National Grid Hosts CO2 Capture Panel for Climate Week NYC

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Sep 21, 2015) - As part of Climate Week NYC, National Grid U.S. (LSE: NG) (NYSE: NGG) will be hosting a free panel on the latest in carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technology on Tuesday, September 22nd, at their MetroTech facility in Brooklyn. Sponsored by the Center for Negative Carbon Emissions, the panel will discuss the latest innovations that economically remove CO2 directly from the atmosphere, and also address the question of, "what to do with the CO2 once you have captured it?" Click here to register. The event will also be available via live webcast here.

Who:

• Christophe Jospe, Chief Strategist, Center for Negative Carbon Emissions
• Peter Eisenberger, CTO, Global Thermostat
• Frank O'Keefe, CEO, Infinitree
• Sissi Liu, Director Head of North American Business Development, Joule Unlimited
• Sandy Taft, Director of Environmental Sustainability and Policy, National Grid
• Donald Chahbazpour, Director, National Strategy, National Grid

When: 1pm EDT

Where: National Grid
MetroTech Auditorium, 2nd Floor, Jay Street entrance
1 MetroTech Center
Brooklyn, NY 11201

About National Grid

National Grid (LSE: NG) (NYSE: NGG) is an electricity and natural gas delivery company that connects nearly 7 million customers to vital energy sources through its networks in New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It is the largest distributor of natural gas in the Northeast. National Grid also operates the systems that deliver gas and electricity across Great Britain. Through its U.S. Connect21 strategy, National Grid is transforming its electricity and natural gas networks to support the 21st century digital economy with smarter, cleaner, and more resilient energy solutions. Connect21 is vital to our communities' long-term economic and environmental health and aligns with regulatory initiatives in New York (REV: Reforming the Energy Vision) and Massachusetts (Grid Modernization). For more information please visit our website: www.nationalgridus.com, or our Connecting website. You can also follow us on Twitter, watch us on You Tube, Like us on Facebook and find our photos on Instagram.