BrightNight’s PowerAlpha® Recognized as “CleanTech AI Innovation of the Year”

Award Honors BrightNight’s AI-Driven Platform Powering the Future of Clean Energy
April 10, 2025 | WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.

BrightNight, the first AI-native cognitive enterprise in the energy sector, announced today that its proprietary platform, PowerAlpha®, has been named “CleanTech AI Innovation of the Year” by the 2025 CleanTech Breakthrough Awards, a global program celebrating excellence in climate and energy technologies.

The prestigious recognition highlights PowerAlpha’s transformative impact on the clean energy industry. BrightNight’s in-house software platform is redefining how large-scale power projects are designed, optimized, and operated—helping customers across sectors access reliable, dispatchable power at the lowest possible cost.

“PowerAlpha was built to reimagine how we generate and deliver clean energy,” said Martin Hermann, CEO of BrightNight. “By combining advanced data science, machine learning, and power systems expertise, we’re enabling the next generation of digital infrastructure and energy on both sides of the meter—smarter, faster, and more resilient. This award is an exciting validation of that mission.”

PowerAlpha’s value spans the full project lifecycle:

• In the design phase, it evaluates millions of project configurations across geography, resource mix, and system design to deliver the optimal project structure.
• During development, it integrates financial modeling and risk forecasting to align technical decisions with long-term returns.
• And once operational, PowerAlpha acts as the brain behind hybrid power plants—making real-time dispatch decisions, minimizing downtime, and continuously optimizing asset performance through a dynamic digital twin.

“PowerAlpha is a true game-changer for hybrid power projects,” said Bryan Vaughn, Managing Director, CleanTech Breakthrough. “As energy demand skyrockets, technologies like PowerAlpha will be critical to designing smarter systems that can evolve with the grid and deliver tangible benefits to customers and communities alike.”
Already in use across BrightNight’s U.S. portfolio, PowerAlpha is powering a new era of data-driven energy solutions for utilities, data centers, and commercial-industrial clients.
For more on BrightNight and PowerAlpha®, visit www.brightnightpower.com.

About BrightNight
BrightNight is a next-generation integrated power company providing clean, dispatchable solutions to meet the demands of today’s evolving grid. Working with utilities, data centers, and commercial-industrial partners across the U.S., BrightNight develops large-scale hybrid renewable projects that are safe, cost-effective, and built for long-term performance. Its proprietary PowerAlpha® platform transforms how clean energy is delivered—ensuring reliable, AI-optimized power when and where it’s needed. Learn more at www.brightnightpower.com.

About CleanTech Breakthrough
The CleanTech Breakthrough Awards program, part of Tech Breakthrough, recognizes the world’s most innovative clean technology companies and solutions across energy, climate, transportation, and environmental impact categories. Visit www.cleantechbreakthrough.com for more information.

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