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12th Renewable Energy Finance Forum - London

Date: 20 September 2010 - 21 September 2010
Venue: The Grange, St Paul's, London, United Kingdom




  • Gold Sponsor

    • Natural Power is a leading international provider of practical consulting and risk management services to the global renewable energy industry. Our highly-skilled team includes resource analysis and project development specialists, through to experienced construction and asset management engineers. Established in 1995 we now employ more than 230 people worldwide and have expanded our group to include marine and engineering company SeaRoc, and Turkish consultancy re-consult. Our global HQ is based in Scotland and we have operational offices throughout the UK, US, France and Chile.

      Both onshore and offshore, the range and depth of our technical and project skills, tools and experience allows us to build wide and lasting relationships with our clients, providing expert management and consultancy services at all stages of the project life-cycle.

      With capabilities spanning entire wind, marine, biomass and solar project lifecycles across Europe and the Americas we are also uniquely positioned to provide 360° Due Diligence for IPPs, utilities, banks and financial institutions.

      Natural Power – the international turn-to experts in renewable energy.



  • Bronze Sponsor


    • Augusta & Co is an independent European merchant bank
      founded in 2002, providing corporate finance and capital markets advice and services to European middle market companies. Based in London and Frankfurt, the company deals in strategic corporate finance, capital markets advice and placement and M&A advisory and execution. The company has particular sectoral strength in the renewables space.  Since inception Augusta has placed financings and advised clients on completed transactions with a value of over €3.5bn.



    • A world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software, Autodesk enables customer innovation by delivering the broadest product portfolio for the digital design, visualization, and simulation of real-world project performance. The Autodesk Clean Tech Partner Program supports early-stage clean technology companies with design and engineering software they can use to accelerate their development of solutions to the world's most pressing environmental challenges.



    • International law firm with a long-standing reputation as a leader in energy and renewable energy.  We advise governments
      , trading exchanges, financial institutions, the venture capital/private equity industry, early stage cleantech companies, developers and major corporations on transactions in the wind, solar, biofuels, biomass, waste to energy, carbon, energy efficiency and sustainability, CCS and energy trading sectors.

    • Enfinity is a fast-growing and ambitious company operating globally in the renewable energy sector. Through its 4 business units - Develop, Invest, Technics and Trade - Enfinity develops, finances, constructs and sells photovoltaic solar and wind energy plants.  Besides its own project development, Enfinity sells integrated solar installations to companies and individuals and acts as an EPC contractor. First established in Belgium, Enfinity has expanded its presence throughout Europe and into North America and Asia. Today Enfinity is active in renewable energy operations in 20 countries. Enfinity has earned a market leader position in Europe and is one of the world’s top 10 renewable energy companies. Enfinity’s 2009 turnover was € 252 million, and currently has over 260 employees.



    • Mazars is an international accounting and business consultancy firm providing audit, tax, and advisory services and operating as an integrated partnership in 55 countries worldwide.

      Mazars has renewable energy and utility industry specialists working across Europe - in project finance, corporate finance, and tax and accounting advice and assurance services.  We work with sponsors, investors, and banks to create an maintain strong financial structures for clients' project investments.



    • NTR plc, the international renewable energy group, builds and runs green energy and resource-sustaining businesses. Founded in 1978, NTR has evolved from being a developer and operator of infrastructure in Ireland to an international developer and operator of renewable energy (wind, solar and ethanol) and sustainable waste management businesses in the USA and Europe. The Group employs over 2000 people.



    • Platina Partners LLP is a European independent alternative asset manager, which focuses on renewable energy infrastructure investments and small to mid market buy-outs in special situations and turnaround. 
                              
      With assets under management in excess of €475m and a seasoned investment team based in London and Paris, Platina Partners has a track-record of delivering value to its investor base which comprises leading institutional investors, pension funds and family offices.



    • RES is one of the world's leading renewable energy project developers. Drawing on decades of experience in the renewable energy and construction industries, RES has the expertise to develop, construct and operate projects of outstanding quality. Our enviable track record in project delivery has given us a reputation for excellence that is second to none.


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      Banco Santander is a retail and commercial bank, based in Spain, with presence in 10 main markets. At the end of 2009, Santander was the largest bank in the euro zone by market capitalization. It is the largest financial group in Spain and Latin America, with leading positions in the United Kingdom and Portugal and a broad presence in Europe.

