Jamón Salamaca’s decarbonisation journey continues with a 2 MW solar installation

Bright Sunday and Jamón Salamanca in a long term partnership to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions. Zero investment and tech risk No operational cost for running the system Reducing greenhouse gas emissions Jamon Salamaca is one of Spain's largest producers of...

Bright Sunday enters a partnership with Triodos Bank.

Bright Sunday enters a partnership with the #1 ranked bank globally, Triodos Bank, to finance clean energy projects.  The collaboration means more funding to assist companies that want to reduce their CO2 footprint but don't prioritize or feel they have the capacity...

Bright Sunday’s new customers in Spain reduce energy cost with 41% in average

Right now the average new Bright Sunday customer will cut its electricity costs by 41%, with zero upfront investment, when entering a 15 year solar PV Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). “We have recently offered some customers in Spain 75% savings, but that is not very...

Stefan Nyberg new CMO at Bright Sunday

 – It is with great pleasure that we welcome Stefan Nyberg as the new CMO of Bright Sunday, says Niklas Engström, CEO. With over 25 years of experience from sustainability startups, international scaleups and telcos Stefan brings a wealth of expertise relevant for our...

Bright Sunday funded for pan-European roll-out of solar-as-a-service

Niam Infra Fund has acquired a majority stake in Bright Sunday. With Niam Infra Fund's support, Bright Sunday will get the financial capacity to offer attractively priced solar-as-a-service PPAs to commercial and industrial customers across Europe.  Sverker Åkerblom,...

Jamón Salamaca’s decarbonisation journey continues with a 2 MW solar installation

Bright Sunday and Jamón Salamanca in a long term partnership to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions.

  • Zero investment and tech risk
  • No operational cost for running the system
  • Reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Jamon Salamaca is one of Spain’s largest producers of what is regarded as the best ham in the world, Jamón Ibérico. The company has now taken another step towards a more sustainable future. On the roof of one of their largest sites outside Salamanca, they now have a 2 MW solar PV system with 3,690 solar panels.

For us it was an easy step to install solar panels. It is a natural part of our decarbonization journey.” says Javier Fernández Merinas, Director of Operations at Jamón Salamanca.

Zero investment and tech risk
Even if solar energy is a proven technology it requires competence and resources for continuous monitoring, maintenance and repairs to ensure the system always is performing at the highest possible level. Instead of making an investment and taking this operational responsibility, Jamon Salamanca made the decision to go for solar energy as a service, a so-called Power Purchasing Agreement (PPA), from Bright Sunday.

With the PPA Bright Sunday takes the operational responsibility and the performance risk whereas Jamón Salamanca only pays for energy produced. This way, Jamón Salamanca gets a worry free solution.

The Power Purchase Agreement was a strategic choice for Jamón Salamanca.” says Jamón Salamanca’s Project Manager, Santiago Martin. “It has a clear advantage of zero upfront investment for the system and support liquidity for the company. This allows us to focus on our core business operations while still benefiting from CO2 free energy. We are actually also reducing our energy cost

Smooth installation process
The actual technical installation of the solar PV system took about 4 months. The technical design and installation was done by SolarTec (www.solartecrenovables.com), Bright Sunday’s technical partner. Bright Sunday’s technical experts have been closely involved throughout the project and have been responsible for quality assurance and inspections.

The installation process actually went faster than the initial time plan and had no impact at all on our operations. Even if we haven’t been involved in the work it’s good to know what is happening on our site and roof. The communication with both Bright Sunday and SolarTec has been very clear and transparent” says Santiago Martin, Jamón Salamanca.

The decarbonization journey continues
The solar PV system will produce more than 2,700,000 kWh per year of new clean energy for the next 30-40 years.

The decarbonization journey and long term business efficiency goes hand in hand and we are already looking at new projects”, says Santiago Martin from Jamón Salamanca.

About Bright Sunday
Everything we do at Bright Sunday aims at lowering CO2 emissions on a global level by making the cleantech transformation easy and profitable for commercial and industrial customers. Our business is to offer cleantech as a service – PPA (Power Purchase Agreements) – with zero upfront investments and savings from day one.
We use premium products only and we take care of licensing, installation, maintenance, insurance and monitoring.

