Technology allows renewables to function on the grid.

AuthorRomig, Suzie
PositionREGIONAL REPORT

ESTABLISHED IN 2002 in Fort Collins by mechanical engineer Sunil Cherian, Spirae develops technology that enables the energy grid to accommodate more renewable and distributed energy sources.

With 30 employees housed in offices repurposed from a former 9,900-square-foot indoor car wash, the company's growth plan calls for doubling its work force in 2015, according to Chief Operating Officer Julie Zinn. The company will hire sales people, project managers and software, applications and power systems engineers.

The key product, Wave, is a software and hardware control system that coordinates variable renewable power generation with conventional generation...

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