About Us

Vision Statement

Advanced Energy Solutions Group, Inc. envisions a world in which all societies thrive on harvesting this planet's renewable energy resources. Our company is committed to creating an energy independent nation by increasing the awareness and acceptance of renewable energy solutions for everyday living in the communities in which it operates.

Mission Statement

Advanced Energy Solutions Group, Inc. designs, installs, trains, and educates communities about renewable energy solutions for their energy needs. Our team strives to provide outstanding customer service. We take pride in empowering consumers to harvest the available renewable energy resources, such as solar, wind, and water

History of Advanced Energy Solutions Group, Inc.

Advanced Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (AES) was founded by Aur Beck in 1999 to provide affordable renewable energy solutions to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. In 2004, after a successful immersion into the Midwestern solar market, AES focused its educational mission by presenting the first renewable energy workshops and seminars in the region. Such educational commitment to the American public was rewarded in 2005 & 2006 when AES won both “Missouri Schools Going Solar” bids for the sale and installation of photovoltaic solar (PV) systems at seventeen K-12 schools in Missouri. This big scale project was a huge success and lead to the creation of The Green Geek Squad™ installer network to further expand the scope of AES throughout the Midwest region.

In 2008, AES undertook hundreds of energy audits for Hoosier Energy in Indiana and powered the Pepsi® Amp Super Bowl Party in the Phoenix stadium with an off-grid bicycle-generated power party. One year later, AES partnered with the John A. Logan community college in Carterville, IL and the Green Institute at the Heartland Community College in Normal, IL to prepare future energy scholars for the NABCEP PV Entry Level test by offering two accelerated Solar Design & Installation courses. For its 10th business anniversary, the company developed an off-the-grid solar trailer that now allows AES to bring education about the feasibility of renewable energy solutions to all the corners in the U.S.

AES continues to energize America on his mission to bring renewable energy to local neighborhoods. Since 1999, Aur Beck has been moderating the “Your Community Spirit” radio show on WDBX to promote eco-social conversation. The company’s ongoing community outreach at a variety of Sustainable Energy Fairs has helped to spread the word about the availability of green technologies in the Midwest. In 2002, Aur Beck assisted in the creation of the Illinois Renewable Energy Association where he holds board membership to this date. Aur also became the President of Southern Sustainability in 2007 and was certified as one of Al Gore’s Climate Project presenters in 2008. AES celebrated its 10th business anniversary by hosting the first Shawnee Energy Festival, and in 2010 Aur Beck was picked to join the Midwest Solar Training Network to share his expertise.

Detailed List of Past AES Projects

Environmental Stance

Advanced Energy Solutions Group, Inc. is in business in Southern Illinois, in the middle of the Shawnee National Forest. We sell solar, wind, and water powered generation systems and ship them around the world.

Our environmental and recycling objectives are in keeping with the wider objectives of Advanced Energy Solutions, Inc. to provide long-term, sustainable, responsible means for off-the-grid power production. We maintain recycling of food-grade plastic, aluminum, glass, kitchen waste (in a composter), cardboard, newspaper, office paper, and glossy paper, and devote clearly defined sections of our building to sorting and storage areas for these materials.

Our packing materials are cardboard boxes, foam, and paper that we reclaim from merchandise shipped to us. It's practical to send most items to reail customers, who have little reuse opportunity for foam peanuts, cushioned with cardboard and paper. When foam peanuts must be used, because of an item's extreme fragility, it should be noted:
Recycling Reduces Waste, Saves Energy, Protects Resources

This box and packaging materials are not new. We reuse the shipping materials that we receive in freight in order to preserve resources and protect the environment. Styrofoam and plastic packagin materials are made from petroleum (a non-renewable resource), and are not biodegradable. Styrofoam also contains ozone-destroying CFCs which it releases to the atmosphere when burned or dumped. Please reuse these materials or pass them along instead of discarding them. Thank you for your consideration of the environment.

We gather packing materials and shipping cartons from other local business, clean and reuse them for our orders.

Our catalogs are printed on recycled paper with soy-based ink. Extra paper produced and not needed, as well as envelopes from incoming mail, are made into note-paper pads.

The computer that is used for international communication has a direct data connection that allows the use of paperless e-mail and faxing, and whenever possible the more wasteful methods of communicating are being replaced by it.

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