Radar · Solar Energy in England
Best Solar Energy Companies in England, United Kingdom
The 396 best Solar Energy companies in England, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Hero Future Energies.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
396companies tracked
$1.9Bdisclosed funding
1unicorns
75have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SOLAR ENERGY × ENGLAND
Our analysis of 100 Solar Energy companies
$30.5b in tracked funding; 83% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
100companies analysed
83%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2unicorns
2013median founding year
279kcombined LinkedIn audience
64%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Solar Energy companies in England
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hero Future Energies 🦄 Company focused on solar, wind, energy storage, and green hydrogen solutions 67Moat top 18%Innovation top 20%Product top 21%Funding top 22% All 11 signals ▾Moattop 18% Innovationtop 20% Producttop 21% Fundingtop 22% Talenttop 28% Fin. healthtop 44% Markettop 45% Growthbottom 47% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 30% Moat: Top 3% by revenue among 253 tracked Wind Energy companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 Innovation: 12 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $725M | 8 mo ago | 20 | Geetika Agarwal CEO | PHPSalesforceLaravel+14 | Top 5M | — | 2 expansions |
| 2 | Ferroglobe Producer of silicon metal and alloys 64Funding top 22%Product top 28%Market top 33%News top 33% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 22% Producttop 28% Markettop 33% Newstop 33% Fin. healthtop 43% Techbottom 49% Growthbottom 40% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $484M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 11 yrs (0.7/yr) Product: 1 published app (48 installs) · Company stage: Public rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $484M | 25 mo ago | 3,173 | — | DrupalPHPTradingView+22 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 3 | Bboxx Provider of pay-as-you-go power and technology to homes and businesses 57Tech top 23%Funding top 32%Product top 36%Moat top 39% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 23% Fundingtop 32% Producttop 36% Moattop 39% Growthtop 44% Markettop 46% Innovationtop 47% Patentstop 47% Globalbottom 49% Fin. healthbottom 36% Newsbottom 28% Tech: 50 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Funding: Raised $131M across 17 rounds · 17 rounds over 13 yrs (1.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $131M | 42 mo ago | 793 793 → 1,090 (+37%) | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | Top 500k | 12 patents Battery health monitoring and smart utility metering for off‑grid energy systems | — |
| 4 | Lekela Power Independent power producer in solar and wind 24Funding top 39%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 40%Global bottom 37% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 39% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 32% Techbottom 29% Funding: Raised $118M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 11 yrs (0.2/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $118M | 116 mo ago | 22 | Chris Antonopoulos Chief Executive Officer | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Elgin Developer of solar renewable energy power projects 32Talent top 28%Growth top 37%News top 40%Funding top 47% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Growthtop 37% Newstop 40% Fundingtop 47% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 37% Partnersbottom 32% Marketbottom 26% Fin. healthbottom 18% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $78M | 22 mo ago | — | Carlos Javier Co-Founder | Webflow EcommerceWebflowApple iCloud Mail+10 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 6 | Xlinks Independent solar power producer on a utility scale 21Funding top 45%Tech top 46%Talent bottom 49%Moat bottom 38% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 45% Techtop 46% Talentbottom 49% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 37% Growthbottom 35% Newsbottom 32% Marketbottom 19% Funding: Raised $62.6M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) Tech: 28 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $63M | 30 mo ago | 2 | Simon Morrish Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | Top 5M | — | 1 job opening |
| 7 | Naked Energy Provider of heat decarbonization solutions 42Moat top 32%Growth top 35%Tech top 40%Patents top 40% All 9 signals ▾Moattop 32% Growthtop 35% Techtop 40% Patentstop 40% Fundingtop 41% Innovationtop 50% Globalbottom 42% Marketbottom 30% Newsbottom 18% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 45 patents Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $42M | 23 mo ago | 15 | — | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+20 | Top 10M | 45 patents Sealed vessels and heat exchangers for solar‑thermal power and high‑temperature process systems | 1 award |
