private company industry solar energy founded 2009 founder tope lala geoff mirkin al gleeson headquarters elkridge maryland u.s. area served east coast of the united states services solar panel installer solar thermal installer website solarenergyworld.com solar energy world is a solar energy company based out of elkridge maryland that installs solar panels and solar hot water systems in delmarva . 1 the company installed the sunpower system that powers the first zerohouse 2.0 on the east coast in 2012 . 2 the original headquarters was located in jessup maryland but was moved to elkridge in november 2010 . 1 contents 1 history 2 notable achievements 2.1 notable installations 3 educational initiatives 4 references 5 external links history edit solar energy world was founded in 2009 as the joint venture of the founders of homefix corporation and al gleeson electric company . 1 3 the company was originally located in jessup maryland 3 but is now headquartered in elkridge maryland . notable achievements edit in 2011 one of solar energy world s employees was recognized among the first in the nation to pass the north american board of certified energy practitioners photovoltaic technical sales exam . 4 in 2012 the company installed the 40 panel sunpower solar power system on the first zerohouse 2.0 by kb home on the east coast in waldorf maryland . 2 this same year solar energy world received the angie s list super service award 5 and was listed as a top 500 remodeler by qualified remodeler magazine 53 6 and a top 100 solar contractor by solar power world 42 . 7 solar energy world is certified as a premier sunpower installer by sunpower corporation 8 and is listed as an energy star partner . 9 solar energy world continues to win accolades and awards from guildquality http www.guildquality.com blog 2016 guildmaster award winners angie s list http www.solarenergyworld.com 2013 12 23 solar energy world earns esteemed 2013 angies list super service award solar reviews http www.solarenergyworld.com 2013 11 14 solar energy world recognized 2013 solarreviews pre screened solar pro and the better business bureau http www.bbb.org greater maryland business reviews solar energy system design and installation solar energy world in elkridge md 90166184 sealclick notable installations edit soccer dome ii in harmans maryland 10 belisimo s ristorante in finksburg maryland 11 glebar precision grinding in franklin lakes new jersey 12 educational initiatives edit beginning in april 2010 solar energy world held the 40 days of earth day video contest for children and teens . participants created videos about what earth day meant to them and posted them on youtube for voting . the winner bryn mawr little school was awarded a 2 500 grand prize . 13 in 2012 the company again worked with schools for earth day events . students from the eagle cove school 14 in pasadena maryland and st. joseph school in cockeysville maryland watched an educational presentation and built and raced solar powered model cars for a prize . 15 solar energy world regularly holds solar 101 workshops http www.solarenergyworld.com for home attend our solar workshop for homeowners to teach them about solar power and the costs and incentives . 16 references edit a b c solar energy world . solar energy world . a b dobson amy rose . a new zerohouse in waldorf maryland . curbed . a b shay kevin james september 4 2009 . incentives boost prospects for jessup solar company . gazette.net . solar energy world employee among first in country to win certification in photovoltaic technical sales . the street . march 22 2011 . first1 missing last1 in authors list help solar energy world earns esteemed 2012 angie s list super service award . qualified remodeler 2012 top 500 . qualified remodeler magazine . qualified remodeler . retrieved 2012 12 20 . 2012 top 100 solar contractors . solar power world . retrieved 2012 12 20 . solar installers solar panel installation . sunpower corp. partner results energy star . energy star . sports industry looks to solar . zimmcomm new media llc . 9 may 2012 . rose autumn february 21 2012 . local restaurant follows green trend . carroll county times . solar energy world helps glebar precision grinding go green embrace environment . your industry news . may 10 2011 . elementary school students win environmental video contest . retrieved june 7 2010 . students at eagle cove school race solar powered cars . chesapeake family . dimarco nick april 25 2012 . racing toward solar energy . lutherville timonium patch . palmer megan . america s green job creators solar 101 workshop . elkridge patch . external links edit solar energy world official site a new zerohouse in waldorf maryland video racing toward solar energy retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title solar energy world & oldid 729381983 categories elkridge marylandsolar power in the united statescompanies based in marylandhidden categories cs1 errors missing author or 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