Best Renewable Energy Tech Companies in Florida, United States
The 34 best Renewable Energy Tech companies in Florida, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Dioxide Materials.
Ranked: Best Renewable Energy Tech companies in Florida
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dioxide Materials Technology to convert carbon dioxide into fuels generated from buildings HVAC systems. | $18M | 17 mo ago | Funding Raised | Rich Masel Founder and CEO | 2010 | — | 140 patents CO2 capture and electrochemical conversion technologies for fuel and chemical production | — |
| 2 | Star Catcher Space-based energy grid solutions for space operations 50Talent top 28%Funding top 32%Growth top 35%Moat top 39% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 32% Growthtop 35% Moattop 39% Techtop 45% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 32% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $12.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $12M | 5 mo ago | Series A | Andrew Rush Co-founder and CEO | 2024 | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — |
| 3 | Sol Solar Powered Commercial Lights | $2M | 182 mo ago | Acquired | John Simmons CEO | 1990 | WordPressMySQLPHP+36 | — | — |
| 4 | Sunovia Energy Develops solar cells | $1M | 174 mo ago | Deadpooled | Art Buckland ex-CEO | 2002 | — | — | — |
| 5 | MHD Technology Technology solutions provider for desalination | $125K | 126 mo ago | Seed | Allan Sanford CEO & President | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 6 | GVS Provider of AI-based solar power plant monitoring platform | — | 47 mo ago | Seed | Matias Saul Cortada Co-Founder & CEO | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Advanced Biofuels Technology developer for the bioethanol production process | — | — | Deadpooled | Bruce Blackwell Founder | 2010 | — | 884 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 8 | AlgaStar Algae cultivation technology developer | — | — | Unfunded | John Ericsson Founder | 2008 | — | — | — |
Top 6 Renewable Energy Tech companies in Florida
#1
Series A · Jacksonville, Florida · founded 2024$12.2Mraised▾
Space-based energy grid solutions for space operations. It provides users with a power supply for satellites in LEO. It allows satellites to harness solar power, enabling them to perform power-intensive tasks such as on-orbit processing, remote sensing, and telecommunications without the constraints of limited onboard power sources. It transmits broad-spectrum energy compatible with state-of-the-art triple junction solar cells to client satellite solar arrays.
- May 2026Series A$65M
- Jul 2024Seed$12.2M
#2
Funding Raised · Boca Raton, Florida · founded 2010 · 16 employees$17.7Mraised▾
Dioxide Materials uses carbon dioxide as a feed stock for the synthesis of high value fuels and chemicals. It developed a low-cost, low-powered CO2 electrochemical sensors for Demand Controlled Ventilation (DCV) of Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning systems. The electrolyzer convert CO2 into C1 building blocks which subsequently convert the C1 building blocks into high value fuels and chemicals.
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$1.3M
- Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$1.3M
- Jul 2023Grant (prize money)$1.6M
- Feb 2021Grant (prize money)$1.3M
#3
Acquired · Stuart, Florida · founded 1990 · 45 employees$1.7Mraised▾
Sol is a part of the Carmanah Technologies that manufactures solar LED lighting solutions for commercial use. The company claims to have installed over 70,000 solar powered outdoor lighting systems in over 60 countries. Their products operate independent of the electrical grid and has been used in parking lot lighting, pathway and trail lighting, perimeter security lighting and roadway and street lighting.
- Aug 2011Unattributed$1.7M
#4
Deadpooled · Sarasota, Florida · founded 2002$1.2Mraised▾
Sunovia was developing a solar cell made from a derivative of the most advanced infrared materials in the world. The company had created a photovoltaic (PV) material that captures a broader range of the light spectra both non-visible (UV) and visible light and can be manufactured at a low cost.
- Apr 2012Conventional Debt$5M
- Jun 2011Conventional Debt$1M
- Aug 2010Seed$1.2M
- May 2008Conventional Debt$12M
#5
Seed · Orlando, Florida · founded 2013$125Kraised▾
Technology solutions provider for desalination
#6
Seed · Miami, Florida · founded 2017—raised▾
Provider of AI-based solar power plant monitoring platform
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Renewable Energy Tech coverage by sub-theme.
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How research on Green Hydrogen in Florida is moving
A read on the academic research around Green Hydrogen in Florida — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 79 papers.
- University of Central Florida21
- University of Florida20
- University of South Florida10
- Florida State University9
- Florida International University7
- Hydrogen production4→5
- Hydrogen production4→8
- Renewable energy1→5
- Catalysis2→5
- Methane1→3
- Chemical engineering1→3
- Fossil fuel4
- Hydrogen production2
- Renewable energy2
- Sustainable development2
- Greenhouse gas2
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