Company Name:	Adams, Harkness & Hill
Contact Information:	Russell W. Landon, Managing Director 60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109 Phone: 617-371-3703, Fax: 617-371-3798 E-mail: rlandon@ahh.com Web site: http://www.ahh.com/
Company Description:	Adams, Harkness & Hill is an investment bank whose mission is to help emerging growth companies and the institutional investors that follow them achieve success. We accomplish this in two ways: First, by acting on their behalf with credibility—a credibility based on our long-standing reputation for unbiased and objective research. Second, by acting with continuity—the result of our long-term and quality-focused relationships Eric Prouty and Nam Kapur of AHH are analysts devoted to writing coverage of energy technology companies. AHH has five bankers devoted to providing investment-banking services to energy technology companies
Investor/Financier Type	Investment banking
Investment Range
Funding Stage	Early, venture, pre-IPO, and IPO/Post IPO
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International and United States
Technology Interests	AHH is interested in future investment opportunities in all areas of clean energy.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums

Company Name:	Advanced Materials Partners, Inc.
Contact Information:	Warner K. Babcock, Managing Director 45 Pine St., New Canaan, CT 06840 Phone: 203-966-6415, Fax: N/A E-mail: wkb@amplink.com
Company Description:
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$1 million - $2 million
Funding Stage	Seed, early, venture, and pre-IPO
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	United States
Technology Interests
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios

Company Name:	Advent International
Contact Information:	Michael Bevan, Principal 75 State St., Boston, MA 02109 Phone: 617-951-9741 E-mail: mbevan@adventinternational.com Web site: www.adventinternational.com
Company Description:	Advent International is one of the world's largest private equity firms with $6 billion in cumulative capital raised and offices in 13 countries. Since the group's founding in 1984, it has invested in more than 500 companies in 35 countries and has helped businesses raise $10 billion through public equity and debt offerings, including 128 IPOs on major stock exchanges worldwide. Advent has invested in energy technology for the past 15 years, including Active Power, Astro Power, Boulder Battery, Superconductivity, and Xenergy.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$1 million to $8 million
Funding Stage	Seed, early, venture, pre-IPO, mature
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International
Technology Interests	Advent International is interested in investments in all areas of renewable energy technologies.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Involved in the National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios	Sloan Wobbeking - Associate Michael Bevan - Principal Lindsay Pike - Partner John Rockwell - Partner George ReichenBach - Partner

Company Name:	Altira Group, LLC
Contact Information:	Peter Edwards, Partner 1625 Broadway, Suite 2150, Denver, CO 80202 Phone: 303-623-5200 Fax: 501-377-3444 E-mail: pedwards@altiragroup.com Web site: www.altiragroup.com/
Company Description:	Altira Group deals in venture capital for seed and early-stage energy technology ventures.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$2 million
Funding Stage	Seed, early, venture
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	United States
Technology Interests	Altira Group is interested in future investment opportunities in all areas of clean energy.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Is interested in involvement with the National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the NREL Industry Growth Forums.
Key Bios

Company Name:	Ameren Energy Fuels and Services
Contact Information:	Andrew Southwell, Executive Director, Financial Development 1901 Choteau Avenue, MC 611, St. Louis, MO 63103 Phone: 314-554-2629, Fax: 314-554-4188 E-mail: asouthwell@ameren.com
Company Description:	Ameren is the utility for Missouri and central Illinois. The business development group of Ameren Energy Fuels & Services includes 12 individuals and an annual budget of $80 million for investments in fuels-related businesses.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture, industry, utility, debt
Investment Range	$1 million
Funding Stage	Venture, pre-IPO, IPO/post IPO
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	United States
Technology Interests	Ameren is interested in future investment opportunities in alternative fuels and chemicals, combined heat and power, fuel cells, green buildings, hydrogen, microturbines, photovoltaics, wind, and energy-efficient lighting systems.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs
Key Bios

Company Name:	Angeleno Group
Contact Information:	Molly Mickelson 2029 Century Park E., Los Angeles, CA 90027 Phone: 310-552-2790 Fax: 310-552-2727 E-mail: info@angelenogroup.com Web site: www.angelenogroup.com
Company Description:	Angeleno Group is a private equity firm focused on high growth investments in energy and environmental technology companies.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$1M-$20M
Funding Stage	Seed, Early, Venture, Pre IPO, IPO/Post IPO, Mature
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	United States and International
Technology Interests	Clean Vehicles, Combined Heat & Power, Energy Efficiency/Conservation, Energy Management Systems, Emissions Control, Green Buildings, Hybrid Power Gen., Hybrid Vehicles Photovoltaics, Power Electronics, Power Quality, Emissions Control, Fuel Cells, Power Quality, Reliability, Transmission (Electricity), and Other Advanced Energy Technology - Energy intelligence and control, transmission and distribution efficiency, power storage, fuel technologies, power quality & reliability, emission reduction technologies, and distributed generation.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios	Yaniv Tepper: Mr. Tepper is co-founder and a Managing Partner of Angeleno Group ("AG"). Mr. Tepper oversees AG's investment activities in generation oriented technologies, advanced materials & components and energy storage. Prior to the formation of AG in 2001, Mr. Tepper managed $2 billion in private and public equities and structured securities on behalf of institutional and mutual fund clients while at Aetna (now a part of ING Group), a financial services company. Earlier in his career, Mr. Tepper was a materials engineer at Bechtel. Mr. Tepper holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from U.C. Berkeley, an M.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering from MIT and an M.S. in management from MIT. Daniel Weiss: Mr. Weiss is co-founder and a Managing Partner of AG. Mr. Weiss oversees AG' s investment activities in the areas of pollution control, transmission and distribution infrastructure and fuel technologies. Prior to the formation of AG, Mr. Weiss was an attorney at O'Melveny & Myers in Los Angeles, working in the firm's mergers and acquisitions, international and high technology practice groups. Mr. Weiss holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School, an M.A. from Stanford University and a B.A. with high honors from U.C. Berkeley. Zeb Rice: Mr. Rice is co-founder and a Managing Partner of AG. Mr. Rice oversees AG's investment activities in the areas of energy efficiency and demand management, environmental technologies and exploration and production technologies. Prior to the formation of AG, Mr. Rice managed venture investing for News Corporation in Australia and Asia. His portfolio included seed and expansion stage investments in high growth technology companies. Mr. Rice received a B.S. Magna Cum Laude in Government and Economics from Bowdoin College.

Company Name:	Applied Ventures, LLC
Contact Information:	Robert Salama 3050 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95052 Phone: 408-563-5390, Fax: N/A E-mail: robert_salama@amat.com Web site: www.appliedventures.com
Company Description:	Applied Ventures, LLC is the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, Inc. (*Nasdaq: AMAT), the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology solutions for the electronics industry with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products. At Applied Materials, we apply nanomanufacturing technology to improve the way people live. Applied Ventures invests in high-growth, early stage technology companies. We are driven by both financial and strategic objectives, and our mission is to profitably invest in companies that provide a window on technologies that advance the semiconductor and related industries. The fund focuses on companies pursuing technologies and markets that provide a natural extension to Applied Materials' core business in addition to innovations that stimulate the growth of applications for semiconductors, displays and related products and services.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$3 million
Funding Stage	Seed, early, and venture
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International
Technology Interests	Alternative Fuels and Chemicals, Energy Efficiency/Conservation, Fuel Cells, Photovoltaics
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	No, but I want to become involved.
Key Bios

Company Name:	Ardesta
Contact Information:	Tony C. Anast, Vice President of Corporate and Business Development 755 Phoenix Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 Phone: 734-994-7000, Fax: N/A E-mail: tonyanast@ardesta.com Web site: www.ardesta.com
Company Description:	Ardesta : Acquires and aggregates intellectual property rights Starts new businesses to develop commercial/industrial applications Invests in developing companies Creates an efficient channel of distribution for microsystems technologies and information Develops industry-building activities such as trade publications, web sites and trade shows Ardesta is like a traditional venture capitalist - investing in microsystems startups and early stage companies. Ardesta is like an incubator - providing business and technical resources to support these companies.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$2.5 million
Funding Stage	Seed, early, and venture
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	United States
Technology Interests	Ardesta is interested in future investments in fuel cells, energy-efficient lighting systems, microturbines, and photovoltaics. The group also is interested in MEMS, microsystems, nanotechnology, and other forms of small technologies related to energy.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs
Key Bios

Company Name:	Arete Corporation
Contact Information:	Robert Shaw Jr., President P.O. Box 1299, Center Harbor, NH 03226 Phone: 603-253-9797, Fax: 603-253-9799 Email: aretecorp@cyberportal.net Web site: www.arete-microgen.com
Company Description:	Aretê Corporation has been managing venture capital funds focused on the needs and interests of the electric and gas utility industries since 1985. As manager of the Micro-Generation Technology Fund, Aretê has the ability to: Participate in the origination of ventures to address unfilled needs in the micro-generation market. Provide active management assistance to ventures in the Fund's portfolio.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	Between $500,000 - $3 million
Funding Stage	Seed, early, and pre-IPO
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International and United States
Technology Interests	The group has made investments in combined heat and power, emissions control, fuel cells, hydrogen, microturbines, photovoltaics, power electronics, and power quality. Arete is also interested in expanding its investments in the same areas.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios

Company Name:	Asia West
Contact Information:	Sanford J. Selman, Managing Director 121 Post Road East Westport, CT 06881 Phone: 203-221-7454 E-mail: sandy@asiawestfunds.com Web site: www.asiawestfunds.com
Company Description:	Strategic investor in environmental technologies that have application in the developing world.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range
Funding Stage	Early, Venture
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	National, International
Technology Interests
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios

Company Name:	Atrium Capital
Contact Information:	Eric Ramberg, Principal 3000 Sand Hill Road, Building 2, Suite 240 Menlo Park, CA 94025 Phone: 650-233-7878 E-mail: eramberg at atriumcapital dot com Web site: www.atriumcapital.com
Company Description:	Atrium Capital is a leader in corporate strategic venture investing.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range
Funding Stage	Seed, Early, Venture
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	Local, National, International
Technology Interests	Alternative Fuels & Chemicals, Biomass Power, Clean Vehicles, Combined Heat & Power, Energy Efficiency/Conservation, Energy Management Systems, Fuel Cells, Green Buildings, Hybrid Power Gen., Hybrid Vehicles, Hydro, Hydrogen, Information Technologies, Lighting Systems, Energy Efficient, Micro Turbines, Photovoltaics, Solar Thermal, Transmission (Electricity), Wave Energy Generation
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Would like to become involved.
Key Bios

Company Name:	Atrium Capital
Contact Information:	Eric Ramberg, Principal 3000 Sand Hill Road, Building 2, Suite 240 Menlo Park, CA 94025 Phone: 650-233-7878 E-mail: eramberg@atriumcapital.com Web site: www.atriumcapital.com
Company Description:	Atrium Capital is a leader in corporate strategic venture investing.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range
Funding Stage	Seed, Early, Venture
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	Local, National, International
Technology Interests	Alternative Fuels & Chemicals, Biomass Power, Clean Vehicles, Combined Heat & Power, Energy Efficiency/Conservation, Energy Management Systems, Fuel Cells, Green Buildings, Hybrid Power Gen., Hybrid Vehicles, Hydro, Hydrogen, Information Technologies, Lighting Systems, Energy Efficient, Micro Turbines, Photovoltaics, Solar Thermal, Transmission (Electricity), Wave Energy Generation
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Would like to become involved.
Key Bios

Company Name:	Battelle Ventures
Contact Information:	Tracy Warren, Associate 103 Carnegie Center, Suite 200 Princeton, NJ 08540 Phone: 609-921-1456 Fax: 609-921-8703 E-mail: tracy@battelleventures.com Web site: http://www.battelleventures.com
Company Description:	Battelle Ventures, L.P., a $150-million fund, will principally, but not exclusively, create new or support existing early-stage companies that can materially benefit from technologies that emerge from Battelle Memorial Institute and the National Laboratories that Battelle manages or co-manages for the U.S. Department of Energy.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$1 million
Funding Stage	Seed, early
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	National
Technology Interests	Is interested in becoming involved with The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business and Industry Growth Forums.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios

Company Name:	Battery Ventures
Contact Information:	Jason Matlof. Venture Partner 901 Mariner Island Blvd., Suite 475 San Mateo, CA 94404 Phone:650-372-3939 E-mail: jmatlof@battery.com Web site: www.battery.com
Company Description:	Battery Ventures is a traditional venture capital firm with over $2 Billion in capital under management and investing in early to emerging stage technology firms. We have historically invested in information technology and services, but are actively pursuing energy and renewable energy related investments.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$5,000,000 to $20,000,000
Funding Stage	Seed, Early. Venture. Pre IPO
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	Local, National. International
Technology Interests	Alternative Fuels & Chemicals, Energy Efficiency/Conservation, Energy Management Systems, Fuel Cells, Green Buildings, Hybrid Power Gen., Hybrid Vehicles, Hydro, Hydrogen, Information Technologies, Lighting Systems, Energy Efficient, Micro Turbines, Photovoltaics, Power Electronics, Reliability, Solar Thermal, Wave Energy Generation Wind
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Is interested in becoming involved.
Key Bios

Company Name:	Bechtel Enterprises, Inc.
Contact Information:	Jane Seto, Vice President Technology Ventures 50 California Street, Suite 2200, San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: 415-768-2840 E-mail: jxseto@ben.bechtel.com Web site: http://www.bechtel.com/
Company Description:
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	Average investment size of $3 million
Funding Stage	Early, venture industry
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International and United States
Technology Interests	Bechtel Enterprises is interested in future investment opportunities in all areas of clean energy.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios

Company Name:	Black Emerald Group
Contact Information:	Eric J. Urbani, Managing Director, 445 Park Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY Phone: 212-675-3105, Fax: 212-675-5890 E-mail: eric.urbani@blackemerald.com Web site: www.blackemerald.com
Company Description:	Black Emerald is an investment banking firm specializing in renewable energy and environmental technology corporate and project finance.
Investor/Financier Type	Investment banking
Investment Range	$2.5 million
Funding Stage	Early, venture, pre-IPO, mature
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	United States and international
Technology Interests	Black Emerald is interested in investments in alternative fuels and chemicals, biomass power, clean vehicles, combined heat and power, energy efficiency/conservation, fuel cells, hybrid vehicles, hydrogen, energy-efficient lighting systems, microturbines, solar thermal, wind, and photovoltaics.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs
Key Bios

Company Name:	Blue Hill Partners, LLC
Contact Information:	Joyce M. Ferris, Managing Partner 40 W. Evergreen Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19118 Phone: 215-247-2400 E-mail: joyceferris@bluehillpartners.com Web site: www.bluehillpartners.com
Company Description:	Blue Hill Partners, LLC, invests equity capital in venture-stage companies in the advanced industrial technology sector, which includes companies with technologies that significantly improve industrial process efficiency, reduce costs, and maintain the integrity of the surrounding environment. The group takes equity positions in companies that have growth and profit potential. These companies also have strong management teams and potential "breakthrough" technologies that are likely to transform current practices in their industry or sector. The multidisciplinary team has a broad set of skills, resources, and experience in the sector that is a valuable resource available to portfolio companies.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$5 million - $10 million
Funding Stage	Venture
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International and United States
Technology Interests	The group is interested in advanced industrial technology investments, which include renewable energy, resource efficiency, environmental remediation, water technology, and recycling.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios

Company Name:	Brand Equity Ventures
Contact Information:	Michael Majors, Investment Manager One Stamford Plaza, 263 Tresser Blvd., 16th Floor, Stamford, CT 06901 Phone: 203-724-1100, Fax: 203-724-1155 E-mail: mike@brand-equity.com Web site: www.brand-equity.com
Company Description:	Brand Equity Ventures specializes in marketing, bringing this value-added expertise to the table.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$2 million
Funding Stage	Early and venture
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	United States and local (Stamford, Connecticut)
Technology Interests	The group currently focuses on e-commerce, but they are interested in all types of energy categories in the future.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Is interested in becoming involved with The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios

Company Name:	Cadre International
Contact Information:	Scott Gressitt, President/CEO 130 West LA Cienega, San Marcos, CA 92069 Phone: 760-591-9000, Fax: 760-510-9933 E-mail: scott@gressitt.com Web site: N/A
Company Description
Investor/Financier Type	Venture, investment banking, broker, angel, industry, utility, debt, project, and consultant
Investment Range	$1 million
Funding Stage	Seed, early, venture, pre-IPO, IPO/post IPO, and mature
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International
Technology Interests	Cadre International is interested in future investment opportunities in all areas of clean energy.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Is interested in becoming involved with the National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios

Company Name:	Calvert Funds
Contact Information:	Stephen H. Moody, Principal 4550 Montgomery Ave. 100 N, Bethesda, MD 20814 Phone: 301-961-4786 E-mail: ventures@calvert.com Web site: www.calvert.com
Company Description	Calvert is one of the Washington, D.C., area's largest mutual fund groups with approximately $8 billion in assets under management for more than 200,000 investors. Three Calvert funds allocate a small portion of assets to early-stage venture capital and private equity. The venture program invests in companies that have both strong profit potential and a product or service beneficial to health, the environment, or quality of life. The active portfolio includes approximately 30 direct investments as well as 25 investments in other venture funds.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$250,000 to $2.5 million
Funding Stage	Seed, early, venture, pre-IPO
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	Maryland area and national
Technology Interests	Calvert Funds is interested in investments in all areas of renewable energy technologies.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs
Key Bios

Company Name:	Capital Equity Partners, LLC
Contact Information:	Aaron Ariel, Director of International Operations 410 Park Avenue New York, NY 22100 Phone: 775-269-6199 E-mail: aaron@capitalequitypartners.com Web site: www.capitalequitypartners.com
Company Description	Capital Equity Partners structures transactions and raises capital for companies pursuing business opportunities in developing and industrialized nations worldwide in project & infrastructure finance, acquisitions, private equity funds and other funding techniques to support our clients' international business goals, by leveraging the financial support of more than 350 government agencies, global multilateral organizations and private investors, including banks, pension funds, REITS and industry related. Capital Equity Partners has successfully arranged millions of dollars in the telecommunications, water, transportation, wind power, energy, oil & gas, agribusiness and hospitality sectors. We are seeking wind power project in Central and South America to participate, with minimum capital requirements of US $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 dollars.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture, investment banking, utility, debt, project, and consultant
Investment Range	$10,000,000
Funding Stage	Seed, Early, Venture, Pre IPO, IPO/Post IPO, and Mature
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International
Technology Interests	Biomass Power, Fuel Cells, Hybrid Power Gen., Hydro, Information Technologies, Photovoltaics, Solar Thermal,Transmission (Electricity, Wave Energy Generation, Wind
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Past/Current Involvement with NREL Industry Growth Forum or National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators
Key Bios

Company Name:	Cartesian Capital Corporation
Contact Information:	Erwyn Naidoo, Associate 2 Bloor Street West, Suite 3400, P.O. Box 61 Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4W 3E2 Phone: 416-644-6000, 500 Fax: 416-644-6001 E-mail: N/A Web site: www.cartesiancapital.com
Company Description	Cartesian Capital is a venture partner to Canada's leading corporations. The group is an investment partnership engaged in corporate venturing and alternative asset management, which focuses on energy technologies, enterprise management, and information and communications technologies as applied to the energy industry.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture, investment banking, angel, and merchant banking.
Investment Range	$500,000
Funding Stage	Seed, early, venture, pre-IPO, IPO/post IPO, and mature
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International
Technology Interests	Cartesian is interested in future investment opportunities in all areas of clean energy and is especially interested in measurement and related monitoring instrumentation.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Is interested in becoming involved with the National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios	Vahan Kololian: cofounder and chairman; Tye Burt: cofounder and president; see Web site for detailed bios

Company Name:	CEI Community Ventures
Contact Information:	Michael H. Gurau, President 2 Portland Fish Pier, Suite 201 Portland, ME 04101 Phone, Fax: 207-772-5356 E-mail: mhg@ceimaine.org Web site: www.ceicommunityventures.com
Company Description	CEI Community Ventures is a $10M socially responsible fund targeting northeast US.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$500,000
Funding Stage	Seed, early, venture, pre-IPO
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	Local (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maryland and New York-upstate)
Technology Interests	Is interested in all renewable energy technologies for future investments
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Is interested in becoming involved with The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios

Company Name:	CEfotech Pte Ltd.
Contact Information:	Chuan Hoe Lim, Director 605B MacPherson Road #06-12, Singapore, 368241 Phone: 65-488-1968 E-mail: cefotech@singnet.com.sg Web site: N/A
Company Description	Trading of solar generator and panel technology.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range
Funding Stage	Seed
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International
Technology Interests	CEfotech is interested in future investment opportunities in green buildings, energy-efficient lighting systems, and photovoltaics.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs
Key Bios

Company Name:	Chestnut Capital LLC
Contact Information:	David Marcus, Managing Member 294 Chestnut Street West Newton, MA 02465 Phone: 617-514-7800 E-mail: dmarcus@chestnutcapital.com Web site: http://www.chestnutcapital.com
Company Description	Wind Energy Investor
Investor/Financier Type	Venture, Angel, Industry, Project
Investment Range
Funding Stage	Seed, Early, Venture, Pre Ipo, IPO/Post IPO
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	National
Technology Interests	Chestnut Capital LLC selected "All".
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs
Key Bios

Company Name:	ChevronTexaco Technology Solutions
Contact Information:	Jim Gable, Director 6001 Bollinger Canyon Road, F1188, San Ramon, CA 94583 Phone: 925-842-2095 E-mail: james.gable@chevrontexaco.com Web site: www.chevrontexaco.com
Company Description	An investment group focused on intersecting advanced energy technologies, including clean energy technologies, at an early to mid-stage of development. Part of ChevronTexaco Technology Ventures.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$1 million to $2 million initially
Funding Stage	Early
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	United States
Technology Interests	ChevronTexaco Technology Solutions is currently involved in investments with fuel cells. The group is interested in investments in a broad area of clean energy technologies.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Involved in the National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios

Company Name:	Chrysalix Energy
Contact Information:	Christine Bergeron, Investment Manager 1682 West 7th Avenue, Suite 200, Vancouver, BC V6J4S6 Phone: 604-659-5499 Fax: 604-659-5479 E-mail: cbergeron@chrysalix.com Web site: www.chrysalix.com
Company Description	Chrysalix Energy invests in and supports compelling technologies and entrepreneurial management teams that address the changing demands of the global energy industry. Its unique combination of experienced venture investment professionals, global strategic partners and specialized domain knowledge, enable Chrysalix to identify, finance and develop highly profitable and innovative growth businesses in the Clean Energy sector. Areas of investment interest include: Solar Technology, Fuel Cells & Hydrogen, Biofuels & Biomass Conversion, New Materials, Clean Coal, GHG Reduction, Energy Efficiency, Battery & Energy Storage, Waste Gasification and Biological Energy Conversion. Founded in 2001, we actively work with our clients and support them with deep industry and technical knowledge, management and board assistance, organized networking with industrial and financial partners, management of intellectual property, and direct access to capital. Investors in the Chrysalix Energy Partnerships include Robeco, Saristar Enterprises (advised by Consensus Environment), Citigroup Venture Capital International, Teachers� Private Capital, West LB Mellon Asset Management, Delta Lloyd, Kuwait Petroleum Corp, Essent, Mitsubishi Corporation, BASF Venture Capital, Shell Hydrogen and Ballard Power Systems among others.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range
Funding Stage	Seed, early
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International
Technology Interests
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Interested in becoming involved in the National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios

Company Name:	CIBC Capital Partners
Contact Information:	Jay Hatfield, Managing Director 425 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10017 Phone: 212-856-6704, Fax: 212-885-4829 E-mail: jay.hatfield@us.cibc.com
Company Description
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$5 million
Funding Stage	Early, venture, and pre-IPO
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	United States
Technology Interests	CIBC is interested in all forms of energy investments.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs
Key Bios

Company Name:	CIBC World Markets
Contact Information:	Hugh Holman, Executive Director 2000 K St. NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20006 Phone: 202-261-0759, Fax: 202-261-0761 E-mail: hugh.holman@us.cibc.com
Company Description:
Investor/Financier Type	Investment banking
Investment Range
Funding Stage	Seed, early, venture, pre-IPO, IPO/post IPO, mature
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International, United States, and locally (Washington, D.C., area)
Technology Interests	CIBC invests in fuel cells and hydrogen. The group also is interested in alternative fuels and chemicals, biomass power, combines heat and power, microturbines, photovoltaics, power electronics, solar thermal, and wind.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs
Key Bios

Company Name:	Cimarron Capital
Contact Information:	Devon Sauzek, Investment Officer 301 NW 63rd, Suite 500 Oklahoma City, OK 73116 Phone: 405-848-3572
Company Description:
Investor/Financier Type	Debt, development loans for growing companies
Investment Range	Up to $1 million
Funding Stage	Cash flow positive with investment
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	Local (Oklahoma projects only)
Technology Interests	Cimarron is interested in future investment opportunities in all areas of clean energy.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios

Company Name:	Cinergy Ventures, LLC
Contact Information:	David Mulder, Director, Venture Development and Integration 105 E. Fourth Street, Suite 510, Cincinnati, OH 45202 Phone: 513-287-1372, Fax: 513-287-4090 E-mail: dmulder@cinergy.com Web site: N/A
Company Description:
Investor/Financier Type	Venture and utility investor
Investment Range	$2 million - $5 million
Funding Stage	Early, venture, and pre-IPO
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	United States, international
Technology Interests	The group's primary interests include combined heat and power, e-commerce, fuel cells, microturbines, power quality, reliability, and wind. Is looking for future investments in biomass power, hybrid power generation, hydrogen, information technologies, microturbines, photovoltaics, power electronics, power quality, and reliability.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
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Company Name:	Clean Pacific Ventures
Contact Information:	Sean Schickedanz, General Partner 655 Redwood Highway Mill Valley CA 94941 Phone: 415-388-0133 E-mail: sean@cleanpacific.com Web site: www.cleanpacific.com
Company Description
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$1-3 million
Funding Stage	Early
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	National
Technology Interests	Alternative Fuels & Chemicals, Appliances, Energy-Efficient, Biomass Power, Clean Vehicles, Combined Heat & Power, E-Commerce, Energy Efficiency/Conservation, Energy Management Systems, Emissions Control, Energy Storage, Fuel Cells, Green Buildings, Hybrid Power Gen., Hybrid Vehicles, Hydro, Hydrogen, Information Technologies, Lighting Systems, Energy Efficient, Micro Turbines, Photovoltaics, Power Electronics, Power Quality, Reliability, Solar Thermal, Space Conditioning, Transmission (Electricity), Wave Energy Generation, Wind
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs
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Company Name:	CleanTech Partners, Inc.
Contact Information:	Eric G. Postel Director - Venture Investments 8309 Greenway Blvd. Middleton, WI 53562 Phone: 608-203-0115 Fax: 608-203-0119 E-mail: epostel@cleantechpartners.org Web site: www.cleantechpartners.org
Company Description	We are a non-profit 501c(3) located in Madison, Wisconsin. We have a $3.5 million investment fund which is run with a commercial mindset. Investments are usually up to $350,000 in size, and can be equity or debt. The funding for our current fund specifies that it is to be used to help develop and commercialize energy efficiency technologies that can save electricity, natural gas or propane in the State of Wisconsin. However, there are no restrictions on actual source of the technologies — we have invested in technologies coming out of Maryland, Pennsylvania and Canada besides those developed here in Wisconsin.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture, Angel, Debt, Project
Investment Range	$350,000
Funding Stage	Seed, Early, Venture
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	National
Technology Interests	Biomass Power, Energy Efficiency/Conservation, Hydrogen
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs
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Company Name:	Conduit Ventures
Contact Information:	John Butt, CEO 20-21 Took's Court, Cursitor Street London EC4A 1LB United KingdomP Phone: +44-207-242-9595 Fax: +44 207 405 2863 Dir: +44 207 269 6474 Mob : +44 7788 136 992 E-mail: jb@conduit-ventures.com Web site: www.conduit-ventures.com
Company Description:	Conduit Ventures is focused on venture capital funding for fuel cells and the hydrogen economy.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range
Funding Stage	Venture, pre-IPOs
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International
Technology Interests	Conduit Ventures is interested in fuel cells and hydrogen technologies.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Would like to become involved.
Key Bios	John Butt is the Chief Executive Officer and founding partner of Conduit Ventures Ltd. John has worked in mergers and acquisitions and privatisations for over eleven years at Citigroup and PriceWaterhouse based in the US, UK and Germany. As a Director at Citigroup's Salomon Smith Barney he focused on the energy industry, fuel cells and related technologies, where he was instrumental in establishing the Power Technology Group in Europe. John has also worked at the Bank of England, London, and was educated at St. Andrews University, Scotland where he obtained a degree in biochemistry and at the Kenan-Flagler Business School of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina where he obtained an MBA.

Company Name:	Commons Capital Management, LLC
Contact Information:	Willy Osborn, Manager 115 Buckminster Road Brookline, MA 02445 Phone: 617-734-1047 Fax: 617-734-3115 E-mail: wosborn@aol.com Web site: www.commonscapital.com
Company Description:
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$250,000 - $500,000
Funding Stage	Seed, early, and venture projects
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	United States
Technology Interests	The group currently focuses on clean vehicles, energy management systems, fuel cells, microturbines, photovoltaics, power quality, and reliability; but they are interested in investing in all types of investment categories in the future.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Is involved in the National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums.
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Company Name:	Connecticut Innovations/Clean Energy Fund
Contact Information:	Charles Moret, Managing Director 999 West Street, Rocky Hill, CT 06107 Phone: 860-563-0015, Fax: N/A E-mail: charlie.moret@ctinnovations.com Web site: www.ctcleanenergy.com
Company Description	Renewable energy investment fund for the State of Connecticut
Investor/Financier Type
Investment Range	$500,000 - $5 million
Funding Stage	Seed and early venture
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	Locally (Connecticut)
Technology Interests	Connecticut Innovations invests in biomass power, fuel cells, photovoltaics, power quality, and reliability. Their future interests also include fuel cells, wave energy, wind, and green buildings.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
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Company Name:	Cornell Capital
Contact Information:	David Ratzker, Vice President, Corporate Finance 101 Hudson Street, Suite 3700 Jersey City NJ 07302 201-985-8300 ext. 130 dratzker@cornellcapital.com Web site: www.cornellcapital.com
Company Description	Founded in 2001, Cornell is a private investment firm that specializes in structured finance and, according to Knobias Pipe Trac, was one of the most active investors in the U.S. in terms of the number of structured equity financings in 2005. Knobias also reported that Cornell has structured over $1 billion in committed equity capital in over 100 transactions within the last 12 months. Cornell works closely with management to design custom-tailored, alternative financing structures that meet each individual company�s capital needs and corporate goals. For more information please visit: www.cornellcapital.com.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture, Investment Banking, Broker, Industry, Debt, Project, Equity
Investment Range	$5M - 25M
Funding Stage	Pre IPO, IPO/Post IPO, Mature, Public
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	Local, National, International
Technology Interests	Alternative Fuels & Chemicals, Appliances, Energy-Efficient, Biomass Power, Clean Vehicles, Combined Heat & Power, E-Commerce, Energy Efficiency/Conservation, Energy Management Systems, Emissions Control, Energy Storage, Fuel Cells, Green Buildings, Hybrid Power Gen., Hybrid Vehicles, Hydro, Hydrogen, Information Technologies, Lighting Systems, Energy Efficient, Micro Turbines, Photovoltaics, Power Electronics, Power Quality, Reliability, Solar Thermal, Space Conditioning, Transmission (Electricity), Wave Energy Generation, Wind
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Yes
Key Bios	Mr. Ratzker joined Cornell Capital Partners in August of 2003 and has structured and placed over $100 million private equity transactions for publicly traded corporations in a variety of sectors. Mr. Ratzker focuses high growth as well as debt restructure transactions. Mr. Ratzker holds a Bachelors of Science from Yeshiva University.

Company Name:	Cornerstone Holdings
Contact Information:	Chris Rockers, Principal 11001 W. 120th Ave, Suite 310 Broomfield CO 80021 Phone: 303-410-2531 E-mail: crockers@cstoneholdings.com Web site: www.cstoneholdings.com
Company Description	Cornerstone Holdings is a venture capital and private equity group based in Broomfield Colorado. In 2006 the investment team decided top focus on investing in the energy sector. Typically Cornerstone invests between $1 to $3 million per financing round but can go as high as $10 million in the right circumstances.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture, Angel, Debt
Investment Range	$1-10 million
Funding Stage	Early, Venture, Pre IPO, Mature
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	National
Technology Interests	Alternative Fuels & Chemicals, Appliances, Energy-Efficient, Biomass Power, Clean Vehicles, Combined Heat & Power, E-Commerce, Energy Efficiency/Conservation, Energy Management Systems, Emissions Control, Energy Storage, Fuel Cells, Green Buildings, Hybrid Power Gen., Hybrid Vehicles, Hydro, Hydrogen, Information Technologies, Lighting Systems, Energy Efficient, Micro Turbines, Photovoltaics, Power Electronics, Power Quality, Reliability, Solar Thermal, Space Conditioning, Transmission (Electricity), Wave Energy Generation, Wind
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs
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Company Name:	DFJ Element
Contact Information:	Tim Newell, Managing Director 2882 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150 Menlo Park, CA 94025 E-mail: tim@dfjelement.com
Company Description	DFJ Element is a venture capital fund focused broadly on clean technologies. The fund was launched in 2005 in partnership with Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$5-7 million
Funding Stage	Seed, Early, Venture, Pre Ipo
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	National & International
Technology Interests	Alternative Fuels & Energy; Appliances, Energy_Efficient; Biomass Power; Clean Vehicles; Combined Heat & Power; E-Commerce; Energy Efficiency/Conservation; Energy Management Systems; Emissions Control; Energy Storage; Fuel Cells; Hybrid Power Gen.; Hybrid Vehicles; Hydro; Hydrogen; Information Technologies; Lighting Systems, Energy-Efficient; Micro-turbines; Photovoltaics; Power Electronics; Power Quality; Reliability; Solar Thermal; Space Conditioning; Transmission (Electricity); Wind;
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs
Key Bios	The Fund is managed by David Lincoln, former founding partner of EnerTech Capital; John Rockwell, Michael Bevan, and Lindsay Pike, the partners managing Advent International's energy technology investment practice; and Timothy Newell, an investment banking/private equity executive who also served in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy under President Clinton. Doug Brown, who served as President and CEO of Advent International from 1995 until 2003 when he became President and CEO of Ionics - a leading water purification technology company - serves as a Venture Partner to the Fund. The firm's investment committee also includes Raj Atluru, Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson and the leader of DFJ's clean technology practice.

Company Name:	DTE Energy Ventures, Inc.
Contact Information:	Ananth Ananthasubramaniam, Vice President 200 2nd Avenue, 852 WCB Detroit MI 48226 Phone: 313-235-9127, Cell: 313-929-7290 Fax: 313-235-4867 E-mail: ananthasubramaniamg@dteenergy.com
Company Description	DTE Energy Ventures is the corporate venturing arm of DTE Energy Company. DTE Energy Ventures invests in early-to-late stage private companies in the areas of clean energy technology and energy efficiency / optimization.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture, investment banking, industry, project, and joint ventures
Investment Range	$3 million - $10 million
Funding Stage	Seed, IPO/post IPO
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International and United States
Technology Interests	DTE Energy currently invests in interests including energy-efficient appliances, biomass power, clean vehicles, combined heat and power, emissions control, energy storage, fuel cells, green buildings, hybrid power generation, energy-efficient lighting systems, microturbines, photovoltaics, power electronics, power quality, reliability, and solar thermal. Some of their future interests include wave energy generation and wind.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
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