Best Renewable Energy Tech Companies in New York City, United States
The 33 best Renewable Energy Tech companies in New York City, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Clean Capital.
Ranked: Best Renewable Energy Tech companies in New York City
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clean Capital Online platform for funding solar projects 60Funding top 18%Talent top 28%Growth top 29%Moat top 31% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 29% Moattop 31% Producttop 40% Innovationtop 43% Techtop 44% Newstop 46% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 30% Funding: Raised $504M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 11 yrs (0.5/yr) Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $504M | 9 mo ago | Series B | 30 | Jon Powers Co Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+32 | — | — |
| 2 | Dispatch Energy Provider of distributed energy solutions including solar, battery storage, and fuel cells | $160M | 16 mo ago | Series D | — | Richard Dovere Chief Executive Officer | — | — | — |
| 3 | Terra-Gen Independent renewable energy power producer | $55M | 31 mo ago | Acquired | 312 312 → 302 (-3%) | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — | — |
| 4 | Voltpost Provider of electric vehicle charging solutions using existing lamppost infrastructure | $10M | 27 mo ago | Series A | 12 | Jörn Vicari Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer | WebflowRiveVimeo+11 | 23 patents EV charging hardware: rotatable handles, cable mechanisms, and mounting assemblies for stations | — |
| 5 | Sunrock Online platform to invest in solar energy projects | $10M | 40 mo ago | Series A | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | 257.co Provider of AI-powered energy data platform for utilities | $9M | 19 mo ago | Seed | — | Tal Chalozin Co-Founder & CTO | Framer SitesReactAmazon Web Services+11 | — | — |
| 7 | Verdant Power Project developer and manufacturer of tidal turbines | $9M | 97 mo ago | Series A | 10 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | — |
| 8 | RenewaFi Provider of power purchase agreement sourcing and analytics solutions | $3M | 55 mo ago | Acquired | 5 | — | WebflowAmazon Web Servicescore-js+19 | — | — |
| 9 | Open Energy Provider for solar energy financing | $1M | 141 mo ago | Funding Raised | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | OriGen Provider of analytics solutions for oil & gas industries | $1M | 71 mo ago | Seed | 9 | Ruben Torrado Founder & CEO | — | 7 patents AI-driven well placement and reservoir optimization using physics-informed neural networks | — |
| 11 | Blue Orb Developer of renewable energy projects focused on emerging market investments | $300K | 183 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Michael Hennessy Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 12 | Carbon-Ion Developer of capacitive energy storage devices for grid and vehicle applications | $175K | 48 mo ago | Seed | 8 | Andrew Sispoidis Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 13 | Perl Street Provider of financial infrastructure for distributed energy asset management and financing | $125K | 28 mo ago | Seed | 2 | Tooraj Arvajeh CEO & Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 14 | Bild P2P marketplace for infrastructure and energy investment | $120K | 112 mo ago | Deadpooled | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Renewable Energy Tech companies in New York City
#1
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2015 · 30 employees$503.9Mraised▾
Online platform for funding solar projects. It is financing and investing entity that offers a platform for individual investors as well as institutional investors to invest in clean energy projects. It identifies, screens, and manages clean energy projects for its investors. Additionally, it offers both equity and debt investments in operating clean energy projects.
- Jan 2026Conventional Debt$300M
- Jun 2023Series B$500M
- May 2022Conventional Debt$200M
- Apr 2019Series A—
#2
Series D · New York City, New York · founded 2024$160Mraised▾
Provider of distributed energy solutions including solar, battery storage, and fuel cells. The company delivers design, construction, financing, operations, and maintenance for energy projects. It works with developers and technology providers to acquire, build, and operate distributed energy projects. The company assists large energy users to optimize energy use and manage the entire process to grid connection.
- Jun 2025Series D$160M
#3
Seed · New York City, New York · founded 2023$9.2Mraised▾
Provider of AI-powered energy data platform for utilities. It creates detailed energy profiles for homes using various data sources and machine learning. This allows utilities, retail electric providers, solar companies, and HVAC businesses to better understand their customers and guide them through the electrification process. The platform facilitates improved customer engagement, acquisition, and knowledge through customizable forms and targeted marketing. It offers tools to analyze customer insights, accelerate acquisition with lookalike modeling, and personalize offerings based on individual profiles.
- Mar 2025Seed$9.2M
#4
Acquired · New York City, New York · founded 2007 · 312 employees$55Mraised▾
Terra-Gen is a renewable energy company focused on developing, owning, and operating utility-scale wind, solar and geothermal generation. Terra-Gen owns 1051 MW of wind, geothermal and solar generating capacity in operation across 25 renewable power facilities throughout the Western United States with a focus on the California Marketplace. Terra-Gen's subsidiaries are responsible for the operation and maintenance of over 2,000 MWs of renewable projects. The company primarily sells power to utilities and power cooperatives under long-term power purchase agreements.
