Portfolio Companies

212 Resources (formerly H2Oil Recovery Services, Inc.) is a natural resource recovery company. The company uses a patented technology to reclaim valuable petroleum and clean water from the oil and natural gas exploration and production processes, cost effectively treating two of the industry's common waste products - tank bottoms and produced water.

Advent Solar, Inc., a manufacturer of advanced technology solar cells and modules, is poised to become an industry leader with its innovative back-contact cell technology. Unlike conventional solar cells that have wire contacts on the front and back surfaces of the cells, Advent’s proprietary designs and manufacturing processes allow both of the electrical contacts to be on the back surface of the cell, which enables higher efficiencies and lower production and materials costs.

Cobalt Biofuels is developing advanced methods of producing biofuels via the bacterial fermentation of renewable plant materials

H2Gen Innovations is a developer of hydrogen generation units and industrial gas purification systems. H2Gen's on-site hydrogen units convert natural gas to high-purity hydrogen using a patented steam methane reformer, enabling the production of hydrogen on a distributed basis, cost effectively. H2Gen’s products provide a breakthrough for the existing industrial hydrogen market (hydrogen used in manufacturing processes for metals, semiconductors, food processing, etc.). They will also be a key enabling technology in markets requiring transformation of hydrocarbon molecules, such as gas-to-liquids, biofuels, and improved gas-turbine combustion.

M2E Power is changing the landscape for military and consumer mobile devices by freeing users of the need to regularly recharge or replace batteries. M2E Power’s patent-pending technology taps the kinetic energy of everyday human or vehicle motion to continuously generate and store power in mobile devices – from night vision goggles to cells phones and MP3 players – thereby saving electricity, eliminating waste, and increasing everyday usability.

Powerit Holdings is a leader in intelligent energy-demand management. The company's U.S. subsidiary, Powerit Solutions, provides energy demand response and demand control solutions for industrial and commercial companies. These easy-to-integrate, proprietary solutions enable major cost savings on electricity bills with no impact to prouctivity or quality. Powerit Holding's European subsidiary, Diana Control, provides an building controls system for commercial building owners in the region.

Propel Biofuels is fueling change by providing customers with access to alternative fuels that are better for our environment, better for our economy and better for our energy security. Propel builds, owns and manages a network of alternative fuel dispensing locations that serve fleets and individuals seeking to reduce carbon emissions.