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Solar Electric is eligible for Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) - see Energy - Renewable Energy Credits Page.
Solar energy is used to create electricity directly through photovoltaic cells (photons to DC electricity then converted to AC electricity) (Technology: Photovoltaics), or by concentrating solar energy with mirrors, heating a substance, creating steam, and driving a turbine (Technology: Solar concentration and energy storage).
Solar companies are moving towards thermal energy storage (Energy - Storage Page) systems to address the problem of intermittency - sunlight breaks for clouds, nighttime, downtime, etc.
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Canrom; Confluence Solar; First Solar; Green Energy Technology; JA Solar; Kyocera Solar; Q-Cells AG; Motech Industries; Sanyo Solar; Sharp; Solargiga Energy; SolarWorld AG; Suntech Power Holdings; Wafer Works; Yingli Solar
Citizenrē Corporation; Conergy; Evergreen Solar; groSolar; Heliotronics; Open Energy Corporation; Premier Power Renewable Energy; Quantum Energy Technologies; REC Solar; Real Goods Solar; Regrid Power; Sharp; SolarCity; SolarCraft; Sun Run
3GSolar - is a leading developer of solar energy using Dye-sensitized solar cell technology with first applications for off-grid rural areas. DSC is a cost-effective third generation alternative to earlier technologies based on silicon or thin film, providing an environmentally friendly solution that produces electricity efficiently even in low light conditions. These cells are extremely promising because they are made of low-cost materials and do not need an elaborate apparatus to manufacture. Using intellectual property from Bar-Ilan University and through a European Union research grant, 3G Solar has been able to achieve the highest electrical efficiency of any Dye-sensitized cell products in development.
Investor: 21Ventures - Energy - Capital - Venture Capitalists Page. Locations: New York, New York.
Locations: Jerusalem, Israel.
Website: http://www.3gsolar.com/
Abengoa Solar - develops and applies technologies to generate clean electricity from the sun. Abengoa Solar is part of Abengoa, a technology company that applies innovative solutions to ensure sustainability. It is quoted in Spain, and with over 20,000 employees, is present in more than seventy countries through its five business units: Solar, Bioenergy, Environmental Services, Information Technologies and Industrial Engineering and Construction. CSP Technology.
Company Presentation: http://www.abengoasolar.es/sites/solar/en/descargas/presentacion.pdf
Locations: Denver, Colorado; San Francisco, California.
Website: http://www.abengoasolar.es/sites/solar/en/index.jsp
Acciona Energy - Owner of Nevada Solar One - a 64 MW plant. See Wind Page.
Advent Solar - is a manufacturer of advanced technology solar cells and modules. Founded in 2002, Advent Solar began operations in 2003, and is poised to become an industry leader with our innovative back-contact cell technology.
Advisory Board: http://adventsolar.com/index.php?page=technical-advisory-board
Investor: @Ventures - Energy - Capital - Venture Capitalists Page. Locations: Menlo Park, California; Wilmington, Massachusetts.
Investors: Enertech, Firelake Capital Management.
Locations: Albuquerque, New Mexico.
People: http://adventsolar.com/index.php?page=management-team
Website: http://www.adventsolar.com
Amonix - is a leading manufacturer of high-concentration solar photovoltaic (HCPV) systems for large-scale solar applications. Founded in 1989, Amonix has successfully designed, field tested and deployed the world’s only commercial-grade HCPV systems. Amonix’s HCPV systems have significant advantages over its competitors, including low levelized cost of energy, high power density, rapid field installation, and less restrictive site requirements. Its HCPV systems have thousands of hours of operating history – a track record that gives the company an important commercial lead. MissionPoint invested in Amonix in 2007 to fund the expansion of the company’s manufacturing capacity. Since that time, the company has strengthened its management team and is on track for the launch of its seventh generation product in 2009.
Locations: Torrance, California.
Website: http://www.amonix.com
Applied Materials - offers production solutions for wafer based, flexible and thin film silicon solar cells. The company plans to have a $500M a year solar division by 2010. They acquired Applied Films, a publicly traded manufacturer of thin-film solar manufacturing equipment.
Locations: Santa Clara, California.
People: http://www.appliedmaterials.com/about/corporate_officers.html?menuID=2
Stock: (Nasdaq: AMAT)
Website: http://www.appliedmaterials.com
Apollo Solar - was founded as a spin-off of Electronic Design Lab (EDL), a Connecticut company with extensive experience in the design of industrial strength solutions. Having created a new company with pioneering products, the emphasis for Apollo Solar is to provide the commercial and residential renewable energy markets with the innovations created for our industrial customers. Power management projects have been completed for NASA, branches of the United States military, and the Department of Energy. Additionally, projects have been completed for IBM, General Electric, Duracell, Northern Power Systems, Siemens Automotive and DuPont. Through these projects, innovative power management capabilities and efficiencies were created, however there was no conduit to bring these to the growing commercial and residential markets. Apollo Solar was created to complete this task. Our main goal is to use our experience to provide highly reliable electronics for the commercial and residential renewable energy markets.
