| Envision Solar International, Inc. (OTCBB: EVSI)
Envision Solar’s mission is to bring aesthetically pleasing, efficient and affordable distributed solar power generation to the world. The company has merged high-design architecture with sustainable infrastructure master planning to help corporations, schools, governmental agencies and other entities deploy “solar you can see.”
Envision Solar:
- Applies architectural and planning expertise to create deployable products and projects that deliver solar energy for the future
- Is a leading solar planner, architect and inventor designing and deploying clean energy systems globally
- Develops innovative systems for commercial, residential, and public entities with products including Solar Tree®, Solar Row™, LifePort®, LifePod™ and LifeVillage™
- Has an extensive portfolio of solar parking arrays and solar integrated building solutions for companies including Dell and Johnson & Johnson.
Robert Noble, inventor of the Solar Tree® and LifeVillage™, leads Envision Solar with more than 30 years of architecture, planning and sustainable enterprises.
In the context of growing global concerns about climate change, the atmosphere and the environment; escalating costs and reduction in availability of fossil fuels, and increased interest and investment in green technology development, Envision Solar takes a unique approach to renewable energy systems design and implementation. Distributed solar power generation can be beautiful, efficient and affordable. Solar does not have to sit on rooftops. Parking lots are valuable real estate that can generate power, provide shaded parking and revenue. Solar can also reside in homeowners’ yards, enhancing the real estate property value while providing both shade and power.
As a solar system supplier, Envision Solar is taking the lead in developing new designs, systems and technologies. It is helping property owners identify energy saving and renewable energy production opportunities that can generate additional revenue while reducing operating costs. The company offers turn-key services, designs structures that support PV modules in an aesthetically pleasing, visible and value enhancing way, manages all aspects of the project from start to finish and provides a range of financing options that take advantage of federal and regional tax incentives.
Envision Solar transforms commercial, residential and industrial properties into energy-producing assets that are visually appealing and functional.
Envision (EVSI) is the first to invent and build solar parking structures Contrary to what you may think, solar units don’t require rooftops and cornfields—not anymore. Envision’s management team saw other ways to harness the power of the sun. That’s when their vision of solar parking lotswas born.
They are taking the billions upon billions of acres of unused parking spaces and incorporating solar structures that would be used to harness energy. That energy would charge hybrid or electric cars and offset energy costs for companies using grid-connected solar systems.
Within a company parking lot Envision installs a “SolarGrove” which is made up of an array of “SolarTrees.” Not only do the “SolarTrees” provide shade, they’re equipped with charging stations for plug-in electric and hybrid vehicles.
At the same time, those solar trees offset some of the company’s energy usage through grid-connected solar systems. Once they had the SolarGrove and SolarTree technology in place, Envision saw a way to capitalize even further on their innovative concept.
Envision has taken these solar parking structures and launched the first Clean Charge Solar Charging Systems to the QSR market—Quick Service Restaurants—better known as fast food. There are about 85,000 fast food restaurants in the U.S. leaving the door wide open for booming sales and revenue. Customers can charge their plug-in or electric hybrid vehicle while they eat—while the restaurant offsets some of its energy usage. It’s a win-win.
Clearly, Dell  thinks this is a good idea Technology giant Dell has bought in on EVSI’s innovation. Dell is the very company Newsweek named 2nd on their environmental ranking of America’s 500 largest corporations. The technology giant has already installed Envision’s Solar Grove in the parking lot at their Texas headquarters. That includes two of Envision Solar’s Clean Charge systems that total 100.62 kilowatts.
All of these big name companies are using Envision’s solar applications.
For a young clean energy company to have Dell, McDonalds, Kyocera and Johnson & Johnson as clients, you know EVSI is onto something substantial.
Across the country Envision has installed solar systems for schools, hospitals, corporations and public agencies. In addition to the solar parking arrays and charging systems for cars, Envision also designs and builds solar infrastructure and building systems that include modular, light gauge steel-based systems with integrated battery storage capacity for residential, light-commercial and developing nation applications.
Here’s a quick look at just a few of EVSI’s additional residential LifeSystems solar innovations:
- LifePod—doubles as a backyard office or guest room. With 8 solar panels on the roof a LifePod can reduce electricity usage up to 30% in the average household.
- LifePort—a PV solar carport for both grid-tied and off-grid applications.
- LifeBarn—ideal for horse farms or ranches, it’s sized like a standard barn and includes room for feed, tack and stalls.
- LifeVillage—a grouping of LifePorts that become self-contained, decentralized power plants and power grids, including highly engineered facilities with limitless uses. LifeVillages are ideal for schools, clinics and medical facilities in developing nations where energy is unaffordable. They provide shelter, clean energy and purified water.
To date, Envision Solar has designed 9 megawatts of solar projects, installed 1.4 megawatts of solar
systems and has approximately 70 megawatts of solar projects in their pipeline. Projects have been designed and installed from California to Texas, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Leadership
Robert Noble, Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Interim CFO
Robert Noble is an accomplished architect, environmental designer, industrial designer and environmental technology entrepreneur. Mr. Noble and his work have won numerous awards, including awards from Popular Science Magazine (Best of What’s New, 2003), Entrepreneur Magazine (Innovator of the Year, Environmental Category, 1993), National Public Radio (E-chievement Environmental Award), the Urban Land Institute (San Diego Smart Growth Award, Innovation Category) and The American Institute of Architects – San Diego Chapter (Energy Efficiency Award). Prior to founding Envision Solar, Mr. Noble was the CEO of Tucker Sadler Architects of San Diego. He received his undergraduate degree in architecture from the University of California – Berkeley, and his Master of Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Mr. Noble also completed graduate work at Cambridge University and Harvard Business School.
John Driver, Vice President, Business Development & Management
John Driver has over 20 years experience in the business-to-business high-tech industry. Mr. Driver’s entrepreneurial experience includes being a co-founder of a multi-media software start-up, a co-founder of a management consulting firm specializing in marketing, and a member of the marketing leadership for a software company which subsequently went public. His Fortune 1000 experience includes creating and executing partner strategies at Sun Microsystems and Hewlett Packard. Mr. Driver holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from the Tuck School at Dartmouth College.
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