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Cleantech Group(TM) Announces First Cleantech Business Park in China



    The Cleantech Group(TM) LLC announced yesterday at the Cleantech
    Forum(TM) XIII in Frankfurt, Germany the launch of Xuzhou Cleantech
    Park, the first of its kind, in the municipality of Xuzhou, Jiangsu
    Province, China. The Xuzhou Park is a joint venture between Cleantech
    Group(TM), Tsing Capital, Tsinghua Holdings and the municipality of
    Xuzhou. The Xuzhou Cleantech Park will serve as a center for
    businesses focusing on the development and deployment of technology
    across the spectrum of cleantech segments including renewable energy,
    energy efficiency, water & wastewater purification, resource
    recycling, clean production, manufacturing, and advanced materials.

    "We welcome the Cleantech Group's support and view the development
    of Xuzhou Cleantech Park as a major step forward in accelerating the
    commercialization of clean technologies and in keeping with the
    substantial increase in venture capital investment in China," said Don
    Ye, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tsing Capital. "The
    enforcement of China's Renewable Energy Law solicited a significant
    increase in venture capital investment into the energy category in
    2006. Coupled with the 11th 5 Year Plan and China's strong interest in
    cleantech as a means to resolve major environmental issues, we see
    China becoming a major cleantech powerhouse - both as a customer and
    an innovator - in the coming years."

    "We are honored to be working with our distinguished partners at
    Tsing Capital, Tsinghua Holdings and with the support of the
    municipality of Xuzhou to bring this first center for cleantech
    innovation and commercialization to China," said Nicholas Parker,
    Chairman and Co-founder of the Cleantech Group(TM). "This is an
    important step that opens the window for cleantech development and
    commercialization in China to the rest of the world".

    The Cleantech Group(TM) also announced the list of the
    international founding members of Cleantech China(TM). "This timely
    initiative will serve to accelerate market adoption of clean
    technologies in China in a similar manner to our efforts in North
    America and Europe with the Cleantech Venture Network(R)," said Keith
    Raab, CEO and Co-founder of the Cleantech Group(TM). "The
    international founding members of Cleantech China will set a roadmap
    for the cleantech category in China and create a stronger, more
    vibrant cleantech innovation community to address the challenges and
    opportunities unique to China's rapidly growing economy."

    Founding Members of Cleantech China(TM)

    PKU Environment Fund

    Cargill Ventures

    China Alliance

    DFJ Element

    Dow Chemical (China) Investment

    Ernst & Young

    Global Environment Fund

    Jefferies & Company

    Khosla Ventures

    London Asia Capital

    Mayfield Fund

    Nomura International plc

    Northern Light Venture Capital

    Peak Capital

    Qiming Ventures

    3i Investment plc

    Tsing Capital

    Two Sigma Investments

    Walden International

    According to the Cleantech Group's latest research on investments
    in China, investors placed US$420 million into 26 cleantech deals in
    China in 2006 representing a 147% increase over 2005. The full
    analysis on investments in China will be published in the Cleantech
    China Investment Report, to be issued on June 18, 2007.

    "Investments in the cleantech category in 2007 have already
    outpaced 2006, with US$154 million invested in the first quarter of
    2007- an investment level four times that of the first quarter 2006,"
    said Jerry Li, China Country Director, Cleantech Group(TM).

    Cleantech China(TM) was launched by the Cleantech Group(TM) in
    early 2006 in order to accelerate market adoption and
    commercialization of clean technologies throughout China. Cleantech
    China(TM) is modeled on the successful Cleantech Group(TM) model in
    North America and Europe. Cleantech China(TM) offers investor members
    investment services, proprietary market leading research and deal
    flow, investor forums, advisory services and publications tailored for
    the China market.

    For more information on the Cleantech Group(TM), Cleantech
    China(TM), the Xuzhou Cleantech Park and the upcoming Cleantech
    China(TM) Investment Report, please email sales@cleantech.com or
    contact Jerry Li, Cleantech Group(TM) China Country Director at
    +86-10-8215-1160 ext. 687 or Jerry@Cleantech.com.

    About Cleantech Group(TM), LLC

    The Cleantech Group(TM) LLC provides insight, opportunities and
    builds relationships that catalyze and accelerate market adoption and
    commercialization of clean technologies globally. The Cleantech
    Group(TM) family of companies founded the cleantech investment
    category and through its membership services brings together
    investors, executives, thought leaders, policy makers, . and
    entrepreneurs to facilitate the growth of cleantech globally through
    six business units; the Cleantech Venture Network(R), Cleantech
    Advisors(TM), Cleantech Indices(TM), Cleantech Search(TM), Cleantech
    China(TM), and Cleantech Innovation Institute(TM). Since introducing
    cleantech as a successful investment category in 2002, the efforts of
    the Cleantech Group(TM) companies have spawned a new investment class
    with an annual growth rate exceeding 50%, with more than $4.1 billion
    in venture capital invested in North America, Europe and China in
    2006.