The 4th National Renewable Energy Summit
The National Renewable Energy Summit is designed to focus on the major issues surrounding the enormous benefit Ireland can derive by optimising development of its renewable resources. Taking place at the Croke Park Conference Centre in Dublin, the conference will unite Ireland’s renewable energy professionals, investors, project developers and engineers from across the energy and technology sectors to provide delegates with cutting-edge insight as well networking and exchange of important ideas and information impacting the industry today.
Jim Barry, NTR plc’s Chief Executive, will present a keynote address at the Summit about future investment and development opportunities in the renewables market.
NTR plc 2010 Full Year Results Presentation
This presentation provides an overview of NTR plc’s 2010 Full Year Results as presented at the company’s AGM.
The Business In The Community Summit
The Business in the Community Summit on Corporate Responsibility: Transforming to a Sustainable Business took place on Thursday the 18th November 2010, at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin.
The Summit was a one day conference presenting leading edge and inspirational thinking from the world’s largest, most innovative companies and practical workshops on how responsible and sustainable business practices can transform businesses.
Rosheen McGuckian, Group Corporate Development Director, NTR plc participated in a panel discussion on the topic “What is required to succeed in this new model of responsible and sustainable business?” The panel discussed how leading companies are re-aligning their corporate goals to sustainability objectives and how business strategies have been conceived to promote business success in this new paradigm of responsible and sustainable business.
For further information on the Business in the Community Summit please check the website here:
http://summit.bitc.ie/index.html
Corporate Treasury & Cash Management 2010
This year’s Corporate Treasury & Cash Management event was supported and endorsed by the Irish Association of Corporate Treasurers (IACT) and targeted top Corporate Treasurers, Finance Directors and CFO’s from Ireland’s top 1000 companies. Taking place at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8, attendees were joined by other senior representatives from the business banking and treasury management sectors as well as international and local administrators.
This was a one day event, the conference offered top quality presentations and discussion opportunities with clear, straightforward analysis of the marketplace. Panel discussions addressed industry issues and regulatory matters along with many topical subjects in the plenary sessions.
Rory O’Connor, NTR’s Head of Corporate Finance and Group Treasurer, participated in the Treasurers Debate alongside the Adrian Noone, Calor Gas and Brendan Glynn, Smurfitt Kappa. The Debate was facilitated by Brendan Murphy, NTMA (former ESB and current IACT Chairman).
For further information on the event, please see: http://www.corporatetreasury.ie
REFF West San Francisco
REFF-West came to San Francisco on Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th September, 2010.
Michael Walsh, NTR’s Group Finance Director, spoke in Session 5: West Coast Developers’ Perspectives, which took place at 3.45pm on 29th September. The panel focused on the financing of West-Coast renewable energy projects from a developer’s point of view.
NTR plc was a Silver Sponsor for REFF West. For more information please check the website REFF West 2010
REFF London
Now in its 12th year, the Renewable Energy Finance Forum (REFF) London is Europe’s largest and best-established event for renewable energy finance and investment. The two-day event united investors with project developers and senior executives from across the renewable energy and technology sectors, to provide delegates with cutting-edge insight as well as unparalleled networking opportunities.
NTR’s Head of Corporate Finance and Group Treasurer, Rory O’Connor, spoke at the event about financing and developing solar projects, securing finance for large scale projects and how to make solar projects attractive on 21st September at Session 7A Solar Power at 11.55am.
Furthermore, NTR plc was the Networking Breakfast Sponsor on the 21st September 2010.
For more information regarding REFF London, please check out the website here:
REFF London website
International Wind Financing Summit 2010 - London 2010
Hanson Wade’s International Wind Financing Summit 2010 took place in London on the 14th and 15th July 2010. It was the meeting place for the wind industry and investors to shape the future of wind finance. With the search on for external investment for Round 3 projects, the International Wind Financing Summit 2010 presented financial options available to wind developers.
Teresa Brennan, NTR Corporate Finance Executive, spoke about “What are the Barriers and Risks Affecting Investment in Offshore Wind Farm Projects?”.
