Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
At Baker & McKenzie, we have worked on landmark renewable energy transactions throughout the US and in Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and Europe. We have represented developers, lenders and investors in all aspects of the renewable energy industry including solar, windpower, biofuels, carbon and climate change, geothermal, and cleantech transactions. Our attorneys can advise in all phases of project development, including corporate and tax structuring, equity and debt financings, joint ventures, regulatory matters, and environmental issues.
For more information, visit www.bakernet.com/energy.
Silver Sponsors
Founded in 1902, Chadbourne has grown into an international law firm with over 420 attorneys in 12 offices worldwide. We provide practical business solutions to leading international and U.S. corporations, financial institutions, trade associations and foundations, start-up businesses, partnerships and individuals in areas such as: mergers and acquisitions, securities, project finance, corporate finance, energy, telecommunications, commercial and products liability litigation, securities litigation and regulatory enforcement, special investigations and government enforcement, intellectual property, antitrust, domestic and international tax, insurance and reinsurance, environmental, real estate, bankruptcy and financial restructuring, employment law and ERISA, trusts and estates, and government contract matters.
For more information, visit www.chadbourne.com.
Serving clients in every major international financial center, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and affiliates is one of the leading
law firms in the world, with 23 offices and approximately 2,000 attorneys. Our diversified practice enables us to offer solutions to the most
challenging legal issues in virtually every area of corporate law, providing the specific legal advice clients need to compete most effectively in a
global business environment. We represent approximately 50 percent of the Fortune 250 industrial and service corporations, as well as financial
and governmental entities, high-technology startup companies, and cultural, educational and charitable institutions, advising on a wide variety of
high-profile transactions, regulatory matters, and litigation and controversy issues.
For more information, visit www.skadden.com/.
Solar Millennium AG, Erlangen, is a globally active company in the renewable energy sector, with a
main focus on solar thermal power plants. Together with its subsidiaries, Solar Millennium specializes in
parabolic trough power plants - a reliable, proven technology in which the company has a worldwide
leading position covering all major business sectors along the value chain for solar thermal power plants
from project development over technology and turn-key construction to the operation and ownership of
power plants. In Spain, Solar Millennium developed Europe’s first ever parabolic trough power plants,
which are currently under construction. Further projects are planned worldwide with an overall capacity
of several hundred Megawatts. The current regional focus is on Spain, the USA, China and North Africa.
In addition, the company develops solar chimney power plants aiming to make this technology ready for
the market.
Troutman Sanders LLP is an international law firm with more than 650 lawyers and 16 offices in North America, Europe and Asia. Founded in 1897, the firm’s heritage of extensive experience, exceptional responsiveness and an unwavering commitment to service has garnered strong, long-standing relationships with clients across the globe. Troutman Sanders has counseled energy industry clients since the 1920s. Since then, a dynamic renewable energy practice has developed to advise clients at every stage, from investment and tax structuring to development, construction and operation. As your plans for wind and solar projects emerge, put the energy of our lawyers to work for you.
For more information, visit www.troutmansanders.com.
Bronze Sponsors
Dickstein Shapiro’s multi-service Energy Practice offers a complete range of services to companies that develop, finance, operate, acquire, sell,
restructure, or manage large energy infrastructure projects, including renewable and conventional power plants, transmission lines, pipelines, and
water desalination plants. The Energy Practice has first-tier capabilities and experience, particularly with respect to federal and state electric and
gas regulation, domestic and international energy project development and finance, M&A, litigation, compliance, market rules, and enforcement
matters, and brings the firm’s leading government relations and policy capabilities to bear for our clients at both the state and federal levels.
For more information, visit www.dicksteinshapiro.com.
Supporting Sponsors
AIG Global Marine and Energy combines an in-depth understanding of marine and energy businesses with outstanding capabilities to offer flexible, tailored insurance solutions. We tackle both routine and complex exposures, provide coverage on an admitted basis, and offer limits that are among the industry’s highest for businesses including oil and gas/petrochemical, power generation and utilities, chemical, pharmaceuticals, mining and process industries. When a traditional solution will not do, we can provide access to a variety of alternatives, including structured insurance and capital market solutions.
