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["Organization Name","Contact Name","Contact Address","Contact Email","Contact Phone Number","Organization Type","Area of Technical Expertise","Brief Description of Capabilities "]
["Florida International University","Ioannis Zisis, PhD","10555 W. Flagler St, Miami FL, 33174","izisis@fiu.edu","305-348-4869","Academic Laboratory","Wind Engineering - Natural Hazards Engineering\nhttps://fiu.designsafe-ci.org/ ","The NHERI WOW EF is powered by a combined 12-fan system capable of repeatable testing in up to 157 mph wind speeds through its flow management system. The unique advantage of the NHERI WOW EF is multi-scale (full-scale to 1:400) and high Reynolds number simulation of the effects of wind and wind-driven rain. This is accomplished using the twelve fans and a water spray system. In addition, the 16,000 sqft. fenced-off secure area enables researchers to plan and perform destructive tests for up to Category 5 Hurricane wind speeds. "]
["Energetics ","Sam Gage","7075 Samuel Morse Drive, Suite 100, Columbia, MD 21046","shgage@energetics.com","812-455-3380","Clean Energy Consulting","Strategic Analysis","Building business case for technology innovation and renewable energy depolyment for critical infrastructures and communities; energy impact studies"]
["iSun","Michael dAmato","400 Avenue D, Ste 10, Williston, VT 05495","mdamato@isunenergy.com","646-577-1222","solar EPC with Agrivoltaic PV racking options","developer, EPC, solar PV, Agrivoltaic racking systems, saffron field + solar","iSun can help develop and construct agrivoltaic systems from greenfield. We have experience partnering with universities and other organizations to advance technologies related to agrivoltaics, including installing a solar field with dual use for a saffron farm, and specialty racking systems designed for agricultural land use - such as verticle racking to allow for tractor mobility or to be used as fencing"]
["Loyola University Chicago","Gilbert Michaud","1032 W. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL 60660","gmichaud@luc.edu","773-508-7986","University","Energy policy, Solar PV, Economic/workforce development, Utility-scale solar, Electric utilities, Equitable energy transitions ","Economic impact modeling, Emissions impact modeling, Interviews, Survey research, Policy evaluation, Regression analysis "]
["Epsilon Innovation Group Inc. ","Asmerom Gilau","455 Massachusetts Ave #165, Washington DC 20001","asmeromg@epsiloninnovation.com","240-476-3967","Small Business","Energy Analysis, Energy Economics, PV Application System Design, Feasibility Studies","A consulting firm specialized in energy, climate change, environment, poliy  and risk analysis."]
["Kakadoodle","Marty Thomas","7840 W Steger Rd","marty@kakadoodle.com","847-445-4188","Local Food Systems","Software Engineer &  Farmer","I build web-based software and manage multiple small-scale poultry farms. I'm interested in incorporating solor energy, and open to partnerships. "]
["Longboard Power LLC","Tibor Hegedus","655 Shrubland Drive Colorado Springs, CO  80921","tibor@longboardpower.com","(719) 232-0531","Private Business","Agrivoltaic solar tracker","Single-axis solar tracker and panels for adjustable light/shade ratio; designed for operation in areas of high wind; capable of trapping & storing blowing snow and reducing wind-induced soil erosion.  Can be integrated with a solid-set irrigation system.  System stows in full vertical position to allow equipment to transit through."]
["IoT Conduit","AJ Rossman","12 North Street, Burlington, Vermont 05401","aj@iotconduit.com","802-503-5523","Community-led collective of citizen scientists","Field instrumentation, data management (IoT)","DER testbed facilities (https://www.12-22north.com/der-testbed/) , market expertise, data infrastructure,  community connections, etc. "]
["Sun Lion Energy","Jess Ennis","27 S Hayden Pkwy; Hudson, OH 44236","jess.ennis@sunlionenergy.com","330.835.7704","Solar PV design & build; Establish pollinator polyculture meadows.","Solar PV design, permit, build, interconnect; establishment of perennial polyculture meadows under & around ground-mounted solar arrays.","We have particular expertise in solar PV for farms, as well as for other commercial settings.  Current projects include two in Ohio w/ ground-mounted solar PV w/ perennial meadows established under and around solar arrays."]
["Greenbacker Capital","Shannon Scarbrough","64 Main Street Montpelier, VT 05601","shannon.scarbrough@greenbackercapital.com","585-489-5365","Financial Services/Owner Operator of Renewable Energy Fleet","Long term owner with technical asset management team, ability to influence design standards/development of sites, have implemented (or are in progress) agrivolatics (pollinator friendly habitat, grazing, and one site to be crops under PV)","Ability to work with researchers to improve industry innovation in this space from long term owner perspective. Able to provide logistical support as owner operator for site access and data gathering. Able to use insights from these IAGs to influence developers and EPCs to prioritize maximizing wildlife benefit in beginning phases of design as opposed to an after thought. Integrated agriculture-energy impact studies that investigate how agrivoltaic designs impact both agriculture production and energy production; Resources for replicable and scalable agrivoltaics that lower the barrier of entry to agrivoltaics, making it easier for interested agricultural producers and solar developers to benefit from the opportunities that agrivoltaics provides."]