| 8 | Solarcentury EPC player in the domain of solar energy 24Innovation top 20%Product top 26%Funding top 43%Market bottom 49% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Producttop 26% Fundingtop 43% Marketbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Techbottom 32% Newsbottom 32% Fin. healthbottom 24% Growthbottom 9% Innovation: 5 product lines Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $38M | 69 mo ago | 121 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Azura Power Developer, owner and operator of solar and open-cycle power plants | $30M | 139 mo ago | — | David Ladipo Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 10 | Azuri Manufacturer of solar powered products | $26M | 84 mo ago | 163 | Simon Garth CEO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+13 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 11 | Chariot Developer of solar and wind energy projects 60Growth top 35%Funding top 41%Market top 42%Tech bottom 42% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 41% Markettop 42% Techbottom 42% Newsbottom 36% Globalbottom 25% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $14.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $14M | 12 mo ago | 4,228 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 12 | P3P Partners Combined heat and power project developers | $14M | 88 mo ago | 15 15 → 23 (+53%) | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 13 | Absolute Energy Capital Provider of advisory, legal and financial services | $11M | 155 mo ago | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Empower Energies Solar EPC company | $8M | 167 mo ago | 66 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Custom Solar Solar panel & products installation company | $6M | 54 mo ago | 48 | Gary Sucharewycz Chief Executive Officer | WordPress Site EditorWordPressMySQL+21 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 16 | Innova Developer of renewable energy solutions, assisting businesses with sustainable power | $6M | 38 mo ago | — | Robin Dummett Co-Founder & Director | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+17 | Top 10M | — | 1 award |
| 17 | Buffalo Grid Mobile charging infrastructure for rural areas | $6M | 67 mo ago | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Burnham and Weston Energy Developer and operator of utility scale solar projects | $5M | 95 mo ago | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Dynamis Associates Developer of solar and wind energy projects | $5M | 51 mo ago | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Whitfield Solar Developer of low-cost solar concentrators | $4M | 198 mo ago | — | George Whitfield Co-Founder | — | — | 2 patents Design and optimization of concentrating solar thermal collectors for power generation. | — |
| 21 | Steelmin Manufacturer of silicon metal and ferrosilicon | $4M | 104 mo ago | — | Chris Mcnamee Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Push Energy Develops solar farms and offers EPC services | $4M | 129 mo ago | 7 | Stuart Bradshaw CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Energy Saving Trust Provider of energy-saving advice and data. It offers guidance on reducing energy consumption and carbon… | $4M | 69 mo ago | 337 | — | WordPressBugHerdMySQL+22 | Top 1M | — | — |
| 24 | Sunstone Systems Off-grid surveillance & communication technology solutions, provider | $4M | 34 mo ago | 12 12 → 15 (+25%) | Simon Legrand Co-Founder | — | — | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 25 | Lumicity Provider of end to end solutions for solar PV systems | $3M | 177 mo ago | 10 | Tristan Fischer Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Ardenham Energy Installer of commercial solar PV and heat pumps | $3M | 177 mo ago | 11 | James Hoare CEO & MD | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Aberla Provider of energy infrastructure related services | $3M | 97 mo ago | 3 | Paul McCarren CEO & MD | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Engensa Limited information available | $3M | 186 mo ago | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | PulsiV technology Developer of power electronics products | $3M | 43 mo ago | 6 | Darrel Kingham CEO | — | — | 41 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 30 | Centrica Business Solutions Provider of integrated solutions for smart grid systems and energy-efficient solutions | $2M | 65 mo ago | 232 | — | DrupalPHPThree.js+26 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 31 | Cambridge Photon Provider of a photon multiplier film to photovoltaic module manufacturers for increasing the efficiency of… 55Funding top 44%Global bottom 45% All 2 signals ▾Fundingtop 44% Globalbottom 45% Funding: Raised $2.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) Global: Investors from 2 countries beyond United Kingdom rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $2M | 7 mo ago | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Solfex Solar thermal solution provider | $2M | 177 mo ago | 3,066 | Stuart Cooper ex-CEO | — | — | 8 patents Structural support components for fluid transport pipelines | — |
