Solarcentury’s Dr. Andrew Crossland wins energy industry ‘Rising Star’ award
Solarcentury’s Dr Andrew Crossland has been crowned ‘Rising Star’ of the year at the Energy UK Young Energy Professionals Forum awards. This prestigious award recognises the immense contribution that...
View ArticleSolarcentury fastest growing renewable energy company
Solarcentury is UK’s fastest growing private renewable energy company measured by international sales. Solarcentury has been ranked number 22 in The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 which...
View ArticleSolarcentury’s time lapse of largest project in Latin America
Solarcentury has released a time lapse video of our largest completed project to date in Latin America. Enrique de Ramon, Managing Director of Solarcentury Latin America, explains that: “In 2016,...
View ArticleSolarcentury is embarking on “the most exciting stage of its near twenty-year...
Following positive media coverage of our international expansion plans in the Guardian, Solarcentury has released the following statement. As Solarcentury approaches its twentieth anniversary in 2018,...
View ArticleSolarcentury welcomes STA’s Great British Solar Manifesto
Solarcentury has welcomed the release of the Solar Trade Association’s (STA) Great British Solar Manifesto: The STA media release is here. Seb Berry Head of External Affairs at Solarcentury and...
View ArticleSeb Berry re-elected to Board of SolarPower Europe
Solarcentury Head of Public Affairs Seb Berry has been re-elected to the Board of SolarPower Europe (SPE) for a two-year term. Seb once again topped the voting in the directors section, with Dr....
View ArticleCast your vote now in the Bright Minds Challenge
The Bright Minds Challenge is underway, searching for new ideas that can help us move towards a world powered by 100% renewable energy. From solar powered hearing aids to solutions that can equip...
View ArticleSolarcentury welcomes UK Government support for end to EU solar Minimum...
On 26th January, EU Member States voted to reject the Commission’s proposals to extend solar trade measures on solar panels and cells imported from China, Taiwan and Malaysia. The SolarPower Europe...
View ArticleGet up close with Sunstation at BuildIt Live 2017
Self builders working on creating their dream homes, or those retrofitting, will be able to see Sunstation for themselves at this year’s BuildIt Live in Kent on February 4th and 5th. Sunstation is a...
View ArticleSolarcentury helps bring solar energy to life for this year’s Royal...
This year marks the 80th anniversary since the Christmas Lectures were first broadcast on UK television. To celebrate, this year’s lectures focus on a subject that the lectures’ founder – Michael...
View ArticleSolarcentury responds to story in The Times newspaper on embodied energy in...
Dr Dan Davies at Solarcentury comments. Journalist Ben Webster’s story “Solar panels less green than you think say experts” (The Times, December 7th 2016) implied that panels will never repay the...
View ArticleSolarcentury connects solar farm for Southill Community Energy
Solarcentury has built and connected Southill Solar solar farm for community energy group Southill Community Energy, on a site on the Cornbury Estate just outside Charlbury, Oxfordshire. The 4.5MWp...
View ArticleSolarcentury connects UK’s largest community-owned solar roof system
Solarcentury has installed a sizeable 712kW roof solar PV system for social enterprise Low Carbon Hub. The system has been built on the roof of a factory owned by CTG, a site of UTC Aerospace Systems,...
View ArticleSolarcentury responds to National Audit Office’s report into the LCF overspend
In October, government watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) published a report outlining factors that contributed to the overspend within the Levy Control Framework (LCF). Former government...
View ArticleSolarcentury is celebrating Living Wage Week 2016
Solarcentury will be increasing its hourly rate of pay in line with the Living Wage Foundation’s newly recommended rate as of the 1st May 2017. The real Living Wage is independently calculated based on...
View ArticleSolarcentury donates £124,000 to SolarAid
This year, 5% of Solarcentury’s annual profits amounts to a considerable £124,000. The donation has been made in line with Solarcentury’s commitment to donate 5% of its annual profits every year to the...
View ArticleSolarcentury at Clean Energy Live 2016
If you’re visiting Clean Energy Live tomorrow in Birmingham, look out for Solarcentury people who will be discussing a range of subjects during the show, from talking about what makes Solarcentury one...
View ArticleNew science resources to help 14-16 year olds learn about solar
Are you a KS4 teacher looking to explain the hows and whys of solar energy to your students? Frustratingly, misinformation about solar abounds – a quick internet search throws up non-truths such as...
View ArticleSolarcentury founder Jeremy Leggett recognised by Dutch government for...
On September 6th, Princess Laurentien van Oranje presented Jeremy Leggett with the Dutch Royal Honorary Recognition Award for Sustainability. The award – known as the Duurzame Lintje – is the only...
View ArticleSolarcentury among fastest growing mid-market companies in the UK
Solarcentury has been ranked number 22 by specialist bank Investec in its Mid-Market 100 research which ranks the 100 fastest-growing private companies in the UK with a turnover of £10 million or...
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