For more information, visit www.aig.com/Global-Marine-and-Energy_20_3162.html.
Ausra develops and deploys utility-scale solar technologies to serve global electricity needs in a dependable, market competitive, environmentally responsible manner.
Amid growing public demand for clean energy, Ausra offers solar thermal electric power stations that provide large-scale low-cost, reliable, renewable energy. Unlike competing approaches, Ausra's technology is proven, easily manufactured and installed, and scalable to high volume.
For more information, visit www.ausra.com/.
Project Finance represents an attractive off-balance sheet funding option where large up-front capital expenditures are required before cashflow is generated. BayernLB's Project Finance Group is an active provider of non and limited-recourse debt solutions to energy and infrastructure projects throughout the world. Through working with Sponsors, Financial Advisors and Government entities, we deliver funding solutions which are tailored to the underlying fundamentals of the project.
For more information, visit www.bayernlb.de/internet/en/kunden/corporates/finanzpl/strukfin/project/project.html.
Blue Source is the financial and operational answer for today’s corporations looking to reduce their carbon exposure or greenhouse gas emissions. They have helped industries across the US understand and engage in the carbon economy.
Blue Source has created the largest and most diverse portfolio of emission reductions in North America and has the experience and relationships to provide a turnkey solution for your project. Providing services along the entire project cycle, Blue Source works with you on initial project assessment, development of project documentation, project financing and development, coordinating VER project verification, registration on public registries and marketing and selling reductions. Blue Source partnerships have created a pool of investment capital up to $1 billion for developing greenhouse gas emission reduction projects.
For more information, visit www.ghgworks.com/.
Bull Moose Energy LLC (BME) provides renewable energy sourcing services. It is working towards biomass power generation and distribution. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Encinitas, California.
For more information, visit www.bullmooseenergy.com/.
As one of the world's leading banks, Credit Suisse provides its clients with investment banking, private banking and asset management services worldwide. Credit Suisse offers advisory services, comprehensive solutions and innovative products to companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients globally, as well as retail clients in Switzerland. Credit Suisse is active in over 50 countries and employs approximately 40,000 people. Credit Suisse's parent company, Credit Suisse Group, is a leading global financial services company headquartered in Zurich. Credit Suisse Group's registered shares (CSGN) are listed in Switzerland and, in the form of American Depositary Shares (CS), in New York.
For more information, visit www.credit-suisse.com/.
DZ Bank finance projects in particular in the following sectors: Utilities, Traffic infrastructure, Public Private Partnerships, Telecommunications, and Manufacturing industry. We are present with specialists in Frankfurt, London, New York and Hong Kong. With over 170 financing commitments in the past 12 years our product expertise is clearly proven. We advise project initiators and project companies, providing assistance with conception, structuring and implementation of complex project financing. Alongside Arranging, we underwrite or take up loan participations within the scope of structured, syndicated project financing. In addition, DZ BANK manages long-term project financing within the scope of loan participation.
For more information, visit www.dzbank.com/page_standard.php?id=770.
Energy Investors Funds (EIF) was founded in 1987 as the first private equity fund manager dedicated exclusively to the independent power and electric utility industry and is 100% management-owned. Since that time, EIF has mobilized over $3.4 billion in capital and currently manages four private equity funds. A pioneer in the industry, EIF is the first private equity fund manager to raise a private equity power fund and then invest, recapitalize, and liquidate assets of a fund.
For more information, visit www.eifgroup.com/.
Eurus Energy America Corporation is a wind energy company that provides solutions in wind power generation with integration of consultancy, design, manufacturing, installation, operation, and maintenance services. The company is based in San Diego, California. Eurus Energy America Corporation is a subsidiary of Eurus Energy Holding Corporation.
