CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

With rising costs of traditional fuel sources, and increasing concern about the environmental impact of producing energy, more attention is being paid to developing sources of clean, renewable energy. But with high start-up and production costs, getting the proper financial resources in place is crucial for the success of the renewable energy sector. Platts Financing Renewable Energy conference highlights what’s happening with renewable energy finance in the Midwest, and benefits attendees from coast to coast.

Gain insight in these important areas:

• Overview of regulatory drivers and their effect on financing projects
• Case studies of successful financial structuring of renewable energy projects
• Financial and government support at the state and local level for renewable energy in the Midwest
• Case studies on effective risk management
• Venture capitalists’ perspectives on market opportunities

Hear from experts including:

• Ron Miller, CEO, Aventine Renewable Energy
• Hans Detweiler, Deputy Director for Energy, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
• James Murphy, CFO, Invenergy LLC
• Kathleen McGinty, Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• John Eber, Managing Director Energy Investments, JP Morgan Capital
• Raimund Grube, Director of Midwest Development, PPM Energy
• Ric Abel, Managing Director, Prudential Capital Group
• Scott Brown, CEO, New Energy Capital
• Fred Seamon, Senior Economist, Chicago Board of Trade
• Philip Deutch, Managing Partner, NGP Energy Technology Partners
• Mark Harris, President, Biomass Energy LLC
• Brent Alderfer, President, New Wind Energy
• Tom Amis, Partner, Baker Botts
• James Greenberger, Partner and Co-Chair Renewable Energy Practice Group, Sachnoff & Weaver, Ltd
• Hank Habicht, Principal, Global Environmental & Technology Foundation
• Bruce Woodry, President and CEO, Sigma Capital Group, Inc.
• Joel Eckelman, Senior Marketing Manager, The Scoular Company

Who should attend?

• Developers and potential developers of renewable energy projects
• Investment bankers
• Financiers
• Venture capitalists
• Anyone with an interest in the financing aspect of renewable energy projects in the areas of wind, biomass, biofuels, ethanol, and other emerging technologies 

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Posted by rjorr at March 20, 2006 3:04 PM