Nextek Power Systems, Inc. is a pioneer in direct current (DC) power networks for buildings. The Nextek Direct Coupling® power distribution platform delivers superior efficiency, flexibility, and reliability to interior electrical circuits and on-site power generation.
- Lowers overall power consumption
- Boosts on-site power generation efficiency by 10% to 50%
- Improves use of on-site stored power by 20% to 30%
- Adapts to changing interiors at zero change over cost
- Renders electrical circuits uninterruptible at low cost
Nextek delivers Direct Coupling® power server solutions in sizes ranging from a 200 watt PC power supply to an 80 kilowatt industrial unit with partners like Armstrong, Johnson Controls, and OSRAM Sylvania.
With 12 issued patents and 25 installations in the US and 6 foreign countries, Nextek demonstrates lower cost and higher efficiency benefits to Fortune 100 customers including Frito-Lay and Target Corporation, and top tier manufacturing partners like Philips Lighting, Armstrong Worldwide Industries and Delta Products Corporation. Nextek partners with sector-leading electrical goods and systems manufacturers to deliver Direct Coupling® technology inside their product offerings.
Nextek promotes the establishment of a DC power standard with global leaders in building products, lighting, and controls as a founding member of the Emerge Alliance®. Nextek is contracted by the US Department of Energy and the Department of Defense to deliver Direct Coupling® DC power innovations for Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems and Vehicle to Grid systems. Nextek collaborates with the Electrical Power Research Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, and Sandia National Lab on DC Power projects.
Nextek Power Systems Inc. is located in Detroit, Michigan and Hauppauge, New York. In Detroit, as a Lab tenant at the NextEnergy Center, Nextek aims to leverage the existing manufacturing and supply chains to mass-produce Direct Coupling® power servers at lower cost to boost renewable energy use globally while enabling access to reliable electrical power in developing countries. Nextek envisions a hybrid energy economy in which vehicles and buildings optimize and share a variety of energy sources through the development of micro-grid technologies “Made in Detroit.”
Paul Savage,CEO comes to the energy technology sector from finance. A graduate of Haverford College with a degree in Philosophy, Savage’s experience includes bond trading at CS First Boston and risk management at Lehman Brothers before joining the start-up operations of the Caterpillar Dealership in Hanoi, Vietnam. At Caterpillar, Savage wore two hats as Director of Marketing and Customer Finance. Savage is credited with helping grow this green-field start-up to 87 employees, 5 offices, and $22 million in sales in two years. Savage is also a founding governing member of the Emerge Alliance TM Corporation, a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, and a member of the Board of Directors at Winrock International. At Nextek, Paul Savage is the architect of the company’s IP, financial, and partnering strategies. Savage leads a comprehensive team of operations and engineering talent both at Nextek Detroit and Nextek New York.
Ben Hartman, CTO, is responsible for designing and guiding the company's product roadmap and representing Nextek on several key national forums. Ben is an Electrical Engineer with 20 years experience in technology and management consulting. For the EMerge Alliance, Ben is the Chair of the Technical Standard Working Group and guided representatives from the member companies to author the recently completed standard. A graduate of Tufts University and Columbia Business School, he has developed proprietary controls and precision devices for Technicon Inc., performed Telecom and Media strategic consulting for Booz Allen & Hamilton as well as corporate strategy and new business development for SNET (now AT&T). Ben developed one of the company's key patents for the bi-directional version of our flagship product.
Brian Noble, CFO, is responsible for all of Nextek's financial and reporting functions. Mr. Noble comes to us after a successful career as a serial entrepreneur. Through a process of mergers and acquisitions he has successfully created and sold 4 multi-million dollar companies in both the high tech and transportation industries. Noble has personally acquired 35 companies, and sat on company's boards as they proceeded through the IPO process. Before he began his successful career as an entrepreneur Mr. Noble was a Vice President for Fujitsu/ICL and a director of Marketing for McKesson. Mr. Noble holds a Bachelor of Science (Accounting) from Missouri State University.
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