’s Community Fund has awarded nearly £200,000 to Parish Councils and community groups near our 2016/17 solar farm developments. The payments to community projects in Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire, Hampshire, Norfolk, Lincolnshire and Derbyshire follow an application process administered for Solarcentury by Grantscape. From the outset, Parish Councils and other key local groups were encouraged to apply […]
Solarcentury announces major partnership agreement with Germany’s Capital Stage
Solarcentury is joining forces with major continental investor Capital Stage AG in a move that will accelerate Solarcentury’s continued expansion overseas. Under the terms of the jointly owned framework vehicle announced today, the initial focus will be on developing, acquiring and operating over 1GWp of major solar assets in the UK, Netherlands, France, Spain and […]
Solarcentury to build the largest commercial and industrial solar project in Africa
Solarcentury has been contracted to build a solar project in Nigeria, by Alfen BV for the end client Tulip Cocoa Processing Ltd (TCP) – part of the Ecom/Theobroma Group. Securing this contract is testament to the skills and expertise of our global operations and the local teams; it builds on the success of our operations […]
IKEA’s SOLSTRÅLE solar launches in Belgium
Together with IKEA, Solarcentury is delighted to announce it has launched home solar to customers in Belgium. This is the third country in which IKEA and Solarcentury are working together to make solar accessible to homeowners. It’s a partnership that has already successfully launched in the UK and the Netherlands. The combination of net metering, […]
Solarcentury CEO wins Lifetime Achievement Award
Frans van den Heuvel, Solarcentury CEO, was recognised for his outstanding contribution to the solar industry at this year’s prestigious Solar Power Portal Awards. In accepting his Lifetime Achievement Award, Frans paid tribute to the staff of Solarcentury and in particular to our CFO Neil Perry, who has worked for Solarcentury from the beginning of […]