Locations: Bethel, Connecticut.
Website: http://www.apollo-solar.net
ASAP Power - delivers quality services and proven products from within the Renewable Energy industry in the most efficient manner possible. We are here to revolutionize and mainstream the solar electric industry by assisting all home and business owners in integrating solar power for existing energy needs and a clean energy future. Like the power systems we sell, we have designed our services to be as efficient as possible.
Category: Internet Retailer.
Locations: Unknown
Website: http://www.asappower.com
Ascent Solar Technologies (AST) - is the most recent company created by ITN Energy Systems who established AST in 2005 to manufacturer state of the art, thin-film monolithically-integrated CIGS flexible photovoltaic modules. Stock: ASTI.
Advisory Board: http://www.ascentsolar.com/x.php?page=6
Board Of Directors: http://www.ascentsolar.com/x.php?page=5
Category: Developer.
Littleton, Colorado.
People: http://www.ascentsolar.com/x.php?page=4
Stock: (NASDAQ:ASTI)
Website: http://www.ascentsolar.com
Ausra - develops and deploys utility-scale solar thermal power technology to serve global electricity needs in a dependable, market-competitive, environmentally responsible manner. Technology: Solar concentration and energy storage.
Advisory Board: Not listed.
Locations: Palo Alto, California.
People: http://www.ausra.com/about/leadership.html
Website: http://www.ausra.com/about/
Azure Power - The solar energy is renewable and our implementations complement existing electricity. We offer a portfolio of solar energy solutions for commercial, government and utility customers. We help you achieve predictable energy pricing for the long-term, without the upfront costs required by traditional solar product providers. Learn how we can help you simplify solar energy implementation, whether you are a commercial business, a government institution, or a utility provider.
Category - Utility Scale Plants
Locations: India.
Website: http://www.azurepower.com/
BP Solar - Website.
Website: http://www.bp.com/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9017927&contentId=7033482
BP Solar International - displays a certain flair as it seeks to transform the sun's energy into power. A subsidiary of UK oil giant BP, the company designs, manufactures, supplies, and installs photovoltaic cells and modules that provide power for homes, remote villages and facilities, commercial offices, and industrial equipment. BP Solar also provides cost estimation, logistic management, remote monitoring, and training services. Customers include Ericsson, NEC, and Telstra. In an effort to expand its presence in the US, BP Solar has begun to sell its home solar power systems at Home Depot; complete installation services are also available.
Locations: Frederick, Maryland.
Website: http://www.bpsolar.com
Yahoo Financial: http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/59/59267.html
BrightSource Energy - develops utility-scale solar power plants using high-temperature solar thermal technology that concentrates sunlight and converts the resulting heat into electricity. In its prior incarnation 20 years ago as Luz Inc., this team built the largest solar power plants in the world, installing over 350 megawatts of solar thermal generation capacity in Southern California in the 1980s, plants that are still in operation today.
Advisory Board: Not Listed.
Investors: VantagePoint Ventures.
Locations: Oakland, California.
People: http://www.brightsourceenergy.com/ourTeam.htm
Website: http://www.brightsourceenergy.com
CaliSolar - a photovoltaic (PV) company that designs, patents, manufactures and markets solar cells in high volumes for the largest segments of the PV industry. The company's break-through patent-pending technologies will enable it to fabricate mass-market solar cells at the industry's lowest costs. By leveraging its proprietary process technologies, CaliSolar will achieve competitive advantages in feedstock costs, wafer yields and labor savings as well as solar cell efficiency.
Investor: Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV) - Energy - Capital - Venture Capitalists Page.
Locations: Palo Alto, California; Waltham, Massachusetts.
Website: http://www.calisolar.com
Canadian Solar (CSI) - is a public traded company in NASDAQ stock exchange, USA since November 2006. Its stock symbol is CSIQ. Founded in 2001, Canadian Solar Inc. (CSI) is a standard solar module and specialty solar module and product company, serving customers located in various markets worldwide. CSI is incorporated in Canada and conducts all of its manufacturing operations in China. Backed by years of experience and knowledge in the solar power market and the silicon industry, CSI has become a major global provider of solar power products for a wide range of applications.
Locations: Markham, Ontario; Phoenix, Arizona, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
People: http://www.csisolar.com/Management.asp
Website: http://www.csisolar.com
Cleantech America - Our approach is to thoughtfully solve the key cost components of PV solar electricity generation: project finance, panel manufacturing and supply, intermittency inefficiencies, and transmission costs and constraints. We create a blend of available solar generation technologies to meet the reliability requirements of modern utilities, and the risk appetite of project financing entities.
