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Sonnedix Honoured with Gold Standard at Solar Diversity Champion 2024

We are proud to share that Sonnedix has been awarded the Gold Solar Diversity Champion title at SolarPower Europe's 2024 Diversity Champion Awards! This recognition celebrates organisations that demonstrate a...

18 November 2024 Read Article

United in Pink for a Noble Cause: Carrera de la Mujer 2023

Among 32,000 women gathered at one of the largest women’s sports events in Europe to complete a 7k run for a noble cause. “Carrera de la Mujer” is a race that...

30 May 2023 Read Article

Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Updates: Safety Week 2023

Health and Safety (H&S) is fundamental to our work culture at Sonnedix because it helps create an environment where employees feel valued and respected. This is why it was important...

9 May 2023 Read Article

Inspiring the future generations in Spain through renewable energy

On March 23rd, and taking advantage of the first signs of a well-awaited spring, our Sonnedix team members in Madrid took a little side trip to nearby region of Castilla...

2 May 2023 Read Article

IWD - Inspiring the Next Generation of Female Engineers: Meet Clémence

Since March 2021, our team in Chile have been working relentlessly in the construction of what will become Sonnedix’s second-largest solar photovoltaic (PV) plant. Sonnedix Meseta de los Andes (160MW)...

8 March 2023 Read Article

Untold Stories of Milan’s Vulnerable Population

by Silvia Cazzola, VP Controller and Rep Dir, Italy As part of our Sonnedix Italy Away Day, we wanted to give our team a unique experience where they would see our...

14 February 2023 Read Article

ESG: Sonnedix USA Team Volunteers at Mangrove Shoreline Clean-Up

Mangroves, one of Florida’s most valuable coastal resources, preserve biodiversity, protect coastlines, and even mitigate climate change. Its unique ecosystem is also essential for supporting the well-being of the human...

10 February 2023 Read Article

A Year in Review: Sonnedix’s 2022 Highlights

Renewable energy’s potential to transform daily lives is what drives us to build long-term partnerships to deliver a continuous, reliable, and efficient supply of clean electricity to our communities as...

30 December 2022 Read Article

Sonnedix Lavansol M9: From the Perspective of our EPC partner, Solarpro Holding AG

As disruptions to the supply chain continue to impact industries worldwide, the Russia-Ukraine war heightened the international supply operations. Projects and construction already burdened with delays, were now facing uncertainty...

27 December 2022 Read Article

Sonnedix’s Long-Term Commitment to the Lambert Community in South America-

At Sonnedix, we are dedicated to our role as a social citizen, helping to develop the communities in which we work by conducting long-term social and economic development. This is the...

20 December 2022 Read Article

An Insight Into the Behind-The-Scenes of Sonnedix's First Wind Project

As Sonnedix continues to celebrate its latest achievement that begins our journey of hybridization of the business by entering into the wind generation space, it is equally important to acknowledge...

10 November 2022 Read Article

Invent the Future' competition supported by Sonnedix

What would you make to protect life on this planet? When the KID Museum asked this question to middle school students across the DC region, around 1,500 kids responded. They...

29 June 2022 Read Article

Sonnedix’s Female-led ESG Team

Sonnedix is a global solar independent power producer (IPP) with more than a decade of developing, building, and operating solar PV plants across the world. In 2016, the company’s General...

12 January 2022 Read Article

Sonnedix Alange, and the story of Patricia and Rayito

Sonnedix Alange is an 8.4MW solar PV plant located in the province of Badajoz, western Spain. The plant was acquired by Sonnedix in January 2018, as part of Alten’s portfolio. Our...

10 January 2022 Read Article

Sonnedix partners with SolarPower Europe and Google in their new #SolarWorks campaign, aiming to showcase the growing solar career opportunities in Europe

On October 28th, 2021, SolarPower Europe and Google officially launched #SolarWorks, a campaign dedicated to showcasing and promoting the growing career opportunities the solar sector has to offer, as the...

