Chicago Bridge and Iron (CB&I) designs, engineers and constructs some of the world’s largest energy infrastructure projects, providing a full spectrum of EPC solutions and proven process technologies. Drawing upon more than a century of experience and the expertise of approximately 16,000 employees worldwide, CB&I safely and reliably executes more than 600 projects a year through its three business sectors: CB&I Lummus builds upstream and downstream oil & gas projects, LNG liquefaction and regasification terminals, and a wide range of other energy related projects; CB&I Steel Plate Structures designs, fabricates and constructs storage tanks and containment vessels and their associated systems for the oil & gas, water & wastewater, mining and nuclear industries; Lummus Technology capitalizes on more than 1,500 patents and patent applications to provide process technologies, catalysts and specialty equipment for petrochemical facilities, oil refineries, and gas processing plants.

BP is one of the world’s largest energy companies with operations in more than 100 countries across six continents. The company’s main businesses are exploration and production of oil and gas; refining, manufacturing and marketing of oil products and petrochemicals; transportation and marketing of natural gas; and a growing business in renewable and low-carbon power and next generation energy technologies.

Shell is a leading oil and gas producer in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, a recognized pioneer in oil and gas exploration and production technology and one of America’s leading oil and natural gas producers, gasoline and natural gas marketers and petrochemical manufacturers.

Center for International Environmental and Resource Policy (CIERP) provides an interdisciplinary approach to educate graduate students at The Fletcher School. The Energy, Climate, and Innovation (ECI) Program in CIERP advances policy-relevant knowledge to address energy-related challenges and opportunities, especially global climate change. Part of the program focuses particularly on how energy-technology innovation can be better harnessed to improve human-well being, and the role of policy in the innovation process. Although ECI’s outlook is global, we have a heavy concentration on energy and climate policy within, and between, the United States and China. We also focus on how these countries influence the international negotiations on climate change. As well, we analyze strategies and policies that promote a more efficient and sustainable energy system. The ECI Program, which is directed by Professor Kelly Sims Gallagher, is comprised of faculty, post-doctoral research fellows, pre-doctoral research fellows, adjunct faculty and senior research affiliates, and graduate student research associates.

The mission of the IGL is to prepare new generations of critical thinkers for effective and ethical leadership, ready to act as global citizens in addressing international and national issues across cultures. In 2005, the IGL was named a distinctive, cross-school program of the University. The Institute emphasizes rigorous academic preparation and experiential learning. Students learn through intensive engagement in classes, global research, internships, workshops, simulations and international symposia – all involving national and international leaders from the public and private sectors. Among its more than 16 programs are EPIIC, Inquiry, the China Cross-Cultural Leadership Program, and EXPOSURE, and it offers many opportunities for global research and internships. IGL activities stress critical and normative thinking, written and oral communication skills, problem-solving, and multidisciplinary approaches. There is an emphasis both on individual progress and on collaborative effort and students produce tangible outcomes to their studies through their research papers, the international forums, and other projects. The Institute promotes the linkage of theory to practice and exposes students to the rigors and challenges of a diverse world.

Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (EGP-NA), part of Enel Green Power, is a leading owner and operator of renewable energy plants in North America with projects operating and under development in 20 U.S. States and three Canadian Provinces. EGP-NA owns and operates over 70 projects with an installed capacity of around 800 MW powered by renewable hydropower, wind, geothermal and biomass energy. EGP-NA recently began construction on the 110 MW Castle Rock Ridge Wind Project located in Alberta, Canada, and has completed projects including the 250 MW Smoky Hills Wind Farm in Kansas and the 27 MW St. Lawrence Wind Project in Newfoundland, Canada. In 2009, two geothermal projects — Stillwater and Salt Wells — became operational in Nevada. Additional geothermal projects are under development in Nevada, Utah and California. In January 2010, EGP-NA acquired Padoma Wind Power, LLC., a wind development company with approximately 4,000 MW of potential projects in California. EGP-NA announced a partnership with Geronimo Wind Energy, LLC. in November 2009 and are working together to develop more than 4,000 MW of wind projects in the upper Midwest. Wind projects are also being developed with partner TradeWind Energy, LLC.

Enel Green Power, founded in December 2008, is the Enel Group company dedicated to developing and managing energy generation from renewable sources at an international level, with a presence in Europe and the American continent. Enel Green Power is a world leader in this sector, with 20.7 TWh produced every year, covering the energy consumption of about 7.8 million families, avoiding 15 million tons of CO2 emissions yearly. Installed capacity from wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric and biomass energy sources is more than 5,800 MW. Enel Green Power has over 600 plants in operation or under construction around the world.

Enel SpA is Italy’s largest power company and Europe’s second listed utility by installed capacity. It has a presence in 40 countries over four continents with over 95,000 MW of net installed capacity and sells power and gas to around 61 million customers.

The Tufts Institute of the Environment (TIE) is an interdisciplinary, university-wide education and research institute devoted to advancing and disseminating knowledge about the many ways that human interactions affect the environment. TIE brings together existing environmental efforts at Tufts and helps to catalyze new research, outreach, service, and teaching initiatives. Tufts has a longstanding commitment to environmental sustainability and a focus on educating future leaders in the field. Tufts was the birthplace of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future and lead signatory of the 1990 Talloires Declaration, which articulated the responsibility of universities to address environmental issues. TIE is also closely affiliated with the Water: Systems, Science and Society (WSSS) graduate certificate program, directed by Prof. Richard Vogel of the School of Engineering, Robert (Rusty) Russell of the School of Arts and Sciences and Timothy Griffin of the School of Nutrition Science and Policy.

Stroock’s energy and project finance lawyers have a long history of working with and understanding the business needs of clients throughout the energy sector—a sector that is continuously evolving in response to market forces, technological advances, economic and environmental regulation, politics, and other new policy initiatives. Its clients include electric and gas investor owned utilities, independent power producers, retail electric and gas service providers, oil and gas exploration and production companies, LNG project developers, alternative fuels companies, energy and commodities traders and marketers, private funds, major banks and investors, underwriters, advisors, and governmental agencies. We represent them in a wide range of transactional, economic and environmental regulatory, restructuring, tax, real property, insolvency and litigation matters. Stroock lawyers have been involved in numerous acquisition and sale transactions in the energy sector. We have represented buyers and sellers of coal, gas, nuclear, oil-fired, hydroelectric and renewable resource generating facilities representing billions of dollars and tens of thousands of megawatts of capacity. Stroock’s energy transaction experience includes the development of fossil fuel fired generation and the development of renewable and sustainable resources, including hydro, wind, solar, geothermal, biomass and biofuels facilities. Our transactional experience also includes representing borrowers and lenders of billions of dollars through project finance, energy and commodity trading and the structuring and negotiation of tolling and take-or-pay agreements, energy management agreements, swaps, derivatives and hedges.

The Stockholm Environment Institute is an international not for profit research organization working on sustainable development. SEI’s US Center is a research affiliate of Tufts University in Massachusetts and also has offices in Davis, CA, and Seattle, WA.

SEI’s work is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing upon engineering, economics, ecology, ethics, operations research, international relations and software design. We conduct applied scientific research, supporting sustainable development by bridging science and policy and build capacity all around the world for integrated sustainability planning through training and collaboration on projects.