in Carbon Sequestration and Renewable Energy
For Immediate Release
Albuquerque, NM and Tucson, AZ—July 24, 2006—UtiliPoint International, Inc. (UtiliPoint), the utility and energy industry's premier research-based consultancy announced today that Dr. Prabhu Dayal, President of C TRADE and Chairman of the Electric Utilities Environmental Conference (EUEC), has joined UtiliPoint. Prabhu holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science from the University of Arizona, Master in Management Science from the Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey; Masters in Civil Engineering from University of Texas El Paso; and Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore University, India.
C TRADE specializes in international development of renewable energy and carbon sequestration projects using clean technologies with carbon credits in Argentina, China, Eritrea, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Maldives, Malaysia, Paraguay, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and the United States. Prabhu spent 23 years with Tucson Electric Power, Century Power, and El Paso Companies, prior to founding C TRADE in 1998. (www.ctrade.org)
He also serves as the Chair of EUEC 2007, one of the best recognized annual technical meetings in the United States, where 1,000 utility executives and world-leading experts network in a 100+ exhibit area and attend more than 250 technical presentations on Clean Air, Global Warming, and Renewable Energy. The 10th Annual Electric Utilities Environmental Conference jointly organized by the US EPA, US DOE, EPRI, EEI and C TRADE will be held January 21 - 24, 2007 at the Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa in Tucson, Arizona (www.euec.com).
"C TRADE, led by Dr. Prabhu Dayal, has established itself as a premier international consulting firm with expertise in the development of renewable energy projects with carbon credits," said Jon T. Brock, Chief Operating Officer, UtiliPoint. "There is a natural synergy between UtiliPoint's research expertise and that of C TRADE's international project experience that we intend to leverage for our mutual clients."
"We believe UtiliPoint and C TRADE can collaboratively provide consulting services, risk assessments and investment opportunities to utilities and energy companies concerned with impending carbon legislation in the United States," said Dr. Prabhu Dayal, President of C TRADE.
The two firms expect to identify significant carbon sequestration and renewable energy projects with certified emission reductions (CERs) in the international market, providing investment opportunities, and options for risk mitigation, or compliance with carbon emission reductions. Additionally, C TRADE, EUEC, and UtiliPoint will partner to provide research reports, seminars and conferences on current topics impacting the energy and utility industry.
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Contact Information:
Jon T. Brock Dr. Prabhu Dayal
UtiliPoint International
505.244.7607
jbrock@utilipoint.com
C TRADE
520.615.3535
pdayal@ctrade.org