Gemini in the News

Gemini is fast becoming a major force in the energy audit and efficiency sector. As we democratize the field, serving underrepresented communities, the media landscape is taking notice.

If you would like to speak with our CEO & Founder, Dr. Anthony Kinslow II, and enhance your coverage of energy efficiency and energy equity, please contact us at: [email protected].
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Appearances & Mentions

Gemini is being talked about in the media.  Take a look at how Gemini Energy Solutions is helping to make energy efficiency accessible to communities of color.

ARTICLES

2024
The Sandra Lee Heyman Foundation | Building Concrete Canoes Leads a Civil Engineer to Start-up a Company Offering Climate-Improving Energy Services | October 2024
WattCarbon | Every Watt-Hour Tells A Story: Driving transformation through Black church... | May 2024
Mastercard | Community catalyst: He’s sparking a clean energy revolution in Black communities  | January 2024

​2023
Streamly | Is there an equitable way to better energy efficiency? | November 2023
SEEA Blog | Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance Announces 2023 Summit Award Winners | October 2023
The Washington Informer | Pepco, Exelon Fund Invests in Four D.C. Area Black Firms | October 2023
RockCreek | New Investments through the Racial Equity Capital Fund | September 2023
The Current | Georgia’s Black churches look to go green | August 2023
Faithfully Magazine | ...Microgrids Empower Black Churches to Close the Clean Energy Gap? | May 2023
2022
​2022
The HBCU Advocate | HBCU students and alumini compete to win big at Pitch: HBCU 2022 | Nov 22
Punchbowl News AM | CBC week is in full swing | Mention: Black CEOs in the Green Economy | Sept 22
Atlanta Daily World (ADW) | The Clean Energy Economy: Will Blacks Get Left Behind in the Race to Green | Aug 22
Atlanta Tribune | The Clean Energy Economy: Will Blacks Get Left Behind in the Race to Green? | Aug 2022
International Association for Continuing Engineering Education (IACEE) | Looking Beyond Fiddlers Green College: Social Justice in Workforce Engineering Education Pathways | Jul 2022 
Sustainability Magazine | Dream Corps Celebrates Black Entrepreneurs in Sustainability | ​Feb 2022
2020 - 2021
2021
Blog: Medium | So, I started the reading The Color of Wealth | Folasade Ayoola | Oct 2021
USBE Online | Preparing Our Communities to Address the Climate Crisis | Oct 2021
Forbes | Bridging the Energy Efficiency Divide | May 2021
Team Stanford from Stanford University | Data science takes on racial bias | May 2021
Stanford Engineering Staff | Energy, Environment, Technology & Society | Anthony Kinslow: How to close the energy divide | Apr 2021
Hispanic Engineer and Information Technology | Climate Crisis threatens the lives and health of millions | Apr 2021
US Business Engineer Information Technology | The STEM Community's Magazine | Preparing Our Communities to Address the Climate Crisis | Volume 45, No. 3 | USBE&IT Internship Issue 2021
Stanford School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Services | Emmet Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources | Winter 2021 Newsletter | 2021
Stanford Engineering Staff | How do we make the field of engineering more diverse? | Mar 2021
Mention | Liberty Homes | PAYS Video Reel | Feb 2021
Stanford Engineering | Spotlight: Anthony Kinslow | PhD '19, Civil and Environmental Engineering | Jan 2021

2020
The Registry's The Q Magazine | Efficiently Heading into the Future | Mar 2020
2019 AND EARLIER
​2019
Stanford University | Commendation to CIFE from City of San Jose | May 2019

​2018
​Stanford Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering | Creating a Pathway to High-Skill Jobs in Construction | Aug 2018

2016
Park School | Park Welcomes Anthony Kinslow II '08 and Rebecca Knowles '08 s 2016 Millhauser Fellows | Apr 2016
Park School | Future Cross Currents Magazine | Vol 37 | Engineering a More Energy Efficient Future for All | Fall 2016

