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| | Fedsprout | Aalap Shah | President and CEO |
Small Business
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General
| Community Benefits, Project Planning, and Project Reporting | Fedsprout helps businesses and non-profits secure government funding and provide support during project execution. We help strategize, plan, and ensure successful projects when working with the federal government, especially when it come sto clean energy and other DOE initiatives.
Area of Technical Expertise: Community Benefits Planning for Proposals, Community Engagement, Implementation of Community Benefits Plans, Clean Energy Demonstration Planning. We are experts in community engagement, workforce development, DEIA, and Justice 40. We have technical experts that have been a part of many DOE proposal submissions and projects.
Brief Description of Capabilities: We help write, strategize, and implement community benefits plans for proposals and projects. We provide planning and strategy for successful government-funded projects. Our experts are familiar with federal regulations, budgeting, and compliance.
Area of Interest: Partnering for Community Benefits, Successful Demonstration Planning, Project Reporting, and other aspects from proposal preparation through project completion |
| NJ |
| | Forethought Advisors, LLC | Tim Simons | COO |
Small Business
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General
| Community Benefits - DEIA - Workforce Development | Pioneering Community-Centric Solutions
At Forethought Advisors, we are the architects of impactful Community Benefit Agreements (CBAs) that prioritize the essence of community – genuine engagement, quality jobs, and a fervent commitment to promoting diverse supplier relationships.
Transforming Community Engagement
Genuine Engagement: Our method at Forethought Advisors isn't merely consultative. We dive deep into the fabric of the community, ensuring we understand, represent, and integrate every voice and narrative into our strategies.
Quality Over Quantity: Job creation under our guidance isn't just about filling vacancies. We emphasize creating meaningful, lasting roles that add significant value to the community and the diverse people it encompasses.
Championing Diversity: We recognize the vast potential in diverse supply chains and promote robust supplier management strategies that diversify and elevate the quality of inputs, products, and services.
Mastering CHIPs and Bipartisan Infrastructure Funding
Aligned with Biden Administration Goals: Our expertise at Forethought Advisors stretches to a comprehensive understanding of the objectives set forth by the Biden Administration for CHIPs and Bipartisan Infrastructure funding. This allows us to craft CBAs that are not just compliant but exemplary in meeting and exceeding these guidelines.
End-to-End Expertise with Continuous Oversight: From the initial conceptual spark to the detailed development processes, hands-on implementation, and post-implementation monitoring, we ensure that our clients are supported throughout. This holistic approach guarantees that their Community Benefit Plans are effectively implemented, consistently optimized, and aligned with their intended outcomes.
Dual-Focused Strategies: Our CBAs are crafted to serve a dual purpose – aligning perfectly with the objectives of businesses seeking funding while also resonating with the overarching goals of the Biden Administration, creating a win-win scenario for all involved.
Forethought Advisors - Where Community Vision Meets Expert Execution. Engage with us today, and together, let's lay the groundwork for community transformation through strategic, impactful CBAs. |
| DC |
| | American Retroworks Inc. | Robin Ingenthron | CEO |
Small Business
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General
| Solar Panel Collection Infrastrucuture, Reuse and Recycling | American Retroworks Inc., dba Good Point Recycling, is a 24 year old Vermont Company with a history of reuse of used electronics in Emerging Markets. Our downstream partners in Africa, Asia and South America have asked us to develop a system of tracking and blockchain accounting for used solar panels they are sourcing to retrofit diesel generators used to produce electricity in those markets. |
| VT |
| | Good Point Recycling, div of American Retroworks Inc | Robin Freeland Ingenthron | CEO |
Small Business
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General
| Solar Panel Collection Infrastrucuture, Reuse and Recycling | Robin Ingenthron is CEO of Good Point Recycling of Middlebury, VT, and Brockton, MA. In the 1990s, Robin was Director of the Recycling Program at the Massachusetts DEP. He has a BA degree in International Relations (Carleton College, 1984) and an MBA from Boston University. Robin Ingenthron is a former Peace Corps volunteer and employee (Cameroon, Africa 1984-86) and is founder of Fair Trade Recycling, an export reform group (WR3A.org). A writer and public speaker, he was called “The Best Scrap Blogger in the World” by Bloomberg columnist and recycling authorAdam Minter, and named #37 Top Recycler worldwide by Recycling International in 2021 and 2022.
