Sponsors
Platinum 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/.
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/.
Gold 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 .
Reception Sponsors
Houston, Texas energy company Microvast, Inc., a strong growth stage business, is positioned for rapid and sustained international expansion. Microvast Power Systems' Lithium Ion battery plant, coming online 3Q 2010, in Huzhou, China, provides additional plant capacity for Microvast to add nLTO products to our already strong NCM and LFP cell and systems manufacturing. With proven success and experience of our multi-national team and robust IP position we look forward to strong growth in 2011.
For more information, visit www.microvast.com.
Silver Sponsors
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.
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.
HDR is an employee-owned architectural, engineering and consulting firm with over 8,000 professionals in more than 185 locations worldwide. This staff includes some of the most experienced and capable engineers, regulatory experts, environmental scientists and project management professionals in the hydroelectric industry. HDR assists clients with the development of new hydropower projects from feasibility studies to project engineering, and in the modernization of existing hydropower facilities. Services for transmission and renewable-energy generation projects encompasses engineering, design, economic modeling and storage valuation, environmental sciences and regulatory support services for pumped storage hydropower.
For more information, visit www.hdrinc.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.
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. is a global, leading provider of
energy, environment and lifestyle applications. SANYO covers
a broad range of products and services such as rechargeable
batteries, photovoltaic systems, biomedical equipment,
HVAC/R systems, digital imaging devices, home appliances,
electronic components and others. SANYO also integrates its
various products to create solutions, such as the Smart
Energy System, combining solar, rechargeable batteries and
energy-efficient appliances in the promotion of smart grid
networks.
For more information, visit www.sanyo.com.
At Stoel Rives (www.stoel.com) we’ve been pioneers in renewable energy law for nearly 30 years. With over 115 of our attorneys dedicated
specifically to renewable energy and sustainability practices, independent experts consistently rate us among the top renewable energy law firms in
the United States. We have represented major national and international energy developers and operators in wind, biofuels, ocean & hydropower,
biomass, geothermal and solar energy projects throughout the United States and abroad. From project finance, tax and construction contracting to
interconnection, transmission and power purchase negotiations – we have the experience to guide clients in any aspect of an energy project.
For more information, visit www.stoel.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/.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is uniquely positioned to help companies and their financial partners realize the vast promise of the energy and
clean technology field. The firm’s traditional leadership in the technology sector makes us exceptionally well suited to serve as a strategic advisor
to visionary companies at all stages of development. To take full advantage of this unparalleled platform, we have assembled a highly specialized
team of energy and clean technology attorneys, giving us top-tier expertise in everything from patents to project finance, government affairs to
tax structures. Also setting the firm apart are our longstanding relationships with venture capitalists, private equity firms, and major financial
institutions across the U.S. and abroad, which allow us to serve as a conduit to—and advisor regarding—-a wide variety of funding sources. When
it comes to structuring and closing groundbreaking transactions in the emerging energy economy, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has become
the firm of choice for leading companies, investors, and lenders.
For more information, visit www.wsgr.com.
Bronze 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.
The California Center for Sustainable Energy® (CCSE) is an independent, nonprofit organization that helps people adopt greener practices and save energy and money through rebates, technical assistance and education. CCSE fosters public policy and programs that facilitate renewable, sustainable and efficient energy technologies and practices, and is a trusted, objective resource on energy issues throughout California. Under the auspices of the Public Utilities Commission, CCSE co-administers the Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP), which provide financial incentives to California business and residential customers who install up to 5 megawatts (MW) of distributed generation equipment including energy storage technologies.
For more information, visit www.energycenter.org.
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/.
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/.
Electrovaya designs, develops and manufactures proprietary Lithium Ion SuperPolymer® batteries, battery systems, and battery-related products for the clean transportation, smart grid power, consumer and healthcare markets.
For more information, visit www.electrovaya.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/.
Growing Energy Labs, Inc. (GELI) is a consultancy for evaluation, modeling, design, engineering, hardware & software production, installation and education of balanced energy systems for all applications.
For more information, visit www.growingenergylabs.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/ .
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.
ReStore Energy Systems is a new division of Exide Technologies dedicated to the development and pursuit of new markets for renewable energy storage and high-performance, large-capacity lithium ion battery applications.
ReStore Energy Systems employ a customer-centric model whereby a variety of proven technologies is considered for each storage application and then customized to deliver a long-term solution in which technical, environmental and economic factors are perfectly balanced.
As a division of a recognized global leader in energy storage, ReStore Energy Systems’ team will utilize Exide’s proven capabilities in advanced research and development, application engineering, manufacturing of superior-quality products, and customer service to more fully address the needs of our customers.
For more information, visit www.restoreenergysystems.com.
Saft is the world's leading designer, developer and manufacturer of advanced technology batteries for industrial and defense applications. Energy storage is a strategic area of development for the company, including storage for renewable energy applications, community and residential systems, and grid-level stabilization. Saft develops and produces lithium-ion battery systems for these applications, as well as nickel-cadmium and nickel-metal hydride systems.
For more information, visit www.saftbatteries.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.
WilmerHale provides legal representation across a comprehensive range of practice areas that are critical to the success of our clients. We have leading intellectual property, litigation, regulation, securities and transactional practices and participate in some of the highest-profile legal and policy matters. The firm has over 1,000 lawyers in 12 cities worldwide.
For more information, visit www.wilmerhale.com/emergingenergy/.