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Program Set for Fuel Cell Early Markets 2007: Policy,
Finance, & Applications
PORTLAND, Maine, March 2007 – IntertechPira, in conjunction with Core Technology Ventures, is pleased to announce that the program for Fuel Cell Early Markets 2007 has been finalized. This year’s conference will be held on 11-12 June at the Brussels Marriott Hotel in Brussels, Belgium.
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Fuel Cell Early Markets 2007 has been designed to bring the worlds of
economics, science, policy, and finance together with manufacturers and
early users of fuel cell technologies. The conference will kick off on 11
June with a three-hour preconference seminar on ‘The Role of Hydrogen and
Fuel Cells in Future Energy Markets’. Led by Dr. Rupert Gammon of Bryte
Energy Ltd and Loughborough University and Dr Christopher Hebling of the
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, this seminar will address
the importance of fuel cells and hydrogen in any sustainable energy strategy
and will provide an overview of emerging markets for these technologies.
Following the preconference seminar, seventeen distinguished speakers
will discuss and debate fuel cell related policies in Europe and around the
world, ideas on future political developments, the interest of the financial
community in the fuel cell industry, the current operation of fuel cell
technology in stationary and transport applications, and early user
experiences. Among those offering strategic insights at Fuel Cell Early
Markets 2007 are:
- Tom Barrett, Director, European Investment Bank… who will discuss financing for the hydrogen and fuel cell sector.
- Michael Bode, President & CEO, CFC Solutions GmbH… who will look at the early market application of large scale fuel cell systems.
- Marinus van Driel, Managing Director, HyGear BV… who will examine early market applications in onsite hydrogen supply.
- Andreas Ballhausen, General Manager CHP Systems & Fuel Cells, EWE… who will share EWE’s experiences with residential fuel cell systems.
Conference sessions will be hosted by Conference Co-Chairs:
- Tim Yeo MP – Member of British Parliament in the House of Commons, Chair of the Environmental Audit Select Committee, and former Minister of State for the Environment and Countryside.
- Dr. Alan Lloyd – President of the International Council on Clean Transportation, former Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency, and former Chairman of the California Air Resources Board.
- Nick Owen – Director of RTD Planning and Technology Roadmaps at Ricardo UK Ltd and Coordinator of Roads2HyCom, a 4.5 million Euro three-year project funded by the EU to coordinate, assess, and monitor hydrogen and fuel cell technologies for stationary and mobile energy applications.
- Phil Doran – Partner and Co-Founder of Core Technology Ventures, founding member of Fuel Cell Europe, member of the UK Society of Investment Professionals, member of the EU Finance & Business Development Panel, and former Global Head of Fuel Cell Research at UBS Warburg in Frankfurt.
For further program information or to register online, please visit the
Fuel Cell Early Markets conference website:
www.intertechusa.com/fuelcells.html. You may also contact Magda Dziembowski at tel: +1-207-781-9601, fax:
+1-207-781-9601, or email: mdziembowski@intertechusa.com. Register by 18 May
and SAVE $100 with the Early Bird discount!
Fuel Cell Early Markets 2007 will provide an unprecedented opportunity to
meet and network with over 100 policy makers, leading academics, equity
analysts and fund managers, clean energy investors, fuel cell developers and
manufacturers, industry association executives, materials and component
suppliers, system integrators, utility and telecom industry executives, and
automotive industry executives.
There will be a number of networking functions, as well as an exhibit
area for displaying new products and technologies. Corporate or function
sponsorships are also still available for this event. For more information
on sponsorship and exhibit opportunities, please contact Brian Santos at tel:
+1 207-781-9618, fax: +1 207-781-2150, or email:
bsantos@intertechusa.com.
IntertechPira, with offices in Portland, Maine and London, UK, provides
events, training, online information, and publications across a wide range
of niche commodities and disruptive technologies affecting industry. Since
1975 IntertechPira has attracted the participation of more than 47,000
delegates in over 450 conferences, including 12 international fuels related
events from commercializing clean coal, hydrogen production and storage,
photovoltaics, clean fuels, decentralized power, and commercializing fuel
cell vehicles to natural gas and power generation, hybrid electric vehicles,
and vehicle emissions.
Core Technology Ventures provides a broad range of advisory services to a
wide variety of alternative energy participants. Core Technology Ventures is
comprised of alternative energy experts with a considerable advisory track
record. The team helps both developers and financiers to realize their full
sector potential.
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