Fifth Conference on Clean Energy Panels to Focus on Hot Topics Including BioEnergy, Wind and Smart Grid Technologies

Fifth Conference on Clean Energy Panels to Focus on Hot Topics Including
BioEnergy, Wind and Smart Grid Technologies
Forty Early-Stage Companies to Present to Investors

BOSTON, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- With a record-breaking number of early-stage
companies applying to present, the fifth annual Conference on Clean Energy -
to be held in Boston at the Hynes Convention Center on November 12 and 13 -
will focus on the hot topics driving clean energy innovation and growth in New
England.

Forty early-stage companies will be presenting to investors in 10-minute
sessions, highlighting critical market, competitive and corporate milestone
information. This year's Conference attracted a record number of applicants,
indicating increasing market need and innovation in New England-based clean
energy startups. The applicants are focused on a variety of technologies with
more than a third focused on renewable energy. Technologies include exciting
new approaches for batteries, several different approaches for managing carbon
and energy efficiency, a few biomass-based businesses and a broad array of
renewable energy generation inventions, from solar to wind to hydro and
beyond.

More than twenty early stage companies from Massachusetts will be augmented by
another dozen U.S. companies from out of state, many of which are looking to
be based in Massachusetts. For the first time, the Conference on Clean Energy
also will feature about a half dozen European startups.

The Conference's investor pitch sessions and exhibits have featured many
early-stage companies that have gone on to raise more than $80M in equity and
grant funding. Last year's conference attracted more than 600 attendees and
featured more than two dozen clean energy startup companies. Notable
participating companies throughout the years include novel engine technology
startup Ethanol Boosting Systems (MIT) and HVAC efficiency company Pace
Controls in 2005, waste-to-energy company Ze-Gen and biofuels startup Qteros
(formerly SunEthanol) in 2006, novel silicon solar cell company Bandgap
Engineering and Ocean Renewable Power Company in 2007 and heat-to-energy
company MTPV and solar module companies GreenRay and PanelClaw in 2008.

The keynote sessions will be anchored by Dr. Steven Koonin, U.S. Department of
Energy Under Secretary of Science, with additional keynotes to be conducted by
the Honorable Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts, and Ian A. Bowles,
Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.

Industry panel sessions - led by Brad Bradshaw, founder and president of the
Massachusetts Hydrogen Coalition (MHC) and co-host of the Conference since its
inception in 2005 - will focus on a variety of clean energy hot topics
including bioenergy, energy storage, wind and smart grid technologies. Some of
the industry-leading companies slated to participate in these sessions include
World Energy, Boston Power, Independence Wind and Amperion, among many others.

"We are pleased with the variety of participating companies at this year's
conference focusing on topics such as alternative fuel, renewable energy and
energy storage," said Abigail Barrow, founding director of the Massachusetts
Technology Transfer Center (MTTC), a co-organizer of the event. "Clean energy
continues to be a leading area for VC investment, and the Conference on Clean
Energy offers a strong platform for these up-and-coming companies to voice the
critical need for new technologies across a variety of clean energy sectors."

The fifth annual Conference on Clean Energy will anchor Clean Energy Week in
Massachusetts. The week will include a number of activities and events
designed to raise the visibility and illustrate the leadership of
Massachusetts in clean technology and energy.

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About the Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center

The Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center was created in 2004 as a program
in the Massachusetts Economic Stimulus Bill. Its goal is to support technology
transfer activities from public and private research institutions to companies
in Massachusetts. To achieve this goal, the Center works with technology at
Massachusetts research institutions; faculty, researchers, and students who
have commercially promising ideas; and companies across the Commonwealth.

About the Massachusetts Hydrogen Coalition
The Massachusetts Hydrogen Coalition, formed in 2004, is an industry
association focused on accelerating the success of Massachusetts companies and
organizations developing and deploying hydrogen, fuel cell and related
technologies. The Coalition achieves its objectives by pursuing several
initiatives, including promoting member companies, representing member
companies at conferences, holding educational forums, identifying funding and
market opportunities, and promoting industry interests with state and national
governments.

SOURCE Massachusetts Hydrogen Coalition

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