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Dear Colleague,

We are delighted to introduce the 2011 Bloomberg New Energy Finance New Energy Pioneers.

The Bloomberg New Energy Finance Pioneers program is designed to identify and reward innovative companies that are potential game-changers in the field of clean energy and ITS adjacent markets. By so doing, we hope to encourage the rapid development of pioneers in this fast-evolving sector that will play an important role in the shift towards a low-carbon economy.

A year ago, the short-term outlook for clean energy was uncertain. The disappointment of COP15 in Copenhagen was fresh in people’s minds and the controversy over climate science had affected the industry’s momentum. Following the financial crisis, the capital markets remained fragile with credit continuing to be hard to secure. Despite these hurdles, the sector stormed ahead, with new investment in clean energy in 2010 surging above previous levels to reach $243bn. Such a turn-around in the market is a significant boon to today’s emerging technology compa-nies, and has been reflected in the quality and volume of applicants we received for the 2011 Pioneers program.

The Pioneers chosen represent a broad spectrum of innovation across the sector and reflect the growth trends experienced in particular markets. New for 2011 are winners from the water sector – two very interesting companies addressing distinct problems with unique approaches. We have a similarly diverse and exciting representation of developments in smart grid, smart metering and lighting, as well as innovative businesses in solar and bioenergy.

Judging was undertaken by a panel of industry experts, supported by Bloomberg New Energy Finance analysts and technology specialists. We assessed companies against three key criteria: potential scale, innovation and momentum. It takes more than just a great idea to be successful – to break the mould these ideas need robust business models, growth potential and real traction within the industry.

We hope you will take the time during the next few days to get to know our 10 New Energy Pioneers better. You can find them at the Pioneers’ Corner and throughout the Summit sessions.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2011 New Energy Pioneer program!

Michael Wilshire

Head of Analysis, Bloomberg New Energy Finance

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//bRiGHt- souRce eneRGY

“ brightsource aims to provide cost-effective, environmentally responsible and reliable solar energy. by integrating our proprietary solar technology with conventional power components, we are demonstrating the vital role that utility-scale solar power can play in a low-carbon, reliable energy mix.”

– Jack Jenkins-stark, cfo

BrightSource Energy is a leading solar thermal technology company that designs, develops and sells proprietary power tower technol-ogy. The company’s LPT 550 system uses fields of tracking mirrors controlled by software to concentrate sunlight onto a re-ceiver to produce high-temperature steam. Once produced, the steam is either used in a conventional turbine to produce electricity or is used in industrial applications.

The principal members of the BrightSource technical team pioneered the first utility-scale solar energy plant nearly three decades ago by building 354 megawatts of solar thermal power systems, which remain in operation today. The team has collectively developed, constructed, and managed more than 20 gigawatts of solar and conventional power

projects worldwide. The combined experience of BrightSource’s technical and commercial teams coupled with its breakthrough LPT550 technology, has posi-tioned the company as a world leader in solar thermal energy.

BrightSource has an approximately 110,000-acre development site portfolio that has the potential to accommodate in excess of 10 gigawatts of solar power projects in the Southwestern US. The company holds more than 2.6 gigawatts of power purchase agreements, including 1,300 mega-watts with Southern California Edison and 1,310 megawatts with Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Its Solar Energy Development Center in Israel’s Negev Desert is demonstrating BrightSource’s LPT 550 technology and producing the world’s highest temperature and pressure solar thermal steam.

bRiGHtsouRce is A tecHnoLoGY And PRoJect deveLoPeR And An industRY LeAdeR in HiGH temPeRAtuRe, HiGH efficiencY toWeR And HeLiostAt soLAR tHeRmAL eLectRicitY PoWeR stAtions.

For more information visit www.brightsourceenergy.com


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//e meteR

“ emeter’s market leading software solutions help improve both operational and energy efficiency by transforming data into information. once armed with better information, both utilities and consumers are better equipped to respond quickly to energy events so they can ensure delivery and consumption of safe, reliable, cost-effective and environmentally responsible energy.”

