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Wolf River Electric specializes in the installation of solar panels for both residential and commercial clients across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. The company offers a range of services that include electrical wiring, battery backup systems, EV charging solutions, and smart electric panels. Additionally, Wolf River Electric provides products such as Tesla Power Walls and LED lighting, ensuring that customers have access to comprehensive energy solutions tailored to their needs.

EmPower Solar develops, engineers, installs, and services solar and battery systems for residential and commercial clients. They create a new energy paradigm powered by clean, renewable energy for a more prosperous, healthy, and civil world.

OhmConnect is a software based powerplant that assists users in organizing the way they use their electricity usage to lessen digital pollution. OhmConnect rewards its users by saving energy to allow them to make money and win prizes. The company was established in 2013 by Matt Deusterberg in Oakland, California.

SolarWorld Americas Inc. is a prominent manufacturer of solar power solutions, specializing in solar panels and photovoltaic cells. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon, the company has established itself as a leader in the solar industry, recognized for its commitment to high quality and environmental standards. Operating as a subsidiary of SunPower Corporation since 2018, SolarWorld Americas combines various stages of the photovoltaic value chain, ensuring the reliability and efficiency of its products. With manufacturing facilities in the United States and Germany, as well as sales offices spanning global solar markets, the company provides a wide range of commercial solar power systems and solutions for government applications, maintaining a strong focus on solar energy innovation and sustainability.

Solaire Generation is a leading company in the design and innovation of solar carports, effectively transforming parking lots into solar power plants. Based in New York City, Solaire specializes in the installation and maintenance of solar parking canopies and mounted solar generation systems for both commercial and residential sectors. The company is recognized for completing the largest corporate solar carport installation in the United States, a significant 3.6 MW project for Dow Jones. Solaire's structures are fabricated in the United States and can include additional features such as advertising space, water reclamation systems, and electric vehicle charging stations, showcasing a commitment to sustainability and efficiency in urban environments.

Beamreach Solar focuses on the development of high-efficiency, low-cost crystalline silicon solar cells and modules for photovoltaic electricity generation. The company utilizes an innovative, proprietary cell architecture to enhance the sunlight capture and conversion efficiency of mono-crystalline silicon materials. This approach not only improves the performance of their solar panels but also aims to make clean energy more affordable and accessible. By optimizing the design, Beamreach enables solar installers and commercial building owners to reduce installation time and labor costs associated with traditional solar panels and racking systems.

Tendril enables utilities to drive customer engagement via a rich and tailored experience for the home energy consumer. Energy and service providers rely on Tendril’s customizable software solutions to engage consumers to meet efficiency goals and improve customer service operations. All solutions are powered by an open, cloud-based, secure, and scalable platform that seamlessly supports numerous other utility-grade applications.

SolarBridge Technologies, formerly SmartSpark Energy Systems, was founded in 2004 to commercialize power electronics technologies created at the University of Illinois. In early 2009, they launched a new corporate strategy to focus exclusively on the solar industry with microinverter and monitoring solutions. The company has a major research and development site in Champaign, Illinois and has recently expanded to include a new corporate headquarters in Austin, Texas. Led by industry veterans and academic professionals, their mission is to reduce the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) for solar installations by dramatically improving reliability, increasing energy production, and simplifying installation.

Dragonfly Systems manufactures and markets electronic solutions to recapture electricity lost due to PV module mismatch in new or existing solar installations. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Los Gatos, California.

SOLEXEL is an innovative solar photovoltaic (PV) technology company based in Silicon Valley (Milpitas, CA). Over the past seven years, the company has developed a range of highly differentiated solutions to the solar industry’s overarching challenge: the tradeoff between cost and performance. Solexel is backed by top venture investors and by industry leaders. The company has approximately 55 employees and is rapidly approaching commercialization.SOLEXEL operates as a solar photovoltaic technology company.

Beamreach Solar focuses on the development of high-efficiency, low-cost crystalline silicon solar cells and modules for photovoltaic electricity generation. The company utilizes an innovative, proprietary cell architecture to enhance the sunlight capture and conversion efficiency of mono-crystalline silicon materials. This approach not only improves the performance of their solar panels but also aims to make clean energy more affordable and accessible. By optimizing the design, Beamreach enables solar installers and commercial building owners to reduce installation time and labor costs associated with traditional solar panels and racking systems.

Beamreach Solar focuses on the development of high-efficiency, low-cost crystalline silicon solar cells and modules for photovoltaic electricity generation. The company utilizes an innovative, proprietary cell architecture to enhance the sunlight capture and conversion efficiency of mono-crystalline silicon materials. This approach not only improves the performance of their solar panels but also aims to make clean energy more affordable and accessible. By optimizing the design, Beamreach enables solar installers and commercial building owners to reduce installation time and labor costs associated with traditional solar panels and racking systems.

Tenesol SA, a global solar provider headquartered in La Tour de Salvagny, France. Tenesol, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Total SA, has operations in 18 countries and solar panel manufacturing facilities in France and South Africa.

BrightSource Energy, Inc. is a solar thermal technology company based in Oakland, California, that specializes in designing, developing, and selling proprietary systems for utility-scale electric power plants. The company utilizes fields of tracking mirrors, known as heliostats, alongside its proprietary software to concentrate sunlight onto a solar receiver/boiler unit, generating high-temperature steam. This steam can be used to produce electricity through conventional steam turbines or for industrial applications like thermal enhanced oil recovery. BrightSource also offers comprehensive project development services, including site acquisition, permitting, and securing power purchase agreements, while serving utility-scale solar thermal power project owners and contractors, as well as oil production companies. The firm has established strategic relationships with prominent partners in the energy sector, emphasizing its commitment to providing low-cost, reliable clean energy that competes with fossil fuels.

Recurve is an open-source software-as-a-service platform based in Mill Valley, California, founded in 2005. The company provides tools that enable utilities to utilize smart meter data for measuring energy usage effectively. Its platform is designed to identify the resource potential behind customer meters, facilitating the deployment of programs that respond to hourly price signals. This approach promotes marketplace innovation and allows businesses to develop and implement demand flexibility strategies, effectively functioning as a virtual power plant. Additionally, Recurve offers software tailored for contractors involved in home energy audits, enhancing energy efficiency and supporting remodeling and construction services.

Powerlight, Inc. is a leading designer, manufacturer and installer of photovoltaic integrated building systems that gather energy from the sun to deliver reliable, affordable, and clean power. To accommodate this rapidly growing company, we designed three over scaled, freestanding, sculptural elements that divide the large open office into smaller zones, and allow desks, filing cabinets and computers to move freely as staff and departments grow and change. All three large elements can be disassembled into smaller components to accommodate the moves of a young, growing company. The elements are also made with salvaged, low toxic or resource efficient materials and each reflects some aspect of the company's mission.