Through partnerships with leading local installers and maintenance partners we make our services available globally. Bright Sunday currently owns and operates a portfolio of 70+ solar PV systems.
Bright Sunday’s is a privately held company and largest owner is Niam Infrastructure with the European Investment Fund as one of the key investors.

For more information:

Bright Sunday
Niklas Engström, CEO
niklas.engstrom@brightsunday.com

Bright Sunday enters a partnership with Triodos Bank.

Bright Sunday enters a partnership with the #1 ranked bank globally, Triodos Bank, to finance clean energy projects. 

The collaboration means more funding to assist companies that want to reduce their CO2 footprint but don’t prioritize or feel they have the capacity to allocate people or money for this. 

In addition to reducing greenhouse gasses, Bright Sunday’s customers have reduced their total energy costs. Right now the average new Bright Sunday customer will cut its electricity costs by 41%, with zero upfront investment, when entering a 15 year solar PV Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).

“It is not always easy to prioritize cleantech investments in a company, given many other business needs,” says Bright Sunday’s CFO, Erik Strandberg. “Bright Sunday’s partnership with Triodos Bank further strengthens our financial capability to genuinely assist any company  with high business and climate ambitions.”

“We have solid financing from our main shareholder, Niam Infrastructure, and their lead investor, the European Investment Bank,” says Bright Sunday’s CFO, Erik Strandberg. “This collaboration will further support our growth.

Bright Sunday can offer a wide range of Solar-as-a-Service solutions (PPA – Power Purchase Agreements) to support various needs of commercial and industrial clients. The new collaboration will give Bright Sunday an even better ability to support businesses of varying scales, ranging from local enterprises to large multinational corporations operating across multiple countries, as they strive to reduce both CO2 emissions and operational costs.

Miguel Angel Amores, Renewable Energy and Environmental Technologies Manager at Triodos Bank Spain, says, “Thanks to the size and diversification of the portfolio, we can efficiently provide project financing. The long-term energy sales contracts allow companies to immediately reduce their energy costs without making investments or taking on debt. In this way, we facilitate decarbonization for all types of companies, which is key to accelerating the energy transition.”

About Bright Sunday

Everything we do at Bright Sunday aims at lowering CO2 emissions on a global level by making the cleantech transformation easy and profitable for commercial and industrial customers. Our business is to offer cleantech as a service – PPA (Power Purchase Agreements) – with zero upfront investments and savings from day one. 

We use premium products only and we take care of licensing, installation, maintenance, insurance and monitoring.

Through partnerships with leading local installers and maintenance partners we make our services available globally. Bright Sunday currently owns and operates a portfolio of 70+ solar PV systems.

Bright Sunday’s is a privately held company and largest owner is Niam Infrastructure with the European Investment Bank as one of the key investors. 

 

For more information:

Niklas Engström, CEO Bright Sunday

niklas.engstrom@brightsunday.com

Bright Sunday’s new customers in Spain reduce energy cost with 41% in average

Right now the average new Bright Sunday customer will cut its electricity costs by 41%, with zero upfront investment, when entering a 15 year solar PV Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).

“We have recently offered some customers in Spain 75% savings, but that is not very common. 41% savings is an average”, says Niklas Engström, CEO at Bright Sunday. The savings of course depends on the specific situation, for example geographic location and if panels are built on ground, roof or carports.

Offering significant cost savings from day one is not all. What sets Bright Sunday apart is its commitment to leveraging extensive data to optimize energy production from installed solar PV systems. All systems are connected to a central monitoring system through a mobile 5G connection completely separate from the customer’s internal networks, making it safe from IT-perspective. With more than 500 data points continuously flowing into its database, Bright Sunday can instantly act on any alarms and fix most issues remotely but also optimize performance over time. This way, energy production and customer cost savings are maximized.

“We are capturing all basic energy data, but also important metrics such as equipment temperature and real time solar irradiation from satellite measuring services. This way we can determine what each system ideally should produce at any given time. Comparing this with measured data on actual production gives us information on how to optimize production performance both short term and over time”, says Niclas Martinsson, CTO at Bright Sunday.

Bright Sunday’s ambition is to become a long term partner for commercial and industrial customers on a mission to cut both CO2 and costs. Having all the relevant data is key for success in this work. 

For more information about Bright Sunday Solar and its data-driven solar solutions, please visit www.brightsunday.com 

 

About Bright Sunday

Everything we do at Bright Sunday aims at lowering CO2 emissions on a global level by making the cleantech transformation easy and profitable for commercial and industrial customers. Our business is to offer cleantech as a service – PPA (Power Purchase Agreements) – with zero upfront investments and savings from day one. 

We use premium products only and we take care of licensing, installation, maintenance, insurance and monitoring.

Through partnerships with leading local installers and maintenance partners we make our services available globally. Bright Sunday currently owns and operates a portfolio of 70+ solar PV systems.

Bright Sunday’s is a privately held company and largest owner is Niam Infrastructure with the European Investment Bank as one of the key investors. 

 

For more information:

Niklas Engström, CEO Bright Sunday

niklas.engstrom@brightsunday.com

Stefan Nyberg new CMO at Bright Sunday

 – It is with great pleasure that we welcome Stefan Nyberg as the new CMO of Bright Sunday, says Niklas Engström, CEO. With over 25 years of experience from sustainability startups, international scaleups and telcos Stefan brings a wealth of expertise relevant for our future growth. With Stefan we also get passion, customer focus, business creativity and can do-attitude – exactly what a scaleup company like Bright Sunday needs, Niklas Engström continues.

Bright Sunday’s mission is to cut CO2 emissions by making the cleantech transformation easy and profitable for commercial and industrial customers. Our core business is to offer customers self-consumption solar PV systems and ancillary services such as electric vehicle chargers and energy storage with zero upfront investments and savings from day one. Currently Bright Sunday owns and operates a portfolio of approximately 70 solar PV systems in Spain, Portugal and Sweden with a total effect of more than 20 MW.

Bright Sunday is financially backed by Niam Infra Fund and will over the coming years continue to broaden its service offering and build a €100m asset portfolio in both existing and new European markets. A key success factor for achieving our growth targets is to constantly improve the brand experience for customers and partners. Stefan Nyberg will play a pivotal role in this journey, Niklas Engström says.

– I’m thrilled about the challenge of scaling up a company that significantly contributes to reduced CO2 emissions while offering compelling financial benefits to the customers, says Stefan Nyberg.

Stefan Nyberg will be based in Stockholm, Sweden, and starts his position on October 2, 2023.

Stefan Nyberg can be reached at stefan.nyberg@brightsunday.com.

 

Bright Sunday funded for pan-European roll-out of solar-as-a-service

Niam Infra Fund has acquired a majority stake in Bright Sunday. With Niam Infra Fund’s support, Bright Sunday will get the financial capacity to offer attractively priced solar-as-a-service PPAs to commercial and industrial customers across Europe. 

Sverker Åkerblom, CEO of Niam Infra Fund, says: “We are very impressed by Bright Sunday’s business model and ability to build a multi-market presence in the solar-as-a-service industry. With Bright Sunday we plan to build a €100m portfolio over the coming years across multiple markets in Europe.”

Niklas Engström, CEO of Bright Sunday, says: ”I am very proud of Bright Sunday’s journey so far and with Niam Infra Fund as a majority owner we will get the financial muscles needed to accelerate our growth across Europe. We already have a portfolio of close to 70 solar PV installations and together with existing and new EPC partners we will be able to help even more customers to increase their competitiveness by cutting costs and CO2 emissions.”

Existing management will remain as shareholders in the company.

Bright Sunday’s mission is to cut CO2 emissions by making the cleantech transformation easy and profitable for commercial and industrial customers. We offer solar PV electricity as a service with zero upfront investments and savings from day one. Bright Sunday is headquartered in Stockholm with offices in Spain and Portugal. 

Niam invests in real assets in the Nordics and Europe with a focus on real estate and infrastructure. Through our infrastructure platform Niam Infrastructure, we see great opportunities and value in sustainable investments, and we strive to be part of the driving force for a greener and more sustainable future. This is achieved through innovation, deep knowledge and close collaboration with our partners. For more information, please visit  www.niam.se/en