L to R: Randi Soltysiak, Nancy Curtatone, Yvette Wilks, Senator Ed Markey, Collin Yip, Joe Curtatone, Tori Antonino, and Steven Flythe.

On Thursday, October 26, Rafi Properties’ CEO Collin Yip was proud to sponsor and attend the Northeast Clean Energy Conference’s (NECEC) 14th Annual Green Future Gala.

NECEC leads the just, equitable and rapid transition to a clean energy future and diverse climate economy and is committed to ensuring all people in the Northeast, regardless of their socioeconomic background, have access to the clean energy future and equitable climate economy.

At the event, NECEC honored companies who are leading the decarbonization of the Northeast including Somerville-based Sublime Systems, who was recognized as one of the “Emerging Companies of the Year” for their development of an electrified process to produce clean concrete.  Sublime is headquartered at Somernova, Somerville’s leading innovation ecosystem and hub for climate technology and tough-tech companies.

Pictured are members of the following organizations:

• Somerville Media Center
• Mystic Learning Center
• Somernova
• Greentown Labs
• Green & Open Somerville
• Tender Foods
• Mother’s Out Front
• Sublime Systems
• Racial and Social Justice Dept. of City of Somerville
• Teen Empowerment

Leading Somerville-based tough-tech company Sublime Systems was recognized as one of the “Emerging Companies of the Year” for their development of an electrified process to produce clean concrete. Sublime is headquartered at Somernova, Somerville’s leading innovation ecosystem and hub for climate technology and tough-tech companies.

Attendees representing Somernova, Greentown Labs, Sublime Systems, Tender Foods, Somerville Media Center, City of Somerville, Mothers OutFront, Mystic Learning Center, Green & Open Somerville, The Dojo @ Somernova, Union Square Main Streets, Buro Happold and Teen Empowerment.

Majic Alphonse, Program Director, The Dojo @ Somernova, with Collin Yip, Managing Director, Rafi Properties, (Owner and Operator, Somernova).

L to R: Senator Edward Markey, Kevin Knobloch of Greentown Labs, Collin Yip of Rafi Properties, and Julia Travaglini of Greentown Labs.