["Agrarian Future Alliance","Amber Lehrman","2198 Phillips Rd., Perry, KS 66073","amber@agrarianfuture.org","785-393-1572","Non-Profit","Training development, Process Documentation, Project management, ","Experience developing and delivering training and informational material; Project management; Connections to multiple sheep graziers interested in participating in solar grazing study"]
["Connexus Energy","Rob Davis","14601 Ramsey Blvd NW, Ramsey, MN 55303","rob.davis@connexusenergy.com"," 763.218.7656","Cooperative electric utility","Connexus Energy is Minnesota’s largest electric co-op, among the 15 largest cooperative electric utilities nationwide and has been nationally recognized for its “perfect power” service reliability, grid innovation, as well as solar land-use practices. Lead contact Rob Davis has been involved in agrivoltaics since 2015.","Connexus Energy service territory includes five grid-scale ground-mount solar arrays (20.25 MW in total) that have been designed and managed with pollinator-friendly ground cover. One of our existing sites is included in NREL's PV-SMaRT study into hydrological performance of deep-rooted plants on solar arrays. Another project is being used to cultivate and grow shade-tolerant native seed types. Connexus Energy also have a beekeeping partner, Bare Honey, that we've worked with for several years and manages honey bee hives adjacent to our pollinator-friendly solar projects. "]
["American Farmland Trust               ","Ethan Winter (Northeast Solar Specialist)","1150 Connecticut Ave NW #600, Washington, DC 20036","ewinter@farmland.org  ","(518) 732-6925 ","Not For Profit Organization - Farmland Protection/Farm Viability/Best Practices ","Cross-sector engagement, agronomic analysis, and performance monitoring of regenerative farmland practices. Currently involved in DOE-SETO project studying performance of first agrivoltaics projects in Massachusetts (soils data and analysis). Expertise in solar project design, agricultural science (soil formation, rotational grazing, nutrient management, carbon sequestration) and spatial analysis.  Development of smart solar - socioeconomic research tools and surveys for assessing benefits to agriculture as deployed in a solar energy context.","Leading national farmland organization with expertise in state and regional level analyses to inform development of agrivoltaic tools, models and projects.  Demonstrated capabilities in:  Agricultural soil health and water quality research, characterization, quantification, and analysis; agricultural dual use solar project design and best management practices; Land use and energy siting policy (including stakeholder engagement, spatial mapping); Smart solar siting and dual use solar policy innovation;  Cross-sector partnerships to advance sustainable solar; Farmer and landowner engagement (including farmer outreach and education, technical assistance, relationship management between farm/agricultural sector and solar industry)."]
["National Center for Appropriate Technology ","Stacie Peterson",null,"stacieb@ncat.org","406-533-6658","Non-Profit","Sustainable energy, sustainable agriculture, beginning farmer assistance, agrivoltaics, soil health, rural communities, environmental engineering, technical assistance on agrivoltaics.","NCAT is a national non-profit in sustainable energy and sustainable agriculture that manages the AgriSolar Clearinghouse, a DOE SETO-funded program. We also manage the ATTRA program for USDA, and projects such as NRCS/SARE-funded Soil for Water and USDA-funded Armed to Farm.  Our engineers, soil scientists, and agriculture specialists are capable in sustainable farming, solar engineering, beginning farmer assistance, environmental engineering, sustainable agriculture, regenerative agriculture, regenerative grazing, soil health, and regenerative soil practices. Specific to the topic areas there is expertise in bioindicators, pollinators, carbon sequestration, soil formation, and pollination of food crops.  "]
["ClearPath Energy","Greg Hering","358 Chestnut Hill Ave Suite 302 Brighton, MA 02135","greg@clearpath.energy","Email preferred.","Developer Owner Operator","Greenfield solar development, design, permitting, construction, O&M","CP has a portfolio of ground-mount projects in upstate NY with 23ft between fixed-tilt rows and 46ft between single axis tracking rows. The SAT tables are naturally 8.5ft off the ground for snow clearance. We're looking for a partner to test suitable dual use solar/ag opportunitities on these 250 acres of fenced in solar areas. "]
["Great Plains Institute","Dr. Monika Vadali","2801 21ST Ave S, Minneapolis, MN","mvadali@gpisd.net",6123259056,"Non Profit","Energy planning, community engagement, solar and wind siting, equitable energy, research","GPI’s mission is decarbonizing the energy system. Capabilities include research, planning, solar land use/env. best practices and standards, stakeholder/community engagement, policy."]