– Gary bloom, ceo

eMeter provides essential software that enables electric, gas and water utilities to realize the full benefits of the smart grid. The solution offered to the consumer and energy provider are insights into personal energy usage and information on power availability.

eMeter’s management team has been at the forefront of smart metering and grid management with over 300 years of collective AMI experience in the utility indus-try. Their talents combine smart metering, enterprise software and regulatory experience. eMeter founders Cree Edwards and Larsh Johnson also co-founded CellNet Data Systems, which provided advanced electricity metering data and communications to utilities via wireless networks. Following Cell-Net’s IPO and eventual acquisition by Schlumberger in 1998, Cree and Larsh set out to design a meter

data management (MDM) system that would make the data delivered by networks such as, CellNet’s, useful and manageable to utilities.

In light of the need to integrate renewable energy sources and electric vehicles into an already overburdened grid, the total addressable market includes electric, gas and water utilities of any scale (including traditional, fully verticalized utilities and new operating models such as CCPs), distributors, retailers and meter operators globally.

With the most large-scale deploy-ments in the industry, in 2010 eMeter grew its customer base by over 40% and increased the number of meters under contract to 31m globally – significantly outperforming its competitors.

tHe comPAnY’s dAtA mAnAGement softWARe deLiveRs A fAst, cost-effective PAtH to smARt meteRinG. tHe PLAtfoRm ALLoWs utiLities And tHeiR customeRs to mAnAGe eneRGY consumPtion, bALAnce LoAds, And incReAse efficiencY AcRoss tHe GRid.

For more information visit www.emeter.com


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//ePuRAmAt

“ epuramat offers the most compact wastewater treatment system available on the market, with high treatment efficiency and low energy consumption.”

– bogdan serban, ceo

ExSep®, Epuramat’s innovative primary treatment for waste water, can virtually completely separate solid matter from liquid. This drasti-cally reduces subsequent treat-ment steps, such as membrane and biological filtration, which have enabled Epuramat to develop the Box4Water. The Box4Water is a complete wastewater treat-ment plant, fitting into one single standard container. It is the most compact wastewater treatment system available on the market.

Epuramat was founded with a vision to revolutionize the tradi-tional way wastewater is treated. The company’s management team brings together tens years of industrial expertise, backed up by technological and innovation break-throughs. CEO Bogdan Serban has successfully participated in the development of two ventures from embryonic stage to global scale with mass volume businesses. Epuramat plants are very compact and energy-efficient – ideally suited

for a large number of industrial and municipal applications – and are applicable everywhere where solid material needs to be separated from a liquid medium. While the technology targets a niche solution it addresses a global need and represents a huge opportunity in rural communities.

Epuramat concentrates on a select number of activities such as wastewater treatment for small remote communities, overload reduction for existing sewage plants, re-use of industrial process water, systems for oil-water separa-tion, mining- and drilling-related water treatment and treatment of digestate during biogas production.

Epuramat products came on line in 2008. Since then, the business has successfully sold and commis-sioned plants for municipalities and industries in Europe, the US and Canada. By the close of 2010 it had installed $1.4m worth of commercial plants.

ePuRAmAt’s tecHnoLoGY Reduces tHe RequiRed numbeR of stAGes to tReAt WAste WAteR. it enAbLes industRiAL comPAnies to Re-PRocess And Re-use WAteR usinG Limited eneRGY And cHemicAL PRoducts.

For more information visit www.epuramat.com


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//GReen bioLoGics

“ biobutanol is set to capture a significant share of the biofuels market. Green biologics is paving the way for this transformation through innovative technology development and rapid commercialization, aiming to be the leading technology provider for butanol production.”

