About Troy
Unicorn Founder
Inventor, Author, Public Speaker
Unicorn Founder
Troy's 4 exits of companies founded (TradeWind Energy, founded 1996, rebranded 2002) worth >$1 Billion: $35 Billion of wind & solar farms built, #1 USA Wind Developer 2017.
2009: Pristine Sun Corp (> 350 solar farms & C&I projects built or sold ( 2 GW+)
2016: EarthGrid PBC, which will have the biggest impact of any of his companies on climate change & stimulating the economy.
Elite Athlete
Inventor, Author, Public Speaker
Unicorn Founder
Troy has been invited to compete on the NBC hit TV show American Ninja Warrior 4x in a row: Seasons 10-13, 2018-2021 (S11 lottery). Despite being in his 50s, Troy competes - not in the Masters (over 40) Division - in the Pro Elite division against much younger athletes...and regularly qualifies for Regionals & World Championships as a top 1-3% of Pro athletes.
Inventor, Author, Public Speaker
Inventor, Author, Public Speaker
Inventor, Author, Public Speaker
Troy has >40 patent claims (LinkedIn for details), is the author of the 2005 book The Clean Power Revolution & 100s of articles published since 1998, has been a public speaker (keynote & panelist) at 100s of conferences, and has been driving electric vehicles (EVs) since 2012.
Troy Helming is a modern-day industrialist & clean energy executive & Board director.
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July 2020 - Covid19 safety & support. My tips for making yourself virtually immune to viruses include:
- Alkaline water. Did you know that during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic, people drank water mixed with baking soda. Today, we can simply buy alkaline water or an alkaline water machine. Contact me for a 10%+ discount on an AlkaViva machine. [Source1, Source2]
- Supplements. Elderberry, Colostrum, Turmeric, Astragalus, Grapefruit Seed Extract, and liquid probiotics are my favorite 1st line of defense.
- Sauna or Steam. Especially infrared sauna, at least 1x per day beginning upon the earlier of exposure or 1st sign of mild symptoms.
- Physical exercise, especially in sunlight, to get the cardiovascular system working hard - but not too hard.
- Aspirin. But do not take ibuprofen or Tylenol!
- Of course, wear a face mask & use non-toxic hand sanitizer (lavender, peppermint) - beware of toxic hand sanitizers w deadly ingredients!
Troy's Bio
Troy Helming is a modern-day industrialist. He’s an innovator, an elite athlete, and a clean energy executive. As a creator, he’s founded companies that have generated more than $10 Billion of economic impact to date and invented 2 technologies that have led to over 40 clean energy patent claims. He coaches select people on entrepreneurship, is a wellness practitioner & yogi.
Troy He’s a former runway model, former gymnast & national champion (1990) and 2-time All American male cheerleader, and an American Ninja Warrior. Troy was invited to compete on the hit NBC show in Seasons 10 & 12, was ranked #8 in the world in the Over-40 category in 2018, and then began winning competitions in the “Masters” division. He now competes – not in the Master’s Division – but as a Pro alongside 19-39 year old adult males and regularly places in the top 10% of most competitions, occasionally making the podium (top 3). Troy’s been the founder & CEO of two impactful clean energy companies: TradeWind Energy, which he founded in 1998 & sold in 2004 (>$8 Billion of wind projects were built by the company he founded since then, and was the #1 Wind Developer in the USA in 2017) and then Pristine Sun: >350 solar projects built so far totaling $500 Million in market value (including projects sold to other companies such as Renesola (NYSE: SOL) & Enerparc) and many high profile projects including the largest floating solar project award in North America & the largest community solar projects in both Vermont and Wisconsin. He’s the author of the 2005 book The Clean Power Revolution, co-inventor of FloatoRack (an innovative floating solar system with multiple patents pending) and inventor of the Red Gopher (a world-changing technology in stealth mode also with patents pending). Troy been driving an electric car since 2012, alternative cars since 2004 (biodiesel & CNG) as an early adopter, was the 1st customer of the world’s fastest production motorcycle, the all-electric Lightning LS-218. Troy is a yogi, rock climber, and family man: he’s married to Alysia Helming, author of the best-selling young adult novel Protogenesis and creator of a TV series in development & co-writer of a movie script in development. They have one son and live in the San Francisco Bay area.
My Goals
I get excited about people & companies that can help accelerate the Clean Power Revolution (Kindle version; Print version). Since I "wrote the book" on the topic back in 2004, I've been pleased to see steady progress.
But it's not happening fast enough, so I like to spend my time with people & organizations that focus on taking immediate & massive action to transform the economy to advanced energy & the infrastructure to support it.
We're in the midst of the largest shift of wealth the world has ever seen - away from fossil fuel companies towards clean energy & Infrastructure 2.0 that supports clean, lower-cost, sustainable energy, transportation & communication.
Troy's Specific goals:
- Get the USA (and other nations) to 90% clean energy by 2035.
- Upgrade the creaky, inadequate Electric Grid in North America.
- Transition to Infrastructure 2.0 worldwide, sustainably.
To do this, I will surround myself with people & organizations that share my vision for the world. And I will put my passion, creativity & energy into advancing these goals to make the world a better place for my son and our younger generations.
Brand Ambassador
I endorse the following brands:
- #Tesla (home #solar & exciting cars #EVs): please use my referral link
- Prana clothing (I LOVE these pants!)
- Duonamic home pullup & exercise products
- Bliss Body products (incl Men's watches), use my code solarninjatroy15 for 25% off!
- Dr Ho's TENs pain relief therapy device
- ArT wine preserver