Partners
Many thanks to those who have provided funding, materials, logistical help and moral support to get Energetics Education off the ground. In particular, founding partner Solar Energy International showed faith back at the wacky idea stage, then spun the Solar Rollers program off into Energetics Ed when momentum built. Our sincere gratitude to the many people investing in our vision.
Tesla
The Tesla Nevada K-12 Investment Fund is generously supporting a multiyear expansion program for the Solar Rollers program in Nevada.
The SunPower Corporation generously donates high-efficiency Maxeon back-contact cells for Solar Rollers team kits, making the cars more powerful and their arrays more durable.
TenCate
Carbon fiber
Nepris has been coordinating and connecting Solar Rollers - and other experts in many industries - to classrooms via teleconference for many years.
Skico Environment Foundation
The Environment Foundation, a collaboration with the Aspen Community Foundation and the Aspen Skiing Company Family Fund, is a nonprofit employee organization dedicated to protecting and preserving the regional environment. And they are generously supporting the Colorado league of Solar Rollers in 2015.
CORE has honored Solar Rollers with a 2019 Randy Udall Energy Pioneer grant as well as community grants to support teams and events in the Roaring Fork Valley.
Holy Cross Energy has supported Solar Rollers with scholarship and event funding in its Colorado service area.
Kuwait Investment Company
The Kuwait Investment Company is underwriting the Solar Rollers exhibit at Maker Faire Kuwait
DEWA and its innovative Shams Dubai program brought Solar Rollers to Dubai to serve 17 local high school teams which raced at the Dubai Autodrome on Oct. 22, 2017.
EarthX, the largest Earth Day exposition in the world with up to 150,000 attendees each year, supports Dallas area high school teams with Solar Rollers racing at their event.
Clean Energy Collective
Unirac
Unirac is sponsoring the Solar Rollers racetrack by building it from their SolarMount black anodized PV railing. They are also supporting the program with funding to build demo cars and purchase a race timing system.
Oribi
Oribi Manufacturing of Denver is taking raw carbon fiber supplied by Ten Cate and transforming it into custom blanks for the 2015 Solar Rollers teams. The blanks will use multiple plys with custom fiber orientation for maximum torsional strength. They will also be lighter than any material used to date for Solar Rollers chassis blanks.
Umbrella Roofing
Carbondale-based Umbrella roofing generously gives back 1% of profits to worthwhile local charities - including Energetics Education.
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative has sponsored Solar Rollers to promote the 2020 solar energy initiative.
Namaste Solar
Namaste Solar is a sponsor of the 2017 Solar Rollers Trophy Race at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
Live Time Scoring Engine
Live Time does timing systems and is supportive of customizing systems for Solar Rollers.
GoPro
GoPro has donated a Hero camera to capture high-speed on-track footage.
Fast Eddy Bearings
Fast Eddy has kindly donated high-quality sealed ball bearings for the 2015 Solar Rollers teams. He did it quick too.
HiTec
HiTec provides discounted servos and technical support for the teams as they tune their Solar Rollers.
E. Jordan Brookes Company
E. Jordan Brookes is an engineered metals firm that has donated solar interconnect ribbon (the flat wire connecting cells within a solar panel) for the 2014 teams. E. Jordan Brookes is a longstanding provider of such ribbon for World Solar Challenge teams and for NASA's Helios aircraft.
Bartlit Beck
Bartlit Beck is providing pro-bono legal assistance to move Energetics Education through the 501(c)3 process smoothly, professionally and quickly.
Partners
Many thanks to those who have provided funding, materials, logistical help and moral support to get Energetics Education off the ground. In particular, founding partner Solar Energy International showed faith back at the wacky idea stage, then spun the Solar Rollers program off into Energetics Ed when momentum built. Our sincere gratitude to the many people investing in our vision.