Board Of Directors - http://cleantechamerica.com/CTA_Directors/
Category - Utility Scale Plants
Investor - Solargiga Energy
Investor - Wafer Works
People - http://cleantechamerica.com/CTA_Team/
Website: http://cleantechamerica.com
Canrom - is devoting all of its resources to the development of a thin-film CdTe based solar electric module. This is a $1,500,000 program, supported in part by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
Category: Manufacturing Companies List
Locations: Niagara Falls, New York.
Website: http://www.canrom.com
Citizenrē Corporation - provides residential and commercial solar systems. Growth is governed by the availability of net metering. They intend to participate in demand response initiatives with their customer base.
Category - Residential Focus List
Locations: Wilmington, Delaware.
People: http://www.citizenre.com/web/index.php?p=leadership
Website: http://www.citizenre.com
Clear Skies Group (CSG) - delivers turnkey solar electricity installations and renewable energy technology solutions to commercial and residential customers across the United States. We are a designer and integrator of solar power systems, sourcing components from only the highest quality manufacturers. Our team's construction background provides us with real world experience in delivering results quickly and cost-effectively for our customers. CSG also develops new technologies and products that include proprietary PV panel mounting systems and trade secrets that reduce the system installation time. XTRAX is a proprietary remote monitoring solution for measuring the production of renewable energy systems. Since its launch, Clear Skies Group has installed solar power systems for municipalities, real estate developers, agricultural locations, office and residential complexes, storage facilities, manufacturing plants, schools, and more. The company's forte lies in sub-1MW commercial sector installations, agricultural and petroleum field systems, residential installations through developer partnerships, and highly economical remote monitoring services.
Locations:
Mineola, New York.
Website:
http://www.clearskiesgroup.com
Concentrix - was founded in 2005 as a spin-off
company of Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems. The company is located in Freiburg in
Breisgau. Concentrix Solar further developed the Concentrator PV technology generated from many
years of research work at Fraunhofer ISE and brought it from the laboratory to market ready products
and advanced it into series production. Under the name FLATCON®, we offer complete,
turnkey concentrator photovoltaic power plants on the commercial level.
Category: Utility Scale Plants
Locations: Freiburg, Germany.
Website: http://www.concentrix-solar.de/
Conergy - is a global leader in solar power, solar hot water and wind power generation. We manufacture and distribute components and systems for generating solar electricity, solar hot water and wind power for domestic, commercial, small community and industrial applications. We are your trusted renewable energy partner.
Category: Residential Focus List
Category: Utility Scale Plants
Locations: Pittsford, New York.
People: http://www.conergy.us/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-300/
Website: http://www.conergy.us/desktopdefault.aspx
Confluence Solar - mission is to bring to market premium quality single crystal silicon substrates for solar applications at or below the cost per watt of multi crystal substrates. Tapping into the sun as an energy source for electricity production in an economical way that has long been sought after for solar applications. Founded by semiconductor industry veterans, Confluence Solar utilizes certain cost effective manufacturing technologies originally developed for semiconductors applications to the production of single crystals for the solar market.
Category: Manufacturing Companies List
Locations: Hazelwood, Missouri.
Website: http://www.confluencesolar.com/
Cool Earth Solar - Cool Earth Solar we provide products that foster the growth of solar power. Our goal is to cut the cost of solar electricity to a price that is truly competitive with coal and other non-renewable sources--while generating profits for our users on par with today's best investments.
Article: http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0221-coolearth.html
Locations: Livermore, California.
Website: http://www.coolearthsolar.com
DayStar Technologies - engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of photovoltaic products that convert sunlight directly into electricity in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company develops a thin-film solar cell based upon the copper-indium-gallium-selenide semiconductor material system, known as CIGS. Its products include TerraFoil, a metal foil solar cell designed as an alternative to silicon wafer solar cells used in flat plate PV modules; TerraFoil SP, which offers a stainless steel base, and used to provide solar modules that are integrated into common building construction materials, such as roofing, siding, and facades; and LightFoil, a solar cell product that has applications where high specific power and form factor flexibility are required.
Advisory Board: No listing.
Board Of Directors: http://www.daystartech.com/management.cfm/bd/all
Locations: Halfmoon, New York.
Stock: DSTI
Yahoo Financial: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=DSTI
Website: http://www.daystartech.com/
DuPont - is a leading materials supplier to the Photovoltaic (PV) industry, with more than 20 years of experience in PV materials development, applications know-how, manufacturing expertise and global market access. DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions leverages DuPont science from across the company on a global scale to help support the dramatic growth in this industry with its comprehensive portfolio of innovative materials and services.
Website: http://www2.dupont.com/Photovoltaics/en_US/index.html
ECD Ovonics - developing solar panels and other technology. Stock: ENER
Website: http://www.ovonic.com
Energy Conversion Devices - See ECD Ovonics above.
Energy Innovations - Energy Innovations is developing the world's first mass-produced rooftop photovoltaic tracking concentrator system, called the Sunflower, designed to bring the cost of solar below that of utility-supplied electricity. Founded in 2000. .
