Cleantech Group and New England Clean Energy Council Partner on Cleantech Forum® XXIII Boston

SAN FRANCISCO – August 26, 2009 – The Cleantech Group™, LLC, providers of leading global market research and financial services for the cleantech ecosystem, has partnered with the New England Clean Energy Council on its upcoming Cleantech Forum® XXIII Boston occurring in two weeks, September 8-10, 2009, convening more than 600 of the world’s clean technology leaders.

Connecting global power players for networking and deal-making among investors, entrepreneurs and large corporations, the Forum also includes sessions on promising opportunities in energy, carbon, solar, next-generation wind, water, waste management and other innovative technologies. This year’s conference theme, ‘The Second Cleantech Investment Boom: Aligning Entrepreneurship and Innovation with Government Stimulus,’ will examine the impact on the clean technology market of governments as strategic investors.

The partnership will help to foster the clean technology community in the New England region and to assist the Council in building an active community of stakeholders and a world-class cluster of clean energy companies. The Council is actively promoting the Cleantech Forum to its members and others.

“This Forum is primarily focused on how cleantech companies can best use government stimulus funding to drive innovation in an effort to penetrate global markets. It is in these meetings of the best and brightest in the industry that great ideas are sparked, connections made and networks built. Today, our Boston Forum is even stronger because of the collaboration with the New England Clean Energy Council,” said Nick Parker, Executive Chairman, Cleantech Group.

Cleantech Forum XXIII will have a strong focus on governmental programs given that policy-makers worldwide have pledged billions in capital to clean technologies. Attendees will include representatives from the following companies and investment firms, among others: Advanced Electron Beams, Inc., American Renewables, Autodesk, Inc., Battelle Ventures, Beacon Power, Benefuel Inc., Boston Power, Boulder Electric Vehicle, Carnegie Corporation, Chevron Technology Ventures, Connecticut Clean Energy Fund, D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., Deerpath Energy, Deloitte LLC, El Dorado Investment Company, Emerald Technology Ventures, Ener-G-Rotors, EnerNOC, EnerTech Capital, Global Environment Fund, GreatPoint Energy Inc., Groom Energy, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, McKinsey & Company, Mohr Davidow Ventures, New England Clean Energy Council, Nexterra Energy, NYSE Group Inc., Polaris Venture Partners, RockPort Capital Partners, SAIL Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Solarmer Energy Inc., Southern California Gas Company, Stellaris Corporation, TerraLUX Inc., Transonic Combustion, Veolia Environnement S.A., World Energy Solutions, Inc., World Environment Center and Ze-gen.

Additionally, government representatives will be in attendance, including policymakers from the Massachusetts Governor’s Office, the U.K. and the U.S. Department of Energy.

“The New England Clean Energy Council is pleased to be working with the Cleantech Group in bringing their world-renown Cleantech Forum to Boston,” said Nick d’Arbeloff, President of the Council. “The New England region is rapidly becoming one of the largest clean energy clusters in the United States and a critical gateway to cleantech markets across the world; this conference will highlight many of the companies and technologies driving the region’s growth.”

Cleantech Forum XXIII Boston is one of the Cleantech Group’s five premier events each year across North America, Europe, China and India. Since 2002, the Forums have provided clean technology market insight, investment opportunities and unparalleled networking for the world’s leading investors, growth companies and global corporations.

For more information and to secure a place before registration closes, visit the Boston Forum web site:
http://cleantech.com/bostonforum/.

For the detailed agenda, visit:
http://cleantech.com/cleantechforum/boston09/agenda.cfm

Next Forum Event:
The Cleantech Group is preparing for Cleantech Forum XXIV Delhi, taking place in Delhi, India from October 15-16, 2009. For more information on the Forum, please visit:
http://cleantech.com/delhiforum/

About Cleantech Group, LLC
The Cleantech Group pioneered the clean technology investment category in 2002. Today, it accelerates the development and market adoption of clean technologies globally. The company’s worldwide network of investors, entrepreneurs, enterprises, service providers and others—representing trillions of dollars in assets—receives access to capital, investment deal flow, networking, market leading research and data, sales leads and promotional opportunities. The Cleantech Group also provides advisory services for large corporations and governments, publishes leading cleantech sector industry news coverage and produces the premier Cleantech Forum® events worldwide. Details are available at http://www.cleantech.com.

About The Council
The New England Clean Energy Council was formed in 2007. The Council’s mission is to accelerate New England’s clean energy economy to global leadership by building an active community of stakeholders and a world-class cluster of clean energy companies. The Council represents nearly 150 members, comprising clean energy companies, venture investors, major financial institutions, local universities and colleges, industry associations, area utilities, labor and large commercial end-users. The Council’s ranks include more than 50 clean energy CEOs, representatives from most of the region’s top 10 law firms, and partners from over a dozen of the region’s top venture capital firms (with a total of over $8 billion under management). Working with its stakeholders, the Council develops and executes a wide array of programs in five key focus areas: Innovation, Growth, Education and Training, Adoption, & Policy. For additional information please visit www.cleanenergycouncil.org.

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