American Retroworks Inc. has its own division, Good Point Recycling, which is actively collecting, evaluating, trading and arranging for EOL processing under three statewide contracts. With a degree in international relations, a record as division director for MA DEP, and consultant to EPA, Ingenthron used his company to collect and verify legality of international reuse markets for secondhand electronics between 1996 and the current, and plans to open a "formal sector" solar panel reuse and recycling plants in Emerging Markets under the legal auspices of Annex IX, B1110 of the Basel Convention. The company has partnered and invested in three other certified facilities in Malaysia, Mexico, and Morocco for used electronics, the subject of 3 books on reuse, recycling, and "good enough" markets. |
| VT |
| | Ohio Workforce Association | Jennifer Meek Eells | Executive Director |
Non-Profit
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General
| Workforce Development | The Ohio Workforce Association represents and supports 20 local workforce boards and their directors across Ohio. The local boards manage WIOA Title 1 funds and oversee operations of their American Job (OhioMeansJobs) Centers serving job seeker and business customers. |
| OH |
| | Close Consulting | Brandon Close | President |
Small Business
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General
| Product Dev. & Operations Consulting | Close Consulting is a trusted partner in driving success and optimizing operations for a wide range of industries. With our comprehensive consulting services, we offer tailored solutions to help businesses thrive in a rapidly changing landscape. We are the catalyst that takes your broken or marginal processes and turns it into a sustainable operating system that delivers increased revenue and working capital improvements.
We specialize in product development, project management, cost take out, and manufacturing and operations systems' development and improvement for a wide range of industries including clean tech. |
| KS |
| | Barnstorm Studio, LLC dba BSS Additive | Steven Longpre | Founder |
Individual
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Other Balance of Systems
| Material recycling, converting, advanced manufacturing | Hello! I'm interested in collaborative R&D to develop new methods for recycling decommissioned panel aluminum and other materials directly into things like extruded profiles, tubes, brackets and other parts for new panel manufacturing and system installaiton. I've identified a licensible technology developed by a US National Lab that's demonstrated significantly lower energy use, carbon emissions, costs and time requirements compared with traditional foundry based aluminum, polymer & composite reprocessing. I'd like to demonstrate its viability in a series of production applications to assess the cost benefit for recyclers to employ it in a circular economy. I'd also like to explore the potential value of this technology in supporting the DOE's recently announced $450M PV initiative to develop sustainable solar infrastructure in Puerto Rico, where it could help address additional recycling infrastructure needs including the islands ability to support recovery of PV capacity after a hurricane or other natural disaster.
My background is in statups, material size reduction, applications development and facility commissioning for the Additive Manufacturing industry. |
| MA |
| | Renewable Energizing Products, Inc. | Leona Spencer | President |
Small Business
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Photovoltaics
| Net Meter Interconnection Software | Renewable Energizing Products seeks to analyze, automate and accelerate the net meter interconnection process, allowing utilities to improve their renewable operations and better serve their solar customers. REP will research the challenges small and medium-sized US utilities face to get a net meter on a customer's wall, and provide a workflow tool to manage the process. The team has experience in utilities, renewables, federal contracting, software development and project/program management. |
| NV |
| | UHV Technologies Inc. | Nalin Kumar | President |
Small Business
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General
| Recycling of Photovoltaics | UHV Technologies is a 30 year old high tech small business specializing in advanced materials and recycling technologies. our XRF/Artificial intelligence based recycling technology is being commercialized through a spin-off company called Sortera Alloys, Inc.
We are looking to partner with solar panel manufacturers to improve the life cycle of current photovoltaics through our recycling expertize. |
| IN |
| | Electra | Heather Alvis | Founder |
Individual
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Other Balance of Systems
| Solar Recycling Logistics Network | I'm Heather A., the driving force behind Electra, a groundbreaking platform reframing solar panel recycling and refurbishing from end to end. With 17 years in SaaS and product development, I've mastered the art of operational efficiency and digital innovation. My track record boasts successful launches, measurable efficiency increases, and strategic data-driven decisions that propel businesses.
