Robert Koelsch, Ph.D.

& Ron Koelsch

Co-Founders & Inventors of SolarTechTRU

From semiconductors to semi-trailers, AEM founders Ronald and Robert Koelsch have been engineering innovative products and building specialized business relationships for over thirty years.

AEM combines years of education and experience in engineering, science, industry, sales, marketing and business management with patented technology to provide customers with engineering feats that lives depend on, products and equipment that are cost-effective, and commercially viable.

About AEM

AEM.GREEN is an innovative R&D and manufacturing organization that created the SolarTechTRU, which has earned its status as the only solar, full-electric TRU that achieves zero emissions, functions on low voltage DC power, requires no maintenance, no diesel fuel, helps reduce and remove its customers’ reliance on the grid, and that is reliably serving range demands of reefers through its proprietary and protected technology, including completely safe, ai-based automatic charging.

American engineered, American made.

Robert Koelsch ("Kelsh")

AEM CEO, Co-Inventor of SolarTechTRU

Robert comes with 25 years in the semiconductor industry leading the engineering and commercialization of groundbreaking developments involving LED technology. Robert has also designed and implemented manufacturing processes for companies such as Intel and Motorola using plasma physics to analyze efficient manufacturing techniques for products like the Pentium chip. This has resulted in his involvement in several high-profile patents. It comes natural to Robert to analyze complex data, achieve unprecedented yields, and to innovate commercially viable products that shake up industries, and that set new standards.

Robert's

life and work

Inventor - Pilot - Businessman

Industry Disruptor/Innovator

Keynote Speaker, ESG & Zero Emissions Specialist

2022 & 2023 Alternative Energy Professional of the Year

For more than 10 years, Robert and his co-founder, Dr. Ronald Koelsch, have been working diligently to develop a solar, all-electric transportation refrigeration units (TRUs) that helps the cold chain industry’s semi-trailer reefers achieve zero emissions while eliminating fatal electrocution dangers, and fears such as range anxiety. AEM’s proprietary and patent-protected TRU is the only zero emissions solution of its kind in the industry, and it’s indeed setting new standards for ridiculously safe and reliable refrigerated transportation, and for solar electric efficiencies.

Thomson Reuter's awards Robert Koelsch, Who's Who Alternative Energy Professional of the Year!

2022, 2023, and 2024!

Robert being recognized on the billboard in Times Square, NYC.

6th year presenting zero emissions

SolarTechTRUFleet Track – Monday May 1st, 1:15pm

Companies

Roberts Entrepreneurial spirit has enable him to start several successful capital ventures including: President and Chief Operating Officer of Sputtered Films Inc. Wafer Standards Inc & Advanced Energy Machines, LLC

Inventions

Robert has collaborated on multiple valuable inventions including Circuity for First Honda Air Bags, Light Emitting Diode Technology, Manufacturing processes for Pentium Chips & Similar products for Motorola & Intel. Advancements in Silicon Sensors, & Solar powered refrigeration for semi-trailers.

Additional inventions listed in the list of patents and patents pending.

Patents:

1. US-12012009-B2 Autonomous charging systems for battery powered transport refrigeration units Koelsch; Ronald et al. 2024-06-1892

2. US-20220402326-A1 Battery powered hybrid transport refrigeration unit Koelsch; Ronald 2022-12-22113

3. US-20220032795-A1 Autonomous charging systems for battery powered transport refrigeration units Koelsch; Ronald et al. 2022-02-0384

4. US-20210362567-A1 Zone isolation air flow system for semi-trailer reefers Koelsch; Ronald 2021-11-25125

5. US-20190264973-A1 Zone isolation control system for transport refrigeration units Koelsch; Ronald 2019-08-29136

6. US-20180245825-A1 Battery powered hybrid transport refrigeration unit

Koelsch; Ronald 2018-08-30117

7. US-20180094846-A1 Zone isolation control system for transport refrigeration unit Koelsch; Ronald 2018-04-05148

8. US-9415660-B2 Backup power generator for battery powered transport refrigeration units Koelsch; Ronald 2016-08-1699

9. US-20160129753-A1 Backup Power Generator For Battery Powered Transport Refrigeration Units Koelsch; Ronald 2016-05-12810

10. US-8935933-B1 Battery operated transfer refrigeration unit

Koelsch; Ronald 2015-01-2012

Robert's Keynote and Panel Speaking Topics

How to Go Green in the Black

Compliant Reporting for Zero Emissions

ESG Strategies for Cold Chain

How to Invest in Clean Tech

Optimizing ESG & Zero Emissions for Food Distribution

Clean Energy Fleet Conversions Done Right

Removing Regulations from your DC

Improving Health & the Lives of Your Reefer Drivers

Non-Traditional Zero Emissions Investing

Achieving Zero Emissions and Operational Gains

Theories & Processes for Streamlining Engineering

Project Management Yield Optimization Strategies

Power Systems Ideation and Innovation Strategies

International Food Distributors Association (IFDA):

How to leverage clean technologies to move your distribution center and fleet to alternative distributed energy and zero emissions fuel solutions to meet your sustainability and ESG goals.

PLM & AEM Capture the IFDA 2022 & 2203 Zero Emissions & ESG Topics

Expert Panel:

Fleet Operational Efficiencies & Sustainability Strategies

Robert Koelsch dominated the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo 2023 with their proven zero emissions SolarTechTRU that cracked the code on efficiency and safety for TRUs.

This Gets You Right to Robert Koelsch's Expo Presentation >

Ron Koelsch, Ph.D. ("Kelsh")

AEM CTO, Co-Inventor of SolarTechTRU

Ron was a Principal Engineer at Honeywell and Ford Motor Company during the era of electronics entering the automotive industry. He built the first semiconductor manufacturing facility for automotive sensors. Ron established the first company to combine the design of application specific semiconductors with advanced manufacturing processes at the big three automotive companies.

Ron founded the company which built the circuitry for the first air bags deployed. He then helped introduce advanced technology in Atomic Layer Deposition and Advanced Hi Energy Ion Implantation machines at the leading semiconductor chip manufacturing facilities around the world. This expertise and discipline has led up to the creation of AEM’s SolarTechTRU – a TRU-ly revolutionary zero emissions power system for the cold chain industry.

Ron's

life and work

Inventor - Technologist - Perfectionist

Industry Disruptor/Innovator

Ron has a PhD in Solid State Physics, with a thesis on Phonon Theory of Disordered Ternary Noble-Metal Alloys. He holds a B.S. in Engineering, majoring in Physics and a minor in Electrical Engineering. Ron has spent 45 years in the automotive electronics/design manufacturing environment beginning his career in the 1960’s as a lead Engineer at Westinghouse and IBM where he participated in several patents. Ron was a Principal Engineer at Honeywell and Ford Motor Company during the era of electronics entering the automotive industry. He built the first semiconductor manufacturing facility for automotive sensors. Ron established the first company to combine the design of application specific semiconductors with advanced manufacturing processes at the big three automotive companies. Ron founded the company which built the circuitry for the first air bags deployed. He then helped introduce advanced technology in Atomic Layer Deposition and Advanced Hi Energy Ion Implantation machines at the leading semiconductor chip manufacturing facilities around the world. This expertise and discipline has led up to the creation of AEM’s SolarTechTRU – a TRU-ly revolutionary zero emissions power system for the cold chain industry.

Ron and Robert also co-manage a non-profit organization together.

AAEP provides meals, educational enrichment, and clean air to communities.