– sean sutcliffe, ceo

GBL has developed world-class microbial, fermentation, and process technology to enable its customers to utilize readily available waste and agricultural by-product feedstocks for conver-sion into high value chemicals and biofuels. GBL focuses on the production of butanol since it is a widely used chemical and an advanced next generation biofuel with superior fuel and sustainability characteristics.

GBL’s management and advisory board has an incredibly strong breadth and depth of knowledge in the biofuels and chemicals industries. Founder Dr. Edward Green’s career has seen the delivery of technical improvements in the microbial fermentation processes for biofuel production, contributed to numer-ous scientific publications and patents, and been recognized for entrepreneurship.

Butanol is an important chemical precursor for paints, polymers and plastics. Green Biologics is currently targeting a $6bn chemicals market with future plans to conquer the global next-generation transport fuel market of $50bn. It is developing its business on a global scale, having commercial and technical partners in China, US, Europe, India and Brazil.

GBL’s technology is already being retrofitted into existing biobutanol and ethanol plants allowing for the production of renewable butanol chemical below the incumbent petroleum-based equivalent. The initial production facilities benefit-ing from GBL technology can deliver production costs 30% lower than petroleum-based competitors. This margin will in-crease with increasing oil prices.

GReen bioLoGics (GbL) HAs deveLoPed An AdvAnced feRmentAtion tecHnoLoGY to conveRt ReAdiLY AvAiLAbLe WAste And AGRicuLtuRAL bY-PRoduct feedstocks into HiGH vALue cHemicALs And biofueLs.

For more information visit www.greenbiologics.com


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//metAboLiX

“ metabolix’s mission is to develop sustainable, clean solutions for plastics, chemicals and energy.”

– Richard eno, ceo

Metabolix is a leader in the development of a broad family of materials called PHAs (polyhydroxyalkanoates). The chemicals’ platform will provide drop-in replacements to a large chemical market, bringing a renew-able source into key intermediate markets. The company is currently deploying PHA technology across three business platforms: bioplastics, biobased chemicals, and crops.

The Metabolix Senior Management team encompasses a diverse set of experiences and skills; from technology development and com-mercial build-out to financial and legal expertise. It is a long standing team, and each member has been committed to the company for many years.

Its first commercial platform Mirel, a family of bioplastic materials, can substitute at least 50% of petro-leum-based resins. Its chemicals’ platform addresses a $10bn mar-ket. Metabolix targets consumer goods, compost bags, business equipment, packaging, agriculture and marine applications. There is a 2bn pound-per-annum addressable market, which is worth over $5bn in revenues.

Metabolix is involved in a joint venture with Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), which strength-ens its position on the feedstock side of the value chain. ADM has completed the initial phase of construction of a 50,000 ton/year PHA manufacturing plant which is the first ever large-scale PHA manufacturing facility. Metabolix holds over 600 worldwide patents and applications.

metAboLiX HAs PioneeRed tHe cReAtion of PoLYHYdRoXYALkAnoAtes-bAsed (PHAs) PLAstics And cHemicALs, WHicH WiLL enAbLe tHe disPLAcement of A substAntiAL PoRtion of tHe PetRoLeum-bAsed industRY. At metAboLiX, PHAs ARe PRoduced in A bioLoGicAL feRmentAtion PRocess usinG ReneWAbLe And sustAinAbLe AGRicuLtuRAL feedstocks.

For more information visit www.metabolix.com


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//on-RAmP WiReLess

“ As our reliance on wireless automation increases in order to achieve our energy efficiency goals, factors such as coverage, reliability, capacity, and low power become paramount. We address these factors to make applications as scalable, and cost-effective as possible”

- Joaquin silva, ceo

Billions of devices across various industries remain unconnected. For the past 20 years, the wireless revolution has left device communi-cation unchanged. Ultra-Link Pro-cessing™ (ULP), from On-Ramp Wireless, is the groundbreaking innovation that delivers a wireless technology built from the ground up to support sensor and device communication. This end-to-end solution delivers the optimal mix of coverage, capacity, low-power consumption and cost, and fills a significant gap in the technology system landscape.

