ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arista Power,
Inc. ("Arista Power" or the "Company") (OTCBB: ASPW) announced
today that Ira A. Greenstein has
been elected to its Board of Directors.
Mr. Greenstein currently serves as President of Genie
Energy Ltd. (NYSE: GNE), which, through its IDT Energy
subsidiary, supplies electricity and natural gas to
residential and small business customers in New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Maryland. Genie Energy holds and manages interests in oil
shale and other oil development projects in Colorado and Israel. IDT Energy is
the largest independent residential energy service provider (REP)
in New York State.
Mr. Greenstein currently also serves as Counsel to the Chairman
of IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT) and previously served as President
of IDT from 2001 through 2011. He previously served as a Director
of IDT and General Counsel and Secretary of Net2Phone, Inc.
Prior to joining IDT, Mr. Greenstein was a partner in
Morrison & Foerster LLP, where he served as the Chairman of
that firm's New York Office's Business Department. Mr. Greenstein
was also an associate in the New
York and Toronto offices of
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and served on the
Securities Advisory Committee and as secondment counsel to the
Ontario Securities Commission.
Mr. Greenstein serves on the Boards of Directors of Document
Security Systems, Inc., Ohr Pharmaceutical, Inc., NanoVibronix,
Inc. and Regal Bank of New Jersey.
Mr. Greenstein received a B.S. from Cornell
University and a J.D. from Columbia
University Law School, where he serves as a member of the
Dean's Council.
"We look forward to the breadth of business and professional
experience Ira Greenstein will bring
to our Board of Directors," said Bill
Schmitz, Chief Executive Officer of Arista Power.
About Arista Power, Inc.
Arista Power, Inc. is a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of
custom-designed power management systems, renewable energy storage
systems, and a supplier and designer of solar energy systems.
Arista Power's patent-pending Power on Demand system utilizes
inputs from multiple energy sources including wind, solar, fuel
cells, and the grid, in conjunction with a custom-designed battery
storage system and a proprietary smart monitoring technology that
releases energy at optimal times to reduce peak power demand,
thereby lowering electricity costs for large energy users who deal
with peak usage pricing. Arista Power also sells a Mobile Renewable
Power Station (MRPS) that utilizes energy generated from wind,
solar PV, generators, fuel cells and other energy-generating
devices that is stored in an integrated onboard storage device for
military and other applications, and a stationary, scalable
Renewable Power Station (RPS) that can be drop-shipped to off-grid
locations to be used as a micro-grid. For more information on
Arista Power, visit the Company's website at
www.AristaPower.com. View, Like and Follow the Company's
social media platforms at:
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SOURCE Arista Power, Inc.