BRE National Solar Center moves to Eden Project

The National Solar Centre was established in April to drive innovation, cost reduction and increased confidence in the photovoltaic (PV) marketplace through knowledge generation.

“This exciting opportunity will enable us to start development plans for our PV performance testing site – a very important part of what we do," comments Centre Director Barry Marsh "Both Eden and BRE have exemplary green credentials and will be working together to provide research, consultancy and training on photovoltaics."

The National Solar Centre offices will be located in the Eden Foundation Building, with the proposed site for PV testing occupying an area of brownfield land on the perimeter of the site. 

“There has always been an ambition from Eden to establish a cluster of environmental activity aimed at creating new businesses, delivering training provision and demonstrating new environmental technologies," says Dan James, Eden’s Development Director. "The Eden site provides a unique opportunity to attract businesses and capture the growth expected within the low carbon business sector.”

The move is effective from early next year.