Urbasolar is turning a new page
The group is changing direction with the departure of its two founders, Arnaud Mine and Stéphanie Andrieu. After founding the company in 2006 and slowly building it into the French leader for solar energy, over the last three years the pair pushed their business into the position of European leader. A success story and the […]
Pargny-sur-Saulx: inauguration of a 26 MW solar power plant!
Located on the site of a former slate quarry and the grounds of its associated tile factory, this 26 MW solar power plant has been constructed by the Urbasolar group and inaugurated today. This successfully rehabilitated site is proof of the commitment shown by a group of local businesses deploying sustainable and low-carbon energy in […]
INRAE, Mycophyto and Urbasolar: committed to farming innovation!
Strawberries being grown in solar-powered greenhouses – Berre l’Etang – Photo credit: Urbasolar Producing together, differently and better. This summer, the 3 partners made official their collaboration agreement at an event where they presented their common approach to advancing research into farming methods using solar-powered greenhouses. Huge increase in farming challenges Modern agriculture is having […]
Rion-des-Landes: a 53 MW power plant helping to advance the energy transition
A flagship project covering 60 hectares, the solar energy power plant at Rion-des-Landes in south-west France is located on an area of waste ground and produces 53 MWp of electricity. This project, delivered through a close partnership between the local municipality and the wider group of towns in the Pays de Tarusate region, is the […]
Urbasolar solar energy plants are helping to decarbonize 2 logistics platforms.
The specialist in large solar energy installations is showing off its expertise in the field of logistics at the GPMM (Grand Port Maritime) in Marseilles, France, by fitting solar panels to more than 150,000 m2 of roof space. Solar energy is an opportunity for the logistics sector The new requirement to equip more than 30% […]
Thouars, France: two new solar power plants inaugurated
Guests were invited to visit the site of the solar power plants at Saint-Léger-de-Montbrun, with as guide Julien Picart (left), Director of Development for Ground-Mounted Solar Plants at Urbasolar The Tiper 2 & 4 plants, located on the former Etamat site, provide enough electricity for 2,500 homes, or 40% of the population of Thouars. The […]
Peyssies: inauguration of the first floating solar energy plant to enter service in Occitanie!
This Friday June 24, the first floating solar energy plant in the Haute Garonne, situated at Peyssies, was inaugurated in the presence of Julien Picart, Director of Development at Urbasolar, along with Daniel Grycza, the Mayor of Peyssies. Work on the upgrading of this former quarry (now converted to a lake) started in February 2021 […]
Urbasolar and Aspro Parks group unveil their first solar parking canopies
The parking canopies at the Walygator amusement park in Maizières-lès-Metz, France, were installed as a result of a fruitful partnership between the two groups – and symbolize their common desire to decarbonize the leisure industry. Aspro Parks: a commitment to the environment. Leisure specialist Aspro Parks – which operates more than 50 parks (water parks, […]
SMITED 79, Urbasolar and Séolis PROD, partners in the construction of the La Loge solar energy plant
Situated in the municipality of Coulonges-Thouarsais and managed as a partnership between Urbasolar and Séolis PROD, this project for a ground-based solar energy plant is part of an environmental regeneration program for part of the La Loge waste storage site run by the Deux-Sèvres Mixed Waste Treatment and Disposal Group (SMITED 79). The lease agreement, […]
Urbasolar: growth on a European scale
French solar-power champion, backed by electricity provider AXPO, reveals its plans for 2030 With strong annual growth averaging +40% over the last 3 years, Urbasolar is forecasting revenue of €320 million as of April 30, 2022 and EBITDA of €40 million as it continues its to pursue its sustainable, profitable growth model. A total of […]
Urbasolar wins 40.7 MW in the 1st round of PPE2 tenders
Urbasolar strengthens its leading position in large-scale solar roofs! By winning 40.7 MW in the first round of the PPE2 tenders, the group has now won more than 1 GW since the launch of the government tenders. Photo Credit : ©Urbasolar
Urbasolar supports Café Joyeux as it opens for business in Montpellier in 2022!
Café Joyeux is the first chain of café-restaurants to employ and train people with mental or cognitive disabilities who live amongst us in the heart of our communities. Difference is a strength! The idea was born of a simple truth – in France, 700,000 people are living with autism and 65,000 have Down’s syndrome. These […]
