About - Solho

We facilitate the energy transition of the industrial and residential sectors through our solar thermal solutions

SOLHO is a high-tech company that designs, builds, and operates large solar plants in the industrial, civil, and hotel sectors. We were founded in Delft, the Netherlands, by a team of Italian researchers with over 10 years of experience in the energy and solar industry. We work worldwide and since 2021 also in Italy.

Why did customers choose us?

We create ad hoc projects to meet their needs

We have extensive experience in complex national and international partnerships

We rely on a strong network of partners

We want a cleaner and more sustainable world

In Europe, more than 50% of energy is consumed in the form of heating or cooling. 80% of this demand is met by burning fossil fuels.

With SOLHO, we have chosen to work with the sun because it allows us to help our customers obtain clean energy at a competitive cost, accelerating the transition to renewable energy.

Our activities are in line with the ONU Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and our work drives the achievement of 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

If you also want to reduce your carbon footprint, choose a SOLHO solar system.

Honors and awards

In recent years, we have received several recognitions and awards that encourage us to continue improving our technologies.

In 2022 we were mentioned in the Startups for the climate Foundation for Sustainable Development section, at the Ecomondo-Key-Energy event with this motivation: “For the SPRHOUT prototype, which uses solar thermal technology to make industrial processes energy independent”.

In 2021 we obtained the Solar Impulse efficient Solution Label from the Solar Impulse Foundation. The Solar Impulse efficient Solution Label is a quality indicator created to help decision makers in both the private and public sectors.

In 2020, we received the INNOWWIDE award to evaluate the provision of clean energy to greenhouses in South Korea in collaboration with the Korean Institute of Industrial Technology.

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We received the VIDA demonstration voucher, a prize that allowed us to improve control strategies on our plants, keeping operating costs, maintenance and environmental impact to a minimum.

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We were selected among the finalists of the SET (Start-up Energy Transition) Award 2018 and won first prize in the "Energy, water and food" category.

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IEEE awarded us as the best millennial startup in the EU Top 50 Millennial Start-ups Competition 2017.

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At the Shell Technology Center in Amsterdam we entered the top 10 of startups dealing with clean technology, selected by the New Energy Challenge 2017.

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In 2018 we obtained EIC Accelerator - Phase I funding. Obtaining confirmation from the European Union on the validity of our proposal was a great honor. The funding has allowed us to further develop our technology.

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In 2018 we received the MIT research and development grant from the province of Zuid, Holland. The funding allowed us to implement our first system in the south of France for a farm's greenhouse, together with our partner Van der Hoeven who is one of the largest greenhouse manufacturers.

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Since 2017 we have been part of Climate KIC, a European knowledge and innovation community working to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon economy.

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We at SOLHO

We are an international team of experts with unique know-how

Dr. Adriano Desideri

CEO & co-founder

Dr. Emiliano Casati

CTO & co-founder

Ir. Claire Tange

CFO

Nicolò Zanforlin

Senior Business developer

Matteo Rosa

Senior mechanical engineer

Giuseppe Orsini

Senior electrical engineer

Nicolò Pierezza

Junior engineer

Partner

We believe in the importance of a network of selected partners to always offer the best and most innovative solution to our customers. We work with several universities and companies around the world.