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Choren Industrietechnik is an engineering service-provider and licensor, offering the planning, layout and installation of systems for synthesis gas generation according to the CCG process.

E21 LLC aims to provide Mid-Atlantic businesses with on-site power generation services, allowing companies to take advantage of renewable energy's predictable cost. E21 aims to provide a turn-key solution, with the customer able to acquire an on-site system with no capital costs.

Vortex Hydro Energy is a company focused on the renewable energy sector, specifically hydrokinetic power generation. The company's main product is the VIVACE converter, a device that harnesses the energy of slow-moving river and ocean currents to generate electricity. This technology does not rely on propellers like traditional water turbines, but instead uses the physical phenomenon of vortex induced vibration, where water current flows around cylinders, inducing motion that is then converted into electricity. It is based in Ypsilati, Michigan.

Garbrook Knowledge Resources is a company that received a SBIR Phase I grant for a project entitled: Targeted Information Products Built from a Curated Knowledge Base. Their project addresses the problem of integrating advanced computational and curation techniques. Curated knowledge resources are important in fields like genomics, but have not yet made a significant impact in other fields like renewable energy. The purpose of a curated knowledge product is to provide comprehensive, non-redundant, concise, and unbiased information in a field where information is otherwise scattered and hard for users to gather objectively. Garbrook has built an encyclopedic knowledge base, the Advanced Biofuels Resource, to organize scientific, commercial, and policy-related information for the Biofuels community. This proposal will develop automated methods to produce multiple targeted information products from such a resource. For many users of technical, commercial, and policy information, the information landscape is cluttered and confusing. The Internet now contains a wide variety of newsletters, trade association sites, blogs, and other media reports, in addition to scholarly publications, consulting reports, white papers from policy organizations, and government sites. The solution to this problem is not more sites, but a new standard for curated knowledge resources to reduce the clutter. Garbrook proposes to build technology to automatically segment curated matter to establish a comprehensive resource into targeted knowledge products suitable for various sectors of the community. Combining its computational technology and its ability to train agent curators, Garbrook is positioned to build additional knowledge products in the future for topics related to energy and the environment.

Copernican Energy is a company focused on providing sustainable energy solutions, operating within the renewable energy sector. The company offers customized solutions to building and land owners, enabling them to convert unused roof space or land into an additional revenue stream through solar energy installations. Copernican Energy primarily serves the real estate industry. It is based in Boulder, Colorado.

Bioprocessing Innovative Company operates as a company that produces and engineers bio-energy solutions. The company is based in Dublin, Ohio.