At Best Startup California we track over 300,000 Californian startups and over 1,500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 7 Clean Energy companies in Palo Alto, California. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Clean Energy Companies & Startups (Palo Alto, California)
Better Place
Better Place develops and sells battery-charging and battery-switching services for electric cars.
Founder(s): Quin Garcia, Shai Agassi
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Automotive, Clean Energy, Electric Vehicle, Energy, Environmental Engineering
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kraftwerk Inc.
Kraftwerk is a global leading company in the field of new materials and nanotechnology.
Founder(s): Martin Pentenrieder, Sascha Kuehn, Tom Rice
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Automotive, Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency, Nanotechnology
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Terrajoule
Terrajoule provides modular 2MW solar power stations with storage.
Founder(s): Robert Mierisch, Stephen J. Bisset
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Clean Energy, Energy, Energy Storage, Renewable Energy, Solar
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Trolysis
Powering the Future – Turn Aluminum and Water into Hydrogen and Electricity
Founder(s): Josiah Nelson, Tirthak Saha
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Clean Energy, CleanTech, Energy, Manufacturing, Mining, Renewable Energy
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Village Power Finance
The Village Power funding platform provides community-driven institutions a better way to go solar.
Founder(s): Ty Jagerson
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Clean Energy, Crowdfunding, Financial Services, Solar
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Exajoule
Exajoule, formerly a MEMS design shop, now a holding company in the Energy sector.
Founder(s): Christopher Aubuchon
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Clean Energy, Energy, Hardware
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Foresight Valuation Group
Intellectual property strategy, valuation, and startup advisory
Founder(s): Efrat Kasznik
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Clean Energy, Consulting, Finance, Intellectual Property, Internet, Mobile
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