6 November 2021 Read Article

Sonnedix Atacama Solar starts Ancillary Services verification process with the National Grid Operator in Chile

The Sonnedix Atacama solar PV plant (170MW) has started its verification process with the Coordinador Eléctrico Nacional (CEN) to participate in the Ancillary Services Market in Chile. The plant, which started...

4 November 2021 Read Article

Students of Pica (Chile) visit 170MW Sonnedix Atacama Solar

On November 2nd, 2021, students from the ‘Padre Hurtado de Pica’ High School, in Pica (Chile), joined a Technology Tour in the Tamarugal province, learning about three important projects premised...

3 November 2021 Read Article

FORPRO students visit Sonnedix Romica PV Plant in Spain

On October 7th, 2021, twelve students of a solar photovoltaic energy course from the FORPRO Professional Training Foundation visited the Sonnedix Romica PV plant, located in the Romica industrial estate,...

7 October 2021 Read Article

Nourishing biodiversity in South of France   

For Sonnedix’s, integrating responsible, forward-thinking corporate policies into their daily business practices is key to achieving sustainable growth. Through a strong commitment to their ESG standards and policies, Sonnedix makes...

1 October 2021 Read Article

Plateau D’Albion: from nuclear base to renewal energy site

Back in the late 1950’s, French President Charles De Gaulle created the so-called Force de Frappe (strike force), later called Force de dissuasion, a nuclear defense with planes, submarines, and...

4 August 2021 Read Article

Celebrating World Bee Day supporting Beekepers in our solar PV plants

The UN has designated 20 May 2021 as World Bee Day, to raise awareness of the importance of bees and other pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to...

8 June 2021 Read Article

The Italian Team joins the Milan Marathon Special Edition 2021

On May 16, Sonnedix Italian Team participated in the “Generali Milano Marathon Special Edition 2021” offering support to the local charity “Sport Senza Frontiere” (Sports Without Frontiers), an organization our...

4 June 2021 Read Article

Sonnedix is named Solar Gender Champion by SolarPower Europe

As the solar market grows, so do job opportunities. At Sonnedix, we work hard to make sure we promote more women joining our sector, not just from our recruitment strategy,...

12 May 2021 Read Article

Education is KEY to fight climate change

At Sonnedix, we work hard to ensure we have a positive impact in everything that we do. Our ESG strategy is set to work on three focus areas: communities, environment,...

21 December 2020 Read Article

Our support to the protection of tropical rainforests

Our support to the protection of tropical rainforests. As we know, forest is essential to fight climate change; they produce oxygen and sequester and store carbon dioxide, as well as...

9 December 2020 Read Article

Paddle Against Pollution in Miami

Last November 20, our Miami office joined a clean-up activity with kayaks from Oleta River State Park - Florida's largest urban park, with 1,043-acres of green space set against Biscayne...

20 November 2020 Read Article

The women in our Madrid office, united for a good cause

The "Carrera de la Mujer" is a road running event celebrated annually across different locations in Spain, to promote women in sports. Since its origins, it has grown to become one...

5 November 2020 Read Article

Our Miami Office helps women "Dress for Success"

As part of our EDI activities, the Sonnedix team in Miami participated in a charity activity for the non-profit organization "Dress for Success". An organization whose mission is to empower...

20 October 2020 Read Article

Jingqi Yang, Energy Analyst, is the 2041 Ambassador for China!

The 2041 Foundation was founded in 1984 by polar explorer and environmentalist Robert Swan, OBE (Order of the British Empire), the first person to walk to both the North and...

2 September 2020 Read Article

Launching the Sonnedix Sustainability Academy!

As part of the Sonnedix Sustainability Strategy, we are aiming to reach 100,000 learners by 2023, through encouraging the teaching of issues such as climate change, sustainability and renewable or...

17 August 2020 Read Article

Sonnedix is sponsoring the International Women in Engineering Day

Sonnedix joins the UK's Women Engineering Society (WES) earlier this year, as part of our company's efforts to attract the most diverse group of applicants for our vacancies, while promoting...

22 June 2020 Read Article

LPO study on the butterflies at Sonnedix Soleol II PV Plant (France)

The LPO (Ligue for the Protection of Birds), who makes a yearly survey on some of our PV plants in France, installed a monitoring protocol on taxa sensitive to environmental...