A single ULP network AP can provide coverage for tens of thousands of end-point devices. To process incoming data from all end-points, On-Ramp Wireless developed Random Phase Multiple Access (RPMA). This method enhances network capacity 25–40 times, as compared with compet-ing systems and demodulates incoming signals from up to 1,000 end-points concurrently. System capacity is managed dynamically and hard-to-reach end-points do not adversely affect the capacity of the system.

On-Ramp was founded upon the realization that the current wire-less communication systems on the market were leaving billions of hard-to-reach wireless devices untouched. Joaquin Silva, On-Ramp’s CEO, led the wireless and semiconductor franchise at investment banking firm Montgomery & Co. for six years. Dr. Myers, CTO, was a founder of CommASIC, where he developed the WBSP processor and its first application to the 802.11 a/b/g physical layer.

The ULP enables monitoring and solutions across a broad range of fields, including smart metering for electricity, gas and water, electric distribution automation, pipeline monitoring, and location tracking applications. This type of wireless networking technology can be applied to smart grid deployments globally, harnessing huge oppor-tunities in the coming years. In the long run, the technology will have the potential to expand into other distributed sensing and control applications.

on-RAmP WiReLess HAs deveLoPed tHe uLtRA-Link PRocessinG™ (uLP) sYstem, tHe fiRst cost-effective, Wide-AReA WiReLess communicAtion tecHnoLoGY tHAt cAn monitoR biLLions of eneRGY-consuminG devices on tHe GRid.

For more information visit www.onrampwireless.com


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//RedWood sYstems

“ Redwood’s Led lighting control and building intelligence network is the industry’s only solution proven to combine energy savings with improvements to workspace conditions. our compelling value proposition will pave the way for our technology to become the de facto intelligent lighting control solution on the market.”

– dave Leonard, ceo

Redwood combines power, communication and sensors into one flexible, scalable and open platform. The centralized driver function connects lights to the Redwood engine using fast, flex-ible, and low-cost networking. By leveraging a network-based sys-tem, Redwood’s platform will make smart buildings vastly simpler, easier, and less expensive to own and operate.

Redwood Systems was founded on the belief that LED lighting presented entirely new opportuni-ties to create intelligent and energy optimized commercial lighting and smart building solutions. The management team has a combined

65 years of experience in lighting, networking platforms and engineer-ing. The company also holds 12 US patents.

Redwood Systems has already secured 18 customer wins, with deployments at four Fortune 500 enterprises including SAP’s R&D facility, SAP labs, with several other wins to be announced starting in April 2011. Redwood’s main market opportunity is in capturing the square footage of commercial of-fice space that is undergoing major renovation or being newly built. It is estimated that there is more than 2.5bn square feet of commercial office space in the US alone that undergoes major renovation or new construction each year.

RedWood is Re-inventinG smARt LiGHtinG bY PoWeRinG, communicAtinG And contRoLLinG Leds oveR netWoRks, foR mAXimum eneRGY sAvinGs And imPRoved buiLdinG PeRfoRmAnce. its soLution fundAmentALLY cHAnGes tHe WAY We WiRe, PoWeR, And inteLLiGentLY contRoL commeRciAL LiGHtinG.

For more information visit www.redwoodsystems.com


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//sAGe eLectRo-cHRomics

“ the benefits of increasing efficiency – particularly in buildings, which are tremendous energy-wasters – are becoming increasingly clear. our product not only saves energy, but also enables the construction of more beautiful buildings for people to live and work in.”

- John van dine, ceo

SageGlass represents a new paradigm in building glass. The technology can be integrated into a building’s energy management system to respond to changing sunlight and heat conditions out-side. In the tinted state, SageGlass blocks as much as 91% of solar heat, substantially reducing air conditioning demand during the summer. SageGlass glazing can reduce a building’s annual energy use by as much as 28%, and cut peak electricity demand by as much as 25%.