Board Of Directors: http://www.energyinnovations.com/about_us/directors.html
Advisory Board: http://www.energyinnovations.com/about_us/advisors.html
Investor: Mohr Davidow Ventures
Locations: HQ: Pasadena, California.
People: http://www.energyinnovations.com/about_us/management.html
Website: http://www.energyinnovations.com/
Energy Recommerce - is the preferred provider of solar energy monitoring and management solutions for owners and operators concerned about system performance and their return on investment.
Locations: San Francisco, California.
Website: http://www.energyrecommerce.com
EnerWorks - develops and manufactures proprietary renewable energy appliances for residential and commercial markets. The EnerWorks appliances are the world's first, in-home, renewable energy products that supply energy to the user for less than the cost of grid electricity - solar energy for around 6¢ per kilowatt-hour (kWh). Markets: Residential, Small Commercial.
Advisory Board: Not listed.
Board Of Directors: Not listed.
People: Not listed.
Locations: Dorchester Ontario.
Website: http://www.enerworks.com/company.asp
Enphase - system includes our revolutionary Micro-inverter, communications and web-based analytics and visualization. This integrated system maximizes energy harvest, increases system reliability, and simplifies design, installation and management. Our solar energy management systems are designed for residential and commercial markets and are widely available through leading solar installers and distribution partners.
Advisory Board: http://www.enphaseenergy.com/Corporate/Corporate-Advisory-Board.php
Board Of Directors: http://www.enphaseenergy.com/Corporate/Corporate-Directors.php
Locations: Petaluma, California.
People: http://www.enphaseenergy.com/Corporate/Corporate-Executive-Team.php
Website: http://www.enphaseenergy.com
ENTECH - is a high-technology solar energy company. ENTECH's patented concentrating systems produce electricity from sunlight for both space and terrestrial applications. Terrestrial applications vary in size from one kilowatt remote power units, using the SunLine product, to large multi-megawatt utility power plants, using our SolarRow product. Space applications include the award-winning 2.5 kW SCARLET array on the NASA/JPL Deep Space 1 spacecraft, which had a spectacular rendezvous with Comet Borelly in September 2001.
Locations: Fort Worth, Texas.
Website: http://www.entechsolar.com
eSolar - heliostats were designed from the ground up to minimize every possible cost. By leveraging established commercial suppliers to mass manufacture thousands of small heliostats, eSolar realizes economy-of-scale benefits at much smaller power plant sizes than traditional solar generation techniques. Our heliostats are designed to fit efficiently into shipping containers to keep transportation costs low, and they are pre-assembled at the factory to minimize on-site labor. The result is a considerable capital cost reduction compared to existing solar thermal power plants.
People: http://www.esolar.com/about/
Website: http://www.esolar.com
EPVSOLAR - is a solar energy company that designs, develops, manufactures, and markets low-cost amorphous silicon ("a-Si") thin-film photovoltaic ("PV") solar modules for the growing international renewable energy market. Located near Princeton, New Jersey, USA, EPV is a privately owned company that has been at the forefront of research, development, and commercialization of thin-film PV technologies since 1991 when it was founded by pioneers in the solar industry. EPV produces solar modules using proprietary manufacturing equipment - the EPV Integrated Manufacturing System ("IMS"), which is based on EPV's commercially proven batch manufacturing process. EPV plans joint ventures based on the IMS capability to expand capacity at manufacturing locations throughout the world. The joint ventures will work to aggressively increase market share in these emerging markets.
Locations: Robbinsville, New Jersey.
Website: http://www.epv.net
Evergreen Solar - (NASDAQ:ESLR) Solar is a developer and manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) modules. The Company's String Ribbon manufacturing process uses less silicon and fewer manufacturing steps in order to lower cost. Evergreen has shipped over 35,000 solar panels globally for residential and commercial applications in remote power and emerging grid-connected markets.
Category - Residential Focus List
Website. Investors: Rockport Capital Partners, Nth Power.
Website: http://www.evergreensolar.com
First Solar - designs, manufactures, and sells solar electric power modules using a proprietary thin film semiconductor technology. The company�s solar modules employ a thin layer of cadmium telluride semiconductor material to convert sunlight into electricity. It sells its products to project developers, system integrators, and operators of renewable energy projects primarily in Europe. First Solar also focuses on designing and deploying commercial solar projects for utilities in the United States. The company was founded in 1999. It was formerly known as First Solar Holdings, LLC, and changed its name to First Solar Holdings, Inc. and subsequently to First Solar, Inc. in 2006. The company is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona..
Category - Manufacturing Companies List
Locations: Tempe, Arizona.
NasdaqGS: FSLR) Yahoo = http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=FSLR
Website: http://www.firstsolar.com
GE Solar - module line ranges from 66 watts to 200 watts. The modules feature heavy duty anodized frames and weather-resistant junction boxes for easy and safe field interconnection. From remote homes to commercial systems, one of our modules is just right for your application. GE offers a range of complete solar electric power systems. Along with ease of installation and service, our industry leading systems provide a safe and reliable source of power for residential, commercial and industrial applications.
