Ubiquity 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.
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
Silicon SolarBorn from a high-school science project in upstate New York, Silicon Solar designs and manufactures solar energy products and custom solar systems, including its long-running SunPal sign lights and AquaJet fountain pumps. Founded in 1999 by Adam Farrell, the family-owned company now serves more than 150,000 customers and operates a New York manufacturing facility alongside international production partnerships. Its Bainbridge training center also reflects the company’s early roots in making solar technology accessible to students and teachers.BAINBRIDGE, NY
altPOWERFounded in 1998, altPOWER develops, designs, and supplies complete renewable energy systems, with a particular focus on bringing solar and wind generation into urban buildings. The New York-based company is known for Building Integrated Photovoltaics and has developed rooftop and small-scale wind systems at sites including the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the Brooklyn Army Terminal, and Battery Park City.New York, NY
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