George Osborne’s face eclipses the sun
Buildings in Manchester were last night illuminated with images of George Osborne’s face eclipsing the sun. 10:10, the climate change charity behind the light show, wants to draw attention to proposed...
View ArticleBusiness should be backing renewables – fossil fuels don’t make economic sense
A new article by Jeremy Leggett, founder of Solarcentury argues that George Osborne needs to stop pushing 20th-century fuels as the solution for 21st-century energy problems. The Conservative...
View ArticleSolarcentury is a Living Wage employer
The Living Wage Foundation has accredited Solarcentury as a Living Wage employer. Solarcentury pays the same minimum hourly salary as other high profile companies including HSBC, Lush, Barclays, Oxfam...
View ArticleSolarcentury founder Jeremy Leggett wins outstanding achievement award at...
Jeremy has been recognised for his outstanding service and contribution to the solar industry during 2015. The awards were held in Birmingham during this year’s Solar Energy UK conference. Accepting...
View ArticleKeeping FIT outside DECC to save UK solar
We took our sweat bands and leg warmers to the Department of Energy and Climate Change, and HM Treasury, and did a strenuous work-out to ensure politicians are listening: people in the UK want a solar...
View ArticleHubble bubble toil and trouble….£800 brewed for SolarAid this Halloween
Solarcentury marked this year’s Halloween with a fundraising event for the charity we founded, SolarAid. Solarcenturians took to the stage to sing, crack some jokes and entertain with some mind...
View ArticleThe latest drama from the frontlines of the Carbon War
The latest chapter of Solarcentury founder Jeremy Leggett’s campaigning for a clean energy future is now available for download from here for free. The last scene will be the last night of the Paris...
View ArticleSolarcentury responds to Energy Secretary comments on renewables
Seb Berry, External Relations Manager at Solarcentury and Board Member of the Solar Trade Association and SolarPower Europe responds to Energy Secretary Amber Rudd’s comments yesterday during the...
View ArticleSolarcentury talks solar with young people in New Forest, Hampshire
Schools Energy Conference shows green-minded school children how to save energy – and money! Solar energy was one of a range of green energy technologies on display at this event in the New Forest,...
View ArticleSolarcentury joins Emma Thompson, Thom Yorke and Greenpeace at the Climate March
Solarcentury will be taking part in the climate march this Sunday alongside tens of thousands of people on the streets of London, on the start of the UN Climate Summit in Paris. We want to see an end...
View ArticleSolarcentury marches in London for a solar future
Commenting on the climate march in London yesterday, ahead of the start of the climate talks in Paris today, Seb Berry, Head of External Affairs at Solarcentury comments: “Solarcentury staff were very...
View ArticleGet the latest update on the unfolding drama from the carbon war
Now available for free download is the next installment in the serialised book by Solarcentury founder Jeremy Leggett. He writes as a person with unique insight into the unfolding “carbon war”, and...
View ArticleWhatever happened to the Tory promise of transparency, longevity, certainty?
Seb Berry, Head of Public Affairs at Solarcentury comments on the lack of certainty in the solar sector brought about by the government’s recent proposed policy changes, and the damage it is causing to...
View ArticleSpread some festive cheer: help SolarAid this Christmas
Saturday 12th 2015 was a historic day for the whole of civilisation, many would argue, as 196 nations from around the world came together in Paris to adopt the world’s first universal agreement to...
View ArticleSolarcentury responds to outcome of government’s FiT consultation
Seb Berry, Head of Public Affairs at Solarcentury comments: “Today’s DECC announcements on solar FiTs and confirmation of the early closure of the Renewables Obligation (RO), suggest that Paris has...
View ArticleSolarcentury wins award for EPC Excellence
This year’s Solar UK Awards has selected Solarcentury as the EPC Excellence winner. Engineering, procurement and construction expertise is critical to the success of every ground mount and solar roof...
View ArticleSolarcentury connects unsubsidised solar farm in Panama
Solar project constructed for Panama-based Latin American investor ECOSolar Solarcentury has connected one of the biggest solar farm in Panama connected to the spot market, in Coclé province, central...
View ArticleState of the energy transition
“A Shell veteran of 35 years requests the company pension fund he depends on to divest from fossil fuels and reinvest in clean energy. A geoscientist currently working for an oil and gas major quits to...
View ArticleSolarcentury selected to build community solar farm in David Cameron’s...
Solarcentury is to construct a community-owned 4.5MWp solar farm near Charlbury in David Cameron’s Oxfordshire constituency. The solar farm, owned by Southill Community Energy (SCE), will generate...
View ArticleDivisa Solar launch in Panama
In February 2016, we launched the Divisa Solar 10MWp project, built by Solarcentury in Panama for ECOSolar. Members of the Solarcentury management team travelled to Panama City to present the Divisa...
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