Sponsors

Rhombus Energy Solutions is a leader in delivering intelligent power conversion and energy management solutions for commercial and industrial applications such as:

• Microgrid and energy storage systems
• Internet of Energy “IoE” software platform for microgrid management
• High power, bi-directional, fast charging systems for heavy duty vehicle fleets
• Regenerative test systems for battery cycling and dynamic load testing
• Contracted engineering innovation, helping our customers deploy their next gen products

Rhombus’ expertise and agility to customize advanced technology, test, and deploy robust systems brings solutions to market faster.

S&C Electric Company seamlessly integrates hardware, controls, and services for microgrids. With experience designing and building microgrid systems, we’ll help you develop an approach that will ensure reliability and meet your objectives. Our High-Speed Fault-Clearing System offers an essentially no-outage system and provides ultra-high reliability for microgrids. For quasi-independent microgrids that rely on centralized generation as their primary source, but use a distributed energy resource to provide back-up power, S&C can engineer dynamic islanding systems that can intelligently add and shave load from the distributed resource.

Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) is a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions provider serving North America and the United Kingdom. Our energy experts deliver long-term customer value, environmental stewardship, and sustainability through energy efficiency services, alternative energy, supply management, and innovative facility renewal all with practical financial solutions.

Siemens Digital Grid partners with leading utilities and energy providers worldwide to provide expertise and innovative technologies to help in their transformation journeys. Globally, Digital Grid has worked with more than 2,500 leading utilities and energy providers to deliver proven solutions and services that improve operational efficiencies, enhance reliability and resiliency, and empower consumers to better manage their energy use.

Schneider Electric is leading the Digital Transformation of Energy Management and Automation in Homes, Buildings, Data Centers, Infrastructure, and Industries. With global presence in over 100 countries, Schneider is the undisputable leader in Power Management – Medium Voltage, Low Voltage and Secure Power, and in Automation Systems. We provide integrated efficiency solutions, combining energy, automation, and software. In our global Ecosystem, we collaborate with the largest Partner, Integrator, and Developer Community on our Open Platform to deliver real-time control and operational efficiency. We believe that great people and partners make Schneider a great company and that our commitment to Innovation, Diversity, and Sustainability ensures that Life Is On everywhere, for everyone, and at every moment.

POWER Engineers, Inc. is a global consulting engineering firm specializing in integrated solutions for the energy, facilities, environmental, and federal markets. As innovators, we encourage new ideas and fresh approaches. As trusted advisors, we help clients realize unique microgrid solutions. These traits, combined with deep technical skill integrating renewable energy sources into electrical systems, allow us to deliver solutions that meet our clients’ requirements for electric power resiliency and sustainability. With over 2,500 employees in 45 offices across the U.S., POWER provides a one-stop shop for microgrid engineering in today’s rapidly changing market.

RTDS Technologies Inc. is the pioneer of real time digital simulation and is the exclusive supplier of the RTDS® Simulator. Over the past 20 years, the company has established itself as the world leader in real time power system simulation with more than 300 installations in service.  Electric power utilities, equipment manufacturers, research institutes and universities around the world use the RTDS Simulator for power system studies and closed loop testing of protection and control equipment. More recently, the RTDS simulator has been applied to the development and testing of DG systems, MMC based schemes and wide area protection using PMU.

Advisian helps clients respond to changing global conditions by leveraging the real-world experience and technical depth of our consultants to ensure your business is ready for the future. With a focus on asset intensive businesses that operate in the Infrastructure, Hydrocarbons, Minerals & Metals and Chemicals sectors, we deliver the right team, with the best capabilities, to every client anywhere in the world. As the independent consulting arm of the WorleyParsons Group, we offer a true end-to-end service that integrates strategy, management and technical consulting, moving seamlessly into proven delivery expertise.

Concord Engineering is a full-service engineering, energy consulting, construction management and commissioning firm. Concord employs over 100 engineers and designers. We have established ourselves as leaders in many regional and international markets, and continue to combine forward thinking with result-oriented goals as we move into an era that requires energy efficiency, sustainability and cost savings.

Pxise Energy Solutions,  Providing innovative and effective solutions for real-time electric grid operations.

GI Energy delivers outstanding reliable, resilient, clean and cost-effective energy infrastructure solutions. Offering a full development service from design to funding and construction, we partner with clients such as municipalities, educational and commercial institutions and real estate developers to deliver the optimal energy infrastructure solutions for them.

