About Green Nation
Green Nation has been in business for over a decade. During that time, we’ve developed solar farms around the country, taken over the management of many more, and worked with hundreds of owners to put solar on home and business rooftops.
Assets under our management now generate gigawatt hours of electricity annually – enough to power thousands of homes. We’re helping to move Britian away from fossil fuels and paving the way to a clean, carbon-free energy system.
We strive to build long-term relationships with all parties involved in our projects. Investors, communities, suppliers, homeowners and land & building owners all rely on the schemes we create, so they need to be built for the long run – expertly planned, quality-driven and reliably maintained.
Green Nation has been among the leaders in promoting the energy transition since being founded in 2011. We have partnered with communities and landowners to build solar farms, supplying clean, renewable energy to the grid.
We continue to grow and expand our base in the UK and are in the early phases of engagement for our largest project yet, the Whitestone Solar Farm in South Yorkshire.
We are committed to helping the UK make the transition to renewable energy. To meet the target of clean power by 2030, and the larger ambition of a Net Zero economy, the UK needs more of every kind of solar development – both large-scale solar farms and the installation of solar panels on homes, businesses and public buildings in a ‘rooftop revolution’. Projects like Whitestone are a significant step in enabling the country to meet this challenge.
Visit the Whitestone Solar Farm website
Meet the Team
Green Nation is based in the South West of England, in Somerset: a region renowned for its world-class renewable energy companies and leading edge technologies. Our founder Jonathan Thompson set the company up in 2011, and we have been growing ever since. We have grown consistently in the years since and have plans for further expansion in the year ahead.
Get to know some of our team members below:
Jonathan Thompson, Founder and CEO, Green Nation
“When I started the business in 2011, it was becoming clear that solar was about to go mainstream. What has happened since then has exceeded my expectations, both in terms of the public uptake of solar and the reduction in the cost of deploying it.
“I’m now convinced that in 30 years from now, or even less, solar will become the single largest source of power globally. And in the process, I believe it will change how the world works. The UK is aiming to secure clean power by 2030, and we are proud to have a part to play in helping the country achieve it.
“We aim to drive this change, by constantly learning, adapting and improving what we do, and by sticking to our core value of dealing with people honestly and fairly.”
Jonathan’s business experience spans 30 years. Past roles include Director of Products and Services at 3 Mobile, directing the development and launch of one of the world’s first commercial interactive TV services at NTL (now Virgin Media), and Managing Director of a manufacturing business.
Jonathan has also carried out strategy consulting projects in the UK and overseas for Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies as well as for private equity firms. Jonathan has a degree and PhD from Cambridge University.
Sergio Zappulo, Head of Large-Scale Development
“I joined Green Nation in February 2024, I have 18 years of experience of developing commercial scale renewable energy projects from site selection through to planning consent, both at local Town and Country Planning Act and Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project levels.
“I have worked across a number of technologies including onshore and offshore wind, and more recently solar and battery storage, as a project manager and in the last 8 years in leadership roles”.
Helen Hardaker, Head of Solar Asset Management
Helen has ten years’ experience in the solar power industry, including several years in the Operations & Maintenance team of BSR (British Solar Renewables) as Contracts Manager. Helen joined Green Nation in September 2019 and has since overseen a doubling of the team size and of assets under management and guided the ongoing development of our processes and practices.
Rosalind Alexander, Finance Director
Rosalind is a fully qualified Chartered Accountant having completed her articles at Deloitte. She has over 10 years post-qualification experience.
“At Green Nation there is a culture of constantly looking to the future and embracing change, and I can safely say that this runs much deeper than just the finance team. We believe that solar is the best source of electricity worldwide, and our team is aligned to efficiently develop and manage renewable energy assets that will result in a benefit, not only in the UK, but worldwide”.
Charlie Dunn, Senior Technical Asset Manager
“I have been a member of the Green Nation team since July 2018 and work across all of our operational assets from utility scale solar farms to residential rooftop systems. With a background in project management of commercial solar installations and solar operations and maintenance planning, I have 11 years of experience in managing solar assets in the UK.
“Alongside the day-to-day asset management roles in the team, I help to coordinate and supervise major project works across our portfolio where we encounter a need for corrective works outside of usual maintenance or see opportunities for optimisation of the assets.”
Get In Touch
Green Nation
The Long Barn
Manor Courtyard
Stratton-on-the-Fosse
Radstock
BA3 4QF
General enquiries: hello@greennation.co.uk
Telephone: 01761 239104
