STG (previously operating as the Solar Turbine Group) is a non-profit organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts whose mission is to provide technical, financial and intellectual support, assistance, and training to projects and organizations focused on bringing sustainable energy technologies to communities across the developing world.
Our Vision
Access to an affordable, distributed, renewable form of energy generation can improve productivity and quality of life in rural villages, clinics, schools, and organizations without significantly increasing their carbon footprints. The development of a solar technology that can be locally customized, manufactured, and distributed will promote local economies while extending energy access beyond the traditional electricity grid.
STG News
- STG broke ground in March, 2010 on our newest installation, a domestic technology testbed and demonstration at Eckerd College, with donation and installation support from project partner Sopogy, Inc. Read more here and see photos from the installation week here.
- STG's business development team, working to support our partner organizations as they enter their respective markets, has received two awards for their Lesotho-based business plan: 2nd place at the ASME I-Show and 2nd place in the MIT 100K Business Plan Competition (Development Track).
- We would like to formally congratulate STG president Matt Orosz for his recent appointment as a 2009 Fulbright Scholar. His work over the next year will include a technical and economic feasibility analysis of the use of STG's Solar ORC technology in the greater Southern Africa.
- In cooperation with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the team has been awarded two grants to support installation of a new system at a clinic in Lesotho during 2009. We would like to thank the EPA P3 program (Phase II Award) and NCIIA (Sustainable Vision Grant) for their generous support.
- STG officially received our 501(c)3 Public Charity status from the IRS in November, 2008. We are now accepting charitable donations from individuals and organizations within Massachusetts, New York, and Maryland and working to expand to other states. For more information, please see our FAQs.
- The STG field team recently completed a trip to Lesotho during August 2008. Through a partnership with the Appropriate Technology Services of Lesotho, preparation for a pilot installation at a health care center outside of Maseru has been put in motion. Read more here.
- STG Director Amy Mueller was recently featured in the Technology Review Emerging Technologies Conference in September 2008!
- STG team members, in conjunction with other students at MIT, have been awarded an EPA P3 grant for 2008-09. Read more about this award program here.
- Current, an online news organization, spotlighted STG's Lesotho project, thanks to journalist Jaron Gilinsky. Watch the video here.
- Our work was recently featured in a story by the MIT News Office. Read the story here.
- Bryan Urban joined the STG Board of Directors in November 2007, bringing with him his experience as a mechanical engineer, in business and entrepreneurial work, and personal goals and visions for the direction of the organization. STG welcomes Bryan on board!