SAGE was founded by CEO John Van Dine to develop dynamic glass that saves energy and improves the human experience in buildings. SAGE’s management team repre-sents a combination of scientists and business people with decades of experience in the architectural and glass coating industries.

Today’s buildings utilize more glass than ever before, so there is an enormous opportunity for SAGE’s technology as it can be applied to most commercial buildings. In the US, annual energy loss due to inefficient windows is roughly 4.5 quads, corresponding to more than 70m metric tons of carbon per year. Furthermore there is also scope for the creation of complementary businesses in the electronics industry.

The company recently began construction of a high volume manufacturing facility that will enable it to satisfy the increasing worldwide demand for sustainable, energy-saving window products. The state-of-the-art facility will be operational in late 2012, expanding product features while decreas-ing manufacturing costs and lead times. SAGE has nearly 200 US and foreign patents in electrochromic technology.

sAGe eLectRocHRomics (sAGe) HAs deveLoPed A neW tYPe of sensoRed GLAss foR buiLdinGs WHicH sWitcHes fRom cLeAR to tinted stAtes. tHe tecHnoLoGY cAn tRAnsfoRm WindoWs And skYLiGHts fRom An eneRGY PRobLem to An eneRGY souRce.

For more information visit www.sage-ec.com


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//tAkAdu

“ takadu was founded with the vision of making water networks smarter through advanced technology. the recognition of takadu is a positive signal for the future of innovation in the water sector.”

– Amir Peleg, ceo

TaKaDu ‘s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution for water utilities detects, classifies, alerts and provides real-time insight on leaks, bursts and other network inefficiencies. TaKaDu’s approach to use information that already exists within the water network has positioned them favorably in the market. The solution is based on complex algorithms which analyze existing online data from meters within the network (for example flow and pressure) and external data (for example weather and holidays). TaKaDu’s patented tech-nology is easy to deploy, requiring no network changes, no additional devices and no capital expenditure.

Amir Peleg founded TaKaDu with the vision of using advanced math-ematics to reduce water loss and

improve water network efficiency. He has gathered a management team comprising top-notch mathe-maticians and computer scientists, alongside seasoned executives from global software technology leaders.

TaKaDu’s product has global reach and can theoretically be rolled out world-wide to all water utilities. Furthermore, stricter environmental regulations are creating demand for TakaDu’s services from water utilities and industrial users the world over. In its brief two-year history, TaKaDu has pioneered its Water Infrastructure Monitor-ing system and is today deployed among the world’s leading water utilities.

tAkAdu HeLPs WAteR utiLities tAke contRoL oveR tHeiR netWoRks bY PRovidinG knoWLedGe And ALeRts About tHe distRibution infRAstRuctuRe. it RequiRes no cHAnGes to eXistinG equiPment oR uPfRont investment.

For more information visit www.takadu.com


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//WinAfRique

“ We are witnessing a paradigm shift in the basic provision of conventional electricity in Africa - from large-scale centralized power generation and distribution, to small- and medium-scale decentralized generation and consumption. We want to be the preferred alternative energy solutions partner in Africa.”

– Anthony ng’eno, ceo

Winafrique supplies, implements and maintains renewable energy for remote locations in Kenya. The company has experienced success in selling systems that combine solar panels and flow batteries to the cellular telecommunications industry. Winafrique has realized its concept and applied its renewable energy systems and powering equipment in various sectors including schools, village computer centers, water desali-nation, irrigation for farming and household use.

Winafrique can sell its off-grid systems to all potential users of electricity in areas where grid power is either unavailable or not sufficiently available. By gaining a significant footing in this growing market, Winafrique has the potential to scale substan-

tially. The immediate market is in providing power to the cellular telecommunications industry. The combination of a lack of electricity infrastructure and rapid build-out of cellular telecommunications infrastructure in Africa means that there is a need for reliable, off-grid power systems which Winafrique can supply.

