Solar energy is a renewable resource that is generated by converting sunlight into electricity or heat. This sustainable energy is harnessed for generating electricity, heating, cooling, and for clean water. Solar energy can power up homes and business appliances as well as various industry applications. While being a sustainable resource that is comparatively better for the environment’s ecosystem and biodiversity altogether, the use of solar energy panels in today’s day-to-day living can increase a home’s value, can promote a pollution-free environment, is affordable in the long-term, can provide reliability on independent energy utilization, can be professionally installed anywhere, can help save a community’s economic savings, can generate large amounts of electricity, and more.
Keeping in line with the imperativeness of the use of Solar Energy Panels in the world today, this article will delve into the use of Solar Energy Panels especially on challenging flat rooftops of residential homes, condos, co-ops, and commercial buildings. With a Solar Designing and Installation firm called Brooklyn SolarWorks (BSW), co-founded by T.R. Ludwig, Gaelen McKee, and Mark Cunningham – the company is established in New York City and provides its renewable energy services to residential, multifamily, and commercial buildings, that are only located in the state’s five boroughs – Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island. With T.R. Ludwig directing the company as the CEO, let’s learn how the co-founders have made flat roof solar panels possible with their innovative design and installation methods.
Bringing Solar Panel Systems to NYC’s Urban Rooftops:
Co-founded in 2015 by T.R. Ludwig (Chief Executive Officer), Gaelen McKee (President), and Mark Cunningham (Chief Technology Officer), Brooklyn SolarWorks is led by three expert professionals in the field. The trio established a solar energy firm that provides designing and installation services in Gowanus, Brooklyn, NYC, in the U.S., with a shared vision to “make solar appealing, easy, and available for Brooklyn’s urban rooftops and homeowners.” The co-founders came up with this idea and vision because there were very less number of Solar Contractors who designed and installed solar panels for homes, commercial buildings, and other dwellings in the urban areas. Contractors were taking on more projects and contracts that required installations in suburban regions. This was due to the very challenging installation of the panels on densely urban constructed flat-rooftop buildings as seen in New York City. As a result, urban residences, commercial buildings, and flat rooftops were avoided.
To address this challenge, Brooklyn SolarWorks’ co-founders clarified and proved that designing and installing solar panels on flat rooftops and in densely urban dwellings was not impossible. With their services, Brooklyn SolarWorks bridged this gap and strived to serve the local community of NYC’s five densely-populated boroughs. To overcome the challenges for flat rooftop owners, the efficient and professional team at the company adopts new and innovative methods through learning in-depthly about the city’s complex code, zoning, and permitting rules which allows making NYC solar installation and panel designing easy, accessible, affordable, sustainable, and possible with their award-winning and patented innovative creation of the “Brooklyn Solar Canopy”. Rather than expanding operations to other places, T.R. Ludwig and his two other co-founding partners have already completed 90% of their 1,000+ projects by choosing to elevate only NYC’s five boroughs, staying closer to the community and focusing on local clients and customers.
The Visionary and Trailblazer in Clean Energy:
Recognized as a visionary and trendsetter, T. R. Ludwig is also named the “Trailblazer in Clean Energy” by City and State New York, for his influential efforts in revolutionizing renewables in NYC, alongside other industry leaders, innovators, and academic professionals. Having an educational background with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology and Environmental Studies from Ohio Wesleyan University and an MBA in E-Business from Maastricht School of Management – T.R. Ludwig started his career as Owner of TR Ludwig Associates, Senior Accountant Executive at Gartner Inc., Vice President of Business Development at Ad Energy, Senior Regional Sales Manager at Sunrun, and then the CEO/Co-founder at Brooklyn SolarWorks in 2015. With his endeavors in the solar industry, T.R. Ludwig now stands as one of the USA’s first solar professionals to become certified as a NABCEP (The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners) Technical Sales. In 2018, the CEO headed Brooklyn Solar Canopy Company as CEO, and in 2022 co-founded EMO Electric.
About Brooklyn SolarWorks (BSW):
The company helps the five boroughs in NYC – Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island, save over 75% of costs in adopting sustainable solar energy practices, especially with Brooklyn SolarWorks’ services in design and installations. Providing a 30% deduction when applied through the Federal Solar Income Tax Credit or Investment Tax Credit (ITC), homeowners and commercial building owners who invest in Brooklyn SolarWorks and their panels, can pay an affordable cost with NYC solar tax incentives to the federal government. Aiming to decrease the use of fossil fuels, and increase the customer’s long-term investment and affordability rates with solar energy panels making the transition to a sustainable energy resource, directly increases NYC’s real estate market and decreases the rise in residents’ electricity bills. Therefore with Brooklyn SolarWorks driving towards a clean energy and green community, the brand is a trusted partner in making solar appealing and accessible.