Veranda Solar: Miniaturized, Power-Dense Residential PV (Energy Priorities)

Veranda Solar is one of 12 semi-finalists in the 2009 Pacific Northwest Clean Tech Open. The company's designs could bring the initial cost of residential solar down to $1000 or less. Denis Du Bois interviews Capra J'neva, CEO. (podcast)

by Denis Du Bois
September 09, 2009

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Make solar extremely affordable (starter systems: $600), super simple to install, attractive, and portable, and you could crack a huge untapped market for residential solar. Veranda Solar hopes to accomplish that. Will their innovation survive the tangle of electric codes and interconnect requirements, to adorn a rooftop near you?

The Pacific Northwest Clean Tech Open is a business plan competition. Twelve semifinalist companies were chosen from a field of 56 entries. Semifinalists will compete for three $50,000 regional prizes. Those three finalists will advance to a national competition and a chance to secure a $250,000 (cash and services) national prize. Along the way, the companies receive support from industry Mentors to help take their ideas to the next level.

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