Frost & Sullivan: Global Electricity Demand Growth Set to Resume This Year - Changes to the Energy Mix by 2020

Frost & Sullivan will host an Analyst Briefing on Energy Trends in Europe: the conference will take place on 13th July, 2010.

LONDON, July 7, 2010 - Global electricity demand fell in 2009 for the first year since 1981. But
this sobering statistic is a blip not a trend. Global electricity demand
growth is set to resume in 2010, and increase consistently throughout the
decade, driven principally by rising living standards in the developing
world. In order to satisfy this demand, investments will need to be made to
improve and expand electricity generation. The expansion of renewable energy
is assured, but what are the prospects for other fuels? What will be
technologies or solutions that rise to prominence over the coming decade?

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The answers to these and more questions will be addressed in Frost &
Sullivan's analyst briefing, taking place on Tuesday, 13th July at 3 pm BST.
Frost & Sullivan Senior Consultant Jonathan Robinson and Consultant Enguerran
Ripert will offer insights into forecasted energy developments by 2020.

"There is a great deal of uncertainty in the market at the moment. Aside
from across the board investment in renewables, investment is increasingly
becoming very country specific, with some countries staying loyal to coal and
others seeking to build new nuclear," says Senior Consultant, Jonathan
Robinson. "For nuclear, the next few years will be crucial in determining
whether a number of projects progress or the nuclear renaissance turns into a
false dawn."

Highlights of the briefing will include an overview of energy markets, a
discussion of factors affecting the potential clarity of progressive
expansion, and market forecasts up to 2020.

"The high demand for energy and energy products combined with a degree of
political correctness, continue to push most countries and utilities in
short-to-medium-term mode where investments are made in biofuels, wind, and
even coal rather than gas and nuclear," says Consultant Enguerran Ripert.

Discussion of this content will benefit department decision makers,
investors and marketing executives within the energy sector, as well as
product manufacturers, utilities, OEMs, and T&D companies.

To participate in this complimentary briefing, please e-mail Chiara
Carella, at chiara.carella@frost.com, with your full name, company name,
title, telephone number, company e-mail address, company website, city, and
country, and a registration link will be e-mailed to you. You may also
register to receive a recorded version of the briefing at anytime by
submitting the aforementioned contact details.

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Chiara Carella, Corporate Communications - Europe of Frost & Sullivan, + 44(0)207-3438314, mobile, +44(0)7533017689, chiara.carella at frost.com