For more information, please check the website International Wind Financing Summit 2010
REFF Wall Street
On June 29 & 30, over 700 renewable energy thought leaders assembled in New York for the 7th Annual REFF-Wall Street. American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) was delighted to once again bring the USA’s premier renewable energy finance event to New York.
The American Council On Renewable Energy is focused on accelerating the adoption of renewable energy technologies into the mainstream of American society. ACORE provides a common platform for the wide range of interests in the renewable energy community including renewable energy industries, associations, utilities, end users, professional service firms, financial institutions and government agencies.
NTR plc sponsored the Main Evening Reception at The Lobster Bar, St. Bartholomew’s on the 29th June 2010.
The Credit Suisse Global Alternative Energy Conference
The Credit Suisse Global Alternative Energy Conference took place from Wednesday, 2nd June until Friday 4th June 2010, in Washington DC.
The Credit Suisse Global Alternative Energy Conference focused on energy efficiency, emerging technologies and investment opportunities in both the public and private arenas. The segments covered included solar, wind, energy storage, smart grid, geothermal, water, electric vehicles, biofuels, and utilities. Former Vice President Al Gore delivered a keynote speech at the conference on June 2nd, along with other notable government officials. The conference featured presentations from management teams representing many of the thought leaders in the alternative energy sector, as well as panel discussions on thematic topics.
Jim Barry, CEO, NTR plc participated as one of the key panelists on the Venture Capital & Private Equity Panel.
Leadership 4 Growth Programme - London
The global challenge of climate change, scarcity of resources and the drive to low carbon economies offers major opportunities for companies serving the Sustainable Built Environment.
Ireland’s rapidly emerging Cleantech sector, linked to the wealth of experience and depth of expertise to be found within Irish construction companies, provides a basis for success. The Leadership 4 Growth initiative has been designed to capitalise on the entrepreneurial and managerial talent within the Cleantech and Construction industries. It is targeted at experienced CEOs* of Irish companies who have the ambition to lead their companies to global success.
Jim Barry, CEO, NTR plc gave a presentation on “Creating a Culture That Will Travel”.
Marine Energy and Smart Grid Technology Workshop
This two-day workshop was held on 10th and 11th May in Farmleigh House, Dublin and in the Parliament Buildings, Belfast.
The island coastline is amongst the best in the world for offshore, wind, wave and tidal resources. Both jurisdictions on the island have ambitious plans to develop this resource into a significant cutting edge industry by the end of the next decade.
The invitation only workshop brought together senior Government officials, business leaders, trade representatives, off-shore renewable power and transmission sectors and research institutions from the USA, Northern Ireland and Ireland. Over 60 American companies attended as well as companies from Northern Ireland and Ireland.
The event provided networking opportunities for the development of new contacts and relations, the first step to developing innovative projects and partnerships. Keynote addresses were made by senior government representatives from the island as well as by high level personalities from the US. Over 160 attendees attended this event.
Jim Barry, CEO, NTR plc gave e a presentation about the Broad Business Perceptive. Further information on this event is available on http://all-island-renewable-forum-2010.com/
Chartered Accountants Ireland Annual Conference
This year’s Chartered Accountants Ireland Annual Conference took place at the Chartered Accountants House, Dublin, on Thursday 6th & Friday 7th May.
Chartered Accountants Ireland was honoured to have as its keynote speaker An Taoiseach Mr Brian Cowen TD.
The conference retained its unique formula of a number of interesting plenary sessions followed by well defined streams which allowed all Chartered Accountants to engage with relevant topics regardless of their area of business. Technical, Blueskies and Tax streams featured on day one, and Business, Practice, Financial Services and Tax streams on day two.
Michael Walsh, Director of Finance, NTR plc presented at 11.30 am on Friday, 7th May.
For further information regarding the Debate, please check Chartered Accountants Ireland Annual Conference 2010
Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Conference, San Diego, California
The 2nd Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Conference took place from May 5th – 7th 2010, in San Diego, California and once again brought together industry experts, researchers and investors to examine the latest market developments within the concentrating solar thermal power sector. Key topics covered in the program included market and economic trends, technology and manufacturing, materials and solar concentrators.