For more information, visit www.eurus-energy.com/english/index.html.
HSH Nordbank AG is a leading wholesale commercial bank focused on energy, real estate and transportation. The Structured Finance Energy team in New York City specializes in renewable energy (e.g., wind, solar, biomass, land-fill gas, and geothermal) and is one of the most active structured financing groups in the U.S. and Canada and has financed several thousand megawatts of renewable energy. On a global basis, HSH Nordbank has already financed 60 MW of solar projects and intends to aggressively build upon this foundation. We pride ourselves on the ability to offer clients with flexible and innovative financial and structuring solutions. The bank is headquartered in northern Germany and has offices all over the world. It has over $200 billion in assets and is rated "A" / "A1" by S&P and Moody's, respectively.
For more information, visit www.hsh-nordbank.com/.
LS Power is a fully integrated development, investment and asset management group with a proven track record of successful development activities, operations management and commercial execution. LS Power has successfully developed gas-fired facilities and coal-fired facilities representing more than 7,000 MW of total capacity. LS Power currently owns and is developing diverse mix of power generation facilities fueled by natural gas, coal, and renewable resources, including wind and solar.
For more information, visit www.lspower.com/.
A global leader in investment banking, Morgan Stanley consistently ranks among the top firms in mergers and acquisitions, equity underwriting and debt financings. Our Investment Banking Division offers unsurpassed financial advisory and capital-raising services to corporations, organizations and governments around the world.
For more information, visit www.morganstanley.com/.
New Harbor Incorporated is an investment bank that specializes in financial advisory services for the electric, gas and water industries. The firm was founded in 1993 and includes experienced investment bankers from Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley. Its senior professionals have accumulated over 50 years of experience as investment bankers, financial advisors and commercial bankers, and they have worked with most of the major electric and gas companies in the United States. Their collective work experience includes a broad range of assignments, from strategic advisory, mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy and out-of-court restructurings to project finance and debt and equity financings.
For more information, visit www.newharbor.com/.
RBC Capital Markets is A Premier Investment Bank that provides a focused set of products and services to institutions, corporations, governments and high net worth clients in 160 countries. With nearly 3,300 professional and support staff, we operate out of 75 offices in 15 countries and deliver our products and services through operations in Asia and Australasia, the UK and Europe and in every major North American city. According to Bloomberg, we are consistently ranked among the top 15 global investment banks.
For more information, visit www.rbccm.com/.
Refined Energy Holdings’ mission is to develop environmentally friendly advanced-energy projects that benefit our neighbors and investors and contribute to energy independence for the United States.
For more information, visit rehinc.com/default.aspx.
Tondu Corporation is an experienced business development company based in Houston, Texas with over 28 years of experience. During this period, the company has completed two major independent power plants at a total cost exceeding $220 million. As a developer, our primary function is to bring together all of the elements required to make a business succeed. We identify the opportunity, assemble the development team, document the transaction, invest in the project development, raise the required financing, and manage its successful implementation. Tondu is presently focused on the development, installation, and ownership of industrial gasification-based projects.
For more information, visit www.tonducorp.com/.
UBS is the leading global wealth manager, a top tier investment banking and securities firm, and one of the largest global asset managers.
For more information, visit www.ubs.com/.
WestLB AG is a European commercial bank with firm roots in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany´s largest federal state. With total assets of € 286.5 billion as at December 31, 2007, it is one of Germany´s leading financial services providers. It is the central institution for the savings banks in North Rhine-Westphalia and Brandenburg, and as an internationally operating commercial bank it acts as their link to the global financial markets. Working in close partnership with the savings banks, WestLB offers the full range of products and services of a universal bank, focusing on lending, structured finance, capital market and private equity products, asset management, transaction services and real estate finance. WestLB employs 6,147 staff (as of December 31, 2007).
For more information, visit www.westlb.de/cms/sitecontent/westlb/westlb_de/en.html/.