Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
A123Systems develops and manufactures advanced lithium-ion batteries and battery systems for the transportation, electric grid services and portable power markets. A123Systems patented Nanophosphate™ lithium ion batteries are designed to deliver a new combination of power, safety and life. Applicable to a wide range of industries, A123Systems’ can enable OEMs expanded flexibility in system design. With world-class expertise and management, global manufacturing operations and one of the laaargest automotive lithium ion R&D teams, A123Systems’ and its Automotive Class Lithium Ion™ products are helping to accelerate platform electrification. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Massachusetts, A123Systems’ proprietary nanoscale electrode technology is built on initial developments from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
For more information, visit www.a123systems.com.
Gold Sponsors
Haddington Ventures, through its private equity funds, provides superior returns to its partners and investors by focusing on the midstream energy sector. The Fund will generally make control-oriented investments in companies focused on gathering, separation, processing, treating, compression, storage, and transmission. Haddington is unique in that it is the only midstream energy fund in which all principals have substantial direct operating experience. As such, the Fund is capable of investing in both growth by acquisitions companies and greenfield development companies. This capability allows Haddington to capitalize on current market conditions in the midstream sector.
For more information, visit www.hvllc.com/.
Ice Energy is a leading provider of distributed energy storage and smart grid solutions for optimizing energy system efficiency. The company’s smart grid platform integrates a revolutionary, effectively lossless distributed energy storage technology with an advanced software infrastructure and intelligent two-way control to provide a powerful, cost-effective solution that fundamentally changes peak load management, and improves integration of intermittent, renewable resources onto the grid. By leveraging the higher efficiencies associated with generating and transmitting less expensive off-peak power at thousands of distributed locations, and dispatching it during times of peak demand, Ice Energy delivers a persistent new energy solution equivalent to hundreds of megawatts of clean peaking power for utilities.
For more information, visit www.ice-energy.com/ .
King & Spalding’s strategically placed offices and experienced attorneys have made the firm a top energy
industry choice. King & Spalding is teamed with a variety of clients engaged in the midstream natural gas
industry, including LNG import terminal sponsors, gas gatherers, gas processors and gas storage projects.
The firm handles a full range of energy services, including development, permitting, real estate, financing,
M&A, A&D, commercial and construction contracting, government relations and dispute resolution.
For more information, visit www.kslaw.com/.
Silver Sponsors
Headquartered in Reno, Nevada with manufacturing in Anderson, Indiana, Altairnano is a world leader in the creation and delivery of advanced materials and energy storage products. Going beyond lithium ion, our lithium-titanate based battery products are among the highest performing and most scalable, with application ranging from battery cells for military artillery, battery packs for hybrid vehicles, to energy storage systems for large-scale stationary power services. Our team is 100 percent in support of our customer’s success, not only helping them to profitably meet increasing regulatory demands, but enabling them to enter new markets not otherwise possible. Positioned in the midst of the next big technology revolution, Altairnano is helping turn visions into reality; bringing the future of energy closer to today.
For more information, visit www.altairnano.com .
Black & Veatch’s management consulting division delivers value to midstream gas clients through the application of first-hand industry expertise, leading-edge concepts and techniques, and exceptional program and project execution. Our proven capability delivers worldwide expertise; leveraging the knowledge and capabilities of the former Lukens Energy Group professionals in energy market analysis, risk analysis & mitigation, strategic planning, rate & regulatory support, asset valuation & optimization, and A&D support. If your business is buying, selling, transporting or storing natural gas, Black & Veatch’s knowledgeable staff, sophisticated analysis tools, and wealth of experience can help you maximize your profitability and minimize your risk.
For more information, visit www.bv.com.
Dynapower’s modular line of Energy Management
Systems integrates the latest in DSP controlled
grid-tied inverter technology with smart battery
conditioning. Product sizes range from small
storage systems for commercial and community scale
management systems, through large industrial
and utility installations.
For more information, visit www.dynapower.com/.
Energy Storage and Power LLC is a joint venture to exclusively market, license, support the development and supervise project execution of the next generation of Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) and power augmentation technologies. ES&P was formed by energy industry leaders PSEG Global LLC and energy storage pioneer Dr. Michael Nakhamkin, Chief Technology Officer. Royal Daniel, who has been with PSE&G since 1994 in various management positions, is CEO.
For more information, visit www.energystorageandpower.com .
EnerSys is the world’s largest industrial battery manufacturer with plants located throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia. EnerSys leads the way in battery technology and experience. From traditional lead acid to advanced nickel and lithium ion, EnerSys offers unparalleled solutions to meet a broad range of energy storage applications. In the 1980’s, EnerSys engineers developed an energy storage system that was in service for over 7 years at Southern California Edison’s Chino facility.
For more information, visit www.enersys.com.
Exide Technologies, with operations in more than 80 countries, is one of the world’s largest producers and recyclers of lead-acid batteries. The Company’s four global business groups – Transportation Americas, Transportation Europe and Rest of World, Industrial Energy Americas and Industrial Energy Europe and Rest of World – provide a comprehensive range of stored electrical energy products and services for industrial and transportation applications.
Transportation markets include original-equipment and aftermarket automotive, heavy-duty truck, agricultural and marine applications, and new technologies for hybrid vehicles and automotive applications. Industrial markets include network power applications such as telecommunications systems, electric utilities, railroads, photovoltaic (solar-power related) and uninterruptible power supply (UPS), and motive-power applications including lift trucks, mining and other commercial vehicles.