["ABC Solar Incorporated","Brad Bartz","Brad Bartz\n1000 Veterans Blvd., 301\nMetairie, LA 70005","nola@ABCsolar.com","504-265-1201","Corporation","ABC Solar has 20+ years experience in solar off grid and on grid applications.  www.SolarBible.com will show our works and some specific solar farming applications.  Besides expertise in Ground Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Systems we have a wide combination of skills for using the solar power generated to run farming applications.   E.g. it is not just the shade of the solar panels used to grow lettuce, et. al., it is the possibility to create new off-grid farming methods that can increase yield, use less water and provide more disparate data. ","Solar Streetlights as grow lights.   Solar battery street lights can be configured to provide growing light from dusk to dawn.   As many plants are hours of light triggered from vegetative to fruiting stages the Solar LED lighting can be used to grow in the winter.  Especially in Louisiana.  \n\nSolar Thermal Farming is an innovative use of solar energy to heat the soil for year round growing.  \n\nIOT - Internet of Things expert capabilities.  ABC Solar founding team brings IOT remote sensing and database capabilities.    https://www.solarfiredrum.com/  is a good site to explain our off grid fire stations designs.  "]
["Pivot Energy","Gordon Woodcock","1750 15th Street\nSuite 400\nDenver, CO 80202","gwoodcock@pivotenergy.net","607-793-8256","Project developer, owner / operator","PV system design, permitting, project development, financing","developer and owner /operator of community solar and utility scale solar projects"]
["Fraunhofer ISE","Kawan Amelung","Heidenhofstr. 2","kawan.amelung@ise.fraunhofer.de","Research Institute","Solar energy systems, agrivoltaic pilot projects, agrivoltaic light simulatations, and more","Fraunhofer ISE is a large solar energy research institute based in Germany working on a variety of solar enery topics since the 1980s. Though our insitute has approx. 1400 employees, our research group is a smaller team of around 40 (majority research assisstants) working globally on agrivoltaic R&D in research projects and projects with industry. We have a multiple opertational agrivoltaic pilot projects (arable farming, speciality crops, and aquaculture)  and are also involved in supporting the AgriVoltaics conferences - also host of AgriVoltaics2021. As a non-US based institute our ability to collaborate may be limited but we are interested in developing research and industry partnerships. https://www.ise.fraunhofer.de/en/key-topics/integrated-photovoltaics/agrivoltaics.html https://agri-pv.org/en/research-and-industry/research-projects/"]
[null,null,"79110 Freiburg, Germany"]
["University of Tennessee","Yilu Liu","1520 Middle Dr, Knoxville, TN 37996-2250","liu@utk.edu","865-266-3597","University/ORNL","PV, grid monitoring, grid simulations in PSS/e and PSCAD","UTK/ORNL is working with PV developers to deploy synchronized measurements at PV locations for a large variety of performance parameter measurements. UTK/ORNL have access to EI, WECC and ERCOT models and can assess PV impacts on large systems and small regions. UTK/ORNL developed and operates FNET/GridEye, which provides real-time synchronized frequency and phase angle data at more than 300 locations in North America. Check out fnetpublic.utk.edu. The power grid event database recorded by FNET/GridEye includes thousands of generation trip, load shedding, inter-area oscillation, and line trip events happened in the three main North American interconnection grids. "]
["GREEN Limited","Bernard George","P.O BOX 1243","tenders@green.com.pg",72020011,"Private Business","Engineering/Technical Designs, Solar Related Projects ","GREEN's focus is in developing and implementing sustainable living and renewable energy solutions to rural communities in Papua New Guinea that do not have access to the main electrical power grid. "]
["University of Florida TREC","Alan Chambers","18905 SW 280th ST, Homestead, FL, 33031","ac@ufl.edu","(786) 217-9252","Academic","Plant breeding, agronomy, horticulture, genomics","Our interest in agrivoltaics primarily includes the use of high-value, shade-loving plants that could be grown under photovoltaic panels. These are potted plants and are not sown directly in the soil. This setup does not require the use of tractors or additional clearance for machinery. Currently these types of plants are grown under black shade netting that simply reduces the light reaching the plants."]
["Orsted (Muscle Shoals Solar LLC","Sherlock Ewing","401 N Michigan Ave Suite 501 Chicago IL 60611","sheew@orsted.com","325-338-2176","Owner Operator of Renewable Assets across the US","Build,design,funding of solar and wind assets","Developing and executing a viable business model on large scale solar projects (1000-3000 acres). Bring benefits to farmers, community and project owner while enhancing national food security as well as optimizing land use on renewable solar projects."]
["Temple University","Dr. Sasha Eisenman","580 Meetinghouse Rd. Ambler, PA 19002","eisenman@temple.edu","267-468-8168","University","Plant ecophysiology; horticulture","experimental analysis of plant health, growth and physiological activities; evaluation of soil physical, chemical and hydrological properties."]
