Georg Bettenhauser

Driving the Energy Evolution through Innovation & Investment | Board Director | CleanTech Investor | Alum: Enphase & Seagate

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 6 investments📅 6 years investing🗓 Last invested Mar 2024
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Board Observer
Mar 2024
Conductor Solar accelerates financing and development for commercial and community solar projects. The potential for this segment of the solar market is enormous - a Terawatt or more - but soft costs and financing challenges have held it back. Conductor is solving these problems with software that unlocks new opportunities and streamlines business processes for developers and investors. Conductor was founded by a team with deep project development, EPC, and finance backgrounds and is built upon decades of experience and hundreds of transactions. Our investor network comprises dozens of investors with gigawatts of project experience and billions of dollars in capital deployed. As an independent market maker, we’re optimally positioned to drive alignment across projects and companies. Everything we build is designed to align parties and teams for project development, financing, and execution. This begins in our marketplace with targeted matches between projects and investors and extends to our data rooms and diligence tools for deal coordination and closing.
Board Observer
Jul 2023
Yotta is the leading-edge solar storage solution. We simplify the solar storage process through decentralized, panel-level storage and optimize your energy efficiency with intelligent software. Through our flagship product, SolarLEAF™, we’ve pioneered a modular storage solution with smart thermal regulation that seamlessly integrates behind each photovoltaic (PV) panel while maximizing the life and performance of the battery. Unlike fixed storage centers, SolarLEAF allows you to expand the development of solar + storage microgrids in minutes. Today, the market needs a breakthrough in energy storage solutions. Although solar+storage has risen in popularity over the last 10 years, the industry has faced challenges with producing practical batteries for energy storage. Yottas vision is to accelerate the adoption of solar+storage by engineering a new generation of solar storage that is cost-effective and reliable, changing the face of solar energy as we know it.
Board Observer
Apr 2023
Upstart Power designs and produces market disruptive solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) generators that are dependable, sustainable, carbon efficient, and virtually silent for Residential and Industrial applications. The Upgen™ Power system from Upstart Power works collaboratively with intermittent renewable sources like solar and battery storage and will ‘cycle on’ when other sources are unavailable, providing 24-7-365, long-duration backup power generation. Upstart Power is a privately held company.
Board Member
Dec 2020
At BIA Controls (Building Intelligence & Automation) weve bundled four decades of demand and energy management know-how into our most recent flagship Load Controller product and are currently installing systems in the US, Canada and the Caribbean islands. Main Functions of our System include: Demand Management- Management of non process critical and cyclable loads to reduce demand which comprises 30% - 60% of typical commercial electric costs.    -Building Automation- Startup & shutdown of equipment to reduce energy consumption and improve the efficiency of operations.    -Manage and automate lighting interior and exterior lighting to improve energy efficiency, increase safety and maintain brand quality and consistency.    -Monitor and remotely alarm critical data points to insure product quality as well as proper maintenance of equipment. 
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2024
Board Observer
Mar 2024
Conductor Solar accelerates financing and development for commercial and community solar projects. The potential for this segment of the solar market is enormous - a Terawatt or more - but soft costs and financing challenges have held it back. Conductor is solving these problems with software that unlocks new opportunities and streamlines business processes for developers and investors. Conductor was founded by a team with deep project development, EPC, and finance backgrounds and is built upon decades of experience and hundreds of transactions. Our investor network comprises dozens of investors with gigawatts of project experience and billions of dollars in capital deployed. As an independent market maker, we’re optimally positioned to drive alignment across projects and companies. Everything we build is designed to align parties and teams for project development, financing, and execution. This begins in our marketplace with targeted matches between projects and investors and extends to our data rooms and diligence tools for deal coordination and closing.
2023
Board Observer
Jul 2023
Yotta is the leading-edge solar storage solution. We simplify the solar storage process through decentralized, panel-level storage and optimize your energy efficiency with intelligent software. Through our flagship product, SolarLEAF™, we’ve pioneered a modular storage solution with smart thermal regulation that seamlessly integrates behind each photovoltaic (PV) panel while maximizing the life and performance of the battery. Unlike fixed storage centers, SolarLEAF allows you to expand the development of solar + storage microgrids in minutes. Today, the market needs a breakthrough in energy storage solutions. Although solar+storage has risen in popularity over the last 10 years, the industry has faced challenges with producing practical batteries for energy storage. Yottas vision is to accelerate the adoption of solar+storage by engineering a new generation of solar storage that is cost-effective and reliable, changing the face of solar energy as we know it.
Board Observer
Apr 2023
Upstart Power designs and produces market disruptive solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) generators that are dependable, sustainable, carbon efficient, and virtually silent for Residential and Industrial applications. The Upgen™ Power system from Upstart Power works collaboratively with intermittent renewable sources like solar and battery storage and will ‘cycle on’ when other sources are unavailable, providing 24-7-365, long-duration backup power generation. Upstart Power is a privately held company.
Investor
Mar 2023
ConnectDER (www.ConnectDER.com) represents the next generation in US-based resource technology product development. Our signature product, the ConnectDER Meter Socket Adapter, dramatically cuts down the cost and interconnection time for solar energy, EV charging, and home battery storage, putting clean, resilient power within reach of millions of homeowners. With a pipeline of exciting innovations, we’re only just getting started on our journey to transform how the world makes and consumes its energy. We are a dynamic, venture-backed company based in Philadelphia, PA, near Center City, with a team of over 50 dedicated professionals. As we continue to grow rapidly, we are committed to developing cutting-edge products that empower technology partners, installers, electricians, and their customers. We seek talented individuals who can deliver high-quality service and drive the value of clean energy resources forward. Working at ConnectDER offers a dynamic and exciting start-up environment, where your work can make a real impact in the fast-growing renewable energy industry. Youll work closely with a team that is passionate about renewable energy, and making smart, simple, easy to use solutions. Were hard-working and truly encourage innovation, so there’s a great chance that your ideas can help shape the future of the company. If youre looking for a job opportunity that offers growth, creativity, and a chance to be part of something new and meaningful, ConnectDER is the place for you!
2020
Board Member
Dec 2020
At BIA Controls (Building Intelligence & Automation) weve bundled four decades of demand and energy management know-how into our most recent flagship Load Controller product and are currently installing systems in the US, Canada and the Caribbean islands. Main Functions of our System include: Demand Management- Management of non process critical and cyclable loads to reduce demand which comprises 30% - 60% of typical commercial electric costs.    -Building Automation- Startup & shutdown of equipment to reduce energy consumption and improve the efficiency of operations.    -Manage and automate lighting interior and exterior lighting to improve energy efficiency, increase safety and maintain brand quality and consistency.    -Monitor and remotely alarm critical data points to insure product quality as well as proper maintenance of equipment. 
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