To date Winafrique has installed 120 systems for its largest cus-tomer, Safaricom, and many more are in the pipeline. The company’s first project was an installation of a wind-solar hybrid to an off-grid rural primary school, which has since been replicated by Cisco in its off-grid systems. Today, with a team of 46 employees Winafrique has rolled its technology out across 150 sites in Kenya and two in Angola.

WinAfRique is An end-to-end ReneWAbLe eneRGY soLutions inteGRAtoR. tHe comPAnY is commeRciALizinG off-GRid PoWeR sYstems tHRouGH smALL-scALe HYbRid ReneWAbLe eneRGY stoRAGe usinG fLoW bAtteRies.

For more information visit www.winafrique.com

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WitH sPeciAL tHAnks to ouR sPonsoRs

susan kish Head of cross media initiatives bloomberg

Susan is the Head of Cross Media Initiatives at Bloomberg. Prevously, Susan was the Director of Knowl-edge Services at Bloomberg New Energy Finance and executive producer of the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit. Susan

was both founder and chief executive officer of inde-pendent think-tank First Tuesday Zurich, established to support the development of knowledge sharing in sustainable energy, information technology, mobile/ telecom and financial services. Forums, workshops and awards run by First Tuesday were attended by 23,000 people. Following its 2006 acquisition by global profes-sional online network XING, Susan became XING’s head of network and community practice. Susan is also the co-producer and host of the annual European Energy Venture Fair in Zurich.

Prior to her entrepreneurial career, Susan spent 14 years in a variety of executive positions at UBS including global functional head of structured finance based in Zurich, plus executive positions in New York where Susan was responsible for the bank’s entry into new financial markets.

michael Wilshire director of Analysis bloomberg new energy finance

Michael leads the teams that produce research on clean energy including bioenergy, wind, solar, energy smart technologies, CCS and geothermal.

Before joining Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Michael was a partner at McKinsey, where he consulted across a range of industries including

energy, technology and telecoms. He worked with equipment providers and operators across Europe as well as in Asia and the US.

Previously, Michael worked in the UK Department of Energy in the 1980s across a variety of energy policy areas, including one of the very earliest privatisations (Amersham International), as well as deregulation of the gas industry, renewable energy, nuclear policy and the financing and privatisation of the electricity industry. During that period he was also private secretary to both the Minister of State for Energy and the Permanent Secretary.

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Gil forer Global Leader – Global cleantech center ernst & Young LLP

Gil oversees the strategic development, implementation and management of E&Y’s Glob-al Cleantech Center around the world. The center offers a world-wide team of professionals in

assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services who understand the business dynamics of cleantech. This global network of professionals has the experience to help stakeholders in the cleantech marketplace to make the most of opportunities in this marketplace, and address any challenges.

In his cleantech leadership role, Gil works closely with the other E&Y’s global industry centers, mainly Utilities and Automotive, and with the Climate Change and Sustainability Services team. He also leads the development of cleantech related research, thought leadership and strategic events.

Based in New York, Gil has a MBA, with Honors, in Marketing and Organizational Behavior and a B.Sc. in Hospitality Management from Boston University.

michael Liebreich ceo bloomberg new energy finance

Michael Liebreich is the CEO of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the leading provider of information and research to senior investors, executives and policy-makers in clean energy and the carbon markets. Bloomberg New Energy Finance has over 140 staff working out of 11 offices around the world. Michael founded the company in 2004 and

acted as Chairman and Chief Executive until its acquisition by Bloomberg at the end of 2009.

Michael serves as a Member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Sustainable Energy and is on the Selection Committee for the Zayed Future Energy Prize. Prior to founding New Energy Finance Michael was an entrepreneur, venture capitalist (with Groupe Arnault), and executive, helping to build around 25 successful companies. In the 1990s he acted as Deputy Managing Director of Associated Press Television, Founding Director of Sports News Television and non-executive director of Interactive Investor. He also spent five years in the London office of McKinsey & Company. He is a two-time finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.

