In the next six years, businesses lead the green economy; and UK solar goes...
By Seb Berry, Head of External Relations, and Sarah Allison, Head of PR, Solarcentury Six years ago, it would have been hard to conceive of 10GWp of solar installed in the UK. But today, the UK is now...
View ArticleThe great global energy transition is accelerating
Who could have imagined a few years ago that global carbon emissions would stall in 2015, spurred by a rise in renewable energy? Or that the Saudi government would announce a $2 trillion investment...
View ArticleSolarcentury makes top 10 in Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100
Solarcentury placed fifth in the 17th annual Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100 in 2016, which ranks Britain’s 100 private companies with the fastest-growing profits over their latest three years....
View ArticleSolarcentury confirmed as Number 1 EPC in UK solar market
Solar Power Portal’s countdown this week of the leading EPC companies has kept us in suspense. Today, we learned that Solarcentury has been ranked the top EPC company in the UK, and “by some margin”....
View ArticleThe global energy transformation and innovation: the case of Solarcentury and...
Tomorrow Solarcentury founder Jeremy Leggett will take part in a panel discussing the role of innovation, at a conference organised by the Financial Times on strategies for the revolution unfolding in...
View ArticleSolarcentury presenting at Solar Ireland Conference
Solarcentury is one of the oldest solar companies in the world – over the last almost 20 years, the company has installed 650MW of solar globally. Building on its experiences in the UK, Solarcentury...
View ArticleGreat-looking solar for homes has launched in the UK
A mini rig with a solar module installed; a 3D printer; installation guides displayed on plinths; a video illustrating the rigorous testing procedures. These were just a few of the ‘exhibits’ that...
View ArticleSeb Berry at Solarcentury appointed Vice-Chair of the Solar Trade Association
Seb Berry, head of external relations at Solarcentury, has been elected as the new Vice-Chair of the Solar Trade Association (STA). Jonathan Selwyn, Director of Solar Consulting Ltd, and formerly...
View ArticleSolarcentury speaks at Intersolar Europe
This Thursday at Intersolar Europe, Jan Muller, Technical Director at Solarcentury will be discussing the Opportunities & Challenges of On-Grid Solar in Africa. Jan has been directly involved in...
View ArticleSolarcentury celebrates National Women in Engineering Day
June 23rd is National Women in Engineering Day, an initiative of the Women’s Engineering Society, of which Solarcentury is a member. To mark this day, we wanted to introduce a handful of the female...
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...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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...
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