Intersolar India Opens With First-Class Conference Program

PFORZHEIM, Germany and FREIBURG, Germany, October 22 /PRNewswire/ — In
association with SOLARCON(R) India, Intersolar India will take place for the
first time from November 9 – 11, 2009 in Hyderabad, India and is the
country’s premier photovoltaics conference. Approximately 50 renowned experts
will speak about current trends and new markets in the international
photovoltaics industry across 12 sessions. Additional panel discussions and
workshops will offer plenty of opportunity for information exchange. The
event will focus specifically on the development of the Indian PV solar
market.

The solar industry in sun-rich India is currently experiencing a strong
course of growth. The contents of the “National Solar Mission” initiated by
India’s Ministry for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) will be published in
November. The Indian government’s plan is ambitious: the capacity of Indian
solar installations is to be expanded from the current 2.1 megawatts (MW) to
a total of 20 gigawatts (GW) by the year 2020. To reach this goal, India will
be supporting both photovoltaic installations and solar thermal power plants.

The government estimates the costs of this “solar offensive” will total
around US$ 20 billion over the next 30 years. The Solar Mission is to be
financed by increased taxation on gasoline and diesel fuels, which have been
heavily subsidized to date.

International experts hold discussions at Intersolar India

Set against the backdrop of developments in the Indian solar market,
members of the international photovoltaics industry will meet at the
International Convention Centre in Hyderabad, India, for the first time from
November 9 – 11, 2009. Around 50 international experts will discuss the
importance of political, media and technological influences on industry
development, as well as the Indian National Solar Mission. In addition,
themes that traverse both environmental policy and technology will be brought
to light, as will product innovations and examples of trend-setting
applications.

The keynote speaker on the first day of the event will be Prof. Eicke
Weber (PhD), Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
(ISE) in Freiburg. As part of the program, Dr. Murray Cameron, Vice President
of the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) and COO of Phoenix
Solar AG, will provide participants with an assessment of European PV policy
from the point of view of EPIA. Innovations in the field of PV inverter
technology will be presented by Professor Bruno Burger (PhD), head of the
Power Electronics Group at Fraunhofer ISE.

Other participants to grace the podium include Debashish Majumdar,
Chairman and Managing Director of the Indian Renewable Energy Development
Agency; K. Subramanya, CEO of Tata BP Solar; G. Rajeswaran, CTO of Moser Baer
Photovoltaic; Dr. Charlie Gay, President of the Solar Business Group at
Applied Materials and Prof. Peter Adelmann, Ulm University of Applied
Sciences, Germany.

The three-day conference program will be complemented by an exhibition,
which will feature approximately 50 exhibitors. From 2010 onward, the
exhibition will be greatly expanded.

SOLARCON(R) India and Intersolar India 2009

Just as is the case with Intersolar North America, Intersolar India is
jointly organized by Solar Promotion International GmbH and Freiburg
Management and Marketing International GmbH (FMMI). SOLARCON(R) India is
organized by the PV Group. The PV Group is an initiative of SEMI, the
international association of the semiconductor and photovoltaics industry.
SOLARCON(R) India and Intersolar India are supported by the leading Indian
solar companies.

Further information regarding Intersolar India can be found at
http://www.intersolar.in

About Intersolar

The international trade fair Intersolar in Munich is the largest solar
technology exhibition in the world and has taken place annually since its
inception in 2000. It is organized by Solar Promotion GmbH, Pforzheim, in
cooperation with Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe GmbH & Co. KG.
Intersolar focuses on the fields of photovoltaics and solar thermal
technology. Since it was first held, it has established itself as the
industry’s leading international trade fair attracting manufacturers,
suppliers, wholesalers and service providers alike.

Intersolar North America in San Francisco was launched in 2008 to further
assist in joining together international solar technology markets. Intersolar
India will take place for the first time in 2009 in Hyderabad. Both trade
fairs are organized by Solar Promotion International GmbH, Pforzheim and
Freiburg Management and Marketing International GmbH (FMMI).

    Contact:

    Solar Promotion International GmbH
    Kiehnlestr. 16
    75172 Pforzheim, Germany
    Markus Elsasser Tel.: +49-(0)7231-58598-0
    Fax: +49-(0)7231-58598-28
    info@intersolar.in

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