Michael has an MA in Engineering from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from Harvard, where he was a Harkness Fellow and Baker Scholar. He was a member of the British Ski Team at the 1992 Albertville Olympic Games and is Chairman of St Marks Hospital Foundation, a medical charity.

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douglas Jay Arent, Ph.d., mbA executive director nReL

Doug Arent is Executive Director of the Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). He specializes in strategic planning and financial analysis; clean energy technologies and energy and water issues; and international and governmental policies. Arent is Sr. Visiting Fellow at the Center

for Strategic and International Studies and was recently appointed as a Coordinating Lead Author for the 5th Assessment Report.

Arent was appointed in 2008 to serve on the National Academy of Sciences Panel on Limiting the Magnitude of Future Climate Change, and was recently appointed to serve on the Policy Subcommittee of the National Petroleum Council Studies on North American Natural Gas and Transportation Fuels. Arent is on the Executive Council of the U.S. Association of Energy Economists, a Member of the Keystone Energy Board and is on the Advisory Board of E+Co, a public purpose invest-ment company that supports sustainable development across the globe.

Prior to his current position, Arent was Director of the Strategic Energy Analysis Center at NREL from 2006-1010. Arent has a Ph.D. from Princeton University, an MBA from Regis University, and a bachelor’s of science from Harvey Mudd College in California.

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Justin Adams Head of emerging business & ventures – Alternative energy bP

Justin Adams has spent the last 14 years championing innova-tion in clean energy & carbon markets; building bridges between multinationals, the

investment community and entrepreneurs.

He is currently Head of Emerging Business & Ventures in BP’s Alternative Energy division. In this role he is responsible for developing new low carbon business opportunities for BP including the Group’s activities in CO2 Capture & Storage and Forestry Carbon.

Mr Adams also set up and leads the corporate venture team which has over $120m invested in over 20 companies in various cleantech and carbon sectors. He serves on the Board of a number of these companies in the US and Europe.

Prior to BP, Mr Adams was co-founder and CEO of High Power Lithium developing next generation battery materials for hybrid electric vehicles in collaboration with Toyota. Before this he led the Advanced Energy Systems practice for Arthur D. Little in Europe.

bruno Giussani director ted

Bruno is a curator of ideas. He is the European director of TED (www.ted.com) and the curator of TEDGlobal and TED University. As a member of TED’s senior team, he participates in the definition of the organization’s strategy and in the global management of its activities and initiatives. He hosted last year’s New Energy Pioneers event. He lives in Switzerland.

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Professor nigel brandon director of futures Lab imperial college London

Professor Nigel Brandon FREng holds the Chair in Sustainable Development in Energy at Imperial College London, where is Director of the Energy Futures Lab, representing the work of around 600 researchers

across the energy landscape. His research interests focus on electrochemical power sources and conver-sion, and renewable hydrogen. He was a founder of Ceres Power, a fuel cell product development company, and was awarded the Royal Academy Silver Medal in 2007 for his contribution to engineering leading to commercial exploitation.

bruce Huber Global Head of cleantech – investment banking Jefferies

With nearly 30 years of investment banking experience, including 20 years working with European clients, Mr. Huber has advised on over 100 M&A and capital markets transactions across Europe and North America. He has a breadth of experience across IPOs, equity, convertible debt, private

placements, alternative energy projects financing and high yield debt through M&A advisory. He was Managing Director and head of European investment banking for Broadview International, which was acquired by Jefferies in 2003. Prior to joining Broadview in 1995, he was a Director focusing on international M&A at Barclays in London and Frankfurt. Previously, Mr. Huber worked at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in their New York office where he helped build the firm’s communications investment banking practice from 1985 to 1990, and worked in renewable energy project finance from 1983 to 1985. He received a BSE degree from Princeton University.

