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Eos creates cutting-edge and affordable energy storage solutions for the electric utility, solar, and commercial/industrial sectors. By using their battery technology, renewables can be dependable and cost-effective, meeting market expectations and sustainability goals.

Aseon Labs builds robotic pitstops for self-driving cars that provide charging, cleaning, and inspection for autonomous fleets directly in operating zones. The company develops modular robotic vehicle stations, referred to as Aseon Pods, that function as depots in a box rather than centralized facilities. These stations are designed to support autonomous vehicles with routine turnaround tasks so that vehicles can remain near demand instead of traveling to distant depots. Aseon Labs focuses on the operational infrastructure layer for autonomous mobility, offering hardware and software systems that manage robotic station operation. Its products are intended for autonomous fleet operators and mobility companies that need distributed, always-on infrastructure to keep vehicles available. The company positions its technology for use across urban operating areas where autonomous vehicles run continuous services.

NextDecade Corporation (NextDecade) is dedicated to enabling global access to energy with reduced carbon emissions. NextDecade is currently working on the development of a 27 million metric tons per annum (mtpa) LNG export project in South Texas, in partnership with its wholly owned subsidiaries Rio Grande LNG and NEXT Carbon Solutions. Additionally, they are spearheading one of the largest carbon capture and storage initiatives in North America. The Rio Grande LNG project is anticipated to offer competitively priced LNG products with lower carbon intensity in the international market. NextDecade's common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol “NEXT” and the company is based in Houston, Texas.

Comstock is a producing, Nevada-based, gold and silver mining company with extensive, contiguous property in the historic Comstock and Silver City mining districts (collectively, the “Comstock District”) and is an emerging leader in sustainable, responsible mining, including concurrent and accelerated reclamations, soil sampling, voluntary air monitoring, cultural asset protection and historical restorations. The Comstock District is located within the western portion of the Basin and Range Province of Nevada, between Reno and Carson City. The Company began acquiring properties in the Comstock District in 2003. Since then, the Company has consolidated a significant portion of the Comstock District, rezoned its properties consistent with mining uses, built an infrastructure, and brought an exploration project into production. Because of the Comstock District’s historical significance, the geology is well known and has been extensively studied by the Company, They advisors and many independent researchers. They have expanded They understanding of the geology of the project area through vigorous surface mapping, geophysical analysis, exploration drilling, drill hole logging and extensive mine development and planning, including geological level plans and cross-sectional analysis. The volume of geologic data is immense, and thus far the reliability has been excellent, particularly in the various Lucerne Mine areas. They have amassed a large library of historic data and detailed surface mapping of Comstock District properties and continue to obtain historic information from private and public sources. They use such data in conjunction with information obtained from They current mining operations, to target geologically prospective exploration areas and plan exploratory programs, including expanded surface and underground drilling.

An aqueous flow battery that uses specially created reactants known as quinones that are dissolved in water is being scaled up by Quino Energy. They are more affordable than rival battery technologies for longer storage durations of 5–12 hours because they are manufactured from cheap coal tar and pine tar. Harvard University, where the quinone flow battery technology was created, has granted a licence to Quino Energy. Quino's storage solutions are perfect for grid resiliency projects including microgrids, transmission and distribution delays, and renewable energy storage at scales ranging from individual residences to massive solar farms. Our batteries don't produce hydrogen gas or frequently need to be rebalanced, and they have extremely low capacity degradation. They can be installed everywhere, even in areas where the risk of fire or wildfire makes it impossible to use "traditional" lithium-ion batteries.

FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCEL) is an integrated fuel cell company that designs, manufactures, installs, services and operates stationary baseload fuel cell power plants. With approximately 300 megawatts of power generation capacity installed or in backlog, we are a global leader in providing ultra-clean baseload distributed generation to utilities, industrial operations, universities, municipal facilities, government installations and other customers around the world. Our power plants have generated over 1.5 billion kilowatt hours of power using a variety of fuels including renewable biogas from wastewater treatment and food processing, as well as clean natural gas. Our headquarters are located in Danbury, Connecticut and global markets are served from our production facility in Torrington, Connecticut. Our research teams are actively researching unique applications for the Direct FuelCell® technology including hydrogen generation and carbon capture. In addition, we are pursuing leading-edge research with solid oxide fuel cells as well as hydrogen compression and storage.

Spearmint aims to be the preeminent green merchant trading company developing, owning, operating, and trading around Battery Energy Storage, Solar, and Wind to reduce grid volatility, increase system resiliency, and help to reduce Carbon emissions in a responsible and efficient way.

OCI Energy provides services around renewable power development and energy management. The company focuses on originating, financing, and delivering solar and battery storage projects, along with operations and maintenance for built assets. Offerings include engineering, procurement, and construction management, power purchase agreement support, and interconnection and permitting coordination for utility-scale and distributed generation sites. Additional capabilities may cover energy analytics, performance monitoring, and asset management to optimize production and lifecycle costs. Publicly available details are limited, so scope and project scale can vary by client and market sector. Engagements align with decarbonization goals and long-term power offtake needs for commercial, industrial, and public-sector customers.

Terra-Gen was established in August 2007, led by an experienced executive management team averaging over 25 years of relevant industry experience. The team has contracted or re-contracted over 10,000 MW of power generation facilities and has developed or acquired over $25 billion in assets over their careers.

Verse offers software that helps organizations better understand, strategize, and oversee their utilization of clean energy. Through its SaaS platform, Aria™, which utilizes generative AI technology, companies can establish clean energy objectives, strategize and procure optimal clean energy asset portfolios cost-effectively. Clients can specify particular targets, such as cost, emissions, or hourly alignment, and can optimize for various factors like annual matching, emissions conformity, or hourly matching of carbon-free energy. Aria streamlines the process by reducing transaction costs by up to 70% and providing instant analysis, thus facilitating the expansion and acceleration of the clean energy transition.

Origis Energy is a solar development and construction firm that brings clean solar and energy storage solutions to utility, commercial, and industrial sectors. With offices in the U.S., Brazil, and Belgium, Origis delivers excellence in solar project development, financing, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), and operations, maintenance, and asset management for investors and clean energy consumers across Europe and the Americas.

MCEC holds the unique position as Maryland's catalyst for the development and implementation of the state's clean energy economy.