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New Sun Road Founders’ Story To hear more about our founders’ story and the satisfaction of helping a community get electricity for the first time, listen to Lab to Startup Podcast hosted by Naresh Sunkara. New Sun Road co-founders Jonathan Lee, Jalel Sager, and Austin Cappon Today, 940 million people or 12% of the global […]

New Sun Road Announces 10 Resilience Microgrids Installed in 10 Days Ten Digital Community Centers Provide Power and Connectivity in the Guatemalan Highlands Today New Sun Road announces the successful installation of ten Stellar Integrated Systems (IS) in ten days. These solar-powered microgrids are 3 to 5 kW each and provide enough electricity and internet

Remote Grid System – Briceburg, California Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) Traditional wires-and-poles infrastructure carries the risk of transmission-sparked wildfires – a major concern across California, and particularly in areas like Briceburg, a remote community located at the end of a long set of distribution lines that ran through forested terrain. In 2019, a

In Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, New Sun Road is launching ten internet-enabled, solar-powered digital community centers. Stellar Ixq-Saq’e (SIS Centers) are named for three foundational pillars, Stellar ISTM (New Sun Road’s integrated system with remote monitoring and control) and the native language Q’eqchi’ words for woman (Ixq) and sun (Saq ́e). The SIS Centers will bring

The team at New Sun Road is thrilled to have Adrienne join the organization. With extensive experience in technical product marketing, organizational development and building partnerships in environmental and semiconductor industries, Adrienne brings her expertise in renewable energy and global perspective. At SunEdison, she led the REDI program to redesign the data collection performance monitoring

The team at New Sun Road is thrilled to have Jamie on board. Along with a solid education, including a Ph.D. in quantum computing from MIT, he brings a wealth of experience in renewable energy. Early in his career Jamie founded a company with innovative grid-edge charging stations for lead-acid batteries. After evolving the company

New Sun Road will participate in the 16th edition of Future Energy Nigeria, which is the largest and longest running regional power conference and energy exhibition in West Africa. As a leading renewables power management solutions provider, New Sun Road will be represented and having discussions with local power partners, microgrid developers, rural electrification agencies

California – September 28, 2019 – New Sun Road will participate in the TowerXchange Meetup Africa for the first time. As a leading solar hybrid power management solutions provider, New Sun Road will be represented in round-table discussions with other tower industry experts in addition to showcasing its product suite at the event. Adegoke Ajisafe,

Redmond, WA – September 12, 2019 – New Sun Road participated in the Microsoft Airband Summit 2019, which is its annual gathering that brings together private and public-sector organizations to help address the needs of millions of people globally who live in rural communities and lack access to broadband and energy. As a leading renewables