AzRISE supports and helps to coordinate the science, technology, economic and policy analysis, education and networks of partners necessary to bring about the accelerated development and implementation of solar energy solutions. This requires a creative and committed group of institutions and individuals as well as resources to further the work of the Institute. AzRISE partners are helping to support the development of cutting-edge research to overcome the critical technical obstacles in the utilization of solar energy and stimulate solar energy development, creating a bridge to bring these results into the world.
AzRISE Partners
Arizona Public Service (APS)
Generates, sells and delivers electicity and and sells energy related product and services in the Western United States. Located in Phoenix, Arizona APS is a subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation.
Installs residential and commercial solar power systems in Tucson, Arizona, and throughout Southern Arizona. GeoInnovation offers a sustainable energy alternative providing control of one's own electricity production.
General Plasma is the innovation leader in large area vacuum coating systems and sources. Their patented and patent-pending source technologies, superb mechanical engineering and attention to detail make General Plasma products the best in their class.
Since 1996, Global Solar Energy has been a major producer of thin-film photovoltaic Copper Indium Gallium DiSelenide (CIGS) solar cells and a leading manufacturer of CIGS thin-film solar on a flexible substrate.
The Lux Engineering Team has applied advanced technology battery designs that combine the latest state-of-the-art Lithium-Ion cell technology as well as solid state high current switching technology. Their mission is to bring cutting edge electrical and battery technology using innovative avionics to the aviation industry with certified turn-key products.
NanoTune Technologies Corp. designs, develops, and manufactures novel materials with various structures and functionalities, components, and devices. The company’s products and services include research and development of materials, components, and devices, serving the biotechnology, energy, natural resource, chemical, environment, and information technologies markets.
National Semiconductor creates energy-efficient analog and mixed-signal semiconductors as well as SolarMagic™ power optimizers. Its PowerWise® products enable systems that consume less power, extend battery life, and generate less heat. National's products include power management circuits, display drivers, audio and operational amplifiers, communication interface products and data conversion solutions.
At PV Recycling, LLC works with photovoltaic module manufacturers to develop, take back and recycle infrastructures for damaged, defective, and degraded modules. Through this collaboration they promote environmentally sound, cost effective, administrative processes, recycling technologies, and transport logistics, taking advantage of established proven methods while developing standardized processes for the industry.
Prism Solar Technologies designs and manufactures products that improve the efficiency of solar energy collection. Our mission is to develop solar as a real-life replacement of fossil fuels, and in the process, help grow the solar energy industry through partnerships and cooperation.
SRP is two entities: the Salt River Project Agriculatural Improvement and Power District, a political subdivision of the state of Arizona; and the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association, a private corporation.
The district provides electricity to nearly 934,000 retail customers in the Phoenix area. It operates or participates in 11 major power plants and numerous other generating stations, including thermal, nuclear, natural gas and hydroelectric sources.
The Association delivers nearly 1 million acre-feet of water annually to a service area in central Arizona. An extensive water delivery system is maintained and operated by the Association including reservoirs, wells, canals and irrigation laterals.
As an innovative enterprise operating in the renewable energy sector, SOLON is committed to the principles of sustainable business activity – from the efficient handling of resources to the effective use of alternative energy sources. Their aim is to help protect the Earth's climate not only through the use of our products, but also in the way we manufacture them.
Founded in 2008, Southwest Solar Technologies is an energy project development company which uses the SCI System to deliver concentrated solar power with large-scale energy storage. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Southwest Solar Technologies is working with numerous partners to make renewable solar and wind energy projects more viable and reliable by creating, testing and implementing the SCI System.
A locally owned Arizona-based company that has been serving Southern Arizona since 1981 specializing in solar pool heating, solar hot water and electric systems, energy efficient roof coatings, solar skylights, and complete solar homes.
Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP), the principal subsidiary of UniSource Energy, serves more than 375,000 customers in Southern Arizona and offers several conservation and renewable energy services.
Government and Non-Profit Partners:
PAG (Pima Association of Governments)
Pima Association of Governments is a nonprofit metropolitan planning organization with Transportation Planning, Environmental Planning and Technical Services divisions. PAG’s programs focus on cross-jurisdictional planning issues, such as air quality, water quality, transportation and population growth.
Affiliates Program
The AzRISE Affiliates Program is designed to create a forum for active, meaningful and mutually beneficial interaction with a group of like-minded external partners. Central to AzRISE’s mandate when it was formed at the University of Arizona in 2007 was to enable multi‐disciplinary research, development and practical implementations of solar energy solutions to meet energy needs by creating innovative collaborations in research, economic and public policy analysis and education/outreach.
The Program supports the partnerships that are necessary to bring about the accelerated development and implementation of solar energy solutions. This requires a creative and committed group of institutions and individuals as well as resources to further the work of the Institute.
We can’t do this alone, and are forming a core team of committed and creative external partners to ensure our success in affecting and accelerating a solar future for our state and our planet.
There are a number of ways to participate in the AzRISE affiliates program. Whether you participate as an industrial affiliate, a government, nonprofit or alliance partner, or as an individual member, we have designed our partnerships with value at the forefront.
The objectives of the Affiliates Program are to:
- Cultivate engagement between industry and other organizations and AzRISE and the University of Arizona solar network of researchers and initiatives;
- Promote coordination and representation between affiliate representatives and faculty and graduate students on research projects;
- Provide opportunities for affiliate representation at key events, workshops and activities;
- Support the Institute’s activities and infrastructure through direct financial resources;
- Engage companies, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations in overall strategic direction of the Institute’s initiatives as they relate to real-world experience and best practices for implementation of solar-energy related developments.
CONTACT
For more information about the AzRISE Affiliates Program, please contact:
Joey Pouliot
Outreach Program Manager
Outreach Program Manager
jpouliout@email.arizona.edu
Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy (AzRISE)
4715 E. Ft. Lowell
Tucson, AZ 85712
P 520-322-4682
F: 520-322-2971
F: 520-322-2971
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