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

SOLHO is a high-tech company that designs, builds, and operates large solar plants in the industrial, civil, and hospitality 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.

Our clients appreciate us because

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We work with care and are committed to quality
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We have extensive experience in complex national and international partnerships
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We rely on a strong network of partners

We want a cleaner and more sustainable world

The global energy consumption is constantly growing, also due to the increase in the world population.

75% of the energy consumed by humanity is used for heating and cooling. This demand is currently being met by burning fossil fuels, which causes more than half of the global human-made CO2 emissions.

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 towards renewable energies. 
Solar energy is a clean, inexhaustible source of energy that is freely accessible to everyone and is not yet being exploited sufficiently: it is the most abundant energy source on Earth.

Our activities are in line with the UN’s 2030 Agenda 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 received the Sustainable Development Award from the Sustainable Development Foundation and Ecomondo-Italian Exhibition Group, with this motivation: "for the SPRHOUT prototype which uses solar thermal technology to make industrial processes energy independent. The innovation consists in a solar station that contains ad hoc technologies"

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 supply of clean energy to greenhouses in South Korea in collaboration with the Korean Institute of Industrial Technology.
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We have received the VIDA demonstrative voucher, an award that has allowed us to improve control strategies on our plants, while minimizing operational costs, maintenance, and environmental impact.
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We were selected among the finalists of the SET (Start-up Energy Transition) Award 2018 and won the 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 startups that deal with clean technology, selected by the New Energy Challenge 2017
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In 2018 we obtained the EIC Accelerator - Phase I funding. Obtaining confirmation from the European Union on the validity of our proposal was a great honor. The funding has enabled us to further develop our technology.
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In 2018, we received the MIT R&D grant from the province of Zuid, the Netherlands. The funding enabled us to implement our first system in the south of France for a farm 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 that works 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

Adriano Desideri

CEO & co-founder

Emiliano Casati

CTO & co-founder

Simone Amicabile

COO

Claire Tange

CFO

Mirella Frassine

Segretaria di direzione

Frieda Brioschi

Communication Advisor

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.

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