On Friday, 7th May Steve Cowman, CEO, Stirling Energy Systems Inc discussed “Dish Stirling Deployment Plans of Stirling Energy Systems”.
The Milken Institute Global Conference, Los Angeles
The Milken Institute Global Conference brought together some of the most extraordinary people in the world – from scientists, business executives and philanthropists to journalists, academics and Nobel laureates – to discuss, debate and deliberate today’s most pressing social, political and economic challenges. The 2010 Global Conference took April 26-28 at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
The Global Conference has become an important venue for thought leaders in a wide range of disciplines to present their views before an informed, influential audience and the news media. It is also an important place for peer-to-peer meetings to take place.
Among the participants were Nobel laureates, hundreds of CEOs from the world’s top-tier companies, senior elected and appointed foreign and U.S. government officials, high-level executives in the American and foreign capital markets, global academic experts and leaders in education, health care and philanthropy.
Jim Barry, CEO, NTR plc discussed the question “The Amazing Alternative Energy Race: Which Countries Will Win?” as part of a panel on Wednesday, April 28, from 9:30am - 10:45am.
Other speakers included Moray Dewhurst, FPL Group Inc, Tulsi Tanti, Suzlon Energy Ltd., Daniel Weiss, Angeleno Group, and Thomas Werner, SunPower Corp. This panel was moderated by Raymond Wood, Credit Suisse.
For further information on the conference please Milken Institute Global Conference
The Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit 2010
The Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit has established itself as the annual leading discussion forum for decision- makers in the clean energy and carbon markets, recruiting only the industry’s most thought-provoking speakers and influential players. This event took place 17-19 March in London.
Michael Walsh, NTR plc Chief Financial Officer, engaged with other panel members to discuss “Large scale solar projects: which technology will steal the limelight?” on Thursday 18th March from 8am – 9.30am.
Jefferies 9th Global Clean Technology Conference New York
Jefferies 9th Global Clean Technology Conference will feature presentations from nearly 100 leading public and private companies across the clean technology spectrum including batteries & energy storage, biofuels & biomaterials, energy efficiency & energy infrastructure, fuel cells, geothermal, smart grid, solar, transportation, water & wind. The conference brought together industry leaders to help investors identify near- and long-term investment opportunities and discuss clean technology trends in the U.S. and abroad.
Jim Barry, NTR plc Chief Executive, gave a presentation on Tuesday March 16th.
Renewable Energy Technology Conference & Exhibition
RETECH 2010 (Renewable Energy Technology Conference & Exhibition) was held at the Washington, DC Convention Center on February 3-5, 2010.
Renewable Energy Technology Conference & Exhibition
RETECH 2010 (Renewable Energy Technology Conference & Exhibition) was held at the Washington, DC Convention Center on February 3-5, 2010. The event offered an exciting, high-level, comprehensive Conference Program of speakers from every aspect of renewable energy technology, industry, market, finance, and policy. RETECH 2010, the first all-renewables event in 2010, featured key leaders who addressed global issues and perspectives that impact our industry.
Jim Barry, Chief Executive, NTR plc shared his experience and knowledge in the Renewable Energy “Solar CSP” session on Thursday, February 4.
Macquarie Wind & Solar: Getting Connected Conference
Macquarie’s second annual Wind & Solar conference took place in New York on 10th December 2009 at The Barclay InterContinental hotel. Entitled ‘Wind & Solar: Getting Connected’, the event turned a spotlight on a number of public and private wind and solar companies. In addition to panel discussions and presentations, where the companies were asked to refute a controversial topic, one-on-one meetings with business management teams were also hosted.
Rosheen McGuckian, NTR’s Group Corporate Development Director, participated on the wind panel, alongside First Wind and China Wind Systems. Moderating the panel ws Kasper Larsen, European Climate Change Mitigation Analyst, and the question that was discussed was “Will the US wind power market show any significant growth in 2010?”
Essential CleanTech Investor Summit
New Energy World Network (NewNet) hosted the 3rd Annual Essential CleanTech Investor Summit on Tuesday 10th November 2009 at Park Plaza Victoria in London. The Essential CleanTech Investor Summit is Europe’s leading event for global investors, innovators and deal makers in environmental technology and clean energy.
