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Future Energy Summit and UK Secretary of State

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The World Future Energy Summit was attended by the UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Miliband, in hopes to develop a closer relationship.

He spoke at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi on Monday to highlight the UK’s leading role in meeting the global challenge of combating climate change with renewable energy.

The Future Energy Summit hosted over 9,000 international business leaders and politicians on the opening day, which means The Future Energy Summit event has once again provided a platform for debate and finding solutions within the growing renewable and alternative energy market place.

UK and the Future Energy Summit

The UK government will be developing an even closer relationship with the Future Energy Summit series of events as the next event moves to London in October.

The European Future Energy Forum 2010, in association with Masdar, will be taking place in ExCeL London, October 19/21 and will be the fifth event in the series since the initiative was launched in 2008.

Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Miliband said:
“The European Future Energy Summit Forum , which we’ll be hosting in London in October, is an opportunity to show the world the huge strides we’re taking in the UK to develop renewable and low carbon technologies. It will help bring businesses together to identify investment opportunities as we develop the low carbon energy supply we need.”

Ed Miliband took time to visit Masdar’s stand at the Future Energy Summit and met with CEO Dr Sultan Al Jaber, who has been instrumental in the development of the Future Energy Summit debate, as Abu Dhabi continues to emerge as a leading hub in the renewable energy field.

“We now look forward to building on this platform in the UK in October” said Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of Masdar. “We will take the opportunity to share knowledge, advance solutions and explore partnerships within a European market.”

The cutting edge conference in London, following the Future Energy Summit, will build on the discussions in Abu Dhabi this week with special focus on necessary requirements both financially and in terms of infrastructure to enable projects to move forward.

A first glimpse of the planned programme includes sessions raising questions such as ‘Where is the money coming from?’ and ‘how do we bridge the technology gap?’

Contact:
Lindsey Bredin
PR Manager, EFEF 2010
+44 7747 162259/+971 50 379 0348
lindsey@europeanfutureenergyforum.com