--- title: "Dulas celebrates 40 years" id: "1746" type: "post" slug: "dulas-celebrates-40-years" published_at: "2022-05-11T08:15:03+00:00" modified_at: "2025-04-28T08:43:46+00:00" url: "https://dulas.org.uk/dulas-celebrates-40-years/" markdown_url: "https://dulas.org.uk/dulas-celebrates-40-years.md" excerpt: "[fusion_builder_container type=\"flex\" hundred_percent=\"no\" hundred_percent_height=\"no\" min_height_medium=\"\" min_height_small=\"\" min_height=\"\" hundred_percent_height_scroll=\"no\" align_content=\"stretch\" flex_align_items=\"flex-start\" flex_justify_content=\"flex-start\" flex_wrap_medium=\"\" flex_wrap_small=\"\" flex_wrap=\"wrap\" flex_column_spacing=\"\" hundred_percent_height_center_content=\"yes\" equal_height_columns=\"no\" container_tag=\"div\" menu_anchor=\"\" hide_on_mobile=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\" status=\"published\" publish_date=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\" margin_top_medium=\"\" margin_bottom_medium=\"\" margin_top_small=\"\" margin_bottom_small=\"\" margin_top=\"\" margin_bottom=\"\" padding_top_medium=\"\" padding_right_medium=\"\" padding_bottom_medium=\"\" padding_left_medium=\"\" padding_top_small=\"\" padding_right_small=\"\" padding_bottom_small=\"\" padding_left_small=\"\" padding_top=\"\" padding_right=\"0px\"..." taxonomy_category: - "Dulas" - "Dulas News" --- # Dulas celebrates 40 years **In May 2022, Dulas celebrated four decades of innovation with colleagues, clients and special guests.** Dulas welcomed guests from all over the UK as it celebrated 40 years since its inception as a renewable energy cooperative. Dulas was founded in 1982 by a group of engineers based at the well-known Centre for Alternative Technology in Mid Wales. Since then, Dulas has become an industry leader in solar, wind and hydro systems, responsible for many ‘firsts’, including the development of solar powered vaccine refrigerators that have improved the life chances of thousands of people in developing countries around the world. Dulas is still based in Mid Wales with headquarters in Machynlleth, and now has additional offices in Inverness and Stirling, and a manufacturing facility in West Sussex which exports all over the world. “We’re delighted that so many valued clients and contacts came to celebrate with us today. I’m pleased to say that the pioneering Dulas spirit remains alive and well, and we are proud to remain a worker-owned company and have a home in Wales where we began. We continue to grow at what is a crucial turning point for renewables and fully intend on being part of the global effort to end the reliance on fossil fuels by harnessing clean renewable energy sources. Here’s to the next forty years!” **Ruth Chapman – Managing Director** Guests attended from the Department of International Trade, local government and companies such as EDF, RWE, Welsh Water and the National Trust. They were given a tour of some of the pioneering products Dulas has developed and a look at some of the new projects it is currently working on, including a prototype solar powered electric vehicle charger. **What guests had to say** “Great to be invited to share in Dulas Ltd’s 40th Birthday Celebrations. A fabby, innovative firm @Tyfu Canolbarth Cymru | Growing Mid Wales at the heart of eco innovation. It has been great to have Dulas as an Industrial supporter of @Birmingham Energy Institute’s research projects and it was a great opportunity to talk about exciting future plans.” Gavin Harper, University of Birmingham [View original post](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gavindjharper_great-to-be-invited-to-share-in-dulas-ltds-activity-6927756023818534912-A1b4?