Abu Dhabi’s global energy summit kicks off

The World Future Energy Summit, which kicked off today at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, has gained the support of some of the world’s leading businesses. Hosted by Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s multi-billion dollar co-operative future energy initiative, the summit has attracted sponsorship from Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors and Emirates Aluminium. Discussions at the summit, which runs from 18 - 21 January 2010, will cover climate change policy, carbon capture and storage, energy efficiency, renewable technologies, as well as finance, economics and management. EcoGeneration magazine and the Australian Clean Energy Directory will be distributed at the summit by Austrade. Additional sponsors include BP Alternative Energy, Standard Chartered, Siemens, Schneider Electric, Exxon Mobil, ABB, Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority, Oxy, Abu Dhabi Department of Municipality Affairs and Italian energy transmission grid operator Terna.