Urbasolar
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2006
- HeadquartersMontpellier, France
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
Urbasolar firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Urbasolar
- Legal name
- URBASOLAR
- Website
- https://urbasolar.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2006
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Urbasolar industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Photovoltaic Energy Services
- NAICS
- Solar Electric Power Generation (221114)
- SIC
- Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Electric Services (4911)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Solar EPC & Construction (Utility-Scale, Rooftop, Balance of System) (EUAMABAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Solar Project Development & IPP (Utility-Scale & Rooftop) (EUAMABAA), Operations, Maintenance & Asset Management (O&M, Vegetation, Spares, SCADA) (EUACAGAH), Solar PV Power Plant EPC (Utility-Scale) (EUAEAAAG)
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Where Urbasolar is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Montpellier
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Urbasolar business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Solar Power Plant Development & Construction: Urbasolar develops, builds, and commissions photovoltaic power plants across Europe. Revenue is generated through EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) contracts with clients including industrial companies, logistics operators, local authorities, and landowners. Projects span ground-mounted, rooftop, floating, and canopy-based solar installations.
- Plant Operation & Maintenance: Urbasolar operates and maintains a portfolio of over 700 solar power plants in France and abroad. This ongoing operational activity generates recurring revenue from asset management, monitoring, and maintenance services.
- Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs): Long-term direct electricity purchase agreements between Urbasolar-owned solar plants and corporate buyers (e.g., Roullier Group, FSL Group). Under these Corporate PPAs, companies purchase renewable electricity at fixed competitive prices for 15-year terms, providing Urbasolar with predictable revenue streams from specific plant assets.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Project-specific solar installation pricing — no public rate card |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels7 records
Urbasolar product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Urbasolar develops, builds, and operates high-capacity photovoltaic (solar) power plants across Europe. The company delivers end-to-end solar solutions including ground-mounted utility-scale plants, rooftops, parking canopies, agrivoltaic systems (crop canopies, livestock canopies, greenhouses), floating solar, hybrid plants with battery storage, self-consumption installations, and long-term Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). It manages the full project lifecycle — site identification, development, engineering, procurement, construction, and ongoing operation and maintenance — for industrial, logistics, public-sector, agricultural, and tertiary customers.
Product overview
Urbasolar is the solar division of the Axpo Group, specializing as a photovoltaic developer, builder, and operator of high-capacity solar installations across Europe. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of nine interconnected photovoltaic solutions: Photovoltaic Crop Canopies, Photovoltaic Livestock Canopies, and Photovoltaic Greenhouses for agricultural settings; Ground-mounted and Floating Solar Power Plants for utility-scale generation; Photovoltaic Parking Canopies and Photovoltaic Rooftops for building-integrated solar; and Corporate Power Purchase Agreements, Self-Consumption, and Hybrid Power Plants with Solar Energy Storage for energy management. With nearly 20 years of experience, 500 collaborators, operations in 5 countries, and 750 solar power plants, Urbasolar manages projects from development through construction to operation and maintenance, adhering to AQPV Label standards.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Photovoltaic Crop Canopies
- Photovoltaic Livestock Canopies
- Photovoltaic Greenhouses
- Ground-mounted and Floating Solar Power Plants
- Photovoltaic Parking Canopies
- Photovoltaic Rooftops
- Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)
- Self-Consumption
- Hybrid Power Plant with Solar Energy Storage
Quantifiable outcome
- Disneyland Paris solar canopy: 36 MW capacity, ~36 GWh/year, covering ~17% of resort electricity needs, avoiding ~890 tonnes CO2/year
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Urbasolar
Customer profileNamed customers12 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Urbasolar technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Urbasolar partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
15 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.
- Disneyland ParisflagshipUrbasolar collaborated with Disneyland Paris to deploy Europe's largest solar parking canopy — a ~20-hectare installation with ~82,000 photovoltaic panels generating ~36 MW and ~36 GWh/year. Construction began in 2020. The project covers Disneyland Paris's main guest parking lot, providing shade, EV charging, and decarbonized electricity covering ~17% of the resort's needs, avoiding ~890 tonnes CO2/year. It forms part of Disney's broader environmental commitments.
- SPL Delta 3coreSPL Delta 3 (Société Publique Locale) is the real estate developer and master planner of the DELTA 3 multimodal platform in Dourges, northern France. SPL Delta 3 selected Urbasolar to build Europe's largest solar roof (18 MWp) on the OMEGA logistics facility (136,000 m²). SPL Delta 3 managed the construction site and made the strategic decision to cover the entire usable roof area with solar panels, going beyond the legal minimum of 30% roof coverage.
- FSL GroupcoreCorporate PPA with family-owned SME FSL Group (frozen product storage and transportation, ~40 years in business). 15-year power purchase agreement for Lombron (Sarthe) solar power plant producing 5,150+ MWh/year, covering FSL's energy needs. Partnership announced June 2023, plant commissioned May 2024.
- Roullier GroupcoreCorporate PPA partnership with the Roullier Group (global specialist in plant and animal nutrition, €3B revenue, 10,400 employees). Two solar parks: La Dominelais (4 MWp, Ille-et-Vilaine) and Montpon-Ménesthesiology (5 MWp, Dordogne), under 15-year Corporate PPAs. La Dominelais produces 5 GWh/year, covering 5% of Roullier's 35 French industrial units' energy needs. The partnership is part of Roullier's plan to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% by 2040.
- La Ferme de Pipo (Arc en Ciel Home for Disabled)minorPastoral maintenance partnership — approximately 30 sheep from La Ferme de Pipo (CSAE created by Arc en Ciel home for the disabled in Pierrefiche) graze on the Badaroux solar power plant site in Lozère. This provides ecological site maintenance for Urbasolar while offering social inclusion and purposeful activity for disabled residents.
- Philippe Rouquette (Beekeeper)minorPartnership with Philippe Rouquette, a beekeeper in Paulhan, Hérault, who installs 80+ beehives annually on Urbasolar's Nizas-Lézignan-la-Cèbe solar power plant. Over 400 kg of Garrigues honey produced each year. Urbasolar launched a special edition honey with Mr. Rouquette, offered to employees, customers, and partners.
- BeRT&YOUcoreLong-standing partnership with logistics specialist BeRT&YOU for rooftop solar installations on two logistics platforms: Albon (2.5 MWp) and St Gilles (2.1 MWp). Both buildings are PV READY certified, enabling zero-carbon energy production. BeRT&YOU collaborates with Urbasolar from the early project design stage to optimize building integration.
- Rion-des-Landes MunicipalitycorePartnership with Rion-des-Landes municipality and Pays de Tarusate region for a 53 MWp ground-mounted solar plant on 60 hectares of waste ground (devastated by Storm Klaus in 2009). Urbasolar paid 5 years' rent upfront to support the municipality's investment plan, including subsidizing the local canteen for 250 children. Over 4 hectares reserved for biodiversity protection.
- Cora FrancecorePartnership for photovoltaic shading on Cora France hypermarket car parks, covering both self-consumption and grid injection configurations. The collaboration aims to decarbonize Cora's shop network while optimizing energy costs of the property portfolio. Multiple projects have been completed under this partnership.
- ASPRO ParkscorePartnership with Aspro Parks (60+ leisure sites: water parks, aquariums, zoos, dolphinariums) to install photovoltaic parking canopies across 7 selected sites (40 MWp total capacity). The canopies produce carbon-free electricity while protecting visitor vehicles, aligning with ASPRO's sustainability foundation (Fundacion Aspro Natura).
- PRD (Property Developer)coreFrench property developer that designed and constructed the 'PV READY' logistics platform in Beauvais (62,000 m²) for sale to HMC. PRD collaborated with Urbasolar to integrate the 12.8 MWp solar installation from project inception, enabling the PV READY certification.
- Axpo Group (Parent Company)flagshipUrbasolar is the solar division of Axpo Group, a Swiss energy company producing, trading, and selling energy in Switzerland, Europe, and the United States. Axpo provides the parent company's resources, capital, and international energy market positioning to support Urbasolar's solar development activities.
- CarrefourcorePartnership with Carrefour for photovoltaic parking canopies on 36 superstore parking areas — the first distributor in France to self-consume on-site solar electricity across a large network. Electricity produced is entirely self-consumed by each store.
- Poste Immo (La Poste Group)minorPartnership with La Poste Group's real estate subsidiary Poste Immo to develop renewable energy installations on postal group's property holdings.
- Town of PérigueuxcorePartnership with the municipality of Périgueux and La Chapelle-Gonaguet to construct a 14.7 MWp solar plant on a former municipal waste dump (25 years of waste disposal). The plant supplies the equivalent of a third of Périgueux's electricity needs. Urbasolar installed educational panels along a public pathway to inform residents about the project.
