Bob Shaw

Distributed Energy Systems Corp. develops advanced technology related to hydrogen production and fuel cell applications. It operates through two subsidiaries, Proton Energy Systems, Inc. and Northern Power Systems, Inc. Proton is engaged in designing, developing, selling and manufacturing on-site hydrogen gas delivery systems. Northern has a range of businesses, including the design and sale of power generation equipment, engineering, procurement and construction of distributed power systems, the design and sale of direct drive wind turbines, and the servicing of fossil fuel power generation equipment. Distributed Energy Systems was founded on May 19, 2003 and is headquartered in Wallingford, CT.

Aretê Corp (Arete) is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1983 by Bob W. Shaw. The firm is headquartered in the US..

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. engages in the provision of management and technology consulting services. Its services include consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, cyber security, and product. The company was founded by Edwin G. Booz in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Bell Laboratories provides research and development services. It provides communications technologies including transistors, digital networking, signal processing, lasers and fiber-optic communications systems, communication satellites, cellular telephony, electronic switching of calls, touch-tone dialing and modems. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Murray Hill, NJ.

H2Gen Innovations, Inc. of Alexandria, Virginia designs, manufactures and markets cost efficient on-site hydrogen generators and gas purification plants. Its products competitively serve the existing industrial gases and chemical markets and are a key enabling technology for the emerging needs of hydrogen transportation. The technology was initially developed at an Arlington, Va., consulting firm, Directed Technologies, Inc. (DTI) by H2Gen's founders, Dr. Lomax and Dr. Thomas, beginning in 1996. Their efforts led to the spin-out and creation of the Company in February of 2001.

Commons Capital Management LLC (Commons Capital Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Nth Power LLC (Nth Power) is a venture capital firm founded in 1994 by Nancy Floyd and Maurice Gunderson. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Society for Science & the Public Society for Science & the Public operates as a non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of educational services. It offers scientific literacy; science, technology, engineering, and math education; and scientific research. The company was founded by Edward Willis Scripps and William Emerson Ritter in 1921 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Evergreen Solar, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets solar power products. The company manufactures multi-crystalline silicon wafers utilizing, its String Ribbon proprietary wafer technology. It sells solar panels using domestic and international distributors, system integrators, project developers and other resellers, who often add value through system design by incorporating solar panels with inverters and other electronics, mounting structures, and wiring systems. The company markets its products through trade shows, on-going distribution partner communications, promotional material, website, direct mail, and advertising. Its products are sold to customers primarily in Europe. Evergreen Solar was in August 1994 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.