Latest Projects to Help Avoid Power Shortages in the Region

GE (NYSE:GE) today announced the signing of contracts totaling approximately US$200 million to supply power generation equipment and services for two independent power projects in the Kurdistan region of Northern Iraq. The two projects will help support the region’s current and future power needs and the country’s overall efforts to develop its energy infrastructure.

Located in the Dohuk and Sulaimaniyah provinces of Kurdistan, both projects are being developed by Mass Global Investment Company, a leading developer of independent power plants. When the new projects are completed, it is expected that the total electricity capacity of Mass Global-developed power plants in the Kurdistan region will reach 1,750 megawatts, to help meet the increasing power demand.

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The Advisory Board of POWER-GEN Middle East – the leading conference & exhibition for the power generation, transmission & distribution and water industries in the Middle East – is now accepting paper abstracts for the POWER-GEN Middle East 2010 Conference.

This strategic and technical conference is a great opportunity to network with leading organisations and high level influencers and for you to represent your company at the most prestigious event in the power (covering power generation and transmission & distribution) and water industries.

Abstract submission deadline: 5th March 2010

• This is the centre of the clean energy revolution that is going on around the world, says Ed Milliband, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change for the United Kingdom
• Record numbers as attendees tops 23,000, a 25 percent increase over 2009

The World Future Energy Summit, hosted by Masdar, has strengthened its position as a platform for the development and commercialisation of renewable energy through four days of high level discussions and innovative exhibitors.  More than 23,000 people have attended the event, representing a 25 percent increase over 2009. Read more

The opening session of the third day of the World Future Energy Summit has witnessed animated discussions around the dramatic changes witnessed over the past 18 months in the world’s economic landscape and how regional and international Governments are pushing legislation and subsidies for driving a technological shift in favour of renewable energies.  The session focused on the dual role played by the private sector and university research in moving the industry forward.

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The opening plenary of the second day of the World Future Energy Summit has seen the UAE Minister of Environment and Water point to the need to simplify the procedures in the financing funds that have decided to be established by Copenhagen accords, in his opening speech during the plenary session at the beginning of day two of the World Future Energy Summit.

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The first day of the World Future Energy Summit, that started on Monday January 18^th, and hosted by Masdar, witnessed unprecedented attendance by world leaders, policy makers and influencers in renewable energy as well as investors in sustainable energy, academics and opinion leaders in addition to media representing more than 130 countries.

The number of attendees in the first day of WFES which is continuing until Thursday January 21^st reached 9,252 people.

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• 3,000 people attended Summit’s opening session
• World leaders, international policy makers, industry influencers, investors, academia, thought leaders and journalists from 130 countries attend WFES

Hosted by Masdar, the World Future Energy Summit was today inaugurated by H.H. General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. The Opening Ceremony took place, with energy experts all gathered with the single goal of identifying practical and sustainable solutions for today’s energy security, environment and climate change challenges.

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GE Highlighting its Technology Leadership at World Future Energy Summit

As the Middle East continues to face growing energy and environmental challenges, GE (GE:NYSE) is showcasing its commitment to smarter, cleaner and more efficient energy solutions at the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) January 18-21 in Abu Dhabi.

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Ola Alterå, Secretary of State for Energy, Sweden, has confirmed his participation in the upcoming World Future Energy Summit. The Swedish Secretary of State will participate in the Energy Ministers’ panel discussion session on January 18^th, the first day of the Summit.

The Swedish government wants Sweden to become one of the greenest countries in Europe, and is aiming to generate 50 percent of all energy produced by 2020 from renewable energy. Part of the transformation includes the transportation sector being entirely independent of fossil fuels by 2030. The country would like to become carbon neutral by 2050.

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BP Alternative Energy to lead the debate on the role of CCS in tackling Global Carbon Emissions at WFES

BP Alternative Energy will host the BP Carbon Theatre at the World Future Energy Summit (WFES), at which international experts will discuss the role Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) can play in tackling global carbon emissions.

Paul Bryant, BP Hydrogen Power’s Director for the Hydrogen Power Abu Dhabi project will kick off the dialogue by taking delegates through BP’s journey into the CCS industry over the last decade, giving key insights into BP’s aspirations for the sector and an overview of the BP strategy for making the industry a success. He will then hand over the floor to 2 high powered debates where Graeme Sweeney, Shell; Iain Temperton, Climate Change Capital, Mark Fulton, DB Investment Bank; and Othman Zarzour from Masdar will ponder the topic of ‘Is CCS Good Business?’ The subject turns to technology with Ermie Monitz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Jeff Chapman, UK CCSA; Daniel Kummin, University of California, Berkley; Philip Ringrose, Statoil and Eric Drosin, ZEP who will debate whether ‘CCS is a niche technology or global solution?’ Gardiner Hill, BP CCS expert and organiser of the two debates, says that WFES participants will be actively encouraged to join the CCS leaders to debate these topics in an open forum.

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