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HALO Maritime Defense Systems, Inc. provides engineering services. Its products include HALO system, Guardian Retractable Defensive Barrier system, Orion Retractable Defensive Barrier, and Sentinel Static Defensive Barrier. It specializes in the protection of naval bases, ports, nuclear power facilities, bridges, refineries, and other assets from terrorist attacks. The company was founded by Justin Bishop and Robert Gordon Bishop in 2000 and is headquartered in Newton, NH.

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development is a business development association. The non-profit company is based in Geneva, Switzerland. The Swiss company was founded in 1995 by Bertrand P. Collomb and Stephan Schmidheiny. M. Peter Bakker has been the CEO of the company since 2012.

Primoris Energy Solutions, Inc. provides automotive repair and maintenance services. It offers eco-friendly auto repair services to individuals, corporations, and fleets. Its products include, dual stage oil filter, motor oil, TireSource, nitrogen tire fill, anti-freeze coolants, and wheel weights. The firm's fleet maintenance services include oil changes and maintenance of brakes, brake line flush, power steering flush, radiator flush and lifetime air filters. Its areas of expertise encompass maintenance, repair, and green turning services. The company was founded by Ryan J. Ferrero, Tom Brennan and Peggy Brennan in 2009 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Spark Community Investment Co. provides integrated financing solutions for small and medium sized energy projects. The company was founded by Nikko Pattern-Weinstein , Joseph Scott Indvik, Nick Devonshire, and Pier Folger Lafarge in 2013 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

TPG Capital LLC is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of TPG Capital Advisors LLC founded in 1992 by William S. Price and James George Coulter. The firm is headquartered in Fort Worth with additional offices in London and São Paulo.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

E Source Companies LLC provides research and advisory services to utilities and large energy users. The company offers solutions in the areas of energy efficiency, utility customer satisfaction, program design, marketing, customer management, and sustainability. It also provides services in the categories of demand-side management, customer experience, technology assessment, marketing and segmentation, account management, solar, and utility strategy. The company was founded by Amory B. Lovins and Michael Shepard in 1986 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Energy Capital Partners Management LP (ECP) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Doug Kimmelman. The firm is headquartered in Summit, New Jersey with an additional office in San Diego, Fort Lauderdale, New York City, Houston and Seoul .

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. provides energy and environmental research services. It conducts research and development relating to the generation, delivery and use of electricity for the benefit of the public. The firm also provides technology, policy and economic analyses to drive long-range research and development planning and supports research in emerging technologies. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Earthrise Energy, Inc. is a company that acquires, develops, and operates power generation facilities to support the transition to clean energy. The company is based in Arlington, VA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company focuses on maintaining grid stability and resiliency, reinvesting in their sites for reliable operations, and developing new clean energy projects in and around communities. Earthrise Energy brings together renewable and thermal talent under one roof and is committed to being responsible business owners in the communities where they operate. The company was founded by Andrew Martin Vesey and Carla M. Tully, with Carla Tully serving as the CEO.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace engages in the analysis and development of policy ideas and engagement and collaboration with decision makers in the government, business, and civil society. It refers to issues such as climate and energy, defense and security, democracy and governance, economy, foreign polocy, global governance, nuclear weapons, political reform, society and culture, and technology. The company was founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1910 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Systemiq Incubation Ltd. was founded in 2016 and provides administrative services. The private company is based in London, UK.

Energy Systems Network (ESN) is a non-profit organization founded in 2009 that works with companies worldwide to accelerate the development and commercialization of energy and transportation technology. ESN is based in Indianapolis, IN, and is part of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP). ESN conducts industry research, pilot projects, and collaborative convening to advance new technologies and solutions. The organization has worked with companies such as Cummins, Duke Energy, Delphi, Toyota, and Toshiba, among others, to showcase and advance new technologies. The CEO of ESN is Paul Mitchell.

Savo Project Developers Ltd. is a British company that specializes in developing sustainable businesses and projects, as well as providing commercial capital services. Savo Project Developers was founded in 2019 by Gail Klintworth, Robbie Marwick, Christopher Klintworth, and Ademola Okuwoga, with Robbie Marwick serving as the CEO since 2019.

Energy Web Stiftung engages in the research and development of new technologies and applications, especially of new open and decentralized software architectures in the energy sector. It focuses on the development of the so-called Energy Blockchain and the related technology platform named Energy Web, as well as the promotion and support of applications using the Energy Web platform. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

Bregal Energy, Inc (Bregal Energy) is a private equity subsidiary of Good Energies AG founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in New York.

R Value, Inc. manufactures thermal window inserts. Its products are available in standard, acoustic, privacy, sleep panels, shade, museum and commercial grades. The firm's products provide thermal comfort and noise reduction. The company was founded by Samuel Pardue in November 2010 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

StreetLight Data, Inc. delivers next-generation geospatial business intelligence for the in-store retail ecosystem. It repurposes and recombines data from traffic and transportation management systems, such as traffic jam alerts and navigation to help retailers understand the context in which their stores operate. The company was founded by Rich Miller, Paul Friedman and Laura Schewel in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Unidoc SAS provides road marking services. The company is headquartered in Morangis, France.

TeraWatt Infrastructure, Inc. provides reliable charging solutions for the future of fleet transportation. The first network of high-powered charging centers for electric trucks is located on the I-10 highway, from to the border. The company is based in San Francisco, CA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company designs, operates, and owns electric vehicle charging centers for fleet operations combining property assets with energy and charging expertise. TeraWatt is a team of experienced individuals from the worlds of EV charging, renewable development, data centers, and mobility operations brought together to accelerate EV adoption for partners. The company was founded to be the nation's reliable, long-term partner in the rapidly expanding transition to all-electric transportation. The company was founded by Benjamin Birnbaum, John Ross Rapaport, and Ethan Goldsmith. Neha Palmer has been the CEO of the company since 2021.