| 33 | OptoGlo Provider of sign featuring solar-powered illumination | $2M | 30 mo ago | 25 | Kevin Donahue CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Glowb Company dedicated to simplifying the adoption of residential solar energy | $2M | 35 mo ago | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | AceOn Group Manufacturer of custom battery packs and energy storage systems solutions | $1M | 36 mo ago | 30 | Mark Thompson CEO & MD | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 36 | 3ti Provider of solar panel installation services | $1M | 47 mo ago | 4 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+34 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 37 | GraphEnergyTech Developer of graphene-based electrodes for solar cells, replacing precious metals 21Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 44%Market bottom 37%Global bottom 37% All 4 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 44% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 37% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Funding: Raised $1.3M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $1M | 22 mo ago | — | Thomas Baumeler Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Electron Green Provider of solar energy services for residential & commercial | $1M | 28 mo ago | 36 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 39 | Elemental Power Developer of digital twin software for optimizing local energy systems. | $899K | 133 mo ago | — | Andy Scott Co-Founder & Product Director | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Furlong Energy Developer of solar and wind energy projects | $890K | 34 mo ago | — | Ramin Dilmaghanian Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Ion Ventures Solar installation company | $650K | 67 mo ago | 16 | Dan Taylor Co-Founder | WordPressPleskMySQL+32 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 42 | Rotaheat Provider of clean heat technology that converts motive power direct to clean thermal energy with zero carbon… | $565K | 80 mo ago | 4 | — | — | — | 21 patents Electric heating elements and resistive heat generators for industrial applications | — |
| 43 | Space Solar Developer of space-based solar power technology for clean energy generation 29Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Tech bottom 46%Funding bottom 37% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techbottom 46% Fundingbottom 37% Globalbottom 30% Marketbottom 25% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $508K | 24 mo ago | — | Sam Adlen Co-Founder & Co-CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | Top 50M | — | 3 job openings · 2 partnerships |
| 44 | Sinewave Provider of solar operation & maintenance service 19Tech top 50%Growth bottom 44%Fin. health bottom 44%Funding bottom 37% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 50% Growthbottom 44% Fin. healthbottom 44% Fundingbottom 37% Globalbottom 30% Marketbottom 21% Tech: 21 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Security: Hsts Growth: Headcount 40 → 32 (-20%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $400K | 9 mo ago | 32 | — | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+18 | Top 50M | — | 2 partnerships · 1 expansion |
| 45 | Minus7 Solar enabled heating systems | $396K | 113 mo ago | — | Richard Malthouse | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | ARC Power Developer of solar energy projects 13Talent top 38%Funding top 49%Global bottom 37%Tech bottom 31% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 49% Globalbottom 37% Techbottom 31% Marketbottom 16% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $369k across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 13/100 | $369K | 15 mo ago | 5 | Oliver Blakeman Co-Founder & CTO | PythonFedoraYouTube+11 | Top 10M | — | 1 partnership |
| 47 | Nur Energie An independent solar power developer | $296K | 45 mo ago | 16 | Kevin Sara CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | Abel Environmental Services Provider of air conditioning and renewable energy services | $260K | 116 mo ago | — | Trevor Bell CEO & MD | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 49 | Helix50 Developer of solar and wind energy projects | $197K | 50 mo ago | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | EnergyForce Provider of O&M services for solar power plants | $150K | 38 mo ago | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 launch · 2 awards |
Top 12 Solar Energy companies in England
#1
Series D · London, England · founded 2012 · 20 employees$725Mraised▾
Series D · London, England · founded 2012 · 20 employees
Company focused on solar, wind, energy storage, and green hydrogen solutions. The company develops and implements utility-scale and commercial & industrial renewable energy projects. Its include wind and solar power generation, energy storage solutions, and green hydrogen production. The company also focuses on corporate social responsibility initiatives in communities surrounding its projects. Its aim to create a positive environmental and social impact while providing clean energy.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 18%Innovation
top 20%Product
top 21%Funding
top 22%Talent
top 28%Fin. health
top 44%Moat: Top 3% by revenue among 253 tracked Wind Energy companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Unicorn
Innovation: 12 product lines
Product: 12 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series D
Audience (LinkedIn): 103k LinkedIn followers — 37.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Conventional Debt$215M
- Sep 2022Series D$450M
- Oct 2019Series D$150M
- Jan 2017Series D$125M
Founders & team
Investors
Masdar, KKR, Hero, IFC Asset Management Company, State Bank of India, Canara Bank
