Solar Energy World
| File:Solar Energy World, LLC Logo.png | |
| Private Company | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Solar Energy |
| Founded 📆 | 2009 |
| Founder 👔 | Tope Lala, Geoff Mirkin |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , |
Area served 🗺️ | East Coast of the United States |
| Services | Solar panel installer, solar thermal installer |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | Solarenergyworld.com |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Solar Energy World is a solar energy company based out of Elkridge, Maryland, that installs residential solar systems in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Florida, and Washington DC.[1] The company installed the SunPower system that powers the first ZeroHouse 2.0 on the East Coast in 2012.[2] The original headquarters was located in Jessup, Maryland, but was moved to Elkridge in November 2010.[1] Solar Energy World was founded in 2009, as the joint venture of the founders of HomeFix Corporation and Al Gleeson Electric Company.[1][3]
In 2018 Solar Energy World opened a new office in New Jersey.[4]
In 2019 Solar Energy World opened a new office in the Tampa, FL area.[5]
Notable achievements[edit]
In 2011, one of Solar Energy World's employees was recognized among the first in the nation to pass the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners Photovoltaic Technical Sales Exam.[6]
In 2012, the company installed the 40-panel SunPower solar power system on the first ZeroHouse 2.0 by KB Home on the East Coast, in Waldorf, Maryland.[2] This same year, Solar Energy World received the Angie's List Super Service Award,[7] and was listed as a Top 500 Remodeler by Qualified Remodeler Magazine (#53),[8] In 2019, Solar Energy World was awarded the #1 spot as the Top Solar Installer in MD, and Overall number 15 in the nation by Solar Power World.[9]
Notable installations[why?][edit]
- Soccer Dome II in Harmans, Maryland[10]
- Belisimo's Ristorante in Finksburg, Maryland[11]
- Glebar Precision Grinding in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey[12]
Educational initiatives[edit]
Beginning in April 2010, Solar Energy World held the "40 Days of Earth Day" video contest for children and teens. Participants created videos about what Earth Day meant to them, and posted them on YouTube for voting. The winner, Bryn Mawr Little School, was awarded a $2,500 grand prize.[13]
In 2012, the company again worked with schools for Earth Day events. Students from the Eagle Cove School[14] in Pasadena, Maryland and St. Joseph School in Cockeysville, Maryland watched an educational presentation, and built and raced solar powered model cars for a prize.[15]
Solar Energy World regularly holds Solar 101 Workshops[permanent dead link] http://www.solarenergyworld.com/for-home/attend-our-solar-workshop/ for homeowners to teach them about solar power, and the costs and incentives.[16]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Solar Energy World". Solar Energy World.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dobson, Amy Rose. "A New "ZeroHouse" in Waldorf, Maryland". Curbed.
- ↑ Shay, Kevin James (September 4, 2009). "Incentives boost prospects for Jessup solar company". Gazette.Net.
- ↑ "Solar Energy World Selected for Top Solar Contractors List 2018 – Ranks 15 out of 450 for All of North America and Number 1 in Maryland". Solar Energy World (Press release). July 24, 2019.
- ↑ "Solar Energy World expands to the Sunshine State". Yahoo Finance (Press release). July 29, 2019.
- ↑ "Solar Energy World Employee Among First In Country To Win Certification In Photovoltaic Technical Sales". The Street. PR Newswire. March 21, 2011. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Solar Energy World Earns Esteemed 2012 Angie's List Super Service Award".
- ↑ "Qualified Remodeler 2012 Top 500". Qualified Remodeler Magazine. Qualified Remodeler. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
- ↑ "2019 Top 100 Solar Contractors". Solar Power World. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
- ↑ "Sports Industry Looks to Solar". Zimmcomm New Media, LLC. 9 May 2012.
- ↑ Rose, Autumn (February 21, 2012). "Local restaurant follows green trend". Carroll County Times.[dead link]
- ↑ "Solar Energy World helps Glebar Precision Grinding Go green, Embrace environment". Your Industry News. May 10, 2011. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Elementary School Students Win Environmental Video Contest". Retrieved June 7, 2010.[dead link]
- ↑ "Students at Eagle Cove School race solar powered cars". Chesapeake Family.
- ↑ DiMarco, Nick (April 25, 2012). "Racing Toward Solar Energy". Lutherville-Timonium Patch.
- ↑ Palmer, Megan. "America's Green Job Creators Solar 101 Workshop". Elkridge Patch.[dead link]
External links[edit]
- Solar Energy World Official Site
- "A New ZeroHouse in Waldorf, Maryland"
- "VIDEO: Racing Toward Solar Energy"
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