AES EXEC BACKS ELECTRIC DRIVE

AES executive joins alternative energy group’s board
January 5, 2007 (Washington Business Journal via Yahoo News)
- AES, one of the largest power companies in the world, is bringing its muscle to a national group that's an advocate for alternative energy.

- Robert Hemphill, executive vice president of Arlington-based AES, will serve on the board of the Electric Drive Transportation Association, which represents organizations involved in battery, hybrid and fuel-cell technologies.
AES…is the fifth energy company to have a representative on the D.C.-based association's board…members also include Georgetown University and auto giants General Motors and Toyota…
- AES plans to invest more than $1 billion over the next three years in alternative energy, including wind-generated power, global climate change and liquefied natural gas.
"We see electric drive as a practical way to meet our transportation needs while also supporting the environment," Hemphill says…