EU PVSEC 2010
To provide you with the most holistic EU PVSEC coverage, pv magazine and photovoltaik recruited five readers to act as exhibition reporters: their role was to provide you with a candid insight into the trade show via daily blogs.
Read about their opinions' and discoveries', as well as all the trade show news, below.
The blogs
About blog-discrimination & goodbye from the EU PVSEC!
So – all good comes to an end, they say. Thank god also all bad too! The EU PVSEC organised in Valencia this year has been a great experience for a non-expert like me. It was a nice excursion into the world of the sun’s power,...
Red tape rules
How stupid bureaucracy jeopardizes growth, jobs and the planet.
Solar Nobel-prize fashion stole my heart!
This year’s EU PVSEC’s new technology and inventions have been incredibly inspiring for my scholarly-intellectual side, but on the last day something very special stole my heart and made my feminine side blush at first and then...
EU PVSEC news
26th EU PVSEC conference chairman confirmed
Heinz Ossenbrink of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has been named as next year’s European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (EU PVSEC) chairman.
EU PVSEC: PV developing in right direction
The 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition / 5th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (25th EU PVSEC / WCPEC-5) closed its doors last Friday after five days in Valencia, Spain.
Exclusive: Eurener to enter Chile; PV-powered bus stop could hit market next year
Spain-based photovoltaics (PV) module maker, Eurener has told pv magazine it is working with the Chilean government and University of Atacama to develop a PV installation in the Atacama desert. Although still in the planning...
Exclusive exhibition reporter sponsor
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The bloggers
Brandon Mitchener
Hailing from the U.S., Brandon Mitchener is director of communications for First Solar in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. A former journalist, he wrote for The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones International Newswires, among others, for 15 years. He was also a consultant to blue-chip companies, business associations and the "occasional government".
Sasa Malek
Slovenian-born, Sasa Malek has just finished her postgraduate studies at the Technical University Munich, Germany in Sustainable Resource Management. With a strong background in clean tech journalism behind her, she is interested in solar panel efficiency, research into new PV materials and the application of PV in other 'green' industries.
Tobias Glattbach
Tobias Glattbach works in product management at GEMÜ Gebr. Mueller Apparatus Engineering GmbH & Co.KG: his specialist area is PV semiconductors. He previously worked with an air and space technology company, dealing with the testing and launching of satellites with chemical drive systems. He is particularly interested in the production engineering of thin and thick film PV cells.
José María Llopis Reyna
José María Llopis Reyna is general manager of IBC solar’s Spanish subsidiary. Due to the uncertainty surrounding Spain’s PV industry, he believes the connection between manufacturer, supplier and customer is important, in order to understand future markets as quickly as possible. He aims to focus on this theme at the EU PVSEC.
Nancy Komrowski
After studying economic hispanics, Nancy Komrowski began working for solar module manufacturer, Heckert Solar, in Chemnitz, Germany. Based in the marketing department, she is responsible for the company’s corporate communications, in addition to event planning and organization. At this year's EU PVSEC, she will be observing the presentation and effect of PV competