CBI's Diversify Your Generation Portfolio with Renewable Energy Conference; Wind, Solar, Biomass - Assess Markets, Policies, Incentives, Investment Costs, Financing, Economics and Technologies.

Business Editors

WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)

The Center for Business Intelligence announces its Renewable Energy conference, May 20-21, 2002, in Houston, TX.

There is no doubt that renewable energy will be a key element of the energy mix of the future. Renewable energies such as wind and solar are growing faster than conventional energy -- approximately 25 % per year throughout much of the last decade.

Renewable energy is regarded more and more as a profitable and rational investment in light of dramatic and continuing reductions in capital costs, reliability improvements, the volatility of fossil fuel prices, and the environmental compliance costs of generating electricity from fossil and nuclear fuel sources.

CBI's "Renewable Energy" conference provides senior executives in the renewable energy sector with all they need to know about markets, policies, incentives, investment costs, financing, economics and technologies for Wind, Solar and Biomass. Don't miss your chance to hear about the key policy drivers, tax credits and RPS. Update your knowledge on environmental guidelines and incentives to spur renewable energy projects.

Take Advantage of these 11 Outstanding Case Studies:

--GE Equity - Evaluates investing in renewable energy

--Green Mountain Energy - Masters retail supply risk management

--AEP - Discusses its growing interest in wind energy and examines its economics

--Exelon - Presents its approach to successfully developing wind power projects in PJM 

--Xcel Energy - Implements one of the largest green pricing programs nationwide

--Vestas American Wind - Rates wind energy as a growing and profitable business

--ENECO-Texas - Develops economically feasible wind technology for mass production

--BP Solar - Provides solar electric power solutions

--Global Solar - Builds a milestone in photovoltaic solar generation

--Blue Ridge Resource Conservation & Development Council - Develops marketable energy from gas at 6 small landfills

--Cinergy Solutions - Creates a fuel supply market in the waste wood area

Plus, choose from two comprehensive pre-conference workshops on Monday, May 20, 2002:

A) Financing Wind Power Projects and B) A Commercialization Strategy for Hydrogen Infrastructure Development.

To register, or for more information, contact Glen Manseau, P: 781-939-2513 or e-mail [e-mail]. Get the complete agenda at http://www.cbinet.com/events/PB233/index.html