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Peter Gutman Global Head of Renewable & energy – environmental finance standard chartered bank

Peter is Global Head of Renewable Energy & Environmental Finance, and in his role is responsible for developing the bank’s business

globally, across the areas of financing, equity, advisory and principal investment.

Peter has over twenty years of experience in investment banking, principal investment, operations and management consulting. The majority of this experience has been across the areas of renewable/clean tech, communications and technology sectors.

Peter leads the bank’s Clinton Global Initiative commitment, where the bank plans to mobilize US$8 – 10 billion in financing for the renewable energy and clean tech sectors over the next 5 years. He has also served on World Economic Forum’s Expert Committee for Green Investing, on the Advisory Board for the International Herald Tribunal’s inaugural Global Clean Energy Conference and is a founding Board Member for the Clean Energy Business Council for the Middle East and North Africa.

Peter has an engineering degree from the University of Michigan, an MBA from the University of Chicago, and an MSc from the London School of Economics.

Peter Littlewood Group director – operations cLP Holdings Limited

Peter Littlewood is CLP’s Group Director – Operations and is responsible for construction, operations, fuel procurement and for CLP’s Carbon Ventures and Research Institute. He is a member of the Group

Executive Committee and a director of many of the Group’s subsidiary companies and joint ventures.

Mr. Littlewood joined the CLP Group in 1977 and has over 37 years’ experience in the power industry, mostly involved in project development, project manage-ment, operations and general management. He holds an MA degree in Engineering from the University of Cambridge and has completed the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Programme.

CLP is a private sector power company, listed in Hong Kong, with a current market capitalisation of around US$20bn. CLP has investments, joint ventures and operations in Hong Kong, Mainland China, India, Thailand, Taiwan and Australia. It is the largest external investor in the Mainland China Power market and the largest international investor in the power businesses of several other Asian countries.

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michael molnar Greentech capital Advisors

Molnar advises clients on M&A transactions and pri-vate capital raises. He brings a unique combination of skills, sector knowledge, and relationships, given his background as an investment banker, equity analyst, and strategy consultant. He is a frequently requested speaker on topics in alternative energy at conferences around the world and has deep con-nectivity within many of the emerging companies

in the sector as well as with many of the largest and most established companies worldwide.

Molnar joined Greentech Capital Advisors from Goldman Sachs where he was the lead equity analyst for the US alternative energy and coal sectors. His research touched on numerous sectors such as solar photovoltaic (PV), solar thermal, concentrating PV, upstream solar materials/ silicon, downstream solar development/ integration, batteries, electric vehicles, demand response, smart grid, waste-to-energy, wind, and clean coal technology. He also was the lead analyst for the US coal sector where he developed a strong knowledge of the incumbent fossil fuel energy base.

Prior to Goldman Sachs, he was a Visiting Research Fellow at Accenture’s Institute for High Performance Business, a company- sponsored think tank. His research focused on management techniques to most effectively maximize shareholder value in high-growth companies and was published in both internal and external business journals. He was also a manager in Accenture’s strategy consulting practice.


Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) is the world’s leading independent provider of news, data, research and analysis to decision‐makers in renewable energy, energy smart technologies, carbon markets, carbon capture and storage and nuclear power. Bloomberg New Energy Finance has staff of more than 180, based in London, Washington D.C., New York, Tokyo, Beijing, New Delhi, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney, Cape Town, São Paulo and Zurich.

Bloomberg New Energy Finance Insight Services provide deep market analysis to investors in wind, solar, bioenergy, geothermal, carbon capture and storage, energy efficiency, and nuclear power. The group offers Insight Services for each of the major emerging carbon markets: European, Global Kyoto, Australia, and the U.S., where it covers the planned regional markets as well as potential federal initiatives and the voluntary carbon market. Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s Industry Intelligence Service provides access to the world’s most comprehensive database of investors and investments in clean energy and carbon. The News and Briefing Service is the leading global news service focusing on clean energy investment. The group also undertakes applied research on behalf of clients and runs senior-level networking events.

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