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Solarcentury boosts UK solar development team with appointment of Chris Banks
Tuesday 22nd January 2019, London: Solarcentury, the British solar power company, has appointed Chris Banks as UK Project Development Lead. With 13 years experience in renewable energy development, Chris joins from Renewable Energy Systems (RES). He will be leading a team dedicated to the development of subsidy free solar parks, working together with landowners, farmers […]
44MW solar park begins production in the Netherlands
Budel-Dorplein, Monday 3rd December 2018: A solar park the size of 120 football fields has begun producing clean electricity for the national grid in the Netherlands. 44 MW Budel Solar Park, one of the largest in the country, was built over five months near the city of Eindhoven and is a joint initiative of the Dutch […]
Solarcentury gets go ahead from Andalusian government for four solar power projects in Seville, Spain
Madrid. November 20, 2018. Solarcentury, a British solar power company, has received the go ahead from the regional government in Andalucia to construct four solar parks in Alcala de Guadaira, Seville, Spain. The projects are known as “Cerrado Cabrera”, “El primo Alemán”, “Hazas de los sesenta” and “Los Gonzalez” and will produce enough electricity to […]
Solarcentury to install solar panels at Moi International Airport in Kenya
Solarcentury signs contract with ICAO to install East Africa’s largest airport solar PV plant at Moi International Airport, Mombasa. International solar company, Solarcentury, will install a ground-mounted 500kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system at Kenya’s Moi International Airport, Mombasa, that will generate 820,000 kWh per year and offset 1,300 tonnes of CO₂ annually. The system will […]
Solarcentury closes deal with Encavis to finance Talayuela Solar
Madrid: October 9, 2018. Solarcentury, a global leader in the development and operation of solar energy has announced the signing of a deal with the German solar and wind park operator, Encavis AG, for Encavis to acquire the 300 Megawatts (MWp) Talayuela solar plant project (Cáceres). The deal will involve the sale of 80% of […]
Solarcentury installs 506 kWp hybrid solar PV plant in Nairobi
The solar system is expected to generate 800,000 kWh annually and save the firm KES12 million per year. Solarcentury has installed a 506 kWp hybrid solar PV plant at Africa Logistics Properties (ALP), one of the first developments recently commissioned in Tatu City, Nairobi. The solar system has been mounted on the rooftop of ALP’s […]
Solarcentury delivers multi-megawatt solar project in Chile for Energía Cerro El Morado S.A
40MWp solar park further establishes Solarcentury’s presence in Latin American solar market. Energía Cerro El Morado S.A. selected Solarcentury to design and build the ‘Doña Carmen’ solar project in La Ligua, the Valparaiso region of central Chile. The sizeable 40MWp system will produce enough energy to power the equivalent of 21,600 homes[1] and will offset […]
Bright Minds Challenge Names Three Finalists In Global Solar Energy And Storage Competition
Three finalists of the global Bright Minds Challenge for the most promising solar and energy storage solutions to move our planet towards 100% renewable energy have been announced.
New team and acquisition of solar project pipeline boosts Solarcentury’s Latin American business
Four new solar industry professionals have joined Solarcentury’s Latin American business, from private equity investor ECOSolar.