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web) “Happy 40th Dulas! So pleased you loved the food, it was a pleasure to be part of your celebrations!” Latifa, Syrian Dinner Project [View original post](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CdI5BfqFaA8/?igshid=MDE0ZTc4YzU=) By [Annika Faircloth](https://dulas.org.uk/author/dulasannika/) Published On: May 11, 2022 Share: [https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdulas.org.uk%2Fdulas-celebrates-40-years%2F&t=Share%3A](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdulas.org.uk%2Fdulas-celebrates-40-years%2F&t=Share%3A) [https://x.com/intent/post?text=Share%3A&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdulas.org.uk%2Fdulas-celebrates-40-years%2F](https://x.com/intent/post?text=Share%3A&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdulas.org.uk%2Fdulas-celebrates-40-years%2F) [https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdulas.org.uk%2Fdulas-celebrates-40-years%2F&title=Share%3A&summary=In%20May%202022%2C%20Dulas%20celebrated%20four%20decades%20of%20innovation%20with%20colleagues%2C%20clients%20and%20special%20guests.%0D%0A%0D%0ADulas%20welcomed%20guests%20from%20all%20over%20the%20UK%20as%20it%20celebrated%2040%20years%20since%20its%20inception%20as%20a%20renewable%20energy%20cooperative.%20Dulas%20was%20founded%20in%201982%20by%20a%20group%20of%20engineers%20based%20at%20the%20well-known%20Centre%20for%20Alternative%20Technology%20in%20Mid](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdulas.org.uk%2Fdulas-celebrates-40-years%2F&title=Share%3A&summary=In%20May%202022%2C%20Dulas%20celebrated%20four%20decades%20of%20innovation%20with%20colleagues%2C%20clients%20and%20special%20guests.%0D%0A%0D%0ADulas%20welcomed%20guests%20from%20all%20over%20the%20UK%20as%20it%20celebrated%2040%20years%20since%20its%20inception%20as%20a%20renewable%20energy%20cooperative.%20Dulas%20was%20founded%20in%201982%20by%20a%20group%20of%20engineers%20based%20at%20the%20well-known%20Centre%20for%20Alternative%20Technology%20in%20Mid) [https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=https%3A%2F%2Fdulas.org.uk%2Fdulas-celebrates-40-years%2F](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=https%3A%2F%2Fdulas.org.uk%2Fdulas-celebrates-40-years%2F) [mailto:?subject=Share%3A&body=https%3A%2F%2Fdulas.org.uk%2Fdulas-celebrates-40-years%2F](mailto:?subject=Share%3A&body=https%3A%2F%2Fdulas.org.uk%2Fdulas-celebrates-40-years%2F) Celebrating World Immunisation Week: Protecting Communities Together Celebrating World Immunisation Week: Protecting Communities Together [Read more](https://dulas.org.uk/celebrating-world-immunisation-week-protecting-communities-together/) Dulas Life Sciences at Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2026 Dulas Life Sciences at Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2026 [Read more](https://dulas.org.uk/dulas-life-sciences-at-clinical-pharmacy-congress-2026/) Engineered for the long term Engineered for the long term [Read more](https://dulas.org.uk/engineered-for-the-long-term/) Cooling the world’s crisis zones: A record start to 2026 Cooling the world’s crisis zones: A record start to 2026 [Read more](https://dulas.org.uk/cooling-the-worlds-crisis-zones-a-record-start-to-2026/) Powering progress: Looking back on a remarkable year at Dulas Powering progress: Looking back on a remarkable year at Dulas [Read more](https://dulas.org.uk/powering-progress-looking-back-on-a-remarkable-year-at-dulas/) Reflections from the first major trade mission to India Reflections from the first major trade mission to India [Read more](https://dulas.org.uk/reflections-from-the-first-major-trade-mission-to-india/) Dulas joins Prime Minister and business leaders on first major trade mission to India Dulas joins Prime Minister and business leaders on first major trade mission to India [Read more](https://dulas.org.uk/dulas-joins-prime-minister-and-business-leaders-on-first-major-trade-mission-to-india/) Dulas and the Sustainable Development Goals Dulas and the Sustainable Development Goals [Read more](https://dulas.org.uk/dulas-and-the-sustainable-development-goals/) Soaring to new heights with our tilt-up masts Soaring to new heights with our tilt-up masts [Read more](https://dulas.org.uk/soaring-to-new-heights-with-our-tilt-up-masts/) Innovative Welsh Exporter Puts Britain at the Forefront of Global Immunisation Efforts Innovative Welsh Exporter Puts Britain at the Forefront of Global Immunisation Efforts [Read more](https://dulas.org.uk/innovative-welsh-exporter-puts-britain-at-the-forefront-of-global-immunisation-efforts/) Have you seen our new look? 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