Who we are

ROBERT E. GREEN

– Founder, CEO

Project development experience – Robert has led the development of 13 patents; invented innovative technologies; founded, developed and sold multiple companies; secured funding from the US government and won various national awards.

WITTEN TECHNOLOGIES, Inc (WTI) – In 1996, following 15 years as a general and utility contractor, Robert Green built a career in technology development. Green first founded Witten Technologies, Inc. (WTI) where he served as CEO/Chairman for 10 years.

The company invented and developed Radar Tomography (RT) creating the first high-resolution underground imagery to capture survey-quality precision.

By 2001, Green led a staff of former Schlumberger geophysicists working with Witten and electrical engineers to create prototypes for the first commercial radar-based geophysical photogrammetric camera capable of implementing the proprietary RT software. In the process, 13 patents were developed by Green and his staff. WTI, with the Electric Power and Research Institute (EPRI) created the equipment to enable the visual imagery of buried utilities and related items with much greater accuracy for the first time in history.

Warren Getler

– Chief Marketing Officer

Co-founder, serves as Chief Marketing Officer of American Solar Rail, LLC In his role as CMO, he is responsible for the overall market-positioning, branding, public affairs and corporate communications for the firm from its Washington, D.C. office. In this public- and client-facing role, Getler supports CEO and chairman Robert Green in business development efforts, strategic corporate relationships and the formulation of PPPs (Public Private Partnerships.) Getler is a 1983 graduate of Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He served for many years as a senior journalist with The International Herald Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News and Discovery Channel.

Subsequent to his roles in journalism, he served as a senior corporate-communications and marketing executive for technology companies, including MicroStrategy. For a number of years he advised Fortune 200 companies as a consultant on a range of external-relations issues. He was a co-founder of underground-imaging company Witten Technologies, under the leadership of Robert Green. He was also co-founder, with Robert’s son, Shane, of digital-mapping company, The Map Network, which was sold to Navteq in 2007 for $37.5 million. MapNetwork.com provided print and online maps of more than 90 U.S. cities, as well as maps of trade shows and events and convention centers, stadiums and hotels. Navteq in turn was sold to Nokia for over $8 billion the same year. Getler was an early proponent of deploying digital maps on mobile phones.

Our History

2002

$1M Grant to WTI from US Department of Transportation, Office of Research and Development, in partnership with Consolidated Edison R&D, award to integrate RT with its new technology, Arrayed Induction Tomography.

Innovation In Construction NOVA Award to WTI Construction Innovation Forum (CIF) at the University of Michigan recognizes WTI.

2004

Innovation of the Year Award for Software to WTI and Robert Green. The Wall Street Journal recognizes RT as a commercially viable method to see underground. The WSJ cites RT as the fifth most important innovation worldwide.

Governor’s New Product Award to WTI and Robert Green. The Florida Engineering Society recognizes RT. Subsequently the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) cites the importance of this technology and adopts RT as a “strategic objective.”

The Map Network, Inc. Green was founding Investor and mentor generating a 10-fold return on investment. The company solved data mining techniques that placed commercial data/information on GPS/cell phones digital map application. Sold to Navteq 2007.

2005

US National Park Service (NPS) contracted WTI to use RT to scan the underground of the White House prior to having a new underground irrigation system built.

2007

Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) RT is credited as the first commercially practical geophysical photogrammetric camera and is adopted FDOT as a recommended practice in its 2008 Plans Preparation Manual.

2009 – 2019

Greenavations Power Green established a company to build and develop solar arrays in Georgia and Maryland. Green’s first three solar farms were the largest in Georgia at the time. EPA District 4 then requested Green’s financial and technical expertise to help launch solar construction projects, resulting in Green constructing solar arrays for four wastewater treatment plants for cities in Georgia.

2018 – 2023

Florida Solar Utilities Green founded company to develop solar services for wastewater treatment plants in Florida. The Quincy, FL plant was engineered and constructed so that 100 % of the cost of electricity has been offset for the next 30 years.

2018

Maryland state-funded pilot project for first “Zero Net Energy” solar community at Perry Point, MD. Green was selected by the state and completed the successful development, engineering, buildout and execution of the Net- Zero project.

2020

American Solar Rail, LLC (ASR) Green founded ASR to solve problems preventing mass adoption of high-speed rail.

2022

Patent for Rechargeable Propulsion System – Green is awarded patent for a rechargeable propulsion system for a new rail car, the EMDI. The EMDI’s unique recharging enables a battery driven passenger/freight train to operate as a Continuous Railway System – a goal of the rail industry for more than 150 years. MxVRail has urged certification of EMDI by the Federal Railroad Admin (FRA) – the purpose of this investment.

Conclusion: Embarking on a Journey of Sustainable Innovation

American Solar Rail is not just revolutionizing the concept of solar-powered trains; it is leading the charge in sustainable transportation. With its innovative approach to high-speed rail funding and technology, ASR can set new standards in the High Speed train sector in the United States and beyond.

American Solar Rail is a beacon of progress and efficiency as we embrace renewable energy in transportation. Join us in this journey towards a sustainable future. Embrace the revolution of solar powered trains and be a part of the energy- and rail transformation.