Sunpower, Inc. is a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of Stirling cycle cryocoolers and is the inventor of free-piston Stirling technology. With over 45 years of innovation and evolution, free-piston technology provides advantages including outstanding efficiency, small size and low mass, maintenance-free operation, and long life. The performance, portability and versatility of Sunpower cryocoolers have enabled our customers to develop unique solutions in a wide range of applications such as high temperature superconductivity, cryopreservation, detectors, imagers & instrumentation, gas purification, liquefaction & re-liquefaction, low noise amplifiers, laser cooling and SQUIDs. Markets include academia & research, aerospace & defense, biomedical & life sciences, energy & environment, and industrial & manufacturing. Sunpower's facility in Athens, Ohio houses life cycle functionality from concept through production and sales.