      Santander Global Banking & Markets is the Group’s global wholesale division, offering products and services to large corporations and institutional investors through local and global teams with deep market knowledge. Tailored solutions cover all financing, investment and risk-management needs. 


    • Skadden is a global law firm serving clients in every major financial centre with more than 2,000 lawyers in 24 offices across Europe, the Americas and Asia. We offer strategic and substantive global support for clients in core areas including energy transactions, M&A, private equity, capital markets, banking, corporate restructuring, dispute and regulatory management, international competition and tax. The firm has particular expertise advising on renewable energy transactions, including wind, solar, hydroelectric, and geothermal energy. 


    • Watson, Farley & Williams is an international law firm with offices in London, New York, Paris, Hamburg, Munich, Rome, Milan, Madrid, Athens, Piraeus, Singapore and Bangkok. The firm currently has 275 lawyers and over 500 staff.

      Watson, Farley & Williams is a leading international law firm providing services of high quality and value to clients throughout a range of industry sectors, with particular focus on: Finance & Investment, Maritime, Energy, Natural Resources, Transport, Real Estate and ICT.




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  • Strategic Information Supporter

    • In less than two years, Schwartz Communications has built one of the world’s largest and most well-respected Cleantech & Green Practices. More than two dozen emerging-growth companies in solar, biofuels, smart grid, desalination, carbon
      management, environmental services and Green IT have partnered with Schwartz to drive lead generation, increase brand awareness, boost valuation and secure government funding and appropriations.

      In the fast-evolving, noisy and complicated world of green, Schwartz is known for its ability to cut through the clutter and reach target audiences. Schwartz combines bright, passionate people with an understanding of how to drive business results through Public Relations, Public Affairs, Social Media and Search-Engine Marketing campaigns. The firm’s strategic blend of PR and PA campaigns translates into a unique understanding of how different each Cleantech market is with respect to public policy and market dynamics. We know that biofuels development is more like life sciences than it is solar, and that local permitting and community issues drive discussions around Wind adoption.



  • Supported by


    • ACORE, a 501(c)(3) membership non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, DC, is dedicated to bringing renewable energy into the mainstream of the US economy and lifestyle through research and communications programs and membership committees. ACORE’S membership works in all sectors of the renewable energy industries including wind power, solar energy, geothermal energy, hydropower, ocean energy, biomass, biofuels, and waste energy. ACORE provides a common platform for the wide range of interests in the renewable energy community including end users, technology companies, manufacturers, utilities, professional service firms, financial institutions, colleges and universities, associations, non-profit organizations and government agencies. ACORE serves as a thought leadership forum through which these parties work together on common interests. Additional information is available at: www.acore.org.



    • The European Renewable Energy Research Centres Agency was established as a European Economic Interest Grouping in 1991 to strengthen and rationalise the European research, demonstration and development efforts in all renewable energy technologies. As an independent member-based association, it incorporates 43 prominent research groups from all over Europe.

      EUREC members' research fields include all renewable energy technologies (wind, biomass, small hydro, marine, geothermal, photovoltaics, solar thermal power and solar buildings). Our members also conduct research into supporting technologies such as energy efficiency, storage, distribution and integration. Moreover, they study the social and economic aspects relevant to renewable energy.






    • ABS is an independent energy market research company founded in 1990. We specialise in energy market research reports, energy market databases and energy market consulting as well as analysis and market forecasts. Our global energy market research reports cover the electricity, water and waste, gas, hydrogen, nuclear and the renewable energy markets. We follow the energy markets very closely and we produce a wide range of reports, databases and directories.


    • AltaTerra Research is a research consultancy specializing in sustainable business and the commercial marketplace for clean technology solutions. Through research reports, executive events and advisory services, AltaTerra helps forward-looking organizations improve resource-efficiency in their operations and capitalize on new 'green' market opportunities. From our headquarters in Silicon Valley, we have been serving a global base of corporate, institutional, and government clients since 2007.


    • Argus is a leading provider of price assessments, business intelligence and market data on the global coal, electricity, oil, gas, emissions and transportation industries. It is headquartered in London, and has offices in Moscow, Washington, Houston, Singapore, Tokyo, Beijing, New York, Kiev, Sydney, Astana and Dubai as well as employees in other key locations including Germany, France, Nigeria, South Africa, Venezuela, Argentina and Chile. Argus was founded in 1970 and is a privately held UK-registered company, owned by its employees and the family of its founder


    • BASE works to promote increased finance sector engagement in sustainable energy in both developing and industrialized countries. BASE is a non-profit foundation and Collaborating Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It is a founding partner in the UNEP/BASE Sustainable Energy Finance Initiative (SEFI).



    • Carbon Credit Capital's mission is to generate carbon credits and clean energy in emerging economies. Carbon Credit Capital facilitates and develops clean energy projects by bringing together international and local partners in addition to its own resources for financing and implementing projects. Carbon Credit Capital is a wide disseminator of knowledge through print and media and frequent speaker about carbon and clean energy markets.





    • Clean Energy pipeline, the online daily news and data service, is the leading independent source of information about the clean energy sector. Our news team delivers real-time business news and identifies the latest and most relevant regulatory and policy announcements, investment, M&A and project finance news, new funds and fund closes. This news is supplemented with opinion-pieces based on in-depth interviews with senior-level executives, advisers, investors and policy-makers. Our premium suite of desktop and mobile services provides access to subscription-based business news, transaction data (VC/PE, M&A, project/asset finance and public markets) and a global directory of professionals active in the sector. Clean Energy pipeline also offers customised research and senior-level networking events.

    • Cleantech is a finance and investment magazine focusing on technologies which address environmental challenges. Cleantech analyses developments in the renewable energy, biofuels and energy storage fields and reports on funding, investment and innovations in clean technology. Markets and applications for clean technology are reviewed through a focus on both technologies and through themes which provide an insight into the challenges facing traditional industries  - for example ‘clean motoring’ or ‘low carbon buildings’.


    • Earthscan is the leading publisher in English on climate change, sustainable development and environmental technology for academic and professional, and also policy and general readers. We aim to publish original, reliable and significant work that helps to foster the conditions for genuine sustainability by providing the means for understanding and analysing the issues and the tools for resolving them. www.earthscan.com



    • Environmental Finance is a monthly magazine covering the ever-increasing impact of environmental issues on the lending, insurance, investment and trading decisions affecting industry. It is the only global publication dedicated to this fast-changing area.


    • Envirotech & Clean Energy Investor is a monthly journal for investors, innovators and deal-makers in the global cleantech, water, waste, recycling and renewable energy sectors. We provide essential news, views and analysis for professionals who need to know about investment activity and opportunities and industry developments. We look to cover all significant deals across the world in venture, private equity, project finance, IPOs and M&A. We identify which deals are being done, who is doing them and what is in the pipeline. In addition we provide in-depth features, focused on the investment and finance issues that matter, and profiles on the leading companies and individuals who are shaping the global industry.



    • Eurekahedge, the world’s largest independent data provider and research house focusing on alternative investments, maintains coverage on over 21,300 funds globally. Our research covers hedge funds, funds of funds, private equity funds, Islamic funds, real estate funds, long-only absolute return funds, and enhanced equity funds (130/30). For more information, please contact Agnes Yea, agnes@eurekahedge.com or visit www.eurekahedge.com.


    • European Energy Review would like to exchange views with you! European Energy Review is the foremost independent multimediaplatform for the European energy sector. We publish interviews, reports, analyses and columns, written by energy professionals and freelance correspondents throughout Europe.

      Our focus is on the great European energy transition – the movement from national and state-controlled markets to a unified, liberalised (and regulated) European market, and from a fossil-fuel dominated energy mix to a more diverse energy mix. There is no other international publication which provides this much-needed focus.

      EER publishes three email newsletter each week. Join us today in the great European energy debate. Sign up for a free subscription.

      www.europeanenergyreview.eu




    • The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) provides a credible and representative forum for the entire wind energy sector at the international level. GWEC’s mission is to ensure that wind power establishes itself as one of the world’s leading energy sources, providing substantial environmental and economic benefits.



    • Hedge Connection has been helping managers and investors through web-based research, events and advisory work since 2005. Hedge Connection is the first and only internet- based platform that offers hedge funds direct access to a membership of "opt-in" qualified active hedge fund allocators. Investor members join for free and gain access to detailed information on hedge fund members. All members receive invitations to member's only events and partner discounts. Learn more and Join the Club at http://www.hedgeconnection.com.


    • Invest in Spain was created in 2005 and is part of the State Department for Trade of the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade. Our mission is to promote, attract and maintain foreign investment in Spain, serving as the reference point for foreign investors and the point of contact for all state, regional and local institutions engaged in promoting and attracting investment.



