Alternative Energy

Customer Spotlight: Nuvera Fuel Cells

"With SolidWorks, we are saving time and controlling costs at practically every step of the development process, from component design to system assembly."

- Anthony Macaluso, Manager of Product Design

Today’s alternative energy providers face special challenges. Regulations continue to evolve while the need to reduce manufacturing costs and expedite design cycles increases. New technologies need to push the envelope while staying safe and reliable.

Learn how SolidWorks software can help designers in these emerging fields experiment with different ideas, speed up prototyping cycles, and simulate varying environmental conditions.

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Nuvera Fuel Cells

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eDrawings from SolidWorks®

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Environmental, economic, and competitive market conditions make sustainable design a desirable approach to engineering today. Dozens of savvy worldwide companies have already put years of effort into incorporating sustainable design elements into their products, in a broad range of industries. With an ever-growing list of cost and regulatory issues complicating the choice of materials and geometry, designers need tools that automate and simplify material decisions. SolidWorks® simulation and analysis tools can help you to lower costs and comply with new standards to make positive environmental impacts.

	BigBelly Solar BigBelly Solar designs and manufactures innovative solar-powered trash compaction systems that lower fuel costs and carbon emissions by reducing garbage truck pickups and trips.
	Brayton Energy Canada Brayton Energy Canada develops innovative energy applications that combine renewable fuels with a gas turbine – the technology used to power jet aircraft engines.
	Martifer Group Martifer Group is a global leader in the development of large-scale metallic structures and cutting-edge energy technologies. Managing the company’s explosive growth presented a host of technological challenges that required a thorough evaluation of processes, programs, and systems.
	Random Research, Inc. Random Research, Inc., is a design consulting firm that is on the leading edge of next-generation electric automobile development.

Press Releases from SolidWorks

August 17, 2009
eSolar Cranks Out Alternative Energy Plant Designs in SolidWorks

June 16, 2009
From Rooftops To Blimps, SolidWorks Software Drives Innovation In Wind Power

March 10, 2009
Cambridge University Students Racing to Design Solar Car in SolidWorks and SIMULIA Abaqus Software

February 23, 2009
Homeowners Go Green with Wind Turbines Designed in SolidWorks 3D CAD and Simulation Software

February 12, 2009
Just How Green is That Product You’re Designing?

January 12, 2009
Creating Drinking Water from Thin Air