Expertise you
can trust.

Expertise you
can trust.

Expertise you 
can trust.

Expertise you 
can trust.

Our work is highly intentional. The perspective our
team shares is shaped by decades of technical and commercial experience. We’ve built, evaluated, and implemented energy and infrastructure solutions ourselves—no learning curve necessary.

Our work is highly intentional. The perspective our team shares is shaped by decades of technical and commercial experience. We’ve built, evaluated, and implemented energy and infrastructure solutions ourselves—no learning curve necessary.

Our work is highly intentional. The perspective our team shares is shaped by decades of technical and commercial experience. We’ve built, evaluated, and implemented energy and infrastructure solutions ourselves—no learning curve necessary.

Our work is highly intentional. The perspective our team shares is shaped by decades of technical and commercial experience.
We’ve built, evaluated, and implemented energy and infrastructure solutions ourselves—no learning curve necessary.

Emily Kirsch

Founder & CEO

Entrepreneur, advisor, and investor. Worked with Van Jones, former advisor to President Obama, on clean energy projects across California. World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and serves on the Investment Advisory Board of NYSERDA.

Jamie Link, Ph.D.

Executive Vice President

Leads strategic growth for Powerhouse by empowering our clients to be leaders in climate tech innovation. Over two decades of experience building teams and programs to accelerate commercialization of new technologies at the U.S. Department of Energy, EDF Renewables, and Avantus.

Emily Kirsch

Founder & CEO

Entrepreneur, advisor, and investor. Worked with Van Jones, former advisor to President Obama, on clean energy projects across California. World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and serves on the Investment Advisory Board of NYSERDA.

Jamie Link, Ph.D.

Executive Vice President

Leads strategic growth for Powerhouse by empowering our clients to be leaders in climate tech innovation. Over two decades of experience building teams and programs to accelerate commercialization of new technologies at the U.S. Department of Energy, EDF Renewables, and Avantus.

Emily Kirsch

Founder & CEO

Entrepreneur, advisor, and investor. Worked with Van Jones, former advisor to President Obama, on clean energy projects across California. World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and serves on the Investment Advisory Board of NYSERDA.

Jamie Link, Ph.D.

Executive Vice President

Leads strategic growth for Powerhouse by empowering our clients to be leaders in climate tech innovation. Over two decades of experience building teams and programs to accelerate commercialization of new technologies at the U.S. Department of Energy, EDF Renewables, and Avantus.

Emily Kirsch

Founder & CEO

Entrepreneur, advisor, and investor. Worked with Van Jones, former advisor to President Obama, on clean energy projects across California. World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and serves on the Investment Advisory Board of NYSERDA.

Jamie Link, Ph.D.

Executive Vice President

Leads strategic growth for Powerhouse by empowering our clients to be leaders in climate tech innovation. Over two decades of experience building teams and programs to accelerate commercialization of new technologies at the U.S. Department of Energy, EDF Renewables, and Avantus.

Octavi Semonin, Ph.D.

Senior Director, Technology & Client Services


Innovation data, technology landscape, and corporate partnerships. Over a decade of experience in photovoltaics research, development, and manufacturing. Formerly with 
Alta Devices, Columbia University, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Cameron Peterkin

Senior Associate


Strategic planning, emerging technology research, and innovation scouting for Powerhouse. Previously technology research, financial analysis, startup sourcing, and corporate development with BCI Technology Investments, leading due diligence on early stage clean technology hardware opportunities.

Octavi Semonin, Ph.D.

Senior Director, Technology & Client Services


Innovation data, technology landscape, and corporate partnerships. Over a decade of experience in photovoltaics research, development, and manufacturing. Formerly with 
Alta Devices, Columbia University, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Cameron Peterkin

Senior Associate


Strategic planning, emerging technology research, and innovation scouting for Powerhouse. Previously technology research, financial analysis, startup sourcing, and corporate development with BCI Technology Investments, leading due diligence on early stage clean technology hardware opportunities.

Octavi Semonin, Ph.D.

Senior Director, Technology & Client Services


Innovation data, technology landscape, and corporate partnerships. Over a decade of experience in photovoltaics research, development, and manufacturing. Formerly with 
Alta Devices, Columbia University, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Cameron Peterkin

Senior Associate


Strategic planning, emerging technology research, and innovation scouting for Powerhouse. Previously technology research, financial analysis, startup sourcing, and corporate development with BCI Technology Investments, leading due diligence on early stage clean technology hardware opportunities.

Octavi Semonin, Ph.D.

