Pittsfield, Mass and Troy, NY: After a summer filled with significant operational progress, SolaBlock is launching a $3.0 Million seed round raise. The firm is in active discussions with climatetech and constructiontech venture capital firms, strategic businesses, and other sources of financing...
Pittsfield, Mass and Troy, NY: SolaBlock today announced it has passed Intertek’s UL 61730 Photovoltaic Module Safety Testing for its Solar Masonry Unit (SMU) product. This significant milestone will allow SolaBlock to initiate...
SolaBlock addresses the need for vertical, masonry-backed solar power to provide renewable energy for customers seeking green energy alternatives. SolaBlock’s solar masonry units (SMUs) are designed specifically to be longer-lasting...
SolaBlock will sell its solar masonry units in Israel through an agreement with businessman Eran Harish. SolaBlock's products use solar technology and standard masonry bricks to provide renewable energy. The company is expected...
Green.org sat down with Eric Planey, the CEO of SolaBlock, to learn about the future of sustainable building technology. SolaBlock is a small, growing manufacturer of solar-clad masonry...
SolaBlock holds the promise of a solar field turned vertical as part of a building façade. The 8-inch square and 8-inch-by-16-inch blocks called solar masonry units are designed in Easthampton...
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute graduates Rachel Soto-Garcia and Abdullah Abid have joined clean-and-construction technology company SolaBlock through Rensselaer’s Invent@Rensselaer Immersion Startup Program...
Today, the Commonwealth’s Economic Assistance Coordinating Council (EACC) approved seven projects for participation in the Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP)...
A company that combines solar panels with masonry blocks to make urban renewable energy is being welcomed to the city with subsidized taxes and economic development funding...
An additional $1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding is coming Pittsfield’s way, to the Berkshire Innovation Center...