26 May 2020 Read Article

Spanish University of Jaen visits Sonnedix Linares Solar Plant

In February 2020, the University of Jaén visited Sonnedix Linares Solar plant, located in the municipal area of Linares, in the province of Jaén. This southern part of the Spain...

8 April 2020 Read Article

International Day of Forests - Sonnedix donates 5000 trees

The International Day of Forests is held annually on 21 March to raise awareness of the importance of forests to people and their vital role in poverty eradication, environmental sustainability...

21 March 2020 Read Article

Hear from some of the team on International Women’s Day 2020

Women from across the company talk about the importance of our values as we work together to harness the power of the sun to build a bright future. ...

8 March 2020 Read Article

Sonnedix partners with ‘We Care Solar’, using solar electricity to provide health workers with reliable lighting, mobile communication and medical devices

In December 2019 Sonnedix marked the start of a partnership with ‘We Care Solar’, as part of our global sustainability strategy, to enable us to join global efforts to achieve...

31 December 2019 Read Article

Education is KEY to fight climate change

At Sonnedix, we work hard to ensure we have a positive impact in everything that we do. Our ESG strategy is set to work on three focus areas: communities, environment,...

21 September 2019 Read Article

Sonnedix joins ClimateForce 2019

Marissa Corda, EVP, Global Head of Legal & Compliance shares some exciting news: “Sonnedix is joining a 12-day Arctic Expedition, ClimateForce 2019, hosted by the renowned polar explorer Robert Swan OBE....

16 May 2019 Read Article

Sonnedix Scholars program launched in France

Sonnedix is looking to develop the next generation of solar innovators in France – and we are looking for an individual who shares our values to become the first Sonnedix...

5 November 2018 Read Article

Sonnedix solar PV plant presented with award by the Puerto Rico Builders Association

The Sonnedix Oriana 57.7 MW solar PV plant has been recognized by the Puerto Rico Builders Association (PRBA) as the “Work of Industrial Impact of the Year” due to its...

17 October 2018 Read Article

Tackling the decline in bee populations and supporting local beekeepers

We place great importance in ensuring our work around the world supports local communities and helps to preserve biodiversity for future generations. Our team in France saw an opportunity to...

23 July 2018 Read Article

Give it up for Puerto Rico

In the days and weeks after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, photos and stories of the devastation it had caused were being shared on the social media streams of Sonnedix...

30 January 2018 Read Article

3,800 Trees planted in Puerto Rico to fortify natural habitats

Sonnedix launched its environmental Mitigation Plan for Oriana, the 58MW solar plant that’s the company’s second in Puerto Rico and the largest of its kind in the Caribbean, on December...

17 November 2016 Read Article

Empowering local communities and schools in South Africa

At the inauguration of the 86MW Mulilo-Sonnedix-Prieska PV project in South Africa, Prieska Mayor Howard Tshume thanked Sonnedix and Mulilo on behalf of the Siyathemba Municipality for investing in education...

16 October 2016 Read Article

Helping the public see solar energy at work in Florida

The Miami Science Barge, a 3,600-square foot floating marine lab and environmental education center docked in the Museum Park in Miami’s Biscayne Bay, was designed to focus on STEM education...

16 August 2016 Read Article

Launching on-demand solar energy

By using a 1.25MWh Aquion Aqueous Hybrid Ion (AHI™) Battery array powered by a separate 250 kWp solar PV array, Sonnedix has successfully commissioned its first grid-scale, base-load shifting, energy...

16 April 2016 Read Article

Solar power for Thai schools

Mechai Pattana School in Pattaya, Mae Lak Nuen Tong School in Chiang Rai, and Bangkok International Preparatory and Secondary School each received donated solar panels from Sonnedix and its partners....

17 March 2013 Read Article

Solar plant helps French municipality win champion title

The French municipality of Portes de Romilly, home to our 7.5MW plant, was awarded the Champion title, the highest award, for municipalities between 5,000 and 20,000 inhabitants in the Solar...

17 January 2012 Read Article