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Ovonic Battery Co., Inc. develops and distributes batteries. The company is headquartered in Plymouth, MI.

BASF Corp. manufactures commercial and industrial chemicals. The firm serves the aerospace, agriculture, automotive, clean energy, nutrition, textiles, and building, and construction sectors. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered Florham Park, NJ.

Lam Aviation, Inc. produces advanced wing control systems. Its product, Lam Aero System combines the high-lift and lateral control devices in a single and integrated package. The company was founded by Michael Lam and is headquartered in Los Altos Hills, CA.

Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. operates as a non-profit organization, which works to forge practical solutions that help nature and people prosper sustainably. It launched the Smart Boat Initiative (SBI) which focuses on leveraging the technological advances and plummeting costs in sensors, artificial intelligence, broadband communication and data analytics to equip and surround fishing vessels of all sizes with digital tools and infrastructure that can increase sustainability, accountability, profitability and transparency in fishing. The company was founded by Arthur P. Cooley, Charles F. Wurster and Dennis Puleston in 1967 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Medley Partners Management LLC is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Mark W. Heising. It is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Bipartisan Policy Center is an American company that believes in the importance of bipartisanship. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company takes views from both parties and work together to find solutions. The company helps American businesses thrive and compete by driving policies that support workers and spark innovation. The company was founded by Howard H. Baker, Thomas Andrew Daschle, Bob Dole.

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

McLaren Group Ltd. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of luxury automotive sports cars and supercars, motorsport, and technology. The firm owns and operates McLaren Racing, McLaren Automotive, and McLaren Applied. The company is headquartered in Woking, the United Kingdom.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory engages on research of environmental studies, nanoscience, and quantitative biology, physics and nuclear energy. The lab is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by the University of California. It was founded in 1931 by Ernest Orlando Lawrence and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

GM Korea Co. manufactures automobiles and parts. It manufactures vehicles, engines and transmissions. Its product lineup includes the Chevrolet Spark, Chevrolet Aveo, Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet Orlando, Alpheon(Buick LaCrosse), Camaro, Captiva SUV as well as mini-commercial vehicles such as the Damas and Labo. The company was founded on August 7, 2002 and is headquartered in Incheon, South Korea.

Linde, Inc. engages in design, engineering, manufacturing, and building of equipment that produces and distributes industrial gases. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Danbury, CT.

ThermoLift, Inc. is a company that is based in Stony Brook, NY. The company is an affiliate of Stony Brook University's Clean Energy Business Incubator Program (CEBIP) and is headquartered at the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC). ThermoLift's engineering, development, and testing center is located in Livonia, NY. The company's TC3 has been ranked #1 in the DOE report "Energy Savings Potential and RD&D Opportunities for Commercial Building HVAC Systems." The DOE provided funding, and performance testing was conducted by Oak Ridge National Labs. The TC3 has received an agency field label approval for installation in buildings. It was founded in 2012 by Peter Hofbauer and Paul Schwartz, and the CEO is David Parks.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP (KKR) is a private equity subsidiary of KKR & Co. Inc founded in 1976 by Henry Kravis, George Roberts and Jerome Kohlberg. The firm is headquartered in New York.

EnerDel, Inc. manufactures lthium-ion battery solutions. It designs, builds, and manufactures lithium-ion energy storage solutions and battery systems with a focus on heavy duty transportation, on-and-off grid electrical, mass transit, and task-oriented applications. The firm offers integrated systems consisting of cells, management controls, and mechanical packaging. The company was founded on October 27, 2004 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Part of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Harman Becker Automotive Systems, Inc. designs and manufactures video, navigation systems and infotainment systems for the automotive original equipment manufacturers. The company is based in Farmington Hills, MI.

Goodrich Aerospace Corp. designs and manufactures electronic control systems. The company also manufactures motor drives for cargo handling. It also designs and fabricates test stands. It is a subsidiary of Goodrich Corp. Goodrich Aerospace is headquartered in Chula Vista, CA

Altairnano, Inc. designs and manufactures batteries. It also provides enabling battery technology for the EV, PHEV & HEV vehicle applications and is partnered with UQM in developing applications. Altairnano is located in Reno, NV

Ener1, Inc. develops and manufactures compact, high performance lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

hte AG the high throughput experimentation Co. provides technology, experimentation, and research and development solutions. The company’s solution areas cover hardware and software systems, project development, and research implementation activities. The firm specializes in catalyst testing, process optimization, laboratory automation, workflow management, training, and technical support. The company was founded by Wolfram Stichert in 1999 and is headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany.

Part of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., Mitsubishi Motors Europe BV is a company that is based in Born, Netherlands. The Dutch company's description is "Mitsubishi Motors Europe - Home". The CEOs of the company are Eric Wepierre, Frank Krol.

AZEGO AG supplies components for smartcards and semiconductors and provides technology services. The company is headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Presidio Partners is a venture capital firm founded in the year 1989 by Thomas R. Baruch. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

H.I.G. Ventures LLC is a private equity and venture capital firm located in Miami, Florida. The firm is a subsidiary of H.I.G. Capital Management, In

Dussur provides investment management services and industrial development. It focuses on creating profitable companies and sustainable businesses for the manufacturing, and oil and power sectors. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Part of BASF SE, BASF Biorenewable Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG is a German company that provides investment services. The company is based in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The CEOs are Markus Norbert Solibieda, Guido Voit. The company was founded in 2012.

EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht gGmbH functions as a college or university. Its services include academic, coaching@EBS, career services center, EBS languages center, accommodation database and EBS mediations services. The company is headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Deutsche Beteiligungs AG /Private Equity/ (DBAG) is a private equity arm of Deutsche Beteiligungs AG founded in 1965. The firm is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.