Morgan Solar’s Energy Blinds Project Wins 2025 BOMA Toronto Pinnacle Award for Innovation
Morgan Solar’s Energy Blinds Project Wins 2025 BOMA Toronto Pinnacle Award for Innovation
Toronto, ON — July 9, 2025 — Morgan Solar is proud to announce that its Energy Blinds installation at the BMO Scarborough Office Complex, delivered in partnership with BGIS, BMO, and Cisco, has been awarded the 2025 BOMA Toronto Pinnacle Award for Innovation.
The Pinnacle Award for Innovation recognizes breakthrough ideas that advance commercial real estate through innovation, creativity, and measurable impact. This winning project highlights made in Canada innovation: a solar energy window blind system that integrates Morgan Solar’s photovoltaic Energy Blinds with Cisco’s Power over Ethernet (PoE) microgrid to deliver smarter, greener infrastructure.
The system transforms traditional building facades into energy-producing assets, enhancing comfort while reducing energy use and carbon emissions. The Energy Blinds manage solar heat gain and glare while generating electricity, feeding into a microgrid designed to optimize efficiency and resilience.
“It has been such an honour to contribute to the development of this market leading technology, and to win the prestigious BOMA Pinnacle Innovation Award alongside our industry partners” said Mike Edwards, Senior Energy Manager, BGIS. “The system has now earned industry recognition and is being adopted by other leading organizations such as Cisco and Global Affairs Canada. I’m excited to continue monitoring the system performance and to uncover new opportunities to support our clients in achieving their net-zero goals.”
"There's no sign in the room that says that there's Energy Blinds in there. Once they do realize it, they're super happy about it.”, said Justin Cohen, Leader - Cisco Innovation Labs Canada, “And now what we're seeing is people are booking that room more often because all of a sudden, they realize, 'Hey, that's a room that has solar power, I want to be sustainable, I want to book that room.'"
“This award is a powerful validation of what’s possible when industry leaders come together with a shared focus on sustainability, technology, and better buildings,” said Nicolas Morgan, VP Business Development at Morgan Solar. “We’re proud to collaborate with BGIS, BMO, and Cisco on this project, and we thank BOMA Toronto for recognizing its innovation and impact.”
Project Highlights:
Location: BMO Scarborough Office Complex
Partners: BGIS (lead), BMO, Cisco, and Morgan Solar
Technology: Energy Blinds integrated with Cisco PoE microgrid
Impact: Energy savings, enhanced occupant comfort, GHG reduction, grid resilience
Award: 2025 BOMA Toronto Pinnacle Award for Innovation
Morgan Solar’s Energy Blinds are part of a growing portfolio of architectural solar solutions designed to help buildings reach net-zero goals while enhancing aesthetic and functional performance. The project demonstrates how sunlight can be managed not just for energy efficiency but also for occupant well-being and operational intelligence.
For more information about Energy Blinds or Morgan Solar’s architectural solar solutions, visit morgansolar.com/energy-blinds.
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About Morgan Solar
Morgan Solar is a Toronto-based technology innovator and manufacturer with 15 years of experience in solar energy, solar tracking, sensors, and controls. We adopt proven materials and processes from the existing commercial and industrial ecosystem to push the envelope of what solar can achieve. Morgan Solar is partnership-focused and engages leading vendors, manufacturers and channel partners to develop innovative products and move them to market. Morgan Solar specializes in simulation, software design and product design for solar energy applications in buildings and for commercial solar.
