RESERVE YOUR SEAT NOW! Don’t miss Platts Biomass Power Forum! Biomass is rapidly becoming a significant player in alternative energy, with many potential uses for the Nation’s power requirements. Biomass holds expectations as the largest global sustainable and renewable resource. Platts 2008 Biomass Power Forum will showcase investor-owned, municipal, and cooperative utilities, industry regulators, and independent developers that are involved in generating power with biomass. Explore biomass economics, key biomass finance structures, meeting RPS standards with biomass power, and future opportunities for expansion and financial investment. Don’t miss these specific expertise, information and interactive discussions: Economics of biomass integration — Scaling for utilities, distributed generation, and dedicated plants Conversion technologies — Gasification, biogas, and anaerobic digestion Meeting RPS targets with biomass — Examine quotas, leverage offset credits, and purchasing volunteer products Bioenergy financial projects — Players, deal parameters, and developer analysis Biomass alliances/joint ventures — Terms and conditions The US biomass industry — Resources, water, transportation, and capital Global insight — International perspectives on biomass development Speakers include: Marilyn A. Buford, National Program Leader, Silviculture Research, USDA Robert Niekum, Director, Wholesale Power, Progress Energy George Wiltsee, Contract Negotiator, Southern California Edison Marvin Burchfield, VP, Decker Energy Mike Schewel, Partner, McGuire Woods, LLP Robert Cleaves, Stratex Energy LLC & USA Biomass Power Producers Alliance Mark T. Holtzapple, P.h.D., Professor, Texas Engineering Experiment Station Marc Kolb, Senior Product Manager, Gas Transmission and Distribution, PG&E John Wood, Executive VP, Marubeni Sustainable Energy Jerome Peters, Senior VP and Group Director, TD Banknorth Greg Morris, Director, The Green Power Institute Alex Klein, Senior Energy Analyst, Emerging Energy Research Daniel J. Stepan, Senior Research Manager, Energy and Environmental Research Center Nat Treadway, Managing Partner, Distributed Energy Financial Group, LLC Ahava Amen, President and CEO, NewEarth Renewable Energy Inc. Jeff McMahon, President, Zilkha Biomass Energy LLC Carol Battershell, Senior Advisor,U.S. Department of Energy Lisa M. Ryan, VP, Alterra Bioenergy Kenneth W. Smith, Senior VP, Operations, Ever-Green Energy; Senior VP, District Energy St. Paul Edward May, Associate, U.S. Renewables Group Thom Spies, COO, Agrilectric Power Partners Scott Haase, Senior Analyst, National Renewable Energy Laboratory John Campbell, Managing Director, Rollcast Energy, Inc. Bruce Griswold, Manager, Origination, PacifiCorp Rich Herweck, Executive Director, Texas CHP Initiative Robert Webb, President, TREIA Bill Tietze, VP, Primenergy Chris Recchia, Executive Director, Biomass Energy Resources Center John Kadyszewski, Director, Innovations Investor Program, Winrock International For more information and speaking opportunities, contact: Stacie Johnson Tel: 781-430-2115 stacie_johnson@platts.com For sponsorship opportunities, contact: Joshua Vernon Tel: 781-430-2113 joshua_vernon@platts.com For media inquiries, contact: Christine Benners Tel: 781-430-2104 christine_benners@platts.com

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