Headquartered in Sommerville, Massachusetts, Sparkplug Power is an energy storage project development group. The early stage startup focuses on energy storage installations for grid ancillary services. These storage facilities enable commercial and institutional customers to cut energy costs by reducing Demand Charges, which constitute between 30-70% of electric utility bills. The company
was founded by Sean Becker.
Energy Efficiency & Distribution
Sparkplug Power
CleanTech United
CleanTech United engages in the development of sustainable concepts and alternative clean energy solutions for the commercial and residential sectors. It is a Sino-Dutch consortium of companies and institutions that focuses on Green City development and transfer of high-end, proven technologies and sustainable technological products to China.
Mercedes-Benz International
Headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, Mercedes-Benz manufactures automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. The company is currently developing BlueEFFICIENCY technologies for emission-free driving. The company is a division of Daimler AG.
Panasonic
Headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey, Panasonic Corporation of North America, formerly known as Matsushita Electric Corporation of America, manufactures consumer electronics and technology products. The company develops products with reduced environmental impacts. The company is a subsidiary of Osaka, Japan-based Panasonic Corporation. It is the center of Pasanonic\’s branding, marketing, sales, service, product development and R&D operations in the U.S. and Canada. The company and its subsidiaries and affiliates employ about 12,000 people in the region.
Composite Power Group
Headquartered in Orangeville, Canada, Composite Power Group Inc. acts as a representative firm for electrical manufacturers. The company serves the electric power industry and high energy consuming industrials, providing them with solution based, high quality electrical equipment and services.
Energy Conversion Devices
Headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets thin-film solar laminates capable of converting sunlight to energy using proprietary technology. The company\’s solar products are distributed globally under the UNI-SOLAR® brand are ideal for roofing applications. The company also develops other alternative technologies including a new type of nonvolatile digital memory technology.
IdaTech
Headquartered in Bend, Oregon, IdaTech engages in design, development and manufacture of extended run backup power fuel cell products for telecommunications applications requiring up to 15 kW of backup power. The company\’s industry-certified fuel cell products that utilize advanced proton exchange membrane (PEM) technology are being deployed worldwide to provide critical backup power to grid-connected and remote sites.
Valence Technology
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Valence Technology develops and manufactures lithium iron magnesium phosphate energy storage solutions. The company\’s lithium iron magnesium phosphate cathode materials and intelligent packs have applications ranging from commercial electric vehicles to industrial and marine equipment. The company developed the first commercially available lithium iron magnesium phosphate rechargeable batteries. It has a research development center in Nevada and sales office in Northern Ireland.
Transphorm
Headquartered in Goleta, California, Transphorm, Inc. focuses on developing efficient power conversion solutions based on Gallium Nitride, or \”GaN\” technology.
LTC-Lithium Technology
Headquartered in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, Lithium Technology Corporation Inc. develops, produces and markets battery management systems based on lithium ion technology for use in transportation, stationary power markets and military/national security markets. The company also manufactures its own unique cells. It has a manufacturing site in Nordhausen, Germany.
