Founded by CEO Dr. Stephan DeLuca, Energy Materials Corporation develops perovskite solar cells and modules through high-speed roll-to-roll printing. Its GigaSpeed™ manufacturing model prints seven solar-cell layers inline at more than 30 meters per minute, with a planned line capacity of up to 4 GW of BackbonePV™ material annually. The Rochester company is applying printed-electronics scale-up experience to produce lower-cost, lightweight solar modules designed with a smaller environmental footprint.
First Solar, IncFounded in Ohio in 1999, First Solar, Inc. manufactures photovoltaic modules using its thin-film cadmium telluride (CdTe) technology. Its vertically integrated manufacturing process turns glass into finished modules in about four hours, and its manufacturing footprint spans the United States, India, Malaysia, and Vietnam. The company also operates high-value solar-module recycling facilities.PERRYSBURG, OH
Ubiquity Solar IncUbiquity Solar develops and manufactures high-efficiency photovoltaic cells and modules for electric power generation, aerospace, and transportation applications. Based in Endicott, New York, the privately owned company is moving from more than a decade of research and development into vertically integrated U.S. production at an 800,000-square-foot former IBM facility. Its team brings more than 200 years of combined solar and semiconductor experience, including technology acquired from Alta Devices.ENDICOTT, NY
Navitas Solar Private LimitedFounded in Surat in 2013 by five young entrepreneurs, Navitas Solar manufactures high-efficiency solar modules with an annual capacity of 3 GW. Its integrated setup reaches both backward into solar encapsulant production through Navitas Alpha Renewables and forward through Navitas Planet, which delivers solar EPC projects. The company’s young leadership team has built a portfolio spanning rooftop and ground-mounted installations across India.BALTIMORE, MD
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