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Solar Startup Ideas



4 years ago

A startup that is building a network of solar power microgrids, allowing users to self-generate their own power.

1,597
2 years ago

A company that makes solar panels in India for cheaper than what the US can make them.

1,181
3 years ago

A portable battery that can charge your smartphone up to 100 times without charging itself. It relies on solar power to charge.

315
5 years ago

Builds and delivers smart meters for solar farms in India. The startup claims that it’s the lowest cost alternative to utility-scale solar.

231
3 years ago

A solar-powered garden hose for cleaning.

206
4 years ago

A California-based startup that makes a low-cost, low-power, solar powered charger for phones and other devices. It’s a rival to the crowd-funded Fission, which offers a similar product.

191
5 years ago

A startup that helps you make your house a solar-powered, internet-connected network, allowing you to control lights, appliances and other devices through an app.

175
5 years ago

A solar-powered $15,000 jacket that generates energy from the sun and has a built-in battery to charge itself.

173
5 years ago

Idea: A startup for “solar powered cars”. The startup wants to build a rooftop solar system that generates energy for your car, allowing the car to run on solar power.

171
5 years ago

A startup that aims to take the power out of microgrids and put it into the hands of consumers. The startup is working on a battery pack with solar panels that can be installed on the rooftops of homes and offices and be used to supply electricity for a certain period of time, much like a powerbank.

167
3 years ago

A project from the MIT Media Lab that combines solar power, a blockchain, and a smart contract to generate renewable energy.

165
5 years ago

This is a startup that’s building an app and platform to help people in countries like India save money on their utility bills by installing solar panels on their homes, which are already building excess energy into the grid.

163
5 years ago

A platform for the design and manufacture of solar cells. The startup wants to make solar cells more accessible for people in the developing world, with a focus on the Middle East.

156
5 years ago

A company that sends workers out to measure sites for a precise fit for solar panels

154
5 years ago

A platform for people who want a green source of electricity (like rooftop solar)

153
3 years ago

Solar-powered bottle caps that allow users to keep track of the amount of time they’ve spent at the gym.

152
5 years ago

They want to build a self-driving, electric, solar-powered truck that can deliver goods by the hour.

146
5 years ago

A startup that wants to make it easier for people to get into clean energy. It wants to provide customers with the option to buy certified clean energy and provide assistance with using local solar panels.

145
5 years ago

This startup is building an app that helps people design their own personalized delivery drones. The drones will be powered by the startup’s own solar-powered drone charging technology.

143
3 years ago

A SaaS platform for managing rooftop solar, with basic solar energy packages starting at $5 a month.

143
5 years ago

A renewable energy startup that helps entrepreneurs build solar projects. The company says it installed over 2 megawatts last year and has plans to install more this year.

141
5 years ago

This is a “tech-for-good” project that wants to build a marketplace where people can donate their old smartphones and tablets to be refurbished and repurposed into solar-powered lights for developing countries.

139
5 years ago

Idea: A startup that provides a small-scale, educational version of a Tesla Powerwall battery to budding solar panel users The company says that their product is the fastest-growing solar product in the United States, and has seen an 800% increase in the number of students using it

135
5 years ago

A solar panel that is cheap, durable, and highly efficient.

133
5 years ago

A company that makes solar-powered charging stations for electric vehicles. The startup has built an entire flexible solar panel that can be connected to any car.

131
5 years ago

A solar-powered way of tracking crops that takes the heat off of big, expensive satellite and aerial data collection

127
4 years ago

A utility-scale solar plant in the US that stores excess power and sells it into the grid.

125
5 years ago

A startup that aims to help US cities build 100,000 solar powered charging stations across major highways to help people get around.

123
5 years ago

A company that wants to make the world’s largest database of solar data. The company says it has built a platform that helps companies like Google and Amazon make billions of dollars in sales from solar power.

117
5 years ago

A space-saving, eco-friendly, solar-powered tent that's built with bamboo and recycled plastic. It's also waterproof, and when the time comes to move, it folds up into a waterproof bag, taking up less space than a cooler while still providing a dry, protected space for outdoor camping.

115
5 years ago

This is a company that makes solar powered bike lights for cyclists to use on dark streets and trails.

111
5 years ago

A startup that builds affordable, durable, lightweight solar panels that can power devices whether or not the sun is shining.

108
4 years ago

A company founded to help people save money on their electric bills by investing in solar panels.

99
4 years ago

A way to find cheap, reliable electricity, with solar panels on the roof.

94
4 years ago

 A maker of solar-powered vehicles

94
4 years ago

A company that claims to have the world’s smallest solar power system. It’s for homes, but can be used anywhere.

94
3 years ago

A platform for manufacturing and distribution of solar energy products

91
4 years ago

A portable, solar-powered “newsroom” for journalists covering breaking news.

86
4 years ago

A business that empowers solar installers to do their own sales, giving them more control over their customers and their sales.

85
4 years ago

A company that helps investors find the best opportunities in sectors like solar, wind, and clean-tech.

85
4 years ago

A startup aiming to save on your electric bills by not having a heavy AC unit in the summer and a heavy heater in the winter. It uses a mix of solar and propane.

84
4 years ago

A company that puts solar energy on the roofs of existing homes.

84
4 years ago

This company wants to build a platform for sharing and trading solar power. It’s an open source alternative to solar exchange markets.

83
4 years ago

A startup that helps installers of solar panels and other renewable energy systems find each other, so they can compare their experience and make more money.

