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Active Surfaces Woburn Facility

Active Surfaces

Woburn, MA, USA

-71.1348787, 42.5086693

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 846

Project Timeline

Project Timeline Unavailable (Insufficient Information)

Additional Information:

Sector: Solar

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: Solar Modules


Project Announcement Date: 5/13/2024

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes


Target Annual Production: 0.1 GW

Operating Status: Pilot


Capital Investment: $10 million

Congressional District: MA5

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“Active Surfaces Awarded $200,000 Grant from Massachusetts Manufacturing Accelerate Program — Active Surfaces”, Active Surfaces, 05 May 2025. 🔗


“Active Surfaces aims to install peel-and-stick solar panels everywhere”, Nancy W. Stauffer, MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 23 Mar 2026. 🔗


“Woburn startup could give US solar industry a second chance”, Boston Globe, 27 Jan 2025. 🔗


“Active Surfaces Secures $5.6M in Oversubscribed Pre-Seed Funding to Revolutionize Solar Technology”, Active Surfaces, PR Newswire, 13 May 2024. 🔗


“DOE Awards $270K to Advance National Laboratory IP Towards Commercialization”, U.S. Department of Energy, 02 Oct 2024. 🔗


“Active Surfaces: making solar power more flexible”, FORGE, No Date. 🔗


“Cleantech Startup Active Surfaces Moves From Somerville to Woburn”, Boston Real Estate Times, Boston Real Estate Times, 21 Aug 2024. 🔗


“Driving New Business Creation Through Next-Generation Solar”, jpower.co.jp, 23 Oct 2025. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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