Chris Brown is passionate about the renewable energy and enthusiastic about sustainable solutions through technology and innovation. After completing his undergraduate education at the University of Massachusetts, Chris entered technical sales of renewable energy products 2006 with a focus on off grid renewable energy projects around the world. Several years later, while working for Kyocera he shifted focus to grid connected commercial and utility scale solar project development. Chris joined Panasonic in 2016 and helped to launch two new product lines (high efficiency solar panels and lithium-ion stationary storage systems) and create a ground up sales channel for the Eco Solutions division. In 2018, Chris joined the team at Stem to develop commercial and utility scale energy storage systems controlled by Stem’s Athena artificial intelligence platform. Recently Chris helped kick off a new venture, Blackstone backed Aypa Power, by developing and acquiring solar plus storage projects in North America. in 2021 Chris joins the team at Hanwha Q CELLS North America as Sr. Manager of Project Development with a continued focus on solar and storage project at the C&I and utility scale.

With over fifteen years of experience in renewable energy sales, project and business development, Chris is excited to share his knowledge of solar and energy storage systems. Chris lives in suburbs of Boston with his wife Julie, young daughter Izzy and old dog Baxter.