Two Blues Solar completes £1.64m fully funded solar rollout

Two Blues Solar has completed more than 1.8 MWp of fully funded commercial solar-power provision for three Scottish industrial sites, representing a combined investment of approximately £1.64m, the company has announced.

The projects, delivered at heating-technology firm Kanthal, in Perth, as well as at two Arbroath sites – Lossie Seafoods and engineered components specialists, Ennovi – are expected to generate around 1.39 GWh of electricity a year and save approximately 246 tonnes of CO₂ annually.

The projects have been delivered through Two Blues Solar’s fully funded model, with the company managing each installation from feasibility to long-term operation.

Two Blues Solar retains ownership of the systems, while customers buy the electricity generated on site through a power purchase agreement (PPA), giving them access to the cost and carbon benefits of solar power without having to fund the installation themselves.

The projects are structured under long-term PPAs of 15 to 25 years, with the term tailored to each client’s requirements. Two Blues Solar estimates they will deliver approximately £2.85m in customer savings over the life of the agreements:

“Business electricity bills are increasingly shaped by more than wholesale prices,” said Rachel Stark, commercial director of Two Blues Solar:

“Non-commodity charges, including network, policy and regulatory costs are projected to account for around 60 per cent of a typical business electricity bill in 2026, while wholesale markets remain exposed to geopolitical volatility.

“For industrial users, generating and using green electricity on site can reduce reliance on imported grid power, deliver long-term cost savings and improve cost certainty.”

Kanthal’s Perth facility manufactures silicon carbide heating elements used in high-temperature industrial processes, including applications where manufacturers are replacing gas-fired heat with electric systems. Its 713.92 kWp rooftop solar system is expected to generate 546 MWh per year and save 96.5 tonnes of CO₂ annually, with around 99 per cent of the electricity generated used on site.

Lossie Seafoods’ Arbroath site operates energy-intensive seafood chilling and processing across its production and secondary buildings, with refrigeration running continuously year-round.

Two rooftop systems, with a combined capacity of 293.94 kWp, have been designed around each building's demand profile. They are expected to generate 213 MWh per year and save 38 tonnes of CO₂ annually.

Ennovi’s Arbroath site manufactures precision-engineered components for sectors including electric vehicles, aerospace and medical. Its 818.09 kWp rooftop system is expected to generate 630 MWh a year, save 111.6 tonnes of CO₂ annually and supply approximately 17 per cent of the site’s total electricity demand:

“Adding solar to our energy mix has given us greater long-term stability in our energy costs by reducing our exposure to rising electricity prices,” said Scott Lawson, production unit manager at Kanthal:

“Having the fully funded model meant we could move forward quickly without any capital outlay, while also supporting our broader sustainability goals by cutting our carbon footprint. The installation process was well managed and straightforward, with minimal disruption to our operations.”

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Pictured: left-right, Rachel Stark, commercial director at Two Blues Solar and Andy Morgan, financial director at Ennovi