Ref | Welcome

Dear Sirs,

The organizing committee of 3rd Ukrainian Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Forum (REF-2011) expresses you our utmost respect and has the pleasure of inviting you to the Event, which will take place on October 17-18, 2011, in Kyiv, Ukraine (InterContinental Hotel).

A key event of this autumn in Ukraine, REF-2011 is a meeting of professionals, whose activities are connected to the Ukrainian market of alternative energy. The Forum creates a business platform for exchange of experience, communication, presenting investment projects and for finding the investors in the field of solar and wind energy, small hydro power businesses and projects in the sphere of energy efficiency on CIS markets.

On Agenda of REF-2011

* “Green field”: How stable is an attractive legislative foundation of the Ukrainian

market of renewable energy? Having one of the highest rates of feed-in-tariff in the world, is Ukraine protected from Czech or Italian scenario of renewable energy market stimulation?

* 6% vs 30% in energy balance in 2030. What are the real goals of the Ukrainian government in renewable energy sphere? How does the renewable energy projects road map (announced by the state agency) of Ukraine look like?

* 100 reasons to invest in renewables in CIS. Lessons of special financing programs and new opportunities of investment attraction in renewable energy projects in Ukraine and neighboring markets.

* Practical focus sessions on solar, wind and small hydro manufacturing: How can you best set up a plant? What challenges will you face in Ukraine? How to solve land, equipment selection, grid connection and other impotent questions?

* Case studies of industrial scale renewable energy plants and energy efficiency projects under development

* Energy Efficiency in the industry and municipality: the best projects and technologies which solve the economy in the high gas prices conditions

* Regional outlook: What are the opportunities for large scale renewable energy projects development in Russia, Kazakhstan, Belorussia, Moldova, Azerbaidzhan and other Commonwealth of Independent States markets? Can Ukraine serve as a hub to these?

Ukraine is considered to be a cradle of renewable energy in CIS. In this regard your participation in REF-2011 is an important line in the history of the powerful industry of future, as well as essential step in decreasing of carbon footprint and environment improvement of Europe in whole.

It will be a pleasure for us to greet you at the FORUM.

                                                                            Yours respectfully,

                                                                                    Vitaliy Daviy

                                                   Head of Organizing Committee

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