Energy & Utilities

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.

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...

Chris Ichter Executive vice president CEP Renewables Firm develops, engineers and constructs utility-scale solar plants across North America with an expertise on particularly challenging projects, such as the recently completed conversion of a former contaminated brownfield into...

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)...

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...

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,...

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.

Robert Pohlman Vice president, NJR Clean Energy Ventures and corporate strategy N.J. Resources He is responsible for leading and developing NJR’s renewable energy business, which is one of the largest owner/operators of commercial solar in New Jersey,...

Janice Fuller President, Mid-Atlantic Anbaric Smart, experienced leader with all the right connections on the ground, she heads the New Jersey efforts for an Anbaric team that plays well nationally.

Andrew Zwicker State senator D-Hillsborough He has both the smarts (he has a Ph.D. in physics from Johns Hopkins and works at the Plasma Physics Laboratory at Princeton) and the position (state Senate) to have huge impact...