Agenda
Pumped Storage Business Forum
December 2, 2009, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
“We should start to invest heavily in pumped hydro storage.”
—Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu, National Clean Energy Project [Feb 23, 2009]
Secretary Chu’s comments are part of a growing call for pumped storage development to facilitate the integration of large amounts of variable renewables into wholesale markets and grids. The Pumped Storage Forum will feature leading pumped storage developers who will explore the benefits, economics, business models and market structures for a new generation of pumped storage projects
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North American Hydropower Finance & Investment Summit
December 3-4, 2009
The North American Hydropower Finance & Investment Summit will bring together
this new generation of hydropower developers with utilities, investors, lenders,
EPC contractors and other industry players to explore the new business models,
development approaches, and financing strategies that will successfully move new
hydropower projects across the finish line. The Summit will provide an important
opportunity to exchange market intelligence, share perspectives, build a mutual
understanding and discuss what it will take to successfully develop and finance the
new hydropower of the future.
You’ll hear:
- Representatives discuss the government’s support for new hydropower, including its key policies and incentives designed to move the industry forward
- Developers discuss their plans to capture new opportunities in:
- Federally-owned dam sites
- Run of river
- Hydrokinetics
- Tidal and ocean
- Pumped storage
- Investors discuss the role they are willing to play and the criteria they use in evaluating hydropower investments
- Lenders reveal the most up-to-date information on the current sources, terms and structures for debt financing
- EPC contractors provide their perspectives on the construction terms available in the market
- Financial experts share their insights into the impacts of the financial crisis and
the stimulus bill on the strategies and requirements of developers, investors,
and lenders and then explore the opportunities for accessing government
support, employing new deal structures and crafting new strategies to get
projects successfully financed
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