Website: http://www.gepower.com/prod_serv/products/solar/en/index.htm
Global Photonic Energy Corporation - is a renewable energy, technology development company. GPEC is harnessing photonic energy (Sunlight) using small-molecule organic materials to produce electricity for direct use or for the production of hydrogen.
Locations: Ewing, New Jersey.
Website: http://www.globalphotonic.com
Global Solar Energy - Global Solar Energy is a privately held company that was incorporated in 1996. Since 1996, Global Solar Energy has evolved into a major producer of thin-film photovoltaic Copper Indium Gallium DiSelenide (CIGS) solar cells. Global Solar Energy now manufactures and distributes its CIGS solar cells as well as its innovative flexible, foldable, portable solar chargers and next generation glass modules. Our high quality solar products are manufactured at a state-of-the-art facility in Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Locations: Tucson, Arizona.
Website: http://www.globalsolar.com
Green Energy Technology - Ingot and wafer manufacturer.
Category - Manufacturing Companies List
Locations: Taiwan.
GreenVolts - is a utility-scale solar power company. By delivering green energy on a massive scale, utilities can meet consumer demand for reliable energy with minimal adverse affect on the environment. For consumers, this means a future where green power can be had by plugging into the grid versus going off it. *
Locations: San Francisco, California.
Website: http://www.greenvolts.com
groSolar - is a leading North American solar power company focused on designing, distributing and installing high quality solar electric and solar hot water systems. groSolar provides residential installation in the northeast and mid-Atlantic states, and commercial installation in California as well as the eastern US, serving other areas through an extensive dealer network. With a system of warehouses across the continent, groSolar has the broadest distribution capabilities of any solar provider. groSolar integrates components from leading solar manufacturers including Evergreen Solar into efficient solar energy systems for its customers that generate clean, reliable energy for decades. groSolar was also recently recognized as the second fastest growing company in Vermont and one of the best places to work in Vermont.
Category - Residential Focus List
Website: http://www.groSolar.com
GT Solar - is an industry leader globally providing essential technology, turnkey manufacturing and equipment solutions across the photovoltaic supply chain, enabling the establishment of successful photovoltaic businesses. Based in Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA, GT Solar’s products are used by companies worldwide
Locations: Merrimack, New Hampshire.
Website: http://www.gtsolar.com/corporate/
HD Solar - develops and manufactures the most advanced and versatile solar energy technologies, maximizing energy efficiency and economic benefit. The HD Solar philosophy is to encapsulate state-of-the-art materials into efficient, elegant and robust engineered structures to provide multi-purpose solar products which will make a substantial contribution to CO2 reduction, the environment and the communities they serve.
Website: http://www.heliodynamics.com
Heliodynamics - see HD Solar above.
Heliotronics - offers the Epiphany series of complete data acquisition packages for single phase and three phase renewable energy installations. Our packages include all of the necessary hardware, software, power supplies, weather sensors, and transducers. All of the packages listed below can be configured to fit any size PV system 1 kilowatt to 1 megawatt. *
Category - Residential Focus List
Website: http://www.heliotronics.com/products/prod_main.html
HelioVolt - Sidestepping a dependence on costly silicon, Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) is inherently nature’s best solar-absorbing material. Leading the way for cost- and performance-efficient solar power-generation.
Investors: NEA Associates, Yellowstone Capital.
Investor: Noventi - Energy - Capital - Venture Capitalists Page.
Locations: Austin, Texas; Menlo Park, California.
Website: http://www.heliovolt.net/index.php
Honda Soltec - production and sales of solar cells.
Website: http://world.honda.com/HondaSoltec/
Innovalight - is focused on bringing ultra low-cost solar power modules to the marketplace. Innovalight is harnessing a proprietary silicon-ink process, developed by the company to print thin-film solar power modules. Leveraging the advantages of solvent-based processing, Innovalight will help accelerate the promise of more affordable solar power solutions for residential and commercial applications. The Company was recognized as a 2006 Technology Pioneer winner at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland. The Company has been extensively profiled in Time Magazine, The Economist, Red Herring and other major news organizations as a technology leader crusading for new cleaner energy solutions.
Investors: Sevin Rosen Funds.
Website: http://www.innovalight.com
Innovative Power Systems - IPS Solar & Wind is a design / build contractor specializing in solar energy systems that give home and business owners the power to produce their own heat and electricity. IPS Solar & Wind has designed and installed hundreds of solar energy systems in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the surrounding areas since 1991, making IPS a Midwest leader in solar energy for over 17 years.
Category: Residential Focus.
