FEATURES
Our Passion
We’re driven by an appreciation of the environment and a desire to preserve it. Renewable energy has the power to transform the way people around the world use electricity—improving our communities and our planet.
Our People
All around the world, there are renewable leaders of all ages who are motivated by the power of alternative energy to improve all of our lives. Read below how these solar leaders are making a difference and find out how you can join us.
Our Projects and Partners
Power United has joined with partners to educate, inspire, and help people around the world utilize energy and the power of the sun.
Our Goal
To help create and motivate renewable energy leaders through education, awareness, and participation in community solar energy projects and programs.
About
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Community
Having a positive impact is simpler than you think. Together we can raise awareness and encourage the use of clean, renewable solar energy. Learn more about Power United Foundation projects, watch our videos, and become a solar advocate in your community.
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Technology
Technological Innovation is happening globally at a staggering rate. Utilizing the most cutting edge renewable technologies allows us to provide the most cost effective practices to establish the most responsible energy systems.
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Education
Power United Foundation collaborates with partners to explain how energy is used and shared. We want students to be energized with solar knowledge and motivated to act within our communities.
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Innovation
Utilizing deep connections in industry and university programs, Power United Foundation leverages, promotes, and establishes foundations for the next generations of renewable energy technologies to develop, test, and be brought to market.
Team
Chris Guttenberg
Sebastian Brundage
Dave French
Stephen Grinalds
Latest news
First Pacific Centre for renewable energy opens in Tonga
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Where aid fails, appropriate technology can succeed
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Is the Future No-Money Down Microgrids?
Solar energy took off when it came up with a way for customers to buy-in with no upfront costs. Will no-money down microgrids capture the same kind of mass market appeal? Schneider Electric, a major player in the microgrid space, thinks so. The Massachusetts-based company is modeling the approach with a microgrid to be installed[…]
Tasmanian power crisis reveals urgent need for more renewable energy
With Tasmania’s hydropower plants idle due to low rainfall, and a faulty cable connecting the state to the mainland grid, it’s clear a better long-term solution is needed The timing couldn’t have been any worse. On 20 December 2015, the undersea cable connecting Tasmania with mainland Australia malfunctioned, leaving the island state’s energy infrastructure stranded[…]
Islands Call for Support in Going Green with Hybrid Solutions
Islands are vulnerable places, battered by climate change, pollution and migration. But a mounting sense of urgency is counterbalanced by the realization that islands offer an important opportunity to find innovative, “hybrid” solutions that combine renewable and traditional energy sources, making them test-beds that the wider world should invest in and learn from. Since mainland[…]