Moneer H. Azzam
Principal
Change agent and thought leader with over 30 years of experience in the sustainable infrastructure and energy industry with thousands of projects and tens of thousands of systems across the globe under his belt and a vast network of contacts and resources that can be applied to numerous opportunities and challenges.
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Founder and CEO of SolarOne Solutions, Inc. - growing it to become the US's largest solar lighting firm for public applications.
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Founded, served on and/or chaired several trade organizations and standards organizations (e.g., SEBANE, IEC, CSL, UN's SEFA)
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Advisor to several climate-tech firms, municipal and community organizations.
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Deep technical background with extensive product commercialization and project development background.
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On a mission to facilitate equitable/inclusive projects, programs and business models that by 2030:
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offsets >1 Gigaton (metric) of GHG per year
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creates > 100 MW of flexible load/energy storage
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Community-minded, team-oriented, dedicated to diversity equity and inclusion
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Striving to reverse household and personal carbon footprint in all facets of his life
Sampling of Past Projects & End-Users
Three Decades and Counting
National Park Service - Remote Marina Power
Replaced costly and pollutive diesel genset with "ahead-of-its time" PV-battery-genset off-grid hybrid power system at the Dangling Rope Marina on Lake Powell.
Somerville MAÂ - Community Bike Path Smart City Lamp Post Network
Retrofitted section of busy bike path with novel "smart city" LED lighting system that wirelessly networked both grid and PV powered lamp posts to provide energy savings, usage tracking and resilience tools to the City.
Arizona Public Service - Cell Tower Power
Replaced expensive and pollutive diesel genset for remote cell tower in Arizona with noiseless, emission and fuel free PV-battery off-grid power system (Photo courtesy of APS)
City of Toronto - Bell Media - Street Furniture Ad & Safety Power
Provided wireless and resilient PV/battery power to nearly one thousand bus shelters and street furniture for safety and advertising lighting.
Masdar City - Roadway and Parking Lot Lighting
Provided the first 7 kilometers of solar + battery roadway and parking lot lighting for the zero-carbon footprint city: Masdar in the UAE.
City of Chicago-Divvy Bike Share Power
Provided off-grid, emission-free power solution for hundreds of bike share stations across the City of Chicago.
US Coast Guard - Urban Grid Power
One of the first commercial grid-connected PV systems atop a Boston waterfront landmark: the US Coast Guard Building.
Gansevoort Peninsula Park Lighting
Off-grid park and peninsula lighting for the newest waterfront park under development along Manhattan's west side.
Beacon Climates Philosophy:
The New Normal MUSTÂ be Better Than the Old One
Beacon Climate Innovations believes that in the New Normal, our communities and the infrastructure on which they rest can be reinforced or rebuilt on the pillars of:
Resilience and Anti-Fragility
Sustainability
Justice and Equity
Cost-Effectiveness
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