European energy ministers and industry leaders are meeting in London in October 2010 to discuss key issues of finance critical to the deployment of renewable energy. The cost implications of clean energy and where the money will come from to achieve drastic emissions reductions remains a big question.
Chris Huhne, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, UK, Lykke Friis, Minister for Climate and Energy, Denmark, Pedro Marin, Secretary of State for Energy, Spain, and Carlos Zorrinho, Vice Minister for Energy and Innovation, Portugal will all be giving keynote addresses on Oct 19, 2010.
The ministers will then be joined by future energy movers and shakers from industry and leading NGOs in a fast-paced and exciting debate, chaired by CNBC’s Steve Sedgwick, looking at key regulatory areas and commercialising clean energy. Thomas Dalsgaard, Vice President, DONG Energy, Gilles Vermot-Desroches, Sustainable Development Senior VP, Schneider Electric and Matthew Chinn, Managing Director Energy Sector, UK and North West Europe, Siemens are amongst those representing the highest level of European energy executives. Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director, Greenpeace International and David Nussbaum, CEO, WWF-UK, critical public opinion influencers, are expected to give strong opinions on the status of renewable energy and financing in Europe.
“Where is the money coming from to fund the new energy revolution?” asks Jo Tyler, Event Director, European Future Energy Forum. “We’re coming to London to find answers”.
Core financing sessions will continue on Oct 20, with four intensive panel discussions with Europe’s renewable energy experts and financiers starting with ‘Financing London Array: Masdar’s leading approach’ will be presented by Tushita Ranchan, Senior Adviser, Masdar.
This session, will be followed by ‘Low carbon financing across Europe-the state of play’ will look at trends in renewable mergers and acquisitions, building consortia and the UK Green Investment Bank, chaired by Ben Caldecott, Head of UK and EU Climate Change Policy, Climate Change Capital. Panelists include Gregory Barker, Minister for Energy, Department for Energy & Climate Change, UK, Richard Simon-Lewis, Senior Director - Renewable Energy, Lloyds Banking Group and Alexander O’Cinneide, Director Masdar Clean Tech Fund.
When asked about the European Future Energy Forum, Masdar’s O’Cinneide said “London is important for us given its position as a European financial capital. We want to help environmental companies; we want to be a provider of capital to the most interesting cleantech companies in the UK and in general in Europe.
The ‘EU Policy, Regulation and Finance’ session will be one of the first public discussions by the European Commission of the National Renewable Energy Action Plans, submitted by member states this summer. This session will review the policy, regulatory and financial implications of executing these plans, including notable trends, financial attractiveness and what’s working in practice. Philip Lowe, Director-General Energy, European Commission will be joined by Christine Lins, Secretary-General, EREC (European Renewable Energy Council) and Nick Gardiner, Director Renewables, BNP Paribas Fortis for this 90 minute discussion.
Finally, the ‘Assessing private institutional capital for low carbon investments’ session will discuss institutional investor appetite, investment strategies working best in the markets and the fundraising climate for renewables and cleantech. Chaired by Tom Murley, Head of Renewable Energy Team, HgCapital, the panel will include Shaun Kingsbury, Partner, Hudson Clean Energy, Chris Hunt, Managing Director, Riverstone Renewables, Shai Weiss, Partner, Virgin Green Fund and David Russell, Co-Head Responsible Investment, USS.
Alongside the conference, EFEF 2010 will feature a prestigious exhibition that will accommodate thousands of visitors and offer up to 200 of the region’s leading renewable energy suppliers, space to demonstrate solutions and business opportunities for the environmental technology market.
The exhibition hall is also the meeting place for round table sessions, networking lunches, refreshment breaks and private business meetings. There are limited stands still available. See www.EuropeanFutureEnergyForum.com for further details and the full conference programme or contact the team on info@EuropeanFutureEnergyForum.com
The European Future Energy Forum is an initiative developed with Masdar (Abu Dhabi’s multi-faceted, multi-billion dollar investment in the development and commercialisation of innovative technologies in renewable, alternative and sustainable energies) and part of the Future Energy Event series of events that includes the World Future Energy Summit held annually in Abu Dhabi.
The first European Future Energy Forum was launched with great success in 2009 in Bilbao, Spain and saw 3,638 attendees from 43 countries worldwide attend. The format of the event is based on creating a vibrant environment where high-level debate can take place on through a large conference platform, as well as knowledge exchanging workshops, small round table discussions and international networking and business meetings.
The content of EFEF2010 will cover:
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European Policy
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Investment and funding
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Green buildings
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Clean transport
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Solar photovoltaic
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Solar thermal
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Wind
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Biofuels
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Ocean power
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Geothermal
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Waste to energy
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Fuel cells
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Carbon management
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Environment strategy
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Nuclear
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Hydroelectric Power
This event brings together businesses and organisations that have solutions and opportunities for the global renewable energy and environmental technology market with large international investors and government decision makers. For further information see www.EuropeanFutureEnergyForum.com
UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is the government organisation that helps UK-based companies succeed in the global economy. We also help overseas companies bring their high quality investment to the UK’s economy – acknowledged as Europe’s best place from which to succeed in global business. UKTI offers expertise and contacts through its extensive network of specialists in the UK, and in British embassies and other diplomatic offices around the world. We provide companies with the tools they require to be competitive on the world stage.
For more information visit: www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk | www.youtube.com/UKTIWeb | http://blog.ukti.gov.uk | www.flickr.com/ukti | http://twitter.com/ukti
The Masdar Initiative is Abu Dhabi’s multi-faceted, multi-billion dollar investment in the development and commercialisation of innovative technologies in renewable, alternative and sustainable energies as well as sustainable design.
Masdar is driven by the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (ADFEC), a wholly owned company of the government of Abu Dhabi through the Mubadala Development Company. In January 2008, Abu Dhabi announced it will invest $15 billion in Masdar, the largest single government investment of its kind.
For more information about the Masdar Initiative, please visit www.masdaruae.com
The European Future Energy Forum is a joint venture between Turret Middle East and Bilbao Exhibition Centre. Turret Middle East a leading organiser of events and foundation partner of the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, launched the World Future Energy Summit and series of events with Masdar in 2007, before selling a share of the portfolio to Reed Exhibitions. For more information see www.turretme.com
Bilbao Exhibition Centre was host to the first European Future Energy Forum and continues to be a major stakeholder in the organisation of the event. As well as being one of the most modern trade fair and congress venues in Europe, they also organise a number of leading events of international profile in various sectors. For more information see www.bec.eu
European Future Energy Forum
