I had the opportunity to hear Nick d’Arbeloff, president of the New England Clean Energy Council, give a talk on Thursday, April 23, titled: “The Case for Energy Transformation: Climate Change, Energy Security, and Global Fossil Fuel Supply.”
d’Arbeloff extensively discussed the causes of global warming and the need for more sustainable energy supplies. Near the end of his presentation, he highlighted some of New England’s leading clean energy firms, in a wide range of categories. I thought this list was highly-targeted, and wanted to share it below, along with links to the various firms’ websites:
- A123 Systems – batteries
- Aircuity – energy efficiency
- Aspen Aerogels – advanced insulation
- EnerNOC – demand response for utilities
- Evergreen Solar – vertically integrated solar PV
- FloDesign Wind Turbine – turbine technology
- General Compression – energy storage (nacelle technology)
- GreenFuel – algae-based biofuel
- Konarka – thin film solar
- Mascoma – cellulostic ethanol
- ORPC – marine turbine techology
- Protonex – Fuel cells
- Qteros – cellulostic ethanol
- Ze-gen – waste-to-energy
d’Arbeloff concluded by explaining that despite the dire environmental trends (coupled with unstable energy prices and finite fossil fuel supplies), there will be a bright “green” future. He said this will be made possible, first, by the right policy, which will unleash innovation and free markets to solve our energy problems.
The event was hosted by Goodwin Procter LLP, and organized by my high school, BB&N. A special thanks to my friend, Jonathan Shapira, author of the Cleantech Investing in Israel blog, for making it happen.
Sustainable Ink 