The Summit covered the key issues for professionals working in venture, private equity, project finance, public markets and M&A. Keynote presentations and panel discussions from senior figures within the industry presented the framework and most current content for thought-provoking debates and stimulated high-level networking opportunities. It was an invaluable opportunity for public and private companies evaluating their capital raising strategies to network with investors, deal brokers and expert financiers.
Rory O’Connor, NTR’s Group Treasurer and Head of Corporate Finance, participated on the ‘Project Finance & Infrastructure’ panel, which focused on the relative merits, opportunities and challenges of corporate finance and infrastructure in this sector.
9th Annual UK & Irish Pension & Investing Summit
The 9th Annual UK & Irish Pension & Investing Summit brought pension leadership together from Ireland and the United Kingdom to network and learn about the latest practices in investment strategy and fund management. Over its eight year history, IMN’s UK & Irish Pension and Investing Summit has served to facilitate dialogue between pension leadership, investment managers and consultants on investment strategies and innovations unfolding in Ireland, the UK and in key US, European and Asian markets.
Rosheen McGuckian, Group Corporate Development Director, NTR plc joined moderator Marie Daly, IBEC and Cormac J. O’Rourke, Goodbody Corporate Finance for the afternoon panel on “Exploring Energy for Investment Opportunity”`.
Renewable Energy Finance Forum - West
Renewable Energy Finance Forum - West 29 - 30 September 2009
IRCSET Symposium
IRCSET Symposium (Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology) Presentation, 25th September 2009
IRCSET Symposium
The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan was the keynote speaker at the recent IRCSET Symposium (Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology) held in Dublin on Friday, 25th September. The event provided an opportunity to showcase the potential of Green IT and the “Green Tech” sector, as well as the talent and potential of highly skilled researchers.
Rosheen McGuckian, NTR’s Group Corporate Development Director, was one of the panellists on the day and discussed “Making It Real - from concept to realisation and building a post-carbon energy company”. Other international speakers included Intel’s Director of Environment and Energy Policy, Stephen Harper, and Microsoft’s Cloud Computing expert, Debra Chrapaty, as well as leading Irish researchers in the areas of sustainable IT and green tech.
NTR AGM
NTR’s 2009 AGM took place on Thursday the 10th September at Dublin’s Westbury Hotel.
NTR plc 2009 Full Year Results Presentation
This presentation provides an overview of NTR plc’s 2009 Full Year Results.
NTR's Renewable Energy Finance Forum Wall Street Presentation
NTR’s Renewable Energy Finance Forum Wall Street Presentation, June 24 2009
Renewable Energy Finance Forum Wall Street
The 6th annual Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) brought together an unparalleled panel of industry visionaries, financiers and investors to debate key issues and conceptualize the future of renewable energy finance in the US.
On 24th June, Michael Walsh, NTR’s Group Finance Director, joined the panel for Session 9: Corporate Strategy, Utilities and Corporate Money.
On 23rd June, NTR hosted an evening reception at the Lobster Bar at Inside Park, St. Bart’s (109 East 50th St. On Park Avenue) from 5pm - 8pm.
Concentrating Solar Thermal Power 2009 conference
The Concentrating Solar Thermal Power 2009 conference offered an exciting line up of talks from companies actively involved with CSP projects. Sessions included market trends and developments, financing and funding, updates and insights from CSP developers, and technical and systems developments.
On 5th June, Sean Gallagher, VP of Marketing & Regulatory Affairs, Stirling Energy Systems, spoke about the provision of grid scale solutions using the SES SunCatcher technology.
Concentrating Solar Thermal Power 2009
The Concentrating Solar Thermal Power 2009 conference offers an exciting line up of talks from companies actively involved with CSP projects. Sessions include market trends and developments, financing and funding, updates and insights from CSP developers, and technical and systems developments.
On 5th June, Sean Gallagher, VP of Marketing & Regulatory Affairs, Stirling Energy Systems, will speak about the provision of grid scale solutions using the SES SunCatcher technology. The session starts at 11.45am.