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UBS Global Alternative Energy Conference Runs May 14-15 in New York

Posted on: Tuesday, 8 May 2007, 18:00 CDT

UBS:

WHAT: The UBS Global Alternative Energy Conference is an opportunity to meet executives from leading companies in the sector. The conference is one of the largest and most global of its kind and will feature presentations by over 30 top executives from public and private companies in the solar, biofuels, wind, clean coal, hybrid vehicle and nuclear sectors. Keynote speakers will address key technological, regulatory and competitive issues that will shape the industry over the next several years.

Presenting companies include:

Active Power Aventine Renewable Energy Moser Baer Babcock & Brown Wind Partners Motech Industries Ballard Power Systems Pacific Ethanol Carmanah Technologies Plug Power Conergy AG (EPURON LLC) Rentech Distributed Energy Systems REC Group Celunol Corp. (merging with Diversa) Sasol DKRW Energy Solarfun Power Holdings Dynamotive Energy Systems Solel Energy Conversion Devices SunPower FuelCell Energy US BioEnergy Fuel Tech USEC Hydrogenics VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie ISE Corporation Woodland Chemical Systems Marine Current Turbines Xantrex Technology Mascoma Maxwell Technologies Medis Technologies Marine Current Turbines

Keynote speakers:

- Monday, May 14: Michael Ware, Good Energies. Michael Ware is a Managing Director at Good Energies, one of the largest investors in alternative energy in the world with in excess of EUR 3 billion invested in public and private solar and wind companies. Michael is also a founder and board member of the American Council for Renewable Energy, the alternative energy industries prominent trade group. Michael will speak about recent investment themes in the alternative energy market. - Tuesday, May 15: Representative Roscoe Bartlett, co-founder and co-chairman of the Congressional Peak Oil Caucus and the Defense Energy Working Group. Rep. Bartlett will speak about the necessary transition from fossil fuels to alternative, renewable sources of energy in order to combat the issues of global peak oil, global warming and the threat to U.S. national and economic security from increasing dependence upon imported oil. Rep. Bartlett will also provide an overview of the current legislative initiatives impacting alternative energy companies.

WHY: High conventional energy prices, technological advances and government support are driving tremendous growth in the alternative energy sector. With this growth comes new investment opportunities and challenges. Understanding the global landscape is critical to identifying tomorrow's winning companies today

WHEN: May 14-15, 2007

WHERE: Grand Hyatt New York Park Avenue at Grand Central New York City

WEBCAST: Live audio transmissions of company presentations will be accessible via the UBS Investment Bank website at www.ibb.ubs.com when the conference opens. Replays will be available starting approximately three hours after the initial presentation and will remain accessible for up to four weeks.

REGISTER: Accredited members of the media may register for the conference by contacting Kris Kagel at kris.kagel@ubs.com or (212) 882-5691.

Source: Business Wire

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