

Active Surfaces
Flexible, lightweight solar panels that turn any surface into solar
Founded 2022Visit website
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[ 01 ]About
Active Surfaces is commercializing an ultra-thin-film solar technology based on decades of MIT research. Its technology can unlock terawatts of dual land-use, next-generation deployment. Active Surfaces envisions a future where any surface can be solar. Its proprietary, MIT-patented technology makes it possible to apply flexible, lightweight solar panels to any surface. Its technology is 10x lighter, has comparable efficiency and stability, and is competitive on an LCOE-basis. [embed]https://vimeo.com/862113520?share=copy[/embed]
[ 02 ]Leadership
Shiv Bhakta
CEO and Co-FounderRichard Swartwout
CTO and Founder
[ 03 ]In The News

How the façade of this “smog-eating” building in Milan gobbles up pollutants
wordpress / Jul 10, 2024

U.S. Department of Energy Awards $47,500 in Support of Commercializing National Lab Innovations
wordpress / Mar 29, 2024

Annual student startup competition in Houston names teams for 2023
wordpress / Mar 23, 2023

Paper-thin solar cell can turn any surface into a power source
wordpress / Dec 9, 2022