["Soliculture","Glenn Alers","54 Old El Pueplo, Scotts Valley, CA 95066","glenn.alers@soliculture.com","831-234-6056","Small Business","Solar panel prototyping, semi-transparent solar panels.Greenhouse integrated photovoltaics. www.soliculture.com"]
["Solar Energy International (SEI)","Ellen Ross","9845 Mathews Lane Paonia, CO 81428","ellen@solarenergy.org",9185572506,"non-profit solar education and technical training organization","rural community engagement and economic development, solar technical training and education, solar technical experts, workforce development","Solar Forward (SF) outreach program from SEI works predominately in rural communities to foster solar markets. SF uses the technical expertise of SEI to advise communities on solar development through workforce, education, and group buy programs. SF has expertise in the social sciences, environmental management, and rural solar markets. SF wants to create guidance for rural communities seeking more renewable energy through multiuse land mgmt in agrivoltaics, which can be scaled in the arid West. "]
["Wexus Technologies Inc","Chris Terrell","4900 Hopyard Rd, Ste 100, Pleasanton CA 94588","ops@wexusapp.com","415-429-6038","Software As A Service (Saas), Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE)","Ag + Solar Software As A Service (Saas) + IoT ","SaaS technology company with 10+ years of experience directly in agriculture-energy-water markets for small-medium-large farming operations; real time net-metering intelligence on +50MW of projects, +7000 real time metering points"]
["Solaris Energy","Janna West-Heiss","430 North College Ave #440 Fort Collins, CO 80524","janna.west-heiss@solarisenergy.com",3037462147,"Solar Financier and Developer",null,"We provide solar financing and development for 250kW - 20MW projects across the United States. We have provided this service since 2008 to over 90 operational projects, including a 1MW agrivoltaics project for the City of Fort Collins in Colorado. We can help interested parties with the required 20%+ match through investor-based financing services."]
["Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute","Dr. Josh Ennen","1990 K Street NW, Suite 620 | Washington, DC 20006","jennen@rewi.org","(202) 448-8779","Non-Profit","Solar-related impacts, mitigation, and policy; research and project management; ecological research","REWI conducts and supports scientific research to better understand the risks renewable energy may pose to wildlife and related natural resources and develops solutions to avoid, minimize, and offset those impacts. Built on a strong partnership of leaders, REWI works collaboratively with the renewable energy industry, conservation and science organizations, and wildlife management agencies to ensure that renewable energy and wildlife both thrive. See our website (https://rewi.org/about-us/) for a full list of partners and friends."]
["National Renewable Energy Laboratory","James McCall","15031 Denver West Parkway, Golden, CO, 80401","james.mccall@nrel.gov","303-275-3759","FFRDC","Agrivoltaics research, design, deployment, and outreach","Lead agency of SETO funded InSPIRE research project and participants in SETO funded research projects with NCAT, University of Illinois Chicago, Silicon Ranch, and University of Massachusetts. Involved in stakeholder engagement (ASTRO network), foundational research, and field research of agrivoltaics projects. "]
["Rutgers University, School of Engineering","Dunbar P. Birnie, III","https://www.linkedin.com/in/dunbar-birnie-8273066/","dunbar.birnie@gmail.com","609-240-6544","University","Solar modeling, diffuse and direct sunlight modeling and shadow characteristics. Array power output estimations for various agrivoltaic array configurations. Materials development for novel solar devices.","Wide range of solar experience including modeling of light shading in agrivoltaics arrays. Also solar plus storage system design, modeling and optimization."]
["Niebaum-Coppola Estate Winery dba Inglenook","Giles Beeker, Francis Coppola","1991 St. Helena Highway, Rutherford, CA 94573","gilesbeeker@gmail.com","707.339.0903","Farm, For-Profit","Well-established and prominent winery located in Napa Valley seeking ways to increase renewable energy use with owner equipped to provide capital and marketing support to advance project.","Inglenook has approximately 300 of its 2000 acres planted to wine grapes.  We are interested in exploring ways to elevate PV panels above planted vines.  In addition to energy, the panels could serve a role in shade management of the crop and reduce irrigations needs.  We are also seeking a mobile solar solution where portable PV panels could be deployed in fallow vineyards during the 3-4 years period between clearing and replanting."]
["Stracker Solar"," Jeff Sharpe","645 A Street, Ashland, Oregon 97520","ddeneaux@strackersolar.com; Jeff@strackersolar.com","541-631-1275; 541-531-3436","Solar Project Design, Build, and Installation EPC.","elevated dual axis solar tracking system ","Strackers are rated for 120mph winds, require no fencing as all mechanical and electrical equipment is well out of reach. They maintain a minimum 14' ground clearance at all times, are UL listed and produce a whopping 70% more energy than fixed solar. They take up minimal land space. Project pictures such as at the Little Farm at Southern Oregon University can be viewed on the website, strackersolar.com.  They can be coupled with EV charging and pole lighting capabilities."]
