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FINANCIAL SERVICES
Clean Power Finance
Clean Power Finance is driving the massmarket
adoption of residential solar by building
an online marketplace to connect the solar
industry with capital markets. Clean Power
Finance markets and manages residential solar
finance products offered by funds that are
100% owned by third-party investors, allowing
investors and lenders to achieve superior
returns and installers to access competitive,
white label consumer financing options.
www.cleanpowerfinance.com
Tioga Energy
Tioga Energy is an award-winning provider of
Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) services to
private and public organizations. Tioga offers
customers a single-source solution for quickly
deriving the economic and environmental benefits
of clean solar energy, without providing
any capital investment. Through its SurePath
PPA, Tioga develops, finances, builds, owns,
and operates onsite solar electric systems.
Customers pay lowered electric bills and enjoy
a hedge against energy price volatility—all
without the hassles of ownership.
www.tiogaenergy.com
Greenpower Capital, LLC
Offering project finance, leasing, and acquisition,
Greenpower Capital has relationships with a multitude
of institutional and private investors that
represent over $30 billion in funds for solar and
wind projects. Greenpower offer their Early-stage
Developer Buyout Program, Equity and Debt Finance
Programs, as well as Full Project Acquisition Programs
in which 100% of construction funds can be
advanced in most cases. Greenpower’s broad base
of financial options provides options for almost any
viable project.
www.greenpowercap.com
PNCEF Energy Capital LLC
PNCEF Energy Capital LLC is a source of funding
for the renewable energy industry. PNC has the
financial capacity and industry expertise to provide
strategic solutions for their client’s renewable energy
needs. For example, PNC can provide tax equity
and/or debt through a number of structures, including
PPA and direct lease models, and operating or
capital leases. With clients including developers,
end-users, and panel manufacturers, PNC has a
solid history of successful execution nationwide.
PNC’s focus to date has been on solar and energy
efficiency deals, though they are committed to renewable
energy in all sectors.
www.pnc.com
Accurately monitor solar panel efficiency
in all weather conditions
Taylor-DeJongh
Taylor-DeJongh (TDJ), an energy and infrastructure
investment banking firm, has expertise across a
broad spectrum of alternative technologies and renewable
energy projects, including solar, wind, fuel
cells, geothermal, and hydropower. The firm is advising
on several conventional and renewable power
projects internationally, and they have advised on
over 240 power projects globally. TDJ offers project
development, capital structuring, and project financing
services, and have over 30 years of experience
in closing energy projects. TDJ provides tailor-made
capital solutions to its clients. The firm also advises
clients on corporate finance, capital raising, and
M&A transactions.
www.taylor-dejongh.com
• Accurate Apogee silicon-cell pyranometers measure the same
wavelengths as your solar panels.
• Fast Silicon-cell sensors respond in less than 1 second.
• Cost-effective Apogee pyranometers are less than $250.
Visit www.apogeeinstruments.com/clean-energy
to find out how silicon-cell pyranometers improve your
solar panel monitoring.
HANDLING | MANUFACTURING
KUKA Systems
KUKA Systems is an international supplier of
flexible manufacturing systems used in industries
like solar panel manufacturing to optimize
product quality and productivity. KUKA Systems’
global workforce performs all aspects of
assembly line design and construction, including
prototyping, manufacturing, assembly, and
commissioning. For solar energy, KUKA supplies
engineering services, automated processing
tools, production cells for performing every
task associated with assembling and testing
PV and thermal panels, as well as customized,
turnkey production lines for all types of modules.
For North American solar panel makers,
KUKA Systems is a US-based integrator with
proven expertise in adapting these technologies
to local requirements, including all applicable
standards and regulations.
www.kuka.com
Elixir Industries
Elixir Industries is a privately held company concentrating
efforts to broaden their focus in the
renewable energy market sectors. The company
has undertaken extensive manufacturing equipment
upgrades over the past several months at many of
their key manufacturing facilities across the US.
They offer full-service metals fabricating and processing,
including: advanced CNC laser/plasma cutting;
plate cutting; CNC punching and forming; CNC
press braking; roll forming; MIG and TIG welding;
primer; powder coating; aluminum extrusion; aluminum
fabrication; robotic welding; and advanced
CNC water-jet fabrication. Elixir Industries continues
to offer new and existing customers lasting relationships
based on quality, service, and adaptability.
Their restructuring efforts, combined with equipment
upgrades and a strong financial position,
provides Elixir Industries with a solid foundation to
support customer success.
www.elixirind.com
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