Crawford Solar Power develops sculptural solar trees with integrated battery storage and links them into EDEN, a distributed network designed to generate local power and support electric-vehicle charging. Its concept combines renewable-energy infrastructure with community uses such as vehicle rentals and driving schools, and the company is seeking founder-donors to launch an automated solar tree factory.
Inhabit SolarInhabit Solar designs and manufactures modular renewable-energy infrastructure for urban spaces, including prefabricated solar carports and rooftop canopies that can incorporate EV charging and battery storage. Its architectural approach is built around fitting clean-energy systems into constrained or highly visible sites, from parking lots to rooftops crowded with mechanical equipment. The company makes its aluminum and steel solutions in the USA and supplied custom racks for the solar canopy installation over 39 HVAC units at Manhattan’s Javits Center.NEW YORK, NY
SunboltBorn from the power outages of Hurricane Sandy, Sunbolt designs and assembles off-grid solar workstations and charging furniture for outdoor spaces. The company’s original ConnecTable charging station found an early home across the University of California system, with more than 30 installations before the product was renamed Sunbolt in 2018. Today, its U.S.-assembled units serve campuses, parks, trails and public spaces across 33 states and several international markets.HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA
PvilionBrooklyn-based Pvilion designs, manufactures and installs fabric structures that generate electricity by integrating flexible solar cells into materials such as canopies, tents and architectural facades. Incorporated in July 2011 as an independent spin-off of FTL Solar, the company grew from a collaboration among electrical engineer Colin Touhey, lightweight-structures designer Todd Dalland and architect Robert Lerner. Its work traces back to the first photovoltaic tent developed by Dalland and Lerner more than 20 years ago and now includes rapidly deployable systems for settings ranging from public landscapes to military operations.BROOKLYN, NY
Skysun, LLCFounded in 2012 by Jim and Susan Clair, Skysun, LLC develops elevated solar power systems that generate electricity while leaving the land below available for crops, parking, or other uses. Its patented, wire-rope-supported arrays have been tested from New Mexico to the Midwest through partnerships with NASA, Sandia National Laboratories, and the U.S. Department of Energy. Skysun also adapts the system for solar patios and pergolas, including ballasted installations that avoid ground penetrations.BAY VILLAGE, OH