    • LowCarbonEconomy.com is a central resource for the low carbon economy, connecting people and businesses with low carbon products and services, information, initiatives, and each other. We created Low Carbon Economy Ltd in 2006 to capitalise on everything we have learned and created over the last six years at Fuel Cell Markets, to apply our unique knowledge, resources and experience towards assisting the development of a low carbon economy as a whole. Our unique drive and resources have enabled us to create an exceptional company uniquely positioned to deliver this truly useful online resource which has the potential to help millions of people and businesses across the globe.



    • Bloomberg New Energy Finance is the world’s leading provider of independent news, data and analysis to investors, corporations and governments in clean energy, low carbon technologies and the carbon markets. We have a dedicated global network of 140 analysts, based across 10 offices in Europe, the Americas, Asia & Africa.For more information please visit www.bnef.com  


    • Platts, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is a leading global provider of energy and metals information. With nearly a century of business experience, Platts serves customers across more than 150 countries. From 14 offices worldwide, Platts serves the oil, natural gas, electricity, nuclear power, coal, petrochemical and metals markets.


    • The Exclusive Source For Power Financing and Trading News. As the global power markets transform and evolve, it's becoming more important than ever to stay informed about the latest developments in generation sales, power trading, and capital market activity. Power Finance & Risk is the only weekly publication that breaks the news on upcoming mergers, financing deals, and risk management strategies in the global power industry.


    • Recharge is a news publication consisting of a weekly newspaper and website. The focuses on the business of renewable energy and related coverage on global climate change, targeting executive level decision makers. The paper is focused on breaking stories and features coverage while the online offering focuses on real-time coverage.



    • The Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) is a non-profit, specialist change agent aiming to catalyse the market for renewable energy and energy efficiency, with a primary focus on emerging markets and developing countries. REEEP initiates and funds projects; targeted interventions designed to develop the market for sustainable energy: assisting governments in creating stable regulatory and policy frameworks, and in promoting innovative finance and business models to activate the private sector.


       


    • The Journal of Renewable Energy Law and Policy (RELP) provides a platform for review and discussion, both in Europe and internationally, of the legal and policy issues surrounding renewable energy. Leading renewable energy scholars and practitioners report on the legal and policy implications of recent technology advances, political and regulatory decisions, market trends, as well as insightful new literature and relevant events in the renewable energy sector – from bio-energy, solar and wind power to developing technologies like fuel cells and nuclear fusion. Since 2002 Lexxion Publisher has established itself as an independent law publisher with a strong targeted programme.


       


    • Skipso is a new online platform and business marketplace entirely focused on Cleantech and Sustainable Innovation. Skipso’s virtual ecosystem helps Cleantech companies, innovators and entrepreneurs around the world kick-start their projects, grow their business, accelerate their innovation process and find resources more efficiently and at lower costs.


    • www.solarserver.de - Portal Site to Renewable Energy

      Extensive information on Solar Thermal, Photovoltaics, Solar Buildings an Renewables in german and english: Events, Funding, Jobs. German and international Mercantile Directory. Initiatives, Associations and und Public Authorities. Research and Advanced Training. Lexicon for Beginners, Reports and News on Renewables.

      E-Mail: info@solarserver.de


    • www.solarserver.de - Portal Site to Renewable Energy

      Extensive information on Solar Thermal, Photovoltaics, Solar Buildings an Renewables in german and english: Events, Funding, Jobs. German and international Mercantile Directory. Initiatives, Associations and und Public Authorities. Research and Advanced Training. Lexicon for Beginners, Reports and News on Renewables.

      E-Mail: info@solarserver.de


    • SparkSpread is the leading real-time news service providing breaking news on M&A, project finance and energy trading in the European, Middle East and North American energy markets.

      Visit: www.sparkspread.com


    • SUN & WIND ENERGY is the international magazine for professionals worldwide in the field of renewable energies. The magazine appears monthly from 2009 onwards and provides valuable information on the renewable energy market. SUN & WIND ENERGY presents international news, market developments, worldwide market overviews, company profiles, product information, interviews, job opportunities and a comprehensive company directory.


    • www.yourrenewablenews.com is designed to provide CEOs, MDs, Business Development Managers, Engineers and Technical Buyers with up-to-date industry and project information. Over 300 companies within the industry send press direct including the likes of Repower, RES Group, AMEC, GE Energy, Centrica, DONG Energy, EDF and Iberdrola.