Government, industry to convene at London summit on clean energy

Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit
March 17-19, 2010, London

New York, February 4—The world’s leading clean energy and carbon market
investors, industry executives and policy-makers will debate the many
pressing issues facing the sector at the third annual Bloomberg New Energy
Finance Summit in London March 17-19.

Key figures such as Duke Energy’s James E Rogers and Kunihiko Shimada of
Japan’s environment ministry will discuss the implications of
December’s climate change conference at Copenhagen, prospects for
progress on emission reductions in 2010, and the lessons so far from
government “green stimulus” programs and clean energy incentive
policies.

"Clean energy finds itself at a fascinating juncture: despite the
disappointment of Copenhagen, there is a good chance we will see record
investment worldwide this year, as capital markets recover, the economics
of projects improve and stimulus funds flow,” said Michael Liebreich,
chief executive of Bloomberg’s New Energy Finance group. “However,
there are also concerns over policy for the medium term, the global
economy, and the world’s ability to take concerted action to reduce
emissions.”

More than 80 leading figures will be active Thought Leaders at the
invitation-only event. Participants include Andrew Brandler, CEO of CLP;
Jos Delbeke, deputy director-general for the environment, European
Commission; Ambassador Jongyong Kim, ambassador for energy and resources
for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of Korea; Caio
Koch-Weser, vice chairman of Deutsche Bank; Katrina Landis, CEO of BP
Alternative Energy; James E Rogers, chairman, president and CEO of Duke
Energy; Kunihiko Shimada, principal international negotiator for the
Ministry of the Environment, Japan; David Vieau, president and CEO of A123
Systems, and many others.

Participants will receive up-to-the-minute briefings on markets,
technologies and policies, and will discuss key strategy questions in a
unique dialogue-based format. Issues to be tackled include the availability
of debt and equity finance for projects and technologies, the effects of
falling hardware costs on project returns in wind, solar and other
sub-sectors, and whether lower gas prices and slower world economic growth
might restrict investment.

The Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit will explore:
How market participants, countries and sectors are responding to the
challenges of economic recession and recovery;
How clean energy investors are changing their business models to react
to market conditions;
How incumbent companies in oil, gas, coal and nuclear are responding;
How policy-makers are working to shape the competitive environment for
the coming decades.


A highlight of the annual Summit is the release of the Bloomberg New Energy
Finance League Tables, which are the only comprehensive, independent
ranking of deal flow in the alternative energy and carbon markets. The 2009
League Table rankings will be announced at a gala awards dinner on
Thursday, 18 March.

Now in their fifth year, the Bloomberg New Energy Finance League Table
Awards are the hallmarks of leadership in clean energy. Covering a range of
investment activity and associated legal and banking services, the Awards
are based on data collected and validated throughout the year by Bloomberg
New Energy Finance’s global research team and confirmed independently. 

For further information:
Angela Martin, Bloomberg LP +1 212 617 1211
angelamartin@bloomberg.net



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