- Mar 2024Series A—
- Aug 2020PE—
- Apr 2018Conventional Debt$244M
- May 2011PE$55M
#5
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2021 · 12 employees$10Mraised▾
Provider of electric vehicle charging solutions using existing lamppost infrastructure. The company offers Level 2 charging platforms adaptable to various lamppost types. These solutions include retrofit designs for both metal and wood poles. A mobile application allows drivers to locate chargers, track charging sessions, and manage payments.
- Jul 2024Series A$3.8M
- Jun 2024Grant (prize money)$100K
- Apr 2023Seed$4.9M
- Apr 2021Seed$1.3M
#6
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2021 · 9 employees$10Mraised▾
Online platform to invest in solar energy projects. The company partners with solar developers and installers to acquire, originate, and finance commercial solar and storage assets. Additionally, it offers underwriting strategies, aggregation and diversification services, asset management solutions, and more.
- Jun 2023Series A$10M
#7
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2000 · 10 employees$8.7Mraised▾
Project developer and manufacturer of tidal turbines. Their technology is based on a kinetic hydropower system, which incorporates turbines with open three-bladed rotors installed fully underwater, invisible from shore. The turbine is designed to self-rotate into the prevailing current so that the blades are optimally aligned to generate energy. This rotation drives an induction generator located within the main body of the turbine to generate electricity, which is transferred to onshore equipment via an underwater cable.
- Sep 2018Series A$3M
- Sep 2018Grant (prize money)$3M
- Jun 2017Series A$3.8M
- Jun 2012Unattributed$575K
#8
Acquired · New York City, New York · founded 2019 · 5 employees$3Mraised▾
Provider of power purchase agreement sourcing and analytics solutions. It is a marketplace that allows users to initiate transactions, customize parameters, access instant data, compare proposals and more.
- Mar 2022Seed$3M
#9
Seed · New York City, New York · founded 2018 · 2 employees$125Kraised▾
Provider of financial infrastructure for distributed energy asset management and financing. The platform supports renewable energy project development and provides tools for investment decision-making and risk assessment. It integrates data from operations platforms, enterprise resource planning, and customer relationship management systems. The platform is designed for investment managers, commercial asset managers, project developers, and financial teams.
- Jun 2024Seed—
- Jan 2022Seed$500K
- 2020Seed—
- 2019Seed—
#10
Seed · New York City, New York · founded 2018 · 9 employees$1.3Mraised▾
OriGen provides analytics solutions for oil & gas industries. For oil refinery, it provides a predictive analytics tool and control system to increase efficiency. For exploration and production company, It provides well control optimization solutions and predictive analytics tools to control and monitor oil reservoir wells.
- Nov 2020Seed$1.3M
#11
Funding Raised · New York City, New York · founded 2013 · 6 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Provider for solar energy financing. It is a provider of renewable energy project finance for commercial and industrial solar projects.
- Jan 2015Conventional Debt$750K
- Sep 2014Conventional Debt$717.5K
#12
Seed · New York City, New York · founded 2020 · 8 employees$175Kraised▾
Developer of capacitive energy storage devices for grid and vehicle applications. The company focuses on next-generation power storage and delivery. Their technology aims to enhance performance in electric vehicles, grid stabilization, and power-on-demand systems. The devices are designed for rapid charging, long lifecycles, and enhanced safety during use and transport. The technology uses recyclable materials and is intended to comply with regulations.
- Oct 2022Seed$175K
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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How research on Green Hydrogen is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Green Hydrogen — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 4,853 United States-affiliated papers.
- National Laboratory of the Rockies149
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory132
- Georgia Institute of Technology96
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory90
- Stanford University88
- Hydrogen production155→386
- Catalysis129→302
- Oxygen evolution17→89
- Electrolysis35→99
- Production (economics)9→70
- Hydrogen production225→674
- Production (economics)17→159
- Catalysis177→306
- Renewable energy34→162
- Electrolysis58→157
- Hydrogen production52→208
- Production (economics)7→92
- Hydrogen economy6→63
- Renewable energy23→77
- Hydrogen technologies7→52
Where green hydrogen is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing green hydrogen patents in the United States
United States green hydrogen patent filing is accelerating — 37,180 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by AIR PROD & CHEM, Chevron USA, UOP; annual filings 3545→4185.
- AIR PROD & CHEM1589
- Chevron USA1582
- UOP1379
- Exxonmobil RES & ENG1227
- UNIV California1191
- Praxair Technology887
- Massachusetts INST Technology749
- UNIV RICE William M678
Common questions
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