["Midwest Agrivoltaic Systems LLC","Tyler Lloyd",null,"Lloyd@agvolts.com","417-456-1236","Solar EPC","Innovative Agrivoltaic Racking Solutions","We have created a unique racking system specifically designed for agrivoltaic optimization that employs the use of bifacial pv panels. We can engineer, procure, and construct agrivoltaics projects which allow for standard farm equipment to operate beneath the arrays. "]
["CleanCapital","Zoe Berkery","228 Park Ave S\nPMB 23351\nNew York, NY 10003-1502","zberkery@cleancapital.com","646-992-3607","Financial Services, Owner/Operator of Renewable Energy Fleet","Technical asset management team oversees all performance and maintenance of our solar fleet. ","CleanCapital is a clean energy investment firm actively acquiring solar, battery storage and other renewable energy technology portfolios across the country. We invest in early and late stage development projects as well as operational portfolios ranging from C&I to small utility scale. We then own and operate the portfolios for the long term providing the full scope of asset management services. CleanCapital applies financing to optimize returns. We are interested in implementing a pollinator / agrivoltaic program into our operations - it has a multitude of benefits for the local ecosystem as well as slower growth to reduce vegetation maintenance, etc. "]
["Monarch Tractor","Jake Winters","203 Lawrence Drive, Livermore, CA 94551","jwinters@monarchtractor.com","(833) AGRI - PWR ext. 704","Small Business","Farm Electrification & Automation","Monarch Tractor is working to reduce the climate impact of agriculture through farm electrification.  Our fully electric compact tractor offers a zero-compromise, driver optional, smart and connected solution to farmers looking to increase sustainability and productivity.  Along with tractor electrification & automation, Monarch is utilizing swappable battery packs, onboard bidirectional power electronics, and other emerging technologies to deploy stored solar energy where and when it’s needed, even when the sun is down."]
["Solar Alliance Group","Mark Joyce","530 N Street SW Washington, DC 20024","mjny1739@comcast.net","202-285-1592","Limited Liability Corporation Joint Venture between US based companies The Energy Alliance Group of North America, SolarFuze, Mechatron Solar, and Ariana Corporation.","Project development with extensive experience in the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of solar energy systems for industrial, commcercial, agricultural, and grid scale applications.  Joint venture brings together technical expertise in technology, financing, tax credits, incentives, and operation & maintenance services including a patented and commercialized gearless dual-axis tracking system.","Combined 60+ years of global solar energy system development.  Over 900 solar systems with nearly 5,000 proprietary dual-axis trackers have been deployed in 5 countries in Europe and throughout the US.  The proprietary dual-axis tracking system is particularly well suited for agricultural applications and allows for up to 40% greater energy production compared to conconventional systems.  With its dual-axis movement and single-pedestal ballast mount installation, the ground to panel height and vertical angle of the tracker can be adjusted to provide adequate clearance for animals or farm equipment, and allows for in-line installations along windrows, plant rows, parcel perimeters, access roads, etc. "]
["Quiet Acres Farm","Joseph Streett","511 Quiet Acres Ln. ","jstreett@umd.edu","443-786-6827","Farm ","Worked for the past 30 years with University of Maryland at the Wye Research Center in Horticulture and Agronomy and farmed for the past 60 years","I’m looking for partners to find the economic viability and sustainability of agrivoltaic systems, and change the perception that putting solar arrays on farm land is bad.  I have a farm with a community solar project in the works. I also have a long farming background with research experience, CCA certified and hold both De. and Md. pesticide and nutrient licenses  \n"]
["Mirai Solar","Michael Salvador","173 Easy St. – Mountain View, CA-94043","michael.salvador@miraisolar.com ","408-417-0263","Small Business","manufacturing of retractable photovoltaic screens; mechanical and electrical integration","Mirai Solar develops foldable, semi-transparent solar panels to replace conventional shade screens in greenhouses, nurseries and open fields. As with conventional shade screens currently used ubiquitously in agriculture, our screens block a part of the incoming sunlight, thereby providing optimal light levels for the plants below. The blocked sunlight is then converted into electricity and made available locally to the greenhouse, nursery or the local community, providing a low cost source of electricity that is synced to the highest electrical load demand. "]
["Arbor Joe Tree Care LLC","Joe Scharf","42W244 Plank Road, Hampshire, IL 60140","arboristjoe@gmail.com","224-789-8773","Tree Care Company","Mechanical-Engineering, Arboriculture, Farming","Versatile, Engineering Mind, Farm background, Agrivoltaic enthusiast, speak some Mandarin"]
["Syndem LLC","Dr. Qing-Chang Zhong","604 Executive Dr., Willowbrook, IL 60527","zhongqc@syndem.com","630-540-8226","Minority-owned Small Business","Grid-forming inverters that behaves like conventional synchronous machines","Syndem develops and manufactures grid-forming inverters for different types of distributed energy resources, with the current focus on solar and storage. Syndem inverters behave like conventional synchronous machines with the critical functions of grid-forming and blackstart and are compatible with the grid. They can work in the grid-connected mode and also in the islanded mode when there is a fault on the grid or simply when there is no utility grid present. In 2020, Syndem secured two grants from the DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) to further develop its patented technologies for solar applications. In 2021, Syndem was selected as a sole vendor to provide grid-forming solar and storage inverters for a DOE SETO project with the field test hosted by Brookhaven National Lab. Recently, Syndem has successfully completed the field-testing with its 20 grid-forming inverters installed in Texas under the support of a DOE SETO project and secured another project as part of a Commerce Department-funded project. Sydnem is interested in teaming with partners to provide advanced grid-forming inverters for demonstration. "]
["Anser Advisory","Adam Tobin","2677 N. Main Street, Suite 400\nSanta Ana, CA 92705","adam.tobin@anseradvisory.com",6572369975,"Private Business, Energy Consulting","Solar and Storage PV Feasibility Studies, Technical, Regulatory and Financial Analysis, Financing Options & Lifecycle Cost Modelling, RFP / RFQ Development & Management, PPA and O+M Technical Review, PM / CM Support","Anser is an Owner's Representaitve, working for our clients to help evaluate the technical and financial feasibility of siting solar, storage or micorgrid projects at their sites. Anser brings exeprtise in fleet electrification and can support determine optimal fueling strategies, funding mechanisms and delivery methofs. We also bring strong utility side expertise, with a deep understanding of interconnection costs and processes."]