For more information, visit www.exide.com/ .
Grid Storage Technologies has developed and patented a utility scale battery technology that reduces costs to a fraction of the cost of competing technologies, while resolving other issues such as scalability, durability, environmental risk, round-turn efficiency and space requirements.
GST has developed and tested our battery system at the lab level and we are now developing our megawatt module for field testing and use.
For more information, visit www.gridstoragetechnologies.com/.
RedFlow provides up to megawatt-scale storage solutions deployed as kilowatt scale systems in the rapidly growing Electricity Utility and Solar PV markets.
These use RedFlow’s proprietary zinc-bromine flow battery in a smart-grid ready system that is currently deployed in a major Australian electricity utility.
For more information, visit www.redflow.com.au.
Bronze Sponsors
Dresser-Rand is among the largest global suppliers of custom-engineered rotating equipment
solutions—centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, gas and steam turbines, gas
expanders, and control panels—for long-life, critical applications in the oil, gas, petrochemical, and process industries. Our worldwide client base consists of oil and gas producers and distributors, state-owned oil and gas companies, and chemical and industrial companies in more than 140 countries. Beyond oil and gas, our markets increasingly encompass power generation and its associated technologies.
For more information, visit www.dresser-rand.com/.
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: NCI) is a specialized, global expert services firm dedicated to assisting clients in creating and protecting value in the face of critical business risks and opportunities. Through senior level engagement with clients, Navigant professionals provide technical expertise in Disputes and Investigations, Economics, Financial Advisory and Management Consulting, to support clients in addressing their most critical business needs. The professionals in Navigant's healthcare practice work with organizations along the entire continuum of care: health systems, physician groups, payers and life sciences companies. The Navigant Healthcare team is committed to working with clients to design, develop and implement solutions that create high-performing physician organizations and healthcare systems.
Navigant Capital Advisors is the dedicated corporate finance business unit of Navigant. Navigant Capital Advisors provides financial advice for mergers and acquisitions, private placements, and capital raising, as well as capital and operating restructurings, distressed asset sales and recapitalizations, bankruptcy advisory support, interim and crisis management, creditor rights advisory services, and valuations. Our dedicated professionals offer independent and objective advice supported by advanced technical skills, proven competence and in-depth industry knowledge.
Investment banking, private placement, merger, acquisition and divestiture services offered through Navigant Capital Advisors, LLC. Member FINRA/SIPC.
For more information, visit www.navigant.com.
Prudent Energy Inc. is an energy storage technology developer, manufacturer and systems integrator, specializing in the patented VRB Energy Storage System (VRB-ESSTM). The company has offices in Beijing China and Vancouver Canada. With a global market focus, Prudent Energy provides high-quality environmentally safe, energy storage systems up to 10MW.
For more information, visit www.pdenergy.com.
Silent Power, Inc. manufacturers smart grid solutions and power inverters for renewable energy, backup power and utility markets. Our mission is to increase grid efficiency by empowering businesses, consumers, and utilities to utilize their renewable energy resources more effectively through the use of distributed energy storage technology.
For more information, visit www.silentpwr.com.
Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting, engineering, and technical services worldwide. We are a diverse company, including individuals with expertise in science, research, engineering, construction, and information technology. Our strength is in collectively providing integrated services—delivering the best solutions to meet our clients’ needs. In a complex world with competing demands for limited resources, Tetra Tech offers clear solutions made possible with sound science, understanding, innovation, and industry-leading approaches.
For more information, visit www.tetratech.com/.
The University of California, San Diego, one of the nation's most accomplished research universities, is widely acknowledged for its local impact, national influence, and global reach. This distinctly beautiful campus is both a magnet and catalyst for acclaimed institutes and Nobel laureates. Renowned for its collaborative, diverse, and cross-disciplinary ethos that transcends traditional boundaries in science, arts, and the humanities, the university attracts exceptional faculty, stellar students, and outstanding staff.
For more information, visit www.ucsd.edu/ .
ZBB Energy Corporation (NYSE AMEX: ZBB) provides clean energy storage solutions based on proprietary zinc rechargeable energy storage technology that addresses requirements in multiple markets such as alternative energy applications, large electrical utilities and green residential and commercial architecture. A developer and manufacturer of its modular, transportable and environmentally friendly Zinc Energy Storage Systems (“ZESS”), ZBB Energy was founded in 1998
and is headquartered in Wisconsin with offices located in Perth, Australia.
For more information, visit www.zbbenergy.com/.
Supporting Sponsors
Ardour Capital was founded in 2002, and is a full service investment bank (member: FINRA). Ardour Capital is a leading institution in Energy Technology/Alternative Energy & Power/Clean & Renewable Technologies. We publish in-depth company research and extensive technology-focused reports and provides a wide range of financial services for both public and private companies. Ardour Global Indexes (http://www.ardourglobalindexes.com/) a family of pure-play alternative energy indexes.
Member of FINRA/SIPC.
For more information, visit www.ardourcapital.com/.
Fefer Petersen & Cie is a Swiss partnership of American lawyers that restricts its practice to small entrepreneurial companies that want to be publicly held and listed on a stock exchange. Our office is located in the Château de Barberêche, a meticulously restored medieval castle in village of Barberêche in Canton Fribourg.
Our practice is limited to serving the special requirements of small companies that want to raise third-party capital in preparation for an IPO or a reverse merger into a public shell
For more information, visit ipo-law.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=62 .