Why I'm Interested:
Electra is focused on catalyzing a genuinely circular economy in the PV industry. We leverage technology to connect collectors, haulers, and recyclers while paving the way for a thriving second-hand solar panel market. Partnering with an SBIR grant project aligns perfectly with our mission and offers an opportunity to further scale and refine our solutions.
Capabilities:
Operational Efficiency: My expertise lies in creating operational frameworks that scale. Highly logistical, like advanced route optimization, integrated with existing systems to reduce costs and carbon footprint.
Tech-Savvy: I've designed high-tech ecosystems and excel in software integrations. From blockchain to GIS mapping, I'm your go-to if it needs to be built, tracked, or secured.
Data-Driven Decision Making: My skill in metrics and OKRs means I don’t just chase results; I measure and replicate them. This brings accountability and scalability to any project.
Policy and Compliance: With an eye on international and cross-cultural dynamics, I've developed long-term plans that align with regulatory requirements—essential for projects with legal complexities.
Strategic Partnership: I excel in fostering collaborations across multiple stakeholders. Whether it’s engineers, 3rd party vendors, or C-suite executives, I bridge gaps and keep everyone on the same page.
Innovative Solutions: Electra's unique system ensures transparency and traceability, essential elements that could bolster the accountability and efficacy of your project.
I'm not just offering a set of skills; I'm offering a new vantage point that sees opportunities where others see challenges. Let's get the ball rolling if your SBIR grant project aims to be transformative, innovative, and sustainable. |
| WA |
| | Enel Green Power North America | Mariana Faria | Innovation |
Large Business
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General
| | This for Topic Area 1, this FOA requires the proposed team to include at least one entity that plans to use the final product after the project end. ENEL can join a project fulfilling that role. Minor financial contribution to the project may ne negotiable if project brings business results for Enel.
Enel North America is a clean energy leader in North America and is working to electrify the economy and build a zero carbon future by decarbonizing energy supply, electrifying transportation, creating resilient grids, and promoting a just, equitable transition. Its portfolio includes over 9.7 GW of utility-scale renewable capacity, 606 MW/910 MWh of utility-scale energy storage and 76 MW/174 MWh of distributed energy storage capacity, 4.7 GW of demand response capacity, and 170,000 electric vehicle charging ports. |
| MA |
| | X UTILITY | Deborah Galimba | Utility Interconnection Consultant |
Small Business
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General
| Utility integration | X UTILITY is a WBE/WOSB/LGBT certified consulting services firm based in Fresno, CA and Oahu, HI. The firm is comprised of former PG&E utility renewable experts that have pioneered over 2.9 Gigawatts of safe and reliable retail and wholesale utility grid tie wind, solar, EVCS and energy storage battery resources. We specialize in portfolio grid integration, renewable utility interconnection requirements, energy roadmap development, utility reconciliation, utility POI feasibility assessments, grid services aggregation, value stacking income streams, workforce development, vehicle electrification, and energy resilience for critical facilities. Our expert knowledge of utility technical dependencies, requirements, processes, application submittals, permitting, land rights/environmental, engineering, procurement and construction creates a market advantage for our clients. We’re anxious to leverage our lessons learned insight and apply relationships to maintain project progress to achieve a safe, reliable and compliant project/program delivery. Our non-profit and for profit markets include: Muni’s, Coops, Utilities, CCA’s, Developers, contractors, Tribal Governments, Cities/Counties, engineers, installers, non-profit 501-C3 entities and business owners. |
| CA |
| | Renova Energy | Vincent Battaglia | Founder and CEO |
Large Business
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Photovoltaics
| MORE Connection: Connecting PV Materials, Design, Installation, Performance, and End of Life | Today Renova Energy is a $70+ million company that employs more than 300 people at its Palm Desert campus and has recently expanded to Arizona as well. A SunPower Elite dealer, Renova Energy Corporation is the largest privately held corporation in the Coachella Valley as well as the largest full-service solar and battery power company, having installed more than 10,000 solar systems and microgrids since its inception.
