POWERleap, Inc. is product development company focused on the energy harvesting market. Our initial product scope is based on floor solutions that generate electricity from pedestrian and vehicular traffic. When faced with dwindling natural resources and growing urban sprawl, POWERleap highlights the way forward to a more sustainable energy future.

Founded in 2008, POWERleap began installing PowerFloor and SmartFloor demonstration projects in early 2010. With installations from Saudi Arabia to the United Kingdom, the company educates, inspires, and activates! The Company is raising capital to fund technology validation and commercialization. If you are interested in investment opportunities or being among the first to showcase this technology please contact us!


HISTORY

TEAM

Elizabeth Redmond
Founder & President, Director of Product Development

Elizabeth started the project that would become POWERleap as her 4th year design thesis. She has since taken her research of piezoelectricity and wasted human energy through three prototyped flooring installations. Prior to founding POWERleap Inc. in Fall of 2008, Elizabeth was a partner in Ecolect- a sustainable materials and design consultancy for industries across the globe. At Ecolect, Elizabeth consulted with fortune 500 clients on design, material selection, and life cycle analysis (LCA). During her time there, she piloted a LCA based Material NutritionLabel, as well as a travelling materials library called the PettingZoo. Elizabeth graduated from the University of Michigan in 2006 with a BFA from the School of Art and Design.

Andrew Katz
Co-Founder, Director of Business Development

Andrew led a project at Duke University for the Home Depot Smart Home where he researched the integration of a piezoelectric flooring system for the home. For the last year Andrew worked at a startup technology-focused hedge fund in New York City and spent the year prior working at Citigroup as an investment banker advising clients in the media and telecom sectors. Andrew graduated magna cum laude from Duke University in 2006 with a BSE in Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering.