Urbasolar is transforming a former mining dump into a solar power plant!
Located in the heart of the Cévennes National Park, north of Montpellier, La Grand’Combe solar energy plant is located in the former Grand Baume open-cut mine in the Forest of Rouvergue. A regional project This Thursday, September 30, Patrick MALAVIELLE, Mayor of La Grand’Combe, Sophie COUVE Communications Director at Urbasolar, Guylaine ARCHEVÊQUE, Director of the […]
Urbasolar is transforming a former mining dump into a solar power plant!
Located in the heart of the Cévennes National Park, north of Montpellier, La Grand’Combe solar energy plant is located in the former Grand Baume open-cut mine in the Forest of Rouvergue. A regional project This Thursday, September 30, Patrick MALAVIELLE, Mayor of La Grand’Combe, Sophie COUVE Communications Director at Urbasolar, Guylaine ARCHEVÊQUE, Director of the […]
Urbasolar is transforming a former mining dump into a solar power plant!
Located in the heart of the Cévennes National Park, north of Montpellier, La Grand’Combe solar energy plant is located in the former Grand Baume open-cut mine in the Forest of Rouvergue. A regional project This Thursday, September 30, Patrick MALAVIELLE, Mayor of La Grand’Combe, Sophie COUVE Communications Director at Urbasolar, Guylaine ARCHEVÊQUE, Director of the […]
Solar energy: a virtuous method of rehabilitation
This project was born of the desire of the town of Périgueux, which owns the land, with the support of La Chapelle-Gonaguet municipality and the Greater Périgueux region, to make better use of the site of this rehabilitated former waste dump by constructing a solar power plant. The goal was to contribute to the national […]
Inauguration of the Toulouse-Oncopole solar energy plant: a major investment in renewable energy on a symbolic site!
On the day after the 20th anniversary of the tragic events that occurred in the grounds of the former “AZF” factory, the Oncopole solar energy plant symbolizes the site’s rehabilitation and commits the region to an energy transition which is more respectful of the environment. A flagship project This Wednesday, September 22, Jean-Luc Moudenc, Mayor […]
Urbasolar starts work on the 1st floating solar energy plant in the Haute Garonne!
Situated at Peyssies, construction of the 5 MW solar energy plant which will float on a lake in a former quarry has begun. This large project, located on a piece of land owned by the local authority, will allow the local community to join the energy transition by repurposing an artificial lake. The plant’s construction, […]
Urbasolar launches a massive recruitment drive!
Urbasolar to recruit 100 people over the next 12 months. Urbasolar, the expert in the solar energy sector, has seen its employee base increase by 30% each year since 2017 and this is only set to increase! A dynamic carried by the group’s strong growth The Urbasolar group has been in strong growth since its […]
Urbasolar and Séolis have just commissioned the new Tiper 2&4 solar energy plant!
Located north of Thouars, in western France, the Tiper 2&4 solar energy project gave the Urbasolar group and local energy distributor SÉOLIS the opportunity to work together to produce and deliver renewable energy. Now in operation, this solar energy power station, which is a symbolic step for the region, has begun producing energy. Covering an […]
AG Real Estate commissions Urbasolar to install a giant rooftop solar energy system
Winners of the CRE4.12 Tender Competition on 11 July last, AG Real Estate has commissioned Urbasolar to design, build and then operate a solar energy plant to be located on their HAVLOG building. This is the largest logistics platform built from scratch in France and will soon carry the largest rooftop solar energy system of […]
Photovoltaics: an opportunity for the regions.
Interview with François Boussard, President of the Sud Sarthe Local Authorities Group (72) since 2017 Located on a former military munitions depot (ETAMAT in Aubigné-Racan) which closed in 1999, the solar energy plant project is part of the rehabilitation of the site which had already undergone explosives decontamination, dismantling of the military installations and ground […]
Local energy distributor and photovoltaics expert, partners in the development of renewable energy
Interview with Akhobi Sitou, Managing Director of SÉOLIS Group (79) The SÉOLIS Group’s core business occupies a specific geographical place in the energy sector, given that this company, with its 175 employees, is a long-established supplier of energy to the Deux-Sèvres department in the west of France. Due to its origins, being created by a […]
The sheep at the Badaroux solar power plant are at the heart of an eco-responsible community initiative.
Sheep at the Badaroux solar power plant – Photo credit: Urbasolar – Arc en Ciel The French agricultural development company (société civile d’exploitation agricole) “La Ferme de Pipo”, which belongs to the Arc en Ciel residential home at Pierrefiche, drove their flock of sheep from “Redoundel” to the Badaroux solar power plant, developed and operated […]