Locations: Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Website: http://www.ips-solar.com
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ITN - Advanced Photovoltaics research provides PV panels for space-bound applications. Providing efficient and lightweight power for satellites and other spacecraft, ITN‘s solar materials have the best value and durability to be found. The Advanced Photovoltaics Group continues to engage in research aimed at creating new techniques and processes for harvesting solar energy. Based on Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide (CIGS) technology, ITN‘s thin-film photovoltaics have several advantages over traditional solar energy technologies. Main Page - Energy - Incubators.
Website: http://www.itnes.com/x.php?page=6
JA Solar - engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of photovoltaic solar cells in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company offers monocrystalline solar cells. It sells its products primarily through a team of sales and marketing personnel to solar module manufacturers, who assemble and integrate its solar cells into modules and systems that convert sunlight into electricity.
Category - Manufacturing Companies List
Locations: Ningjin, China.
Stock: JASO.
Yahoo Financial: http://finance.yahoo.com/q?d=t&s=JASO
Juwi International - Energy - Wind Page. Also involved in large scale solar. *
Kyocera Solar - a subsidiary of Kyocera International, the company develops and sells solar-powered electric systems used to shed light on such dark spots as rural homes, recreational vehicle sites, remote telecom and pipeline monitoring equipment, and traffic signal locations. Kyocera Solar sells integrated system packages directly to industrial users (product manufacturers, utilities, and corporate and government entities); it also provides products and support to a global network of more than 1,500 distributors and dealers, mostly in the US. The company has international operations in Brazil and Australia.
Category - Manufacturing Companies List
Locations: US HQ - Scottsdale, Arizona.
LDK Solar - China - Solar Page.
Website: http://www.kyocerasolar.com/
Lightwave Power - is developing disruptive solar energy products based on nanoarrays, unique large area thin-film arrays of repeating nano and micro-sized structures that can absorb, convert, re-emit and control light over a wide range of wavelengths. Conversion efficiencies of nanoarrays are expected to approach 85%. Our products will be produced on flexible substrates and will solve the important problem of current solar electric products that they are far from cost effective: their cost/performance ratios are 10 -100 times too great to be competitive with conventional electrical generation products.
Investor: Investor: 21Ventures - Energy - Capital - Venture Capitalists Page.
Locations: Cambridge, Massachusetts; New York, New York.
Website: http://www.lightwavepower.com
Magnolia Solar - Become the leading supplier of high efficiency solar cells/solar panels to meet future energy needs in the US and the world.
Locations: Woburn, Massachusetts.
Website: http://www.magnoliasolar.com
Meridian Energy Systems - specializes in renewable energy systems of the highest quality for clients who demand expert advice and the best components available. Website: http://www.meridiansolar.com/meridian.html
Meteocontrol - Energy - Renewable IT Page.
Miasole - thin film (CIGS) first solar technology inexpensive and plentiful enough to make solar power practical for large-scale use.
Investors: Firelake Capital Management, Pinnacle Ventures., Kleiner Perkins.
Locations: HQ: Santa Clara, California.
Website: http://www.miasole.com/
Motech Industries - creates high quality products including testing and measuring instruments, solar cells, and solar systems. Motech is the 6th largest solar cells manufacturer in the world.
Category - Manufacturing Companies List
Locations: Taiwan.
Website: http://www.motech.com.tw/
MWOE Solar -a technology spin-off from the University of Toledo, engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of photovoltaic modules that convert sunlight into electricity. The company develops thin-film silicon based photovoltaic products and manufacturing equipment for high-throughput production of flexible and lightweight photovoltaic modules at low cost.
Locations: Toledo, Ohio.
Website: http://www.mwoesolar.com/profile.html
Mythos Solar - Energy - Monitoring Page.
Locations: Belmont, California.
Nanosolar - has developed proprietary technology that makes it possible to simply
roll-print solar cells that require only 1/100th as thick an absorber as a silicon-wafer cell (yet
deliver similar performance and durability).
Investors: Firelake Capital Management, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Onpoint Technologies.
Investor: Energy Capital Partners - Energy - Capital - Venture Capitalists Page.
Locations: Palo Alto, California; Short Hills, New Jersey.
Website: http://www.nanosolar.com/
NextEnergy - Invest your PG&E payments in a NextEnergy solar electric system and give yourself a raise. For over 30 years, NextEnergy employees have designed, installed and serviced premium solar electric systems in Northern California. Let us help you eliminate your PG&E bill and make your neighborhood a cleaner, safer place to live.
Locations: Concord, California.
Website: http://nextenergycorp.com
NextLight Renewable Power - is a renewable energy company focused primarily on utility-scale solar development in the western United States. NextLight’s experienced development and commercial team engages in greenfield project development, project joint ventures, and project acquisitions across renewable energy technologies. The company was formed by Energy Capital Partners, a private equity firm, to respond to the growing demand for clean, carbon-free, utility-scale renewable energy. Together, the two firms bring expertise in energy development and financing, and the financial resources to build large-scale renewable projects.
Investor: Energy Capital Partners - Energy - Capital - Venture Capitalists Page.
Locations: San Francisco, California; Short Hills, New Jersey.