["Essex Capital Partners","Charlie Grant","Suite 302A, Dundee Office Park, Andover MA 01810","Charlie.grant@ecpsolar.com","(978) 857 2851","Developer / Owner / Operator of distributed solar in Vermont, Massachusetts","Project development and financing, land use permitting, equipment procurement, engineering management, construction","Interested in sponsoring  1-5MW arrays with agrivoltaic focus in MA or other market"]
["Hyperion Systems","Jake Marley","100 University Dr. Amherst, MA 01002","jmarley@hyperionsystemsllc.com","413.687.1498","Project developer, owner / operator","Agrivoltaic project development - from origination through implementation and O&M. ","Hyperion can lend industry expertise and stakeholder knowledge to projects <1 MW. The Company has consulted on several agrivoltaic projects from pasture to crop production. "]
["BlochSoft Technologies Inc","Michael Misovec","289 Bay Watch Ln","misovec@blochsoft.com","757-282-9734","Investor, Developer, Cloud and Edge Compute, Generator, Distributor, DOE Connector","Power generation, solar thermal prototyping, tower design and hardening, cloud data / edge computing architecture design","Own and operate https://www.hwypower.com where we will host agricultural land owners and supplement farmer incomes from EV charging services using one of our land use agreement templates. We have two projects in VA and NC rural areas where we have purchased equipment to complete our community solar projects both in underserved communities."]
["Texas A&M University","Irfan A. Khan","Powell Marine Engineering Complex (Bldg. 3027), Office 165, Texas A&M University Galveston, 200 Seawolf Pkwy, Galveston, TX 77554","irfankhan@tamu.edu","Office:+1 (409) 740-4549;","University","Solar-powered battery embedded off-shore energy systems, energy studies to design and size solar PV systems and battery storage for powering off-grid systems, and machine learning-based solutions to reduce maintenance of alternate energy systems.","Well-versed in (a) design and control of power electronic converters for renewable energy integration, (b) conducted studies to optimize the cost of alternate energy sources with battery storage for both off-grid and grid-connected systems, and (c) artificial intelligence-based predictive maintenance solutions for minimizing maintenance costs. Has published research articles on renewable energy integration, design and control of various energy systems, electric vehicle charging, machine learning, and cybersecurity. \nMore information about my work at: https://www.tamug.edu/cares/publications.html"]
["Sarcos Technology and Robotics","Dakotah Quintiliani","4925 Harrison Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201","dakotah.quintiliani@resquared.com","412-606-5741","Small Business","robotic solar module installation, intelligent mobile manipulation, outdoor detection & perception in unstructured environments, autonomy.","For more than two decades, Sarcos has developed robotic solutions for outdoor environments addressing work at height, automation of repetitive or dangerous tasks, and improvement of worker efficiency. Sarcos’ Sapien™ robotic arm integrated with industry-leading lift equipment will help improve solar module placement rates for utility scale installations and can be adapted for taller agrivoltaic arrays."]
