tessolar inc.

Integrated solar PV installation hardware dramatically reduces installed cost, for up to 35% lower cost of solar power.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Clean Technology
  • Location Woburn, MA, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded February 2014
  • Employees 8
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website tessolarinc.com

Company Summary

Tessolar Inc. is a Delaware C corporation led by seasoned executives with broad startup experience and deep solar energy industry knowledge. Tessolar offers the industry's simplest solar installation system anchored by simple, low cost, plastic composite mounting hardware for roof-top systems. The result is up to 35% lower cost of solar-generated electricity.

Tessolar has established outsourced manufacturing through existing hardware fabricators. Tessolar has $3M in active purchase orders from customers in Europe and Asia and commitments for initial projects in the U.S.

Team

  • Les Fritzemeier
    CEO

    30 years of successful product development and commercialization including over 10 years in solar energy. Executive experience in business development for aerospace, electric power systems and microsystems. Expert in materials selection for robust design and application in aggressive environments. Leadership in manufacturing process development and continuous process improvement including automated high throughput processing and assembly.

  • Jaco Pretorius
    CTO

    Senior director at BlueWave Capital, a leading PV development company.
    Previously, principal product development manager at TIAX LLC and founding member of Midé Technology Corporation, developed, manufactured, installed and maintained diverse products for the US DoD, NASA, and fortune 500 companies.
    B.Sc. In Mechanical Engineering and M.Sc. Engineering and Management.

  • Katy Hartman
    VP Research and Development

    Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, MIT, Earth-abundant solar cell development.
    8 years experience in PV development and analytical studies. Conducted manufacturing process defect analysis and correction as intern at Evergreen Solar.

  • Mike Everman
    Systems Development

    CTO at Bell-Everman, Inc., Tessolar strategic manufacturing partner.
    Expert in automation for semiconductor test handling and metrology, zero-backlash drives.
    18 issued patents and numerous prestigious mechanical design awards.

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