2023

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,...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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)...

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.