Scale indicators16 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Urbasolar competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Sun'R: French solar developer with a strong agrivoltaic focus, developing ground-mounted PV and dynamic agrivoltaic solutions for farmers. Comparable to Urbasolar's agrivoltaic line of business, especially crop canopies and greenhouse solutions.
- GreenYellow: French energy subsidiary of Casino Group (now partnered with Carrefour) developing rooftop solar, parking canopies, and self-consumption solutions for retail and commercial clients. Highly comparable to Urbasolar in rooftop and parking canopy deployments for tertiary-sector customers, including direct overlap in the Carrefour relationship.
- Akuo Energy: Independent French renewable energy developer focused on wind, solar, and storage with strong agrivoltaic and community-energy positioning. Closely comparable to Urbasolar as a French IPP/EPC active in ground-mounted solar, agrivoltaics, and corporate offtake structures.
- Amarenco: European independent solar developer with French roots building utility-scale and rooftop PV for corporate offtakers. Comparable to Urbasolar as a French-headquartered PV IPP targeting corporate PPAs and ground-mounted developments.
- Photosol: French solar developer and operator (controlled by Eurazeo) building utility-scale, rooftop, and shade-house PV projects across France. Directly comparable to Urbasolar in ground-mounted, rooftop, and canopy segments with a similarly France-centric footprint.
- Neoen: Major French independent renewable energy developer active in solar PV, wind, and storage across Europe and globally. Directly comparable to Urbasolar as a French-headquartered PV developer competing for CRE tenders and corporate PPAs, though at a larger scale and with broader technology mix.
- Voltalia: French renewable energy developer and operator with solar, wind, and storage projects across Europe, Latin America, and Africa. Highly comparable to Urbasolar as a Paris-based PV IPP/EPC competing for the same French utility-scale and corporate PPA opportunities.
Broad incumbents
- EDF Renewables: Renewable energy arm of French utility EDF, developing and operating wind, solar, and storage across France and globally. Comparable to Urbasolar in the French solar segment but with much larger scale, capital base, and broader technology portfolio.
- Engie Green / ENGIE Solar: French renewable energy subsidiary of global utility ENGIE, operating wind, solar, and storage projects across France. Comparable to Urbasolar in ground-mounted PV, rooftop, and corporate offtake but with a much larger portfolio and broader renewable technology mix.
- TotalEnergies Renewables: Renewable energy division of TotalEnergies, one of the largest global developers of utility-scale solar and storage. Competes with Urbasolar for French CRE tenders and corporate PPAs but at vastly greater scale and capital depth.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Profiles2 records
Urbasolar subsidiaries and ownership
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Funding rounds1 record
Investors1 record
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Frequently asked questions about Urbasolar
What does Urbasolar do?
Urbasolar develops, builds, and operates high-capacity photovoltaic (solar) power plants across Europe. The company delivers end-to-end solar solutions including ground-mounted utility-scale plants, rooftops, parking canopies, agrivoltaic systems (crop canopies, livestock canopies, greenhouses), floating solar, hybrid plants with battery storage, self-consumption installations, and long-term Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). It manages the full project lifecycle — site identification, development, engineering, procurement, construction, and ongoing operation and maintenance — for industrial, logistics, public-sector, agricultural, and tertiary customers.
Is Urbasolar a public or private company?
Urbasolar is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Urbasolar founded?
Urbasolar was founded in 2006. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Urbasolar based?
Urbasolar is headquartered in Montpellier, France, in the Europe region.
How does Urbasolar make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Solar Power Plant Development & Construction is the primary driver. The others are plant Operation & Maintenance and corporate Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs).
Who are Urbasolar's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Sun'R, GreenYellow, Akuo Energy, Amarenco, Photosol, Neoen and Voltalia. Broad incumbents are EDF Renewables, Engie Green / ENGIE Solar and TotalEnergies Renewables.
Does Urbasolar have an API?
No public API is recorded for Urbasolar.
What industry is Urbasolar in?
Urbasolar's product category is Photovoltaic Energy Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAMABAB, Solar EPC & Construction (Utility-Scale, Rooftop, Balance of System), with a secondary code of EUAMABAA, Solar Project Development & IPP (Utility-Scale & Rooftop). Its NAICS code is 221114 and its SIC code is 4900.