ROI Influencers: Energy & Utilities 2023 — Chao Yan
Chao Yan
Founder & CEO
Princeton NuEnergy
Company (joining players from Argonne National Lab, National Renewable Energy Lab, Oak Ridge National Lab and UC-Irvine) will be upgrading its patented, plasmaassisted lithium-ion battery recycling technology into the future,...
ROI Influencers: Energy & Utilities 2023 — Steve Westhoven
Steve Westhoven
CEO
N.J. Resources
Key leader of an energy company that is proving to be a leader in transformation toward and development of alternative clean energy solutions.
ROI Influencers: Energy & Utilities 2023 — Joris Veldhoven
Joris Veldhoven
CEO
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind
For all the talk about offshore wind, this is the company awarded the right to build a wind farm. Construction, which will begin in 2024, is expected to be finished...
ROI Influencers: Energy & Utilities 2023 — Matt Valle
Matt Valle
President
NextEra Energy Transmission
The company, which has been involved in energy in the state for decades, may still prove to be a major player in offshore wind transmission.
ROI Influencers: Energy & Utilities 2023 — Maddy Urbish
Maddy Urbish
Head of government affairs, market strategy
Ørsted – N.J.
A former policy adviser to Gov. Phil Murphy, with a focus on energy, environment and agriculture policy, she is responsible for setting and shaping the Ørsted...
ROI Influencers: Energy & Utilities 2023 — Rick Thigpen
Rick Thigpen
Senior vice president for corporate citizenship
Public Service Enterprise Group
PSEG has long been one of the anchor institutions in the state. Thigpen ensures that the company continues to aid the state — while ensuring...
ROI Influencers: Energy & Utilities 2023 — Tim Sullivan
Tim Sullivan
CEO
N.J. Economic Development Authority
The state has made offshore wind a priority focus in its Energy Master Plan. Sullivan is helping to ensure the state gets all of the economic development benefits that come...
ROI Influencers: Energy & Utilities 2023 — Philipp Stratmann
Philipp Stratmann
CEO
Ocean Power Technologies
Monroe Township-based company, which is working to extract energy from ocean waves, recently announced a successful first ocean test of its next-generation increased power wave energy converter buoy.
ROI Influencers: Energy & Utilities 2023 — Michael Stivala
Michael Stivala
CEO
Suburban Propane
The Whippany-based nationwide marketer and distributor of a diverse array of energyrelated products (specializing in propane, fuel oil and refined fuels, as well as marketing natural gas and electricity in deregulated markets)...
ROI Influencers: Energy & Utilities 2023 — Bob Smith
Bob Smith
State senator
D-Piscataway
He’s chairman of the Senate Environment and Energy Committee — and the main sponsor of legislation, S2978, that sets a goal of 100% clean electricity by 2035.