CONFERENCES AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

2024
Tennessee State University | Lunch and Learn Presentation | April 2024
Mastercard Global Inclusive Growth Summit Changemakers Forum | Roundtable Discussion | April 2024
NBA Foundation x MIT Solve | Ask Me Anything (AMA) Session | April 2024
Baltimore Climate Tech+ 2024 | Equity in Community Building 4 Key Components for Success | March 2024
2023
Dream.Org | Network 4 Success: Best Practices for Partners & Subcontractors | September 2023
Climate Action Campaign/Green the Church | Climate Wins Georgia | August 2023
The Current | Georgia's Black Churches Look to Go Green | August 2023
Mastercard | Closing the racial wealth and opportunity gap through startup innovation | July 2023
Clean Energy Business Network | Bonus Prize Winner | EPIC Prize Showcase | Mar 2023​
Stanford University | Energy Seminar: Accelerants for Building Decarbonization | Mar 2023
2022
​2022
Meet and Greet | Culture and Conversation with a CEO | CBC Week | Dreams.org | Sept 2022
Panelist | 51st Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference Panel, Black CEOs in the Green Economy, Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC | Sept 2022
Guest Speaker | Redwood Energy | 13th Zero Carbon Retreat | Sep 2022
Panelist | Glad Tidings: How a California Congregation is Pioneering a New Model by Building a Clean Energy Hub with Solar and Electric Vehicles | Moderated by: Shelly Robbing, Clean Energy Group | Aug 2022
Green Summit | Session 4: Clean Energy Climate Solutions: Saving the World One Step at a Time | Sep 2022
Guest Speaker and Environmental Justice Advocate, Environmental Justice (EJ) +Health + Decarbonization | Sept 2022
2020 - 2021
​2021
Panelist | Green Change | Green Economy Meetup: Save energy, water, and money | Jul 2021
Panelist | USGBC Pacific | Clean Energy Access for All | Jun 2021
Panelist | Green Change | Green Economy Meetup | Jun 2021
Panel Moderator | ACEEE Finance Forum | Inclusive Utility Investment | May 2021
Panelist | Stanford University School of Engineering | CIFE Workforce Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) Program | May 2021
Panelist | Stanford University School of Engineering | Mitigating Racial Disparities with Data Science | May 2021
Moderator | CCG Town Hall on Climate Action | Preparing Our Communities to Address the Climate Crist, Science Leads the Way | Apr 2021
Panelist | Stanford University | Student-Led Environmental Justice in Engineering Colloquium: Equity & Engineering Practice Speaker Panel | Mar 2021
Panelist | California Public Utilities Commission | En Banc: Do We Need a Paradigm Shift in How California Funds Climate Change Initiatives? | Feb 2021
Keynote Interview | Stanford Graduate School of Business | Conradin von Gugelberg Memorial and the GSB's Climate, Business & Innovation Summit | Feb 2021
Stanford Alumni Event | From the Classroom to the Boardroom: Tacking Diversity in Engineering | Feb 2021
Panelist | California Public Utilities Commission: Clean Energy Financing Workshop (En Banc) | Jan 2021 
​​Nea Maloo, AIA MOMA ICC NCARB LEED AP | 2021

2020
Mention | 8th International Research Symposium on PBL | Educate for the Future: PBL, Sustainability and Digitalisation | 2020
Moderator and Panelist | Voices of Equity in Energy | Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEAA) | Dec 2020
Panelist | NWEC Webinar: Expanding Financing of Energy Efficiency | Nov 2020 
Panelist | VERGE 20 Conference: How Even Small Startups Can Succeed at Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Oct 20
Lecturer | Understanding Energy Environment Racism Lecture | Stanford University | Jun 2020
Keynote Interviewer, Stanford Graduate School of Business | Catherine Coleman: Founder, Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice | Feb 2020
2019 and earlier
​2016
Keynote Speaker, Healthcare Technology Youth Apprenticeship Program | University of Rochester, NY | Apr 2016

VIDEOS

2024
Sandra Lee Heyman Foundation | The Path to Founding an Energy Auditing Company | September 2024
CCAN Action Fund | Rockville Climate Resiliency Centers | February 2024
Stanford University | Webinar: Accelerating Decarbonization with Equity and the Risks of Not | January 2024

​2023
SEEA | 2023 Summit Awards - Peak Award for Excellence in Leadership | October 2023
HBCU Green Fund | ...The Role of HBCUs in Climate Action and Environmental Justice | August 2023
2022
2021 -2020
​2021
Building Innovation Hub | Ask the Experts | How did the "S" in ESG get wrapped in building performance? Answered by Anthony Kinslow II, Founder & CEO of Gemini Energy Solutions | Sep 2021
Redwood Energy | Equity and Inclusion: Accelerating Decarbonization | Aug 2021
Green Change - Green Economy Meetup | Presentation | Jul 2021
USGBC Clean Energy Access for All | Highlights from the Panel | Jun 2021
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy [ACEEE] 2021 Energy Efficiency Finance Forum | Panel on Inclusive Utility Investments, Tariffed on Bill Programs for Energy Efficiency | May 2021
Stanford Graduate School of Business | Climate, Business & Innovation Summit | Feb 2021

2020
Interview | Live Interview: Anthony Kinslow II, CEO & Founder of Gemini Energy Solutions | Vanessa | The Holistic Approach | Aug 2020
2019 and earlier

PODCASTS

2024
NMSDC | Equity in Business Podcast: Creating Equity in the Clean Energy Sector with Gemini Energy Solutions | January 2024
2022
2021 - 2020
2021
Guest | The Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA)'s "Rise Up" Podcast | Season 2, Episode 7 | Pay as You Save®: What role does inclusive financing play in ensuring the transition to clean energy is accessible to all? | Dec 2021
Guest | Podcast Addict | Stanford Engineering's The Future of Everything with Russ Altman | E144 | Anthony Kinslow: How to Close the Clean-Energy Divide | Apr 2021

2020
Guest | Fighting Systemic Racism to Combat Climate Change | Energy Nerd Show & Tell | Episode 61 | July 2020
2019 and earlier