Company · Edinburgh

SolarSub

SolarSub is a student startup based in Edinburgh, incorporated in Scotland in 2023 (SC773745), with 1 funding round on the record.

What they do

“SolarSub’s zero-energy-input cooling system is designed to improve solar energy output by up to 20%, with applications across solar PV, floating solar, PV-Thermal and perovskite technologies.”

In its own words, on solarsub.co.uk

In plain speak

They make a cooling system for solar panels that runs without needing extra energy, and it boosts how much power the panels produce.

In the news

Student startup SolarSub raises £1.3m for solar panel technology

Edinburgh Innovations · 24 Sep 2026 · also Silicon Scotland, Scottish Enterprise, Scottish Business News

Funding rounds

SolarSub raises £1.34m

25 Sep 2026 · Edinburgh Innovations · with Sustainable Ventures, Zinc VC · the round · Scottish tech funding, September 2026

Latest from SolarSub

SolarSub Announces £1.34 Million Funding Round to Advance Passive Solar Cooling Technology

23 Sep 2026, from solarsub.co.uk, posted by the company

Timeline

25 Sep 2026fundingFunding, £1.34m from Sustainable Ventures, Zinc VC
24 Sep 2026newsStudent startup SolarSub raises £1.3m for solar panel technology
23 Sep 2026from the companySolarSub Announces £1.34 Million Funding Round to Advance Passive Solar Cooling Technology
9 Aug 2025directorPaul Hughes appointed Director
5 Nov 2024directorJames Timothy Taylor appointed Director
26 Jun 2023directorSebastiaan Hendricus Johannes Maria Schalkwijk appointed Director
26 Jun 2023incorporatedSolarSub incorporated as SC773745

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