Global Business Leaders and Investors of the Cleantech Venture Network, Representing over EUR 5 Trillion in Assets, to Convene in Europe to Mitigate Climate Change

The Cleantech Venture Network(R), a Cleantech Group(TM) company,
announced today that at Cleantech Forum XIII a number of Europe's
leading research laboratories, including: the Fraunhofer Institute,
Imperial College London, General Electric, Chalmers University of
Technology and EUREC (European Renewable Energy Centres), will
showcase new and emerging technologies with the potential to transform
the creation, delivery and use of clean technologies around the globe.
The Cleantech Venture Network(R), composed of business leaders and
investors representing top-tier Finance, Science and Policy
institutions globally, will convene at Cleantech Forum XIII May 14-16,
2007 in Frankfurt, Germany to address solutions to climate change,
water scarcity and toxin markets.

"The gathering of the Cleantech Venture Network with Europe's
leading research laboratories is a unique opportunity for investors
and business leaders to get an advance look at promising technology
solutions in areas such as water purification, photovoltaics, lighting
and building control and energy efficiency," said Cleantech Group
co-founder and chairman Nicholas Parker. "This 'Cleantech EU Lab
Showcase' will unveil and explain many of the cutting edge
technologies and trends that are going to dramatically impact
cleantech today and tomorrow."

Looking to increase capital investments across the full cleantech
category, Cleantech Forum XIII will include senior executives from:
Allianz; Credit Suisse; 3i; General Electric; BASF; Honeywell;
Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers; Barclays; Siemens; Shell; IBM;
Ernst & Young; World Bank; Dow and Danfoss, among more than 300 other
investment leaders from Europe, North America and Asia.

Interested parties can apply to participate by visiting
www.cleantech.com.

About Cleantech Venture Network(R), LLC

The Cleantech Venture Network(R) LLC is a membership network which
catalyzes investment, business opportunities, and relationships
driving the growth of cleantech globally. The Cleantech Venture
Network(R) founded the cleantech investment category in 2002 and
brings together stakeholders at the four Cleantech Forums (TM) per
year and provides investors, executives, government agencies, and
media accurate and consistent data on cleantech venture investments,
M&A and IPO's for North America, Europe, and China. The network has
over 8,000 cleantech investors and 9,500 companies worldwide that take
advantage of the global Cleantech Forums(TM), comprehensive market
research services and reports, online proprietary deal flow and
investor directory. In addition, the Cleantech Venture Network
provides timely investor information services, including the
twice-a-month market intelligence newsletter, Cleantech Capital
Alert(TM) and the quarterly Cleantech Investment Monitor(TM) report
which tracks and analyzes all cleantech investments, M&As and IPOs in
North America and Europe.

For more information or to register, please visit:
www.cleantech.com