Typhoon HIL, INC. is a small business headquartered in Sommerville, MA with two wholly owned subsidiaries in Switzerland and Serbia.  The company incorporated in 2008 and currently has approximately 50 employees.

Typhoon HIL provides specialized computational hardware, software and engineering services necessary to produce high fidelity (sub microsecond) models and simulations of power electronics and controls.  Our Controller Hardware In the Loop (CHIL) technology enables a Model and Simulation Based Systems Engineering (MSBSE) approach; one receiving increasing emphasis as industries and businesses embrace digitization.

At NRG, we are the power industry’s leading company and we’ve grown from a power generator into an energy provider that powers homes and businesses throughout America.

Our customer-focused mentality has led us to create technologies and tools that empower residents and organizations to think critically about their electricity, including where their power is coming from, what impact it has on the environment and how they can become more conscious energy users.  We partner with businesses to customize innovative power and sustainability solutions that are informed by our years of experience as market leaders. And we work diligently to stay ahead of an ever-evolving energy climate with rising demands.

SAI Advanced Power Solutions is the leading manufacturer of custom design-to-build low and medium voltage switchgear, PSG,switchboards, panels and controls for the mission critical industry. By offering UL extensions for all major OEM breaker manufacturers,and metering, controls and integration assistance for most building management systems, SAI has the ability to remain vendor neutral in our approach. The result is a “best in breed” solution at a highly competitive price and substantially reduced lead times. SAI also provides Retrofit Services to upgrade your electrical infrastructure with new breakers, controls and metering, which reduce costs and provide you with state of the art functionality.

Solar Turbines Incorporated is a leading industrial energy solutions provider with microgrids deployed all over the world.  Solar’s expertise in power control and management has been developed over the last 65 years with more than 15,000 gas turbines installed worldwide, accumulating 2.5 billion operating hours.  Solar’s diverse asset portfolio also includes diesel engines, energy storage, and both wind and solar farms.  Many installations are in remote areas serving critical loads and providing unmatched reliability and resiliency.

Solar supports each customer along the whole project lifecycle, with a global presence, deep expertise and superior customer service.

Eaton is a power management company with 2017 sales of $20.4 billion. We provide energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton is dedicated to improving the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. Eaton has approximately 98,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries. For more information, visit eaton.com.

Scale Microgrid Solutions (SMS) is revolutionizing electrical infrastructure for industrial, commercial, and municipal facilities while laying the groundwork for the energy grid of the future. SMS’s primary product is a prefabricated modular microgrid system that utilizes solar PV, battery storage, and natural gas generation in a behind the meter configuration. SMS assets are operated by a proprietary microgrid control platform that enables customers to maximize economic, environmental, and operational benefits with minimal effort. SMS microgrid solutions help customers to improve the resiliency of their operations, to reduce their utility costs, and to increase the sustainability of their business.

Bloom Energy’s mission is to make reliable, clean energy affordable for everyone in the world. The company’s product, the Bloom Energy Server, delivers highly reliable and resilient, Always On electric power that is clean and sustainable. Bloom’s customers include twenty-five of the Fortune 100 companies and leaders in cloud services and data centers, healthcare, retail, financial services, utilities and many other industries.

Shell established its New Energies division in 2016. Shell New Energies focuses on two main areas: new fuels for transport, such as advanced biofuels and hydrogen; and power, by being involved at almost every stage of the process, from generating electricity, to buying and selling it, to supplying it directly to customers. Shell’s New Energies businesses are seeking to leverage the company’s strengths and to invest in commercial opportunities in fast-growing parts of the energy industry, such as energy services.

We are a nationwide solar provider committed to creating a positive impact. Every day, we find new opportunities for energy innovation because we believe that to change the world, you have to lead the way.

NextEra Energy Resources provides energy-related products and services and builds energy infrastructure that drives economic growth and supports communities. NextEra Energy Resources has been generating clean energy for more than 25 years. We own and operate nearly 21,000 megawatts (MW) of generating Capacity. Nearly all of the electricity we generate is derived from clean or renewable sources. Our parent company, NextEra Energy, Inc., is a Fortune 200 company with $97 billion in total assets at the end of 2017. Together with our sister company, Florida Power & Light Company, we have been operating power plants for more than 85 years. We have the financial strength and industry expertise to plan and develop energy projects from micro to macro grid, and we are proud to be a leader in clean energy.