Website: http://www.nextlight.com/
NuEdison - has a passion for renewable energy and creating products that change people's lives. By utilizing today's proven technology in optics and photovoltaics and combining it with our own technological breakthroughs, NuEdison is making solar power affordable to the masses, not just the wealthy. Through continuous improvement and precise execution, NuEdison strives to become the leader in solar technology for traditional and new, revolutionary applications. We will continue to help our customers and partners reduce depend.
Locations: Sunnyvale, California.
Website: http://www.nuedison.com/about/index.htm
Odersun AG - produces solar cells, modules, and applications that convert sunlight into electricity. It offers modules for solar parks and roof mounted systems; and customized solutions for buildings and the consumer market.
Locations: Frankfurt, Germany.
Website: http://www.odersun.de/
Open Energy Corporation - is a renewable energy (RE) company focused on the development and commercialization of a portfolio of technologies capable of delivering low-risk, cost-competitive electricity, fresh water, and related commodities on a global basis. Open Energy offers building-integrated photovoltaic (PV) roofing materials for commercial, industrial, and residential markets. Marketed under the trade name SolarSave®, the product line includes roofing membranes, roofing tiles, custom architectural PV glass, and balance of systems equipment such as inverters, combiners, and accessories. The company also holds an exclusive, worldwide license to a solar thermal technology called SunCone™ CSP (Concentrating Solar Power), which is currently being developed to produce electricity and potable water using only the power of the sun.
Category - Residential Focus List
Investors: Yorkshire Advisors.
Locations: Solana Beach, California.
Website: http://openenergycorp.com
OptiSolar - manufactures photovoltaic (PV) modules and produces power from our own large-scale solar farms. Our innovative manufacturing processes, technologies, and management strength are at the core of the OptiSolar Advantage.
Locations: Hayward, California.
Website: http://www.optisolar.com/company.htm
Orionsolar - is a developer of low cost solar energy using new generation dye cell photovoltaics. Orionsolar operates a fully equipped facility at the Har Hotzvim Industrial estate in Jerusalem. Dye cells generate electricity from solar energy using nano-sized titanium dioxide particles impregnated with dye, rather than from silicon or similar semiconductors. Orionsolar has developed new intellectual property which substantially reduces the cost of dye cells and increases the cell size. Orionsolar is commercializing the technology and will incorporate it into low cost solar modules.
Locations: Jerusalem, Israel.
Website: http://www.orionsolar.net/
Petra Solar - focuses on increasing efficiencies and significantly reducing the cost of installed solar electric systems through the introduction of innovative power electronics. Petra Solar is introducing intelligent, digitally controlled, distributed and scalable products that manage power out of solar modules and into the grid, batteries and loads. *
Locations: Somerset, New Jersey.
Investors: Element Ventures. *
Website: http://www.petrasolar.com/
Prism Solar Technologies - manufactures a new type of photovoltaic module that uses transparent holographic optical elements in its design. This innovative, patented holographic technology, collects and spectrally selects useful wavelengths from the sun and focuses them onto the cell to create electricity.
Locations: Lake Katrine, New York.
Website: http://www.prismsolar.com/
PowerLight
Acquired by: SunPower (see below).
Practical Instruments - See Soliant below (new name for Practical Instruments)
Investors: Rockport Capital Partners.
Locations: Monrovia, California.
Website: http://www.practicalinstruments.com/
Practical Solar - has developed a new, proprietary concentrating solar power (CSP) system to harness energy from the sun: a small-scale heliostat system that can direct up to 300 square meters of sunlight onto a single square meter. This concentrated solar energy can be used to produce heat, light and power for a virtually unlimited number of applications, at only a fraction of the cost of other solar technologies. Several patent applications are planned. *
Locations: Boston, Massachusetts.
Website: http://www.practicalsolar.com/contact.htm
Premier Power Renewable Energy - is a global provider of small to large-scale solar power systems, delivering unmatched experience to commercial, agricultural and residential customers. Premier Power is a leading global solar photovoltaic integrator that delivers consistent quality systems being our dedication to our customers our highest priority. Our mission is to install one million solar systems to become a part of the environmental solution while exceeding our customer's expectations.
Category - Residential Focus List
Locations: El Dorado Hills, California; Reno, Nevada; Wall, New Jersey.
People: http://www.premierpower.com/solar_energy_company/premier_power_management_team.php
Website: http://www.premierpower.com
PrimeStar Solar - was formed in June 2006 to develop and commercialize cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin film photovoltaic modules. They are working closely with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and are licensing several of their patents. Majority owned by GE Power.
Locations: Golden, Colorado.
Website: http://www.primestarsolar.com/
Pyron Solar - manufactures The Pyron Solar Triad, a patented and powerful solar concentrator that harnesses the sun’s energy with high-energy conversion and unlimited scalability. In developing the unique and proprietary HE Optics System, Pyron Solar engineers have overcome some of the most challenging issues affecting the implementation of solar technology on a wide scale, including solar cell heat transfer, wind, shadow and maintenance issues, and, of course, cost considerations.
