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By admin on Jan 30, 2014

by Rachel Simmons Our office in Kansas City is quiet. It’s own kind of quiet – not library quiet, not mornings-spent-at-home quiet. At times, it can be pin-drop quiet, but more often than not these days, there’s the low hum of industry present: keys clacking, the printer working (and breaking), the chimes of phones and voices. The kind of quiet […]

By admin on Nov 14, 2013

by Rachel Simmons Of all the world’s celebrities, Brad Pitt’s name makes a fairly gigantic splash. Especially here in Missouri and Kansas. Pitt, after all, grew up in the mid-sized town of Springfield, MO, a born-and-bred Midwesterner, a Big-12-er at heart. Even my mother has a story about him – or rather, about how when, just graduated from the University […]

By admin on Oct 03, 2013

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Brightergy Forms New Division in Partnership with Capstone Turbine Corporation The company will be the exclusive industrial and commercial distributor of Capstone Microturbines in Kansas and Missouri through new division, Brightergy Microturbine LLC Kansas City, MO – October 3, 2013 — Brightergy announces a new division, Brightergy Microturbine LLC, in partnership with Capstone Turbine Corporation as […]

By admin on Oct 01, 2013

NEWS RELEASE Black & Veatch Forms Alliance with Brightergy to Develop Solar Rooftop Systems Companies teaming for Missouri projects with expansion planned into other U.S. regions Kansas City, MO. (1 October 2013) – Black & Veatch and Brightergy have formed a strategic alliance to develop $100 million in solar energy projects over the next three years. Part of the alliance […]

By admin on Sep 19, 2013

1. What’s your position with Brightergy? How long have you been working here? Business Development Specialist; 3 months. 2. Where are you from/where did you grow up? What’s your background (educational/work)? Born and raised in Kansas City, mostly on the Kansas side. My family moved to Atlanta, GA right before I started high school. That’s where I get my Southern […]

By admin on Sep 13, 2013

by Rachel Simmons There’s a common myth that polar bears inhabit both the Arctic and Antarctic, helped along by photos of the great white bears seen next to penguins. But in fact, polar bears are found only in the Arctic; penguins, the Antarctic. Even the names of these places imply the great Arctic connection to polar bears: arctic comes from the […]

By admin on Sep 05, 2013

1. What’s your position with Brightergy? How long have you been working here? I am the St. Louis Quality Assurance Specialist / Service Technician. In short, I’m an electrician. I started with Brightergy 14 months ago in June of 2012. 2. Where are you from/where did you grow up? What’s your background (educational/work)? I’m from Tampa, FL. I grew up […]

By admin on Sep 03, 2013

And 8 Other Links from August by Rachel Simmons And just like that, we’re back to school. From the looks of it, August was a busy month for everybody – including the solar industry. Homes and businesses have been having more renewable energy sources installed on their property, giving them a more affordable energy source and become greener. Companies like […]

By admin on Aug 29, 2013

A young Terry Seals.[/caption] 1. What’s your position with Brightergy? How long have you been working here? My position in Brightergy is Solar Technician, and I’ve worked here about sixteen months. Prior to employment here I worked for a contractor who helped Brightergy with manpower, so I had a little history before being picked up full time – thanks to […]

By admin on Aug 29, 2013

by Rachel Simmons The Power of Kinetic Energy Alternative energy has come a long way in the past 20 years. Solar energy especially has seen improvements in efficiency and costs in the last couple of years, and will continue to see more. It’s a great reminder that when a concept just makes sense, it’s worth the R&D to keep improving […]