82
3 years ago

SaaS solution for finding and connecting with a solar energy installer.

81
4 years ago

a way to charge a phone or other device using a solar panel.

80
4 years ago

A startup that helps fund civic infrastructure projects like bridge repairs and solar panels.

76
4 years ago

A company that wants to help companies reduce their carbon footprint by using solar power for their offices. The startup has raised $20 million in funding.

73
4 years ago

A wearable, solar-powered device that makes it easy for people to send money to one another

73
4 years ago

A tool for helping people get a feel for the cost and saving potential of solar panels.

71
3 years ago

A solar-powered furniture startup that makes furniture that’s both fashionable and environmentally friendly.

70
2 years ago

A startup that has built a game for children that teaches about the solar system and the human body. The app allows kids to play as a different planet or animal to learn about them.

69
3 years ago

Combining a solar-powered, connected scale and a coffee roaster to make a perfect coffee every time.

68
3 years ago

A startup that will buy your old TV sets, build them into solar-powered generators, and then resell them to people in Africa who need power.

66
4 years ago

A company that helps people “live off the grid”. They’re looking to offer people solar power, battery storage, and backup generation.

65
2 years ago

A startup that is building a network of solar-powered communities to power homes, businesses, and campuses.

65
3 years ago

A system for getting energy from renewable sources like solar, wind, or waste. The company is working on a product that could generate power from thin film batteries, enabling the devices to be used in cars, buildings, and other contexts.

64
4 years ago

A platform for peer-to-peer lending of solar panel equipment, allowing anyone to buy, sell or lease solar panels.

61
3 years ago

This startup is working on a way to power electric cars with solar energy.

61
2 years ago

A database of over 100,000 solar energy projects, which is currently being used to help solar companies compete for government contracts to build solar farms.

61
3 years ago

A startup that’s building a “full-stack” digital platform for solar facilities, including sales and finance. The company is focused on the solar industry, though their website says the company is “looking for the companies that will put us on the map” in other verticals such as batteries and energy storage.

60
3 years ago

A company that helps customers build and install solar panels on their homes.

57
2 years ago

A solar company that tries to reduce the cost of solar with its “solar-as-a-service” approach.

56
3 years ago

A solar panel installer that has a fixed-price model. The startup wants to offer a way for people to get solar panels that only pay for themselves after a certain threshold is met.

55
3 years ago

Rural Electric is a Tennessee-based startup producing a clean energy product called a "solar dryer," a small device that uses a solar thermal panel to heat air and dry laundry.

54
3 years ago

A mobile game that teaches children about the mechanics of the solar system by planting seeds and watching them grow.

54
3 years ago

A company that wants to build a low-cost, green, and off-grid solar charging station that can charge any device. The company wants to create a spot that people can charge their phones, laptops, and other devices in their cars at.

53
2 years ago

A digital tool to help consumers choose the best solar panel for their home.

51
3 years ago

Builds and markets solar-powered electric bicycles, like the one below, that can carry up to 300 pounds and travel up to 60 miles per charge.

50
3 years ago

A startup that helps users reduce the cost of their energy consumption, building “solar-powered” homes that can be used as a blueprint for other buildings.

49
3 years ago

A company that sells modular, inexpensive, and durable solar panels, designed to be used in developing countries.

48
4 years ago

This startup is looking to monitor and track the performance of solar panels so organizations can make better decisions on whether to invest in them.

47
3 years ago

In the last two years, the cost of building a nuclear plant in the US has increased seven times, while the cost of building a solar plant has dropped. Upstart Energy is building a solar plant in the desert of California to compete with utility companies that have built nuclear plants. The startup aims to use an asset-light model and build a plant for around $1.5 billion.

46
3 years ago

A startup that wants to sell solar-powered air-conditioners that cut energy costs by 70%, and are made out of recycled materials.

45
2 years ago

A “self-driving, affordable, solar-powered, all-electric delivery van” for food deliveries.

45
2 years ago

A company that makes flexible plastic “honeycomb” solar panels that are durable, rigid, and cheap.

41
2 years ago

A new way of building solar-powered batteries that are more flexible than traditional solar panels.

39
2 years ago

A solar-powered battery that powers your home.

38
3 years ago

A company that aims to make a solar power panel that charges up in the middle of the day and stores the excess energy overnight. Instead of a battery, it’s integrated with the home power grid and uses solar energy to charge a battery bank.

37
3 years ago

A company that sells solar-powered charging stations and bottled water systems.

32
2 years ago

A startup that wants to create a platform to store and distribute the energy of the sun in the form of electricity. The company wants to build a grid of solar farms, which they say can be built in a day and will produce more energy than is currently needed, and sell that excess electricity back to the grid.

29
2 years ago

This startup wants to help people and companies to power their devices off the grid, with a device that gives them the ability to charge phones and tablets off solar power.

29
2 years ago

WeWork is looking to make an impact in the solar energy market. The company hopes to make solar power more accessible, affordable and profitable by building a platform for small businesses to get access to solar panels.

18
2 years ago

A company that wants to become the Google of green energy. The startup’s platform allows people to buy solar panels and batteries for their home. It’s a different business than solar power systems installed by contractors at homes, the startup says, because it’s a network with businesses that have the ability to install the panels for you.

14
2 years ago

When you’re buying a solar panel, you can get a recommendation from the company that makes it. But what if you could get recommendations from people you trust, who already know what’s the best solar panel That’s the idea behind Sun-o-Matic.

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