Ellie Horvath
At Best Startup London we track over 100,000 London based startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 80 Solar companies in London. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Solar Companies & Startups (London)
Lightsource Renewable Energy
| Founders | Nick Boyle, Paul McCartie |
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Lightsource is a provider of ground and rooftop solar installations in the UK.
Amarenco
| Founders | John Mullins |
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Amarenco is a fast growing, independent Solar PV investment company with a founding executive team that has wide and deep experience in
BBOXX
| Founders | Christopher Baker-Brian, Laurent Van Houcke, Mansoor Hamayun |
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BBOXX designs, manufactures, and distributes plug and play solar systems.
Solivus
| Founders | Joanna Parker Swift |
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Powering mega-buildings and homes with clean energy generated on-site using new thin-film solar, overcoming weight and aesthetic challenges.
Neptune Energy
| Founders | Sam Laidlaw |
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Neptune Energy is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company.
Lekela Power
| Founders | Unknown |
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Lekela Power (Lekela) is a pan-African renewable energy generation platform
Globeleq
| Founders | Unknown |
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Globeleq Generation Limited develops, builds, and operates renewable power projects in Africa and the Americas.
Elgin Energy
| Founders | Ronan Kilduff |
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Elgin Energy is an international and independent solar development platform.
Belltown Power
| Founders | Michael Kaplan |
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Belltown Power is an international renewable energy company that develops and operates wind, solar, and hydro projects.
Eelpower
| Founders | Mark Simon |
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Eelpower is a battery storage developer that operates energy storage solutions.
Sundrop Farms
| Founders | Unknown |
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Sundrop Farms is a leader in sustainable horticulture for the arid world; growing high-value crops using seawater and sunlight.
Green Hedge
| Founders | Niels Kroninger |
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Green Hedge is a leading developer and operator of low carbon electricity generation and storage projects.
Ecoisme
| Founders | Alexander Diatlov, Anton Diatlov, Ivan Pasichnyk, Nazar Mokrynskyi |
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Ecoisme is your energy saving system combining a utility switch and energy monitoring to reduce your utility bills.
Solaris Offgrid
| Founders | Benjamin David, Siten Mandalia, Thibault Lesueur |
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Provide sustainable energy in low income communities.
eleXsys Energy
| Founders | Bevan Holcombe, Richard Romanowski |
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eleXsys Energy operates as a cleantech energy company.
Firglas
| Founders | Fredrik Adams |
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Firglas provides commercial-scale algae cultivation for food grade products.
E24
| Founders | Antoine Saab, Royale Bath |
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E24 provides fully integrated end-to-end, modular and inter-connectable renewable energy solutions.
Aerial Power
| Founders | Ridha Azaiz |
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Aerial Power is developing UAV’s for the cleaning of solar panels, mirrors, and windows.
Aminex plc
| Founders | Unknown |
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Aminex plc is an Africa-focused oil and gas company with near term production, development and high impact exploration.
EDF Energy
| Founders | Unknown |
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EDF Energy is a producer of low-carbon electricity that has 35 wind farms – including two off-shore.
IO solar
| Founders | Unknown |
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Shamba Technologies is a renewable energy technology company based in Tanzania and the UK.
Erin Solar
| Founders | Unknown |
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Erin Solar is a commercial solar panel management company.
First Imagine! Ventures
| Founders | Alexander Starchenko |
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Early stage venture capital investor focused on technologies driving the Energy transition
Vapor PV
| Founders | Unknown |
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Vapor PV
Nur Energie Ltd
| Founders | Kevin Sara |
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Nur Energie develops solar power plants in the Mediterranean region and is establishing itself as an independent solar power producer.
Solarcentury
| Founders | Jeremy Leggett |
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Solarcentury develops, constructs, owns and operates utility-scale solar and smart technology across Europe, Latin America and Africa.
PF Nexus
| Founders | Mike Smales, Scott Gillam |
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Renewable energy & infrastructure deal origination platform
The Eco Experts
| Founders | Unknown |
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The Eco Experts is the UKs solar comparison site providing reliable info on government incentives for renewables.
Lumicity
| Founders | Tristan Fischer |
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Lumicity provides end-to-end solutions for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, including design, planning, procurement, financing, and more.
Fern Trading
| Founders | Unknown |
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Fern Trading operates in sectors that make a valuable contribution to the UK.
Street By Street Solar
| Founders | Unknown |
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Street By Street Solar offers rooftop solar installations with a sustainable source of power.
Cognitive Business
| Founders | Christopher Fraser, Thomas Humphries, Ty Burridge-Oakland |
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Cognitive builds artificial intelligence solutions to help the industrial world learn from its data
TRAILAR
| Founders | Unknown |
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Trailar develops solar transport technologies that are best in class offers transportation support services.
Elili Solar
| Founders | Patrick Mwangilwa |
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Elili Solar is an online store that offers solar panels, off-grid solar system kits, solar components, mounting systems, and solar pumps.
METKA EGN
| Founders | Unknown |
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METKA EGN develops utility-scale solar and energy storage projects.
Sunny Britain
| Founders | Barak Goldstein, Ron Elul |
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Sunny Britain offers financial services for individuals who wish to invest in a renewable energy system.
Smart GreenTech Solutions
| Founders | Pierre Olivier |
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We are a well-established independent and multi award winning London based energy efficiency and sustainability consultancy.
WESAF ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTD
| Founders | Unknown |
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WESAF is a private energy company developing innovative RE project models for rural communities in Sub Saharan Africa.
