Zapotec welcomes Sandy Guenther as our newest MassCEC Clean Energy Intern this summer. Sandy recently completed her undergraduate degree at University of Massachusetts Amherst in May 2017, earning a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Before joining the Zapotec team, Sandy gained experience in the solar… Read more

Sanae Matsuki has joined Zapotec Energy’s team of design engineers this summer after receiving her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and M.S. in Mechatronics from Northeastern University in May 2017. She comes to us with a strong background in electromechanical systems. During her time as an undergraduate… Read more

Last month, Zapotec Energy invited Monthyna Genece to join the team as the company's first MassCEC Successful Women in Clean Energy (SWICE) Fellow. In 2008, Monthyna completed an interdisciplinary B.A. degree at Fitchburg State University, with concentrations in sociology and social science. SWICE… Read more

Duncan Howes joins the Zapotec team this season as our newest MassCEC Clean Energy Intern. In 2015, Duncan received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University, and is now working towards his M.S. in Energy Systems Engineering at Northeastern University. After completing his bachelor’s… Read more

On Friday, September 30, Northeastern University’s Energy Systems Society (ESS), a student-led organization focusing on energy, sustainability and the environment, hosted its second annual Energy Conference. The conference gathered industry leaders, government representatives, faculty and students… Read more

In an article published by The Boston Globe, Zapotec’s Paul Lyons explains how he began his career in solar energy and why he chose to stay in the City of Cambridge for the last twenty years. The article, sponsored by Cross Insurance Agency, also features a video of an interview with Lyons. Watch… Read more

Microgrid: “A group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources within clearly defined electrical boundaries that acts as a single controllable entity with respect to the grid. A Microgrid can connect and disconnect from the grid to enable it to operate in both grid-connected or island-mode.”… Read more

Tanner Cobb is joining Zapotec Energy this semester through the Massachusetts Clean Energy Internship Program. He comes to us with an extensive background in engineering and communication. In 2011, Tanner received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from The Citadel and passed his Fundamentals of Engineering… Read more

This month Zapotec invited a new member, Norman Hallissey, to join its team of Design Engineers. Norman worked with Zapotec as a Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) Intern for the summer 2016 session and has now been welcomed into the office full-time. Norman earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering… Read more

The City Council recently distributed a certificate of recognition, applauding the City of Cambridge’s Martin Luther King, Jr. School (MLK), as well as its many partners, including Zapotec Energy Inc., CivicSolar, Wayne J. Griffin Electric Inc., Sunpreme Inc., W.T. Rich, and In Posse, for each… Read more