Renova Energy also encompasses two additional divisions - RenovaPLUS, which provides cleaning and maintenance for any type of solar system installed by any company, and RenovaROOFS, which handles roofing needs in conjunction with solar system installation.
Renova Energy was the first company in the country to be accredited by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) in 2012 and is one of only 11 in the United States. Among other honors, Renova Energy has been:
• SunPower’s National Residential Dealer of the Year
• SunPower’s National Residential Top Producer of the Year
• Winner of the National Commercial Intelegant Award by SunPower
• Included in Inc. Magazine’s 500/5000 List of Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies three years in a row
Completely self-financed throughout its growth, in 2022 SunPower Corporation (SPWR), a 1.9 billion American solar industry products and services company, invested in Renova specifically to expand the Renova brand into new markets.
Renova participates in many workforce development programs including internships for qualified economic development agency clients and workforce development programs and offers an extensive in-house training and professional development program entitled Renova University.
As a company, Renova has always been committed to sustainability as a whole, not just renewable energy. That recently took a step forward with Renova’s investment in Mycrogrid Materials Recycling (MMR) - a recycling company located in the Eastern Riverside county district of the Coachella Valley dedicated to completing the promise of solar as clean energy but recycling solar system components in order to divert them from landfills. As an investor and advisor to MMR, Renova will not only send their end-of-life solar panels and batteries to the facility but will facilitate the delivery
of materials from SunPower’s network of more than 450 dealers nationwide, as well as the installations done by SunPower itself. |
| CA |
| | North Carolina Department of Commerce | Jennifer Mundt | Asst Secretary for Clean Energy Econ. Development |
State and/or Local Government
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General
| | The mission of the NC Department of Commerce (Commerce) is to improve the economic well-being and quality of life for all North Carolinians.
Commerce is statutorily directed to evaluate and engage in opportunities that may be used to encourage research and development on recycling and reuse of PV modules and to facilitate growth of the State's PV module recycling and reuse industry.
The Commerce team is comprised of economic development, technology, data, and workforce experts that together with colleagues in the Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service in the NC Department of Environmental Quality, can lend expertise and support to the development of a successful Topic Area 2 Advanced Recycling and Circularity Partnership. |
| NC |
| | University of Virginia | Mool Gupta | Professor |
Academic
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Photovoltaics
| Solar recycling | Experience in photovoltaics recycling. Currently has two active projects in the area of Si solar cell recycling funded by the DOE. Over 40 years of R&D experience. |
| VA |
| | University of Central Florida | Shruti Vyas | Assistant Professor |
Academic
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General
| | Interested in PV recycling through more efficient methods. Additional expertise in computer vision which can be used to advance research/technology at various stages of the PV life cycle. |
| FL |
| | Recycling Electronics for Climate Action | Maria Jensen | Executive Director |
Non-Profit
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Power Electronics
| Solar Panel Recycling | Repowered is the largest electronic waste collector in the State of Minnesota. For the past year our Advocacy team has been working on updating the e-waste stewardship law in Minnesota. We are currently in dialogue with the solar industry association and its members, State and local governments, and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - discussing what a solar panel stewardship bill could look like in Minnesota.
We look forward to the opportunity to work collaboratively to find solutions for solar panel recycling and sourcing of local circular metals for solar panel construction. We hope to contribute our expertise in the electronic waste recycling, including local flow of material, processing capacity, and supply chains. |
| MN |
| | Black & Veatch | Jagmeet Khangura | Innovation |
Large Business
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Photovoltaics
| | Black & Veatch is an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) provider for solar PV projects, from utility-scale plants to commercial and industrial-scale rooftop solar PV installations. Black & Veatch is involved in all aspects of the renewable energy industry, which provides us with a deep understanding of renewable energy project economics, incentives, and markets. Our significant experience with photovoltaics on projects from early concept through execution allows us to provide value to every step of the project life-cycle.
Black & Veatch can support renewable energy generation needs for both customer-sited and utility-owned projects.
