Intersolar North America 2008, taking place from July 15-17, will be the continent's premier event on photovoltaics, solar thermal and solar architecture.

The Intersolar North America conference will provide in-depth discussions on photovoltaic technology, solar thermal technology and building integrated technologies, as well as address financing, investments, materials issues and politics, through a series of specific technical workshops, panel discussions and presentations.

"Intersolar North America will be a prime opportunity to learn from the industry's brightest," said Solar Promotion International's chief executive, Markus Elsaesser.

"The panels and workshops will focus on the most critical industry topics, and be organized by highly-regarded solar experts. This is to ensure Intersolar North America is as equally valuable a place to stay informed during a dynamic time for the industry, as it will be an opportunity to meeting and conducting business with a vast contingent of the international solar community," he continued.

Solar Promotion International GmbH has also announced the specific panel topics to compose the Intersolar North America conference sessions. They are:

Photovoltaic Track

- Innovative concepts for crystalline silicon and thin film cells and modules,

- Innovative concepts for absorber and collectors,

- System technology: inverters and off-grid systems,

- Large scale PV power plants, concentrating PV and tracking systems,

- Solar Gigawatts: Status and Perspectives of European and US markets

Solar Thermal Track

- Solar thermal markets and trends for low temperature solar thermal technologies,

- Innovative concepts for absorbers and collectors,

- Concentrating and heat storage systems,

- Solar cooling and air conditioning,

- Building integrated technologies

Workshops
On Thursday July 17, Intersolar North America will host all-day workshops on solar thermal and photovoltaic systems and installations for all levels of experience.

In addition to the conference agenda, which occurs concurrently with the Intersolar North America exhibition on July 14, Intersolar North America will host two day-long seminars in conjunction with the Prometheus Institute and Greentech Media.

Concentrating Solar Technologies and Markets
This one-day seminar is designed to provide the most comprehensive analysis of the rapidly emerging concentrating solar thermal and PV markets.

Drawing on recent research conducted by the Prometheus Institute and Greentech Media, this seminar takes a top-to-bottom approach to revealing the economics, technology, and market opportunity for both concentrating solar thermal (CST) and concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) technologies. Leading market analysts and industry experts will cover topics including:

- CSP technologies and solutions,

- Markets for Concentrating Solar Power,

- CSP industry 2008,

- Understanding the economics of CSP solutions,

- Global experiences in CSP,

- A Global CSP market forecast

Solar Finance
This one-day seminar will bring together top market analysts and leaders in the renewable energy finance industry to provide the audience with detailed data and analysis of the complete range of financing solutions impacting the global solar market. Co-produced by the Prometheus Institute for Sustainable Development and Greentech Media, this seminar will include the following topics:

- Global solar market outlook,

- Expanding commercial solar installations with the Power Purchase Agreement,

- Financing utility and industrial solar,

- Tax equity investment opportunities and strategies in solar projects,

- Financing residential solar

Solar Materials, Equipment and Technology (SMET) Conference
The focus of this conference is to create discussion about the current issues for the PV production and supplier industries, such as market development, material supply and delivery, standardisation, quality assurance, finance and technological developments.

The conference will take current hot topics, trends and developments for material and component suppliers as its themes and will address the challenges facing the sector.

North American Photovoltaic Advanced Manufacturing Technology Conference
This conference will focus on the solutions, manufacturing equipment and technology that the industry is able to provide to the wafer, cell and module makers in order to become more competitive in the global energy market.

Industry leaders will present their suggestions for improvements both for the fast developing thin-film as well as for bulk silicon production facilities. Different elements of the production process will be highlighted as will new technology breakthroughs.

Conference Committee
Today, Solar Promotion International GmbH announced its conference committee, a staff of accomplished industry veterans who will lead the panels and workshops covering important industry topics throughout the course of the four-day conference.

The committee includes: Claudia Wentworth, Northern California Solar Energy Association (NorCal Solar); Charles Hornbrook, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG and E); Christoph Fark, Schott Solarthermie GmbH; Eddy Blooken, SEMI Europe; Gerhard Stryi-Hipp, German Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar); Prof. John Reynolds, American Solar Energy Society (ASES); Molly Sterkel, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC); Ole Pigaard, Heliodyne Inc.; Paula Mints, Navigant Consulting; Philipp Kunze, Solaria Corporation; Sanford Miller, California Energy Commission (CEC); Stefan Morbe, German American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (GACC); and Prof. Tonio Buonassisi, MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prof. Eicke Weber of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) will serve as the Intersolar North America conference chair.

"This assembly of talented industry veterans will greatly help mold the content of our conference and ensure we address those most critical industry issues with the insight, expertise and vision needed by today's solar professionals," said Prof. Eicke Weber.

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