New Beginnings: Interning to make a change with New Sun Road
This summer New Sun Road welcomed several interns. We value their energy and contribution ….these are their stories …
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PG&E Selects New Sun Road’s Monitoring and Control System For Stand Alone Power Systems
RICHMOND, Calif.—Aug. 10, 2022—New Sun Road partners with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to provide its Stellar Microgrid OSTM as the remote monitoring and control platform for PG&E’s growing fleet of hybrid renewable energy standalone power systems. These rural grids can permanently replace overhead distribution power lines or provide power during Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) in High Fire-Threat Districts (HFTD), improving reliability and significantly reducing wildfire risk.
PV and a Woman Led Electrical Engineering Department at KIST in Zanzibar
The Karume Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) is just down the road from Stonetown on the island of Unguja (Zanziba, Tanzania). KIST is a technical college offering Bachelor’s degrees, diploma, and vocational training in the practical sciences needed in any growing economy.
New Sun Road Adds Two Awesome Interns to their Team
With New Sun Road doubling in revenues each year or more, we are pleased to welcome additional support in developing our programs and partnerships in Africa and operations to ensure timely delivery of our products for remotely controlling renewable energy microgrids.
Honoring our Fathers – Dr. Susana Arrechea – Doctor and Gender Trendsetter
Dr. Arrechea manages New Sun Road’s digital and remote energy access program in Guatemala. Her program connects over 1000 people to the internet with a focus on women’s leadership training and economic opportunity creation.
New Sun Road Welcomes Araya Turner as a new Marketing Intern
Araya is in her senior year at Western Governor’s University studying to receive her marketing degree in November 2022. To New Sun Road, she brings her expertise in graphic design, knowledge of social media outreach and optimistic enthusiasm.
Rooted and Connected to Purpose: Shivani Ganguly, CFO, New Sun Road and her mom, Randy Ross
It all starts with a mom, Randy Ross. Her daughter is Shivani Ganguly, New Sun Road’s CFO. Shivani has worked at New Sun Road for about 3 years. She is dedicated to sustainability and our mission to accelerate energy and internet access to everyone, especially those in underserved communities.
New Sun Road provides the brains for microgrids powering shelters in San Jose
When Santa Clara County commissioned Pallet Shelter to build Casitas de Esperanza, a 100-bed community to shelter the unhoused, they needed to figure out how to power the site. The location was outside the old San Jose City Hall, which lacked reliable utility power. Rather than paying the utility company’s $600,000 quote or power the site completely with generators, the county contracted BoxPower to energize the shelter with two microgrids: containerized solar + battery + backup generator.
#WomenThatInspireUs From The Digital Learning Centers In Guatemala
Meet some of the women from Alta Verapaz who have shared their stories of growth and hope. With first-time access to digital services and education, these women are embracing the transformative opportunity for themselves and their families. New Sun Road is working to expand digital access so that more women and under-served communities can benefit through the projects such as the Stellar Ixq-Saq’e (SIS) Digital Community Centers.
Power for the People : Music, Solar Power, and the Internet of Things
On a sunny day, in a neighborhood in Kentucky, electronics and wires are laid out on a backyard table. Nate has just come back from Home Depot with some tools and is talking with Jose on the phone. Today they will install Stellar Edge™ to collect data from a solar-powered, “mobile microgrid” trailer enabled by the Internet of Things (IoT).