Founded in 2017 by CEO and co-founder Russell Wilcox, Urban Energy is a Brooklyn-based clean-energy developer known for opening New York City’s pre-war multifamily buildings to distributed energy. Its community-solar model puts unused roof space to work for building owners and residents, while its Civilian Climate Corps partnership connects local workforce development with the city’s renewable-energy transition.
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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
Norbut Solar FarmsSince 2016, Norbut Solar Farms has developed, built, and operated community solar and energy-storage projects across New York, taking them from land acquisition and permitting through construction and energization. Based in Rochester, the company and its affiliated businesses employ more than 35 people and control a portfolio spanning over 3,500 acres, including more than 525 MWdc of developed community solar. Its in-house EPC arm, established in 2022, handles procurement and construction with internal engineering oversight and installation crews.ROCHESTER, NY
Urban Electric PowerFounded through ARPA-E-supported research at the City University of New York Energy Institute, Urban Electric Power is a U.S. energy technology company known for advancing rechargeable zinc battery chemistry beyond the familiar disposable cell. Its systems are developed and manufactured in New York for commercial and public-sector energy storage, with the technology validated through more than 12 million hours of operation.PEARL RIVER, NY
Bahari EnergyBahari Energy, incorporated in 2009, develops and manufactures compact wind towers that use a windcatcher-inspired design to generate renewable electricity in urban settings. Founded by aerospace engineer Habib Bahari, the company combines architectural ideas drawn from the Persian baadgir with ducted turbines and has tested its concept with a one-eighth-scale prototype. Its work is aimed at bringing distributed wind power to places where conventional exposed-blade turbines are difficult to use.GAITHERSBURG, MD