Solar Media
| Founders | Unknown |
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Solar Media is an international vibrant media business.
Enio
| Founders | Unknown |
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Home Energy Monitoring
Megawatt-X
| Founders | Unknown |
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Megawatt-X is an energy transition platform that offers assistance in structured transactions for wind, solar and batteries assets.
HomeSun
| Founders | Bill Sneyd |
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HomeSun helps homeowners to generate their own electricity with free solar PV panels.
Ardor Energy
| Founders | Unknown |
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Ardor Energy is developing diversified, small–scale heat and combined heat and power (CHP) projects across the UK.
Solarym Energy
| Founders | Unknown |
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Solarym Energy is a renewable energy project development company. It is specialized with the EPC of off-grid systems in emerging markets.
Zarou
| Founders | Unknown |
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Zarou develops, own, build and operate power and renewable energy, oil & gas midstream, water and other related projects.
World Kinect Energy Services
| Founders | Unknown |
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World Kinect Energy Services manages 200 TWh of electricity, 1.5 percent of global fuel demand of the world’s leading fuel & energy firms.
Joju Solar
| Founders | Unknown |
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Experts at designing and building solar PV systems, with a passion for community power.
Lisarb Energy
| Founders | Unknown |
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Lisarb Energy develop, implement and operate Solar Energy Parks across Brazil.
World Energy Council
| Founders | Unknown |
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World Energy Council is a UN-accredited global energy body dedicated to delivering a sustainable energy system worldwide.
Open Climate Fix
| Founders | Damien Tanner, Dan Travers, Flo Wirtz, Jack Kelly |
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Using computers to fix climate change
Investor Square – Property and Solar Investments
| Founders | Unknown |
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Investor Square – Property and Solar Investments is a blog publishing news and reviews on investment property and green energy investments.
Solartab Limited
| Founders | Unknown |
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Solartab: The beautiful and powerful solar charger for smartphones and tablets.
JBM Solar
| Founders | Unknown |
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JBM Solar has a proven track record of developing solar farms in the UK and Ireland.
Tynemouth Energy Storage Ltd
| Founders | Unknown |
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Tynemouth Energy Storage Limited owns and operates a 25MW stand-alone battery energy storage system (BESS) project.
Solar Archive
| Founders | Unknown |
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Solar Archive A multi-purpose email archive, tailored to your customers.
Sunntics
| Founders | Unknown |
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Sunntics provides integrated commercial toolset.
NextEnergy Solar Fund
| Founders | Unknown |
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NextEnergy Solar Fund provides solar, biodiversity, energy infrastructure, investment, and portfolio management services.
ISIS solar
| Founders | Unknown |
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ISIS solar will install, operate and maintain a 3kW solar system on your roof.
VH GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES PLC
| Founders | Unknown |
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VH GSEO is a closed-ended investment firm offering investors direct exposure to a diversified portfolio of energy infrastructure investments
Gennex Elite
| Founders | Nathaniel Peat |
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Gennex Elite manufactures solar energy products to provide power for homes and commercial property.
Aleutia Computers
| Founders | Mike Rosenberg |
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Aleutia manufacture compact, fanless, energy efficient PCs, designed from the ground up for challenging environments
Sunny Hill Energy
| Founders | Unknown |
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Sunny Hill Energy facilitates governments, local partners and financial stakeholders in fulfilling energy security services.
Squeaky
| Founders | Unknown |
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Squeaky is a marketplace that helps generators sell clean energy generated from solar, hydro and wind power sources.
CoreOne
| Founders | Unknown |
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The world’s first connected, autonomous solar water heater.
Solar Panels Network
| Founders | Unknown |
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Solar Panels Network is Recommended & Approved Solar Installers.
Freeplay Energy
| Founders | Unknown |
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Freeplay Energy manufactures and distributes a line of portable electrical and electronic products.
Gaia RE
| Founders | Unknown |
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Gaia RE is an investor, developer and owner of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects across the UK & Central & Eastern Europe.
Berkeley Energia
| Founders | Unknown |
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Berkeley Energia is a high impact, clean energy company focused on bringing its wholly owned Salamanca project into production.
GDF SUEZ Energy Europe
| Founders | Unknown |
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GDF SUEZ Energy Europe specializes in production and trading of solar, and wind energy.
Freetricity
| Founders | Unknown |
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Freetricity is a leading solar asset management company, with a core focus on project development, financing and O&M services
UKSOL
| Founders | Unknown |
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UKSOL is a manufacturer of solar PV panels.
Emergent Energy
| Founders | Unknown |
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Emergent provides an energy system solution that uses energy storage to reduce the cost of adding heat pumps, solar panels, and etc.
houseshout
| Founders | Unknown |
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Houseshout enables users to publish their property details.
Thurlestone Capital
| Founders | Unknown |
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Thurlestone Capital is a provider of turn-key financing solutions to renewable energy projects.
Renewable Energy Systems UK
| Founders | Unknown |
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Renewable Energy Systems is a company that works on renewable power sources like solar panels.
Solarenergy-solarpower
| Founders | Unknown |
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Solar Energy – Solar Power site is provi
Greenhouse Solar
| Founders | Unknown |
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Developer of solar PV sites
ALLSOLAR.ES
| Founders | Jana B |
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ALLSOLAR.ES develops the solar innovation.
Hemera Energy
| Founders | Mark Hood, Max Delamain |
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Infrastructure projects for domestic and strategic consumers (project interests now acquired)