● Named to Top 5 Solar Contractors List and #1 Solar Power Design Firm
● Over 2 GW (25 projects) of solar PV EPC projects
● Full service provider and integrator of battery energy storage systems
● Expertise in renewable integration with transmission and distribution systems with over 9,000 substation projects in the last 10 years
● Implementing more than 25,000 MW rooftop solar PV program sites
We want to leverage our experience and expertise to reduce lifecycle cost and impacts of PV systems. |
| KS |
| | EDP Renewables North America | Martin | Motta |
Large Business
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General
| | EDPR North America is expanding its solar fleet and is looking to be on the front lines of PV development. |
| TX |
| | Portland State University | Ilke Celik | Assistant Professor |
Academic
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Photovoltaics
| | My team has been developing innovative recycling approaches for PV cells excluding expensive and harmful chemicals. In addition, we have expertise in improving the methods that result from high-value recovered components from solar cells.
I am interested in partnering with a lead organization to help quantify life cycle environmental impact analysis, techno-economic analysis, and innovative recycling experiments.
My team has recently moved to Portland State University and please contact me at ilke@pdx.edu. |
| OR |
| | Solar101 | Endy Zhou | CEO |
Small Business
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General
| Solar Recycling - Solving Problematic Facets | We have been featured in Forbes magazine as one of California's prime digital solar energy retailers. We have access to several solar recycling plants and are familiar with their operating systems.
We have identified several major problematic facets of solar recycling and are looking to partner with researchers who can help us solve these problems.
We will provide access to solar recycling technology, full application and project management, access to solar panels and other supply chain necessities for research and implementation/testing of findings, and an administrative team dedicated to the success of this project. |
| CA |
| | OnePlanet Solar Recycling, LLC | Will | Creel |
Small Business
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Photovoltaics
| | Founded by veterans of the metals manufacturing, recycling, and solar energy industries, OnePlanet Solar Recycling is uniquely suited to providing truly scalable and sustainable solar panel recycling solutions.
Our team has over $6bn in solar M&A, project finance and development experience at some of the preeminent developers and asset managers in the industry. We have a collective 65 years of metals recycling experience with senior executives from Nucor Steel & Commercial Metals Company with over $5bn in secondary metals sales and 100mn tons of steel & iron production globally. |
| FL |
| | Powerhouse Recycling Inc DBA SolarPanelRecycling.com | Brett Henderson | VP |
Small Business
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Photovoltaics
| Topic Area 2 | We are an industry leader in electronics recycling operating for over 15 years. We have been recycling solar panels, in large scale, since 2018 while seeking to increase efficiency, lower costs and improve the purity of recovered commodities. We are looking to partner with others involved in the different life stages of a PV system to collectively improve solar recyclability as detailed in Topic Area 2.
PHR is R2v3, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 certified. |
| NC |
| | University of California, Riverside | Bryan Wong | Professor |
Academic
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Photovoltaics
| | My research group develops and applies first-principles, quantum-mechanical computational techniques to predict, understand, and rationally design chemical/material systems (either previously synthesized or yet to be made). I would be interested in partnering with a lead organization to leverage our predictive quantum calculations to complement experimental efforts in any of the topics of the FOA. In addition, UC Riverside is a Minority Serving Institute (MSI) which qualifies us to submit proposals that encourage/require MSI opportunities and requirements (such as the required DEIA and Community Benefits plan of this FOA). |
| CA |
| | CelSian | Scott Cooper | Technical Director USA |
Small Business
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General
| Glass Recycling | The glass industry has tremendous appetite to increase the recycled content of products such as bottles and fiberglass to meet decarbonization goals. However, the supply for recycled glass is not currently meeting the demand. Recycling glass from solar panels into other glass products has been shown to be feasible and offers a way to re-introduce the material into a circular economy. The challenge is demonstrating that all semiconductor materials and hardware have been sufficiently removed so that solar panel glass will not create any defects in the new product.
CelSian is a glass technology consultancy with specialised tools to melt glass, analyze defects, and measure glass chemistry. As a partner, we bring glass formulation know-how, experimental tools, and connections to major glass manufacturers to commercialize a new material for the glass industry. We work with nearly all of the major glass manufacturers and are familiar with evaluating new raw materials and streams of recycled glass. |
| OH |