# Chris Griffin

> Chris Griffin is the co-founder and CEO of Hover Energy, a Dallas company that builds patented Wind-Powered Microgrids - arrays of 36kW rooftop turbines paired with solar and storage that let commercial buildings make their own clean power. An aerospace engineer turned Wall Street financier turned clean-energy entrepreneur, Griffin spent roughly two decades chasing the same idea before one of his rooftop systems rode out 105 mph gusts during Hurricane Ian. He has since taken the technology international, with a Royal Navy installation in Liverpool and a joint venture to scale deployments for blue-chip clients.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Hover Energy
- **Organizations:** Hover Energy, Regenedyne LLC, EverOn Energy, 4G Private Equity, Morgan Stanley, Smith Barney, IBEAM Broadcasting, Chapdelaine & Co., Natural Citrus Products Corp., Perfectly Green, Inc.
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, MBA, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Certificate in Energy Efficiency & Innovative Technologies, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Hover Energy and its patented Wind-Powered Microgrid technology, Brought a rooftop microgrid that withstood 105 mph gusts during Hurricane Ian, First U.S. wind-powered microgrid installed on a Royal Navy building in Liverpool, England

## Career timeline

- **1998** — Earned MBA from UVA's Darden School of Business
- **2000s** — Worked in finance: VP Investment Banking (M&A/Restructuring) at Morgan Stanley, VP Institutional Municipal Securities at Smith Barney, Director of Finance at IBEAM Broadcasting, VP/Head of Derivatives at Chapdelaine & Co.
- **2007** — Launched Natural Citrus Products Corp., developing a first U.S. cellulosic ethanol plant
- **2010** — Founded Perfectly Green, Inc., a waste-to-energy distributed power company; spoke at the United Nations
- **2011** — Led restructuring of Regenedyne LLC as CEO
- **2015** — Regenedyne IP assets acquired by Hover Energy
- **2022** — Hover acquired Shine Development Partners; a rooftop microgrid survived 105 mph winds during Hurricane Ian
- **2023** — Hover began full-scale commercial production of its Wind-Powered Microgrid; won Sanctuary Award for Innovation from British Ministry of Defence
- **2024** — Struck strategic alliance with Alternus Clean Energy targeting 50 MW of projects
- **2024** — Hover raised a Series C; total funding reported around $52 million

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Hover Energy and its patented Wind-Powered Microgrid technology
- Brought a rooftop microgrid that withstood 105 mph gusts during Hurricane Ian
- First U.S. wind-powered microgrid installed on a Royal Navy building in Liverpool, England
- Hover won the Sanctuary Award for Innovation from the British Ministry of Defence (2023)
- Launched commercial-scale production of the Wind-Powered Microgrid in January 2023
- Developed an early U.S. cellulosic ethanol plant via Natural Citrus Products Corp.
- Speaker at the United Nations, AWEA WindPower, VERGE Asia-Pacific Summit, and CERAWeek

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — Hover Energy raised a Series C round; total funding reported around $52 million.
- **2024-08** — Formed strategic alliance with Alternus Clean Energy targeting 50 MW of projects over 15-year contracts.

## Links

- Website: https://hoverenergy.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cafgriffin/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/hover_energy
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/hoverenergy

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Last updated: 2026-06-14