["Transition Energy LLC","Tom Selden","28805 Cheverly Ct, Temecula, CA  92591","tselden@transitionenergyco.com","949-688-3269","Solar project development, financing, and consulting","Solar project development, financing, feasibility, analysis, asset management, project valuation, investing.","Transition Energy recently developed a 1MW solar project for a farm in rural northern California (operational Q2 2022).  This project/site could potentially be an ideal test bed for SETO's Agrivoltaic Research program (FARMS).  Transition Energy is seeking a secondary role in FARMS, willing to partner with a primary stakeholder applicant.  "]
["X UTILITY","Mazyar Zeinali","114 East Shaw Ave, Suite 103              Fresno, CA 93710","Mazyarz@xutility.com","628.280.8120","Californa S Corporation WBE/WOSB/LGBT","All things Utility T & D grid tie interconnection (safety/reliability/compliance), Tariff eligibility, Regulatory compliance, Point of Interconnection strategy, utility program best case and review,  utility program applications submittal, utility account set up, billing review, utility point of contact for metering/protection/T-com/land rights/new service/etc. "," X UTILITY is a WBE/WOSB/LGBT 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 1.9 Gigawatts of safe and reliable retail and wholesale utility grid tie wind, solar, EVCS and energy storage battery resources. We specialize in renewable utility interconnection requirements, energy roadmap development, utility billing issues, generator performance audits, utility feasibility assessments, grid services aggregation, value stacking for co-benefit 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. "]
["Vermont Law School, Farm and Energy Initiative","Genevieve Byrne","Institute for Energy and the Environment, 164 Chelsea Street, South Royalton, VT, 05038","gbyrne@vermontlaw.edu","304-261-1282","Academic Institution-Law and Graduate School"," Statutory and administrative legal/policy research and analysis; Energy, land use, and transactional law; Farmland and solar development policy; Agrivoltaic policy.","The Farm and Energy Initiative has been compiling research on agrivoltaic policies and creating a database of examples of state laws that promote smart farmland solar policy, including dual uses or agrivoltaics. We understand policy opportunities and barriers in agrivoltaic solar development and farmland solar siting. We are currently working in an advisory capacity on another DOE agrivoltaics research project at UMass, and we were also a part of a coalition of organizations that completed research on solar siting in New England."]
["NH Energy Ventures LLC","Glenn Yamasaki","1215 S. Kihei Road, Ste. O, PMB 1064, Kihei , Hawaii  96753","glenn@nkoenergy.com","(808) 250-7447","Renewable Energy Development","Renewable Energy and Storage Development","Developed over 200MW of Utility Scale and large C&I renewable energy projects in Hawaii.  Agricultural lands are highly valued in this island State and our Company brings experience in the development of large scale renewable energy projects against a challenging community and political landscape.  "]
["Vet First, Inc","Brad Roberts","340 Ecco Adesso Ln, Fairfield, VA 24435","brobets@c5bdi.com","757-572-1860","Non-Profit Veteran Run Farm","Farming, Test bed for innovative agriculture technology","Vet First, Inc. is a first of its kind 501c3 non-profit dedicated to enhancing the wellbeing of US Veterans and providing organic and sustainable food to those in need. We are a test bed for innovative technology in the agriculture sector and work with state Universities.  "]
["Oak Hill Farm and Stables","Clint Halsted, PhD","174 Westmoreland Rd; Mooresville, NC 28115","clint@oakhillfarmandstables.com","704-450-6887","Ranch and Crops Agricultural Sub-Urban Farm","Solar PV, Power Electronics, Crops, Livestock, Farming","4 acre sub-urban farm with 1 acre for crops, 2 acres pasture, barn, grainary, outbuildings, goats, sheep, horses, chickens, rabbits, corn, green beans, strawberries, blackberries, rasberries, grapes, tomatoes, bell pepers, fencing, water for irigation, electricity, farm equipment"]
["Washington State Department of Natural Resources","Dever Haffner-Ratliffe","1111 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA 98504","mlcep@dnr.wa.gov","(360) 742-4133"," Government Agency/Land Manager","Land Leasing & Management, Agriculture, Renewable Energy Development, Compatible Use leasing, Site Selection, Industry & Permitting Processes in Washington State","DNR manages and leases 3 million acres across Washington State for a variety of uses, including agriculture and renewable energy. DNR is interested in leasing lands at market value for agrovoltaic projects. DNR has resources and information to help select least conflict sites and facilitate partnerships for projects that lease DNR properties, including potential siting conflicts, geological data, distance to transmission, and more. DNR can also provide information on the industry and permitting processes within Washington. "]
["Community Enterprises, LLC","Brian Button","101 Woodcrest Drive, Rifton, NY 12471","brianbutton@ccimail.com","Email preferred.","Nonprofit farm/small business","Farming with regenerative agriculture techniques and incorporating innovative and climate-smart technology","Community Enterprises, LLC is a nonprofit-owned farming operation with multiple locations in NY, PA, and TN. Farming activities include: vegetable gardens, fruits, cows, sheep, goats, pigs. CE has farming and pasturing expertise for practical experimentation."]
["Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory","Margaret Taylor","One Cyclotron Road Mailstop 90-2090 Berkeley, CA 94720","mtaylor@lbl.gov","510-847-1879","National laboratory","Social science research, including economics & qualitative methods related to innovation & adoption (e.g., choice analysis, stakeholder co-design of agPV systems); techno-economic analysis; energy/environment/innovation policy research; workforce development & training; permitting, inspection, and interconnection reform","Interdisciplinary research advances human and organizational decision-making related to the invention, adoption, and diffusion of technologies that help reduce climate change emissions and impacts. SETO-funded projects include application of choice analysis techniques through surveys/interviews/focus groups, etc. to (1) understand residential and commercial co-adoption preferences re: solar, EVs, and storage, in order to make projections; and (2) to “mass customize” permitting and interconnection reforms to different areas of the country. Experienced in linking research to simulation models, agent-based models, GIS, etc. Very interested in working with agriculture and PV stakeholders to use co-design techniques to achieve consensus on siting, business models, workforce issues, etc."]
["HEMBUS","Kevin Cameron","802 Ladis Ct, Sunnyvale, CA 94086","kc@hembus.com","+1 408 585 8536","Startup, Solar PV & EV microgrids","Power Electronics, simulation, System design/integration (Smart Energy), optical systems","HEMBUS has a collection of patented and patent-pending technology across agrivoltaics, and microgrids, and access to patents for HPC for modeling large complex systems (demand-response control with DERs).\nFor FARMS we are developing a light-splitting technology that lets the 100% of the colors needed by chlorophyll through to plants below. We would like partners in bifacial solar PV fabrication.\nWe are also developing a new approach to how the solar PV is connected - high-frequency AC - to avoid corrosion and electronics life issues.\nOur agrivoltaic panels are likely to be suspend on steel cables, or mounted on trackers, so help there would be appreciated."]
["Angel's Farm","kathy lin","27110 hemet st, CA 92544","kathy_lin1@outlook.com",3149938868,"Farm, For-Profit","Data Analytics, AI, Farmer","10 acre sub-urban farm with 5 acre for grapefruit trees, another 5 acre land need to fill in something. Too much sun energy wasted. Agrivoltanic is good way to go. Will install solar panels and using AI to control solar panels"]
["Sol Systems","Juliana Isaac","Suite 200 \n1101 Connecticut Ave NW\nWashington DC 20036","juliana.isaac@solsystems.com","202-588-6443","Developer / Financial Services /  Long-Term Asset Manager ","Developer and long-term owner/asset manager for both utility-scale and commercial-scale solar projects; experience with agrivoltaics since 2020. Current involvement in DOE-SETO project studying performance of pollinator-friendly plantings at large-scale solar sites. ","Sol Systems is actively developing utility-scale solar sites with a commitment to habitat restoration and agrivoltaic initiatives, and has land available for studies focused on agrivoltaic production. Sol has implemented native pollinator-friendly sites across the country, and is looking to expand agrivoltaics on more and larger sites. Sol can work with researchers on implementing agrivoltaics on a site, provide industry experience and expertise on the overlap between energy production and agricultural production, and would be interested in working with researchers to implement large-scale agrivoltaic programs on our projects. Sol is focused on community engagement and interested in increasing access to agrivoltaics for both farmers and solar developers / owners. "]
["Chaberton Energy Holdings, Inc.","Chuck Watkins","11900 Parklawn Drive, Suite 406\nNorth Bethesda, MD 20852","Chuck.Watkins@chaberton.com","(443) 914-4100","Project Developer","Solar development, PV design, permitting, project management, community solar, pollinator habitats","Chaberton Energy is focused on accelerating the development of small to mid-sized solar distributed generation projects in the Mid-Atlantic states and beyond. We develop projects in both our own portfolio and on behalf of third parties primarily with community solar."]
["New Global Energy Partners","Derrick Chapman",null,"Derrick@biocolumn.com","818-687-1323",null,null,"We provide turnkey Community Scale Aqua Voltaic and Agri-Voltaic Farm systems that incorporate a closed loop watering treatment and plant growth system."]
["S&C Electric Co.","Michael Geocaris","6601 N Ridge Blv\nChicgao, IL 60626","michael.geocaris@sand.com","720-768-2449","Private, for-profit","Distribution grid solutions provider. Solar/DER impact and interconnection studies. Microgrid consulting, design, feasibility, engineering.","With respect to topic-1, S&C has consulted and provided studies and designs for indoor controlled environment agriculture projects. Some have resulted in solar + storage + CHP microgrids with CHP “tri-generation” providing power, heat, and CO2. When combined with renewables, CHP can provide the resiliency and economic benefits to make the whole project pencil out."]
["Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)","Ram Ravikumar","3420 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94587","rravikumar@epri.com","650-680-6553","Non Profit Research Institute","Energy Analysis, Energy Economics, PV Application System Design, Feasibility Studies, Modeling","EPRI has significant prior and ongoing relevant research, which includes control optimization, economic analysis modeling, container farming, water-energy-nexus, irrigation efficiency, pollinators and biodiversity"]
["Twelve","Ann Kowalski","600 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94710","ann.kowalski@twelve.co","603-689-8722","Small Business","CO2 electrolysis","Twelve's technology is capable of converting agricultural CO2 emissions into fuels, using water and solar energy. Twelve is interested in partnering with PV and agricultural partners to demonstrate an application for the solar energy and agricultural wastes co-located in this project"]