One of the Largest European Solar Canopy Plants Coming to Disneyland Paris
Ambitious solar energy initiative will reduce Val d’Europe local territory emissions of CO2 by 750 tons per year, marking a new milestone in Disneyland Paris’ environmental commitment. Marne-la-Vallée, Val d’Europe (Oct. 22, 2020) – On World Energy Day, Disneyland Paris announced the phased development of one of the largest solar canopy plants in Europe – together […]
Urbasolar commences operation of its Oncopole solar energy plant in Toulouse.
Just one year after the first panel was installed, the largest urban energy plant ever built to date has started to produce its first kilowatt hours. This 15 MWp plant, located on contaminated land, site of the dramatic events at the former “AZF” factory, comes replete with surprises and is exceptional in more ways than […]
URBASOLAR and SDE 65 are forming a partnership aimed at the development of solar energy.
This Wednesday, Urbasolar, the French experts in photovoltaic technology and the Syndicat Départemental d’Énergie des Hautes-Pyrénées (SDE65) signed a partnership for the creation of a portfolio of 5 solar energy projects with an overall volume of 22.7 MWp. At the Pic du Midi, in the presence of local dignitaries, the Urbasolar group and SDE 65 […]
Urbasolar signs a financing deal for €124 million and ramps up growth
Montrouge, 7/23/2020 – Urbasolar has just connected its first 10 MW from 37 new photovoltaic power plants across 16 French départements. This project arranged by Crédit Agricole is one of the largest investments in new photovoltaic power plants in France. The financing deal for a total of €124 million was signed at the end of […]
“We won’t improve our economic resilience without successfully completing the energy revolution”
OPINION. The unprecedented impact of the measures taken in the fight against COVID-19 has not spared the French energy landscape. In this sector, as in many others, we are becoming aware of the need to build a model which demonstrates much greater resilience, making the most of both local and decentralized sources of renewable energy. […]
Urbasolar wins two project commissions in Army tender!
The group was awarded two commissions during the invitation to tender launched by the French Defense Ministry in Sept. 2019. An integral part of the “Place au Soleil” Plan, the aim of this initiative is to convert military property into solar power plants and thereby help speed up the deployment of solar energy. The […]
April 22, 2020: 50th Earth Day!
Since its creation, Urbasolar, a photovoltaic expert, has been committed to fighting climate change and working for local, low-carbon power production with high-quality, innovative and biodiversity-friendly facilities. We share this commitment with our teams in each of our actions. With 500 plants built and operated by our group, we are proud to contribute every day […]
Urbasolar, having participated in every solar energy call to tender, has once again won more than 60 MW across all awarded projects as of April 01
Urbasolar group, a French specialist in photovoltaic technology, again demonstrated its competitiveness and expertise across all types of photovoltaic applications by winning projects in every solar energy-call to tender, for which the lists of winners has just been published by the French Ministry for Ecological and Inclusive Transition. By winning 25 new projects in the […]
Crowdfunding: Urbasolar raises EUR 10 million in 2019
The photovoltaic project developer announced that it has raised EUR 10 million through crowdfunding in 2019, exceeding its annual target by 20%. In France in 2019, Urbasolar launched over 25 crowdfunding campaigns in twenty départements. This approach saw the project developer raising EUR 10 million, enabling it to fund a number of PV installations such […]
Groupe ADP accelerates activity to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 thanks to green energy produced in France
Groupe ADP, manufacturer and producer Urbasolar and supplier GazelEnergie have announced the signing of a direct renewable energy supply agreement (corporate PPA). Groupe ADP will purchase the electricity production of three new photovoltaic solar parks to be built by Urbasolar for a period of 21 years. GazelEnergie will ensure the integration of these new renewable […]
Urbasolar launches construction of the Pâ power plant in Burkina Faso.
Prime Minister Christophe Dabiré officially, Urbasolar Group and the citizens of Pâ, launched the Pâ photovoltaic power plant this Saturday, February 1, 2020 in the Boucle du Mouhoun region. This emblematic project is, above all, the fruit of a successful public-private partnership between the Burkina Faso State and the Urbasolar group with its partner, PPS, […]
Toulouse to host the largest solar power plant in an urban zone in France!
18 years after the tragic explosion at the AZF site, the former industrial brownfield is being reborn through an exemplary site reconversion project into a source of renewable energy production. “This initiative is a manifestation of the Toulouse metropolitan area’s engagement in favor of renewable energies and is fully part of our Climate, Air, and […]