Senior Director, Technology & Client Services


Innovation data, technology landscape, and corporate partnerships. Over a decade of experience in photovoltaics research, development, and manufacturing. Formerly with 
Alta Devices, Columbia University, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Cameron Peterkin

Senior Associate


Strategic planning, emerging technology research, and innovation scouting for Powerhouse. Previously technology research, financial analysis, startup sourcing, and corporate development with BCI Technology Investments, leading due diligence on early stage clean technology hardware opportunities.

Lydia Smith

Associate

Drives client growth through strategic engagement. Experience in capital raising, project development, and strategic communications at Sunwealth, where she helped scale clean energy in underserved markets.

Ian Moor

Operations Intern

Operations for Powerhouse Innovation. Former advocacy professional supporting nonprofits in the fight against climate change. MBA and Masters of Climate Solutions student at UC Berkeley.

Lydia Smith

Associate

Drives client growth through strategic engagement. Experience in capital raising, project development, and strategic communications at Sunwealth, where she helped scale clean energy in underserved markets.

Ian Moor

Operations Intern

Operations for Powerhouse Innovation. Former advocacy professional supporting nonprofits in the fight against climate change. MBA and Masters of Climate Solutions student at UC Berkeley.

Lydia Smith

Associate

Drives client growth through strategic engagement. Experience in capital raising, project development, and strategic communications at Sunwealth, where she helped scale clean energy in underserved markets.

Ian Moor

Operations Intern

Operations for Powerhouse Innovation. Former advocacy professional supporting nonprofits in the fight against climate change. MBA and Masters of Climate Solutions student at UC Berkeley.

Lydia Smith

Associate

Drives client growth through strategic engagement. Experience in capital raising, project development, and strategic communications at Sunwealth, where she helped scale clean energy in underserved markets.

Ian Moor

Operations Intern

Operations for Powerhouse Innovation. Former advocacy professional supporting nonprofits in the fight against climate change. MBA and Masters of Climate Solutions student at UC Berkeley.

Our Values

Courage

Energy abundance requires the nerve to completely reimagine and rebuild the way we power our world. We challenge ourselves and our clients to act boldly and innovate quickly.

Courage

Energy abundance requires the nerve to completely reimagine and rebuild the way we power our world. We challenge ourselves and our clients to act boldly and innovate quickly.

Courage

Energy abundance requires the nerve to completely reimagine and rebuild the way we power our world. We challenge ourselves and our clients to act boldly and innovate quickly.

Courage

Energy abundance requires the nerve to completely reimagine and rebuild the way we power our world. We challenge ourselves and our clients to act boldly and innovate quickly.

Collaboration

No company—no matter how big—has the ability to transform energy by itself. Through our relationships, we’re helping large corporations and the most disruptive startups to work together.

Collaboration

No company—no matter how big—has the ability to transform energy by itself. Through our relationships, we’re helping large corporations and the most disruptive startups to work together.

Collaboration

No company—no matter how big—has the ability to transform energy by itself. Through our relationships, we’re helping large corporations and the most disruptive startups to work together.

Collaboration

No company—no matter how big—has the ability to transform energy by itself. Through our relationships, we’re helping large corporations and the most disruptive startups to work together.

Creativity

The approaches of the past hundred years won’t get us where we want to go. Imaginative thinking plays a major role in structuring the partnerships to accelerate deployment of our best solutions at scale.

Creativity

The approaches of the past hundred years won’t get us where we want to go. Imaginative thinking plays a major role in structuring the partnerships to accelerate deployment of our best solutions at scale.

Creativity

The approaches of the past hundred years won’t get us where we want to go. Imaginative thinking plays a major role in structuring the partnerships to accelerate deployment of our best solutions at scale.

Creativity

The approaches of the past hundred years won’t get us where we want to go. Imaginative thinking plays a major role in structuring the partnerships to accelerate deployment of our best solutions at scale.

The industry is
our community.

The industry is
our community.

The industry is
our community.

The industry is
our community.

Widely respected because we’ve helped it grow.

Widely respected because we’ve helped it grow.

Widely respected because we’ve helped it grow.

Widely respected because we’ve helped it grow.

Meet the founders, investors, and corporate leaders who have built this industry - and those that are taking it to the next level - at our annual party, New Dawn.

Meet the founders, investors, and corporate leaders who have built this industry - and those that are taking it to the next level - at our annual party, New Dawn.

Meet the founders, investors, and corporate leaders who have built this industry - and those that are taking it to the next level - at our annual party, New Dawn.

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© 2025 Powerhouse Innovation. All rights reserved.

© 2025 Powerhouse Innovation. All rights reserved.

© 2025 Powerhouse Ventures. All rights reserved.