Locations: San Diego, California.
People: http://www.pyronsolar.com/team_management.html
Website: http://www.pyronsolar.com/
Q-Cells AG - is the development, production and sale of high-performance solar cells made of mono- and multicrystalline silicon. We advance photovoltaics as a sustainable technology that is compatible with our environment, and as a company we seize the opportunity inherent in this rapidly growing market.
Category - Manufacturing Companies List
Locations: Bitterfeld-Wolfen. Germany.
Stock: QCEG.DE
Website: http://www.qcells.com
Quantum Energy Technologies - is a leading innovator & manufacturer of advanced renewable solar energy hot water, pool & building heating products for residential, commercial and industrial applications. *
Board Of Directors: http://www.quantumenergy.com.au/About/CompanyProfile/tabid/360/Default.aspx
Category - Residential Focus List
Locations: Australia; New Zealand; China.
Website: http://www.quantumenergy.com.au
Radiant Energy - Radiant Energy is an Independent Energy Producer headquartered in Pleasanton, California. We are a developer and owner of renewable and clean energy power plants including solar, geothermal, and hydroelectric. Radiant Energy is actively developing renewable energy projects and also pursuing acquisitions of select power plants. These renewable and clean energy projects present excellent opportunities to profitably grow the company, meet the increasing energy demand, and position Radiant Energy as a leader in the Western energy market. *
Locations: Livermore, California.
Website: http://www.radiantenergy.us
Real Goods Solar - A wholly owned subsidiary of Cool Earth Solar, Radiant Energy builds, owns, and operates utility-scale power plants based on Cool Earth's breakthrough solar technology.
Category - Residential Focus List
Locations: Hopland, California; San Rafael, California; Santa Cruz, California; Murrieta, California; Louisville, Colorado.
Website: http://www.realgoodssolar.com/
REC Solar - specializes in grid-tied solar electric design and installation, offering the latest technology, state of the art equipment, and financing opportunities for all commercial and residential customers. We maintain a dedicated staff of engineers, designers, and installers to make solar a turnkey solution for our customers. With a focus on quality, professionalism, and services, REC Solar has excelled to become a trusted market leader.
Category - Residential Focus List
Locations: San Luis Obispo, California.
People: http://recsolar.com/cm/About%20REC%20Solar/solar-electric-company-management.html
Website: http://recsolar.com
Recurrent Energy - As the pioneer in Solar as a Service, Recurrent Energy is overcoming the barriers to widespread solar adoption, making renewable energy a practical choice for today’s large scale energy users. We’re a developer and owner of onsite solar power systems, selling clean electricity to our customers at competitive rates via a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). In return, our utility, commercial, and government customers achieve energy independence, predictable pricing, and enhanced sustainability.
Locations: San Francisco, California.
Website: http://www.recurrentenergy.com
Regenesis Power - is a renewable energy-service Company that owns and operates solar assets in the U.S. Our goal is to bring commercial-grade solar energy solutions to our customers.
Locations: Simi Valley, California.
Website: http://www.regenesispower.com
Regrid Power - Residential and Commercial solar installations.
Category - Residential Focus List
Locations: Campbell, California.
Website: http://www.regrid.com
Sanyo Solar - aims at becoming a leading provider of Environment- and Energy-related products, providing product solutions for the Environment, Energy and Lifestyle with consolidated sales of US$20,178 million for FiscalYear 2007. SANYO's businesses cover a broad range of products and services such as photovoltaic (solar) systems, rechargeable batteries, HVAC/R equipment, digital imaging devices, home appliances, electronic components and others. Based on its brand vision “Think GAIA”, SANYO is committed to providing cutting-edge solutions for a sustainable world by weaving together its numerous proprietary technologies.
Category - Manufacturing Companies List
Locations: San Diego, California.
Website: US: http://us.sanyo.com/Solar
SCHOTT Solar - manufactures and markets photovoltaic (solar power) systems to grid-connected residential and commercial customers. The company provides complete solar power systems to grid-independent industrial clients, governmental agencies, and utility companies. SCHOTT Solar's turnkey solar systems can be mounted on rooftops, carports, or the ground. It also sells solar cells and modules separately. The company was formerly a joint venture of multi-services utility company RWE Group and glass manufacturer SCHOTT Group. SCHOTT bought out RWE's stake in 2005.
Locations: Elmsford, New York.
Website: http://www.us.schott.com/photovoltaic/english/index.html
Sharp - was one of the first companies to realize the potential benefits of solar power. The technology the company has developed, with the future of the global environment in mind, is now among the most advanced available.
Sharp residential solar systems give families the ability to generate their own electricity from the inexhaustible energy of the sun - with no harmful emissions. They're cost-effective, quiet, attractive, safe, and reliable, with only minimal maintenance required over their long operational life. They're