Tech stack
BootstrapBootstrap IconsCdnjsCloudflareFont AwesomeGodaddy
#2
Public · London, England · founded 2021 · 4228 employees$14.5Mraised▾
Public · London, England · founded 2021 · 4228 employees
Developer of solar and wind energy projects
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Funding
top 41%Market
top 42%Tech
bottom 42%News
bottom 36%Global
bottom 25%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $14.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Post IPO (May 2025)
Market: 4,228 employees (top 5% of Energy) · Top-10,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers — 3.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- May 2025Post IPO$5.5M
- 2024Post IPO$9M
Tech stack
AosAzureCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementDownload MonitorHsts
#3
Seed · Cambridge, England · founded 2019 · 11 employees$2Mraised▾
Seed · Cambridge, England · founded 2019 · 11 employees
Provider of a photon multiplier film to photovoltaic module manufacturers for increasing the efficiency of solar panels
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 44%Global
bottom 45%Funding: Raised $2.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Nov 2025)
Global: Investors from 2 countries beyond United Kingdom
Audience (LinkedIn): 634 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Grant (prize money)$821.1K
- Nov 2025Seed$1.2M
Investors
Cambridge Enterprise, Spectrum Impact, Tybourne Capital Management, Providence Investments, Parkwalk
#4
Public · London, England · founded 2015 · 3173 employees$484.2Mraised▾
Public · London, England · founded 2015 · 3173 employees
Producer of silicon metal and alloys
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 22%Product
top 28%Market
top 33%News
top 33%Fin. health
top 43%Tech
bottom 49%Funding: Raised $484M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 11 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Apr 2024)
Product: 1 published app (48 installs) · Company stage: Public
Market: 3,173 employees (top 7% of Energy) · Revenue ~$1.7B · Top-5,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 13k LinkedIn followers — 4.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Apr 2024Grant (prize money)$7.6M
- Apr 2024Grant (prize money)$64.5M
- May 2023Grant (prize money)$7.8M
- Apr 2023Grant (prize money)$3.5M
Investors
Europa, PNC, Economy And Finance, Finacity
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAcquia Cloud Site FactoryAdobe AnalyticsAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAkamai
#5
Acquired · London, England · founded 2009$77.9Mraised▾
Acquired · London, England · founded 2009
Developer of solar renewable energy power projects
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%Growth
top 37%News
top 40%Funding
top 47%Tech
bottom 42%Global
bottom 37%Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Growth: 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 5 tracked, 4 types) · +200% YoY · Top themes: Funding, Hiring, Contracts
Audience (LinkedIn): 20k LinkedIn followers — 7.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jul 2024Conventional Debt$77.9M
Founders & team
Investors
BBVA
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerHstsHttp/3
#6
Series B · Crawley, England · founded 2009 · 15 employees$41.9Mraised▾
Series B · Crawley, England · founded 2009 · 15 employees
Provider of heat decarbonization solutions. It has developed a solution named Vvitru which is a hybrid solar collector that combines solar photovoltaics PV and solar thermal technology. The solution generates electricity and heat.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 32%Growth
top 35%Tech
top 40%Patents
top 40%Funding
top 41%Innovation
top 50%Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 45 patents · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 34 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers — 3.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2024Series B$22.1M
- Dec 2022Series B$1.2M
- Jul 2022Series B$11.8M
- Nov 2019Series A$6.8M
Investors
Barclays, ELM Compliance, Big Sky Partners, E.ON, Earthworm, EthicalFin
Tech stack
CloudflareCookiebotGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesHsts
#7
Seed · Swindon, England · founded 2008 · 32 employees$400Kraised▾
Seed · Swindon, England · founded 2008 · 32 employees
Provider of solar operation & maintenance service
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 19how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 50%Growth
bottom 44%Fin. health
bottom 44%Funding
bottom 37%Global
bottom 30%Market
bottom 21%Tech: 21 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Security: Hsts
Growth: Headcount 40 → 32 (-20%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Fin. health: Revenue ~$161k (FY2025) · Net margin 1996.3%
Audience (LinkedIn): 11k LinkedIn followers — 4.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. Fastned) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Seed—
- Dec 2022Seed$200K
- Nov 2022Seed$200K
Investors
Three Hills
Tech stack
AngularApple Icloud MailCart FunctionalityCore-JsGodaddyGoogle Analytics
#8
Series C · Billericay, England · founded 2019 · 2 employees$62.6Mraised▾
Series C · Billericay, England · founded 2019 · 2 employees
Independent solar power producer on a utility scale
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 21how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 45%Tech
top 46%Talent
bottom 49%Moat
bottom 38%Global
bottom 37%Growth
bottom 35%Funding: Raised $62.6M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series C (Nov 2023)
Tech: 28 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 19k LinkedIn followers — 6.8% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Corporate Affairs Specialist
Funding rounds
- Nov 2023Series C$25.3M
- Apr 2023Series C$37.3M
Founders & team
Investors
TotalEnergies, TAQA, Octopus Energy
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7Core-JsDocusignGodaddy
#9
Series D · London, England · founded 2010 · 793 employees$130.7Mraised▾
Series D · London, England · founded 2010 · 793 employees
Provider of pay-as-you-go power and technology to homes and businesses. They offer clean energy, clean cooking solutions, smartphones, and e-mobility products. The company utilizes a fully integrated operating system to deploy products. It connects individuals and businesses with affordable access to transformative services.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 23%Funding
top 32%Product
top 36%Moat
top 39%Growth
top 44%Market
top 46%Tech: 50 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Funding: Raised $131M across 17 rounds · 17 rounds over 13 yrs (1.3/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Dec 2022)
Product: 1 published app (30.0k installs) · Company stage: Series D
Audience (LinkedIn): 55k LinkedIn followers — 19.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships (incl. Orange) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2022Conventional Debt$11.5M
- May 2022Series D$15M
- May 2022Conventional Debt$8M
- Nov 2020Conventional Debt$4M
Investors
Mitsubishi Corporation, MacKinnon, Bennett & Company, Bamboo Capital Partners, ENGIE Rassembleurs d'Energies, DOEN Foundation, KawiSafi
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngularAosChimpmatic
#10
Seed · London, England · founded 2016 · 5 employees$368.8Kraised▾
Seed · London, England · founded 2016 · 5 employees
Developer of solar energy projects
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 13how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%Funding
top 49%Global
bottom 37%Tech
bottom 31%Market
bottom 16%Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $369k across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Seed (Mar 2025)
Global: Investors from 2 countries beyond United Kingdom
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Kyona Energy Limited) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Seed$2.8M
- Sep 2023Seed$2.7M
- May 2020Seed$368.8K
- Jul 2019Seed$624.9K
Founders & team
Investors
REPP, Frontier-Invest, Triodos Investment Management, ARC Group
#11
Seed · Cambridge, England · founded 2022$1.3Mraised▾
Seed · Cambridge, England · founded 2022
Developer of graphene-based electrodes for solar cells, replacing precious metals. The company has developed a process to integrate graphene electrodes into solar cells, replacing silver and other precious metals. This technology retains or improves power conversion efficiencies and reliability. The company aims to scale this technology to bring cost and performance benefits to all types of solar cells. It offers a solution to the coming silver crisis in established solar cell technologies and represents an enabling technology for the industrial development of emerging perovskite solar cells.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 21how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
bottom 49%Funding
bottom 44%Market
bottom 37%Global
bottom 37%Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding: Raised $1.3M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Seed (Jul 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jul 2024Seed$1.3M
Founders & team
Investors
Aramco Ventures, Frontier IP
#12
Seed · Didcot, England · founded 2022$508.3Kraised▾
Seed · Didcot, England · founded 2022
Developer of space-based solar power technology for clean energy generation. The organization focuses on creating affordable, scalable, and renewable baseload energy technology. It aims to accelerate the transition to Net Zero and provide energy security. The technology offers continuous power, flexibility to vary power on demand, and scalability to meet regional and global energy needs.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Tech
bottom 46%Funding
bottom 37%Global
bottom 30%Market
bottom 25%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 17 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Security: Http/3, Recaptcha
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers — 2.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +3 · hiring: Autonomous Assembly and Robotics Engineer, Electronics and Power Engineer
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships (incl. Lonestar Data Holdings Inc.) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2024Seed$508.3K
Founders & team
Tech stack
Contact Form 7Core-JsGodaddyGoogle Tag ManagerGsapHttp/3
Funding & investor landscape
$1.9Btotal disclosed funding
57companies funded
133disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Gov2 rounds
Notable founders
Geetika Agarwal
CEO · Hero Future Energies
Rahul Munjal
Managing Director · Hero Future Energies
Carlos Javier
Co-Founder · Elgin
Tony Kilduff
Co-Founder · Elgin
Simon Morrish
Founder & CEO · Xlinks
Oliver Blakeman
Co-Founder & CTO · ARC Power
Karl Boyce
Co-Founder & CEO · ARC Power
Thomas Baumeler
Co-Founder & CEO · GraphEnergyTech
Sam Adlen
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · Space Solar
Martin Soltau
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · Space Solar
Simon Legrand
Co-Founder · Sunstone Systems
Chris Antonopoulos
Chief Executive Officer · Lekela Power
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RESEARCH SIGNALS · United Kingdom
How research on Solar Photovoltaics is moving in the United Kingdom
A read on the academic research around Solar Photovoltaics — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 1,817 United Kingdom-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 50% → 53% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Imperial College London196
- University of Oxford144
- University of Cambridge89
- University College London71
- Loughborough University71
leading researchers
Henry J. Snaith · Aritra Ghosh · Aron Walsh · James R. Durrant · Jenny Nelson · Christos N. Markides · Samuel D. Stranks · Jiangjian Shi
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Breakthroughs428 · 24%
23%→23% share
▲1.0× share momentum1 median citations84% since 2021mostly methods-led
Thermal research is surging in breakthroughs — papers rose from 1 to 19, signalling new efficiency-recovery innovation.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Photovoltaic system6→124
- Solar cell12→48
- Optoelectronics12→32
- Energy conversion efficiency8→28
- Thermal1→19
Newly emergingSolar energy 0→98 · Renewable energy 0→75 · Passivation 0→15
Landmark Efficient Hybrid Solar Cells Based on Meso-Superstructured Organometal Halide Perovskites · 10,475 cites
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Advancements881 · 48%
▲ 42%→50% share
▲1.2× share momentum2 median citations88% since 2021mostly empirical
Perovskite advancements are intensifying — UK papers grew from 22 to 75, consolidating next-generation cell development.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Photovoltaic system14→270
- Solar energy7→253
- Renewable energy5→162
- Solar cell24→119
- Perovskite (structure)22→75
Newly emergingEnergy storage 0→32 · Electrical engineering 0→26 · Energy (signal processing) 0→25
Landmark Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 on TiO2 and Other Semiconductors · 2,893 cites
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Concerns293 · 16%
▼ 20%→15% share
▼0.8× share momentum1 median citations82% since 2021mostly empirical
Environmental economics newly emerged in concerns at 12 papers, flagging rising scrutiny of solar's economic sustainability trade-offs.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Photovoltaic system11→107
- Solar energy6→92
- Renewable energy6→77
- Wind power2→16
- Solar cell12→23
Newly emergingSustainability 0→16 · Solar power 0→15 · Environmental economics 0→12
Landmark Anomalous Hysteresis in Perovskite Solar Cells · 2,434 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United Kingdom
Where solar pv is researched across United Kingdom
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
London340 · +0.37
Oxford160 · +0.45
Cambridge89 · +0.48
Edinburgh67 · +0.47
Glasgow50 · +0.55
Birmingham33 · +0.52
Manchester31 · +0.54
Bristol10 · +0.32
PATENT SIGNAL · United Kingdom
Who's filing solar pv patents in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom solar pv patent filing is cooling — 2,850 filings from 2,170 assignees (2016–2025), led by Cambridge Display TECH, UNIV Oxford Innovation, Nanoco Technologies; annual filings 343→188.
2,850 filings2,170 assigneespeak 352/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Cambridge Display TECH254
- UNIV Oxford Innovation209
- Nanoco Technologies184
- Merck Patent171
- ISIS Innovation155
- Oxford Photovoltaics140
- Cambridge Entpr120
- Enecsys118
Common questions
How many Solar Energy companies are there in England, United Kingdom?
Radar tracks 396 indexable Solar Energy companies headquartered in England, United Kingdom that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Solar Energy companies in England, United Kingdom?
The Solar Energy companies in England, United Kingdom on this list have raised a combined $1.9B in disclosed equity funding across 57 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Solar Energy company in England, United Kingdom?
Hero Future Energies is the highest-funded Solar Energy company in England, United Kingdom, with $725M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Solar Energy companies in England, United Kingdom are funded?
57 of the 396 Solar Energy companies in England, United Kingdom on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Solar Energy unicorns are there in England, United Kingdom?
1 Solar Energy company in England, United Kingdom on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in England, United Kingdom Solar Energy companies?
The most active investors in England, United Kingdom Solar Energy companies on this list include Europa, Low Carbon Innovation Fund, Actis, Barclays, EIC Fund.
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