News: Press releases

Digital public consultation on plans for Stargoose solar energy farm

Solarcentury has announced they will be launching a digital public consultation in the New Year on plans for a new solar energy farm, nearly Childerley in South Cambridgeshire. The consultation will be launched in January, when an information leaflet will be sent to local residents including details of a dedicated project website. The website will […]

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CVE finalises the acquisition of two photovoltaic plants with 47 MWp of power from Solarcentury

CVE, the French independent producer of renewable energy, has finalised the acquisition of two ground-mounted photovoltaic plants with a total power of 47 MWp from Solarcentury, the London-based international solar developer. These are significant acquisitions for the CVE Group, which has demonstrated its dedicated M&A team’s expertise. With this transaction, the Group adds two new […]

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Renewables leader Statkraft boosts solar capability with the acquisition of Solarcentury

Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, has signed an agreement to acquire the solar pioneer Solarcentury.

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Record donation of £920,000 from Solarcentury launches a new era at SolarAid

Below is the press release issued by SolarAid announcing this years’ donation by Solarcentury: International solar developer Solarcentury gives 5% of net profit every year to SolarAid, a UK based international charity which exists to bring solar light and power to communities in Africa without access to electricity. This year, the donation has broken all […]

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Elwy solar energy farm: formal consultation starting

3 August 2020: Today marks the start of the formal consultation process for Elwy solar energy farm, near St Asaph, North Wales. The consultation will run from early August until Friday 9th October 2020 allowing the communities of St Asaph and Bodelwyddan plenty of time to have their say on the proposals before the Development […]

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Solarcentury to develop 362MWp of solar near Valderrey, Spain

Solarcentury is in the early stages of developing two solar projects in the region of León in the North West of Spain. Today, Jose Miguel Ferrer – General Manager for Solarcentury in Iberia – introduced the projects to the local community and outlined the benefits that the solar projects will bring. Following a successful permitting […]

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Solarcentury leads the field in a successful tender for sites in Chile

Solarcentury has been awarded the right to develop three utility-scale solar farms in Chile for a total of 1.04 Gwp (963 MWac).

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Solarcentury secures €20m from Rabobank to build two solar farms in the Netherlands

Solarcentury and Rabobank reach Financial Close for two utility-scale solar projects near Apeldoorn in central Netherlands Solarcentury and Rabobank have announced today that they have reached financial close for Apeldoorn IJsseldijk and Apeldoorn Beemte-Broekland. With the contract signed, the path is clear for both solar farms to move to the construction phase. In the coming […]

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Unaudited Results for the Financial Year Ended 31 March 2020

Robust financial performance, with record profits achieved Strong balance sheet and market dynamics underpin confidence in medium-term outlook Solarcentury, the global integrated solar power company with operations across Europe, Latin America and Africa, today announces its unaudited financial results for the year ended 31 March 2020. Highlights Another strong year of trading performance, delivering record […]

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Sweden’s Svea Solar acquires Solarcentury’s residential solar business

Acquisition expands Svea’s European operations into the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany Svea Solar, the leading installer of residential solar systems in Sweden, today announces that it has acquired the residential solar business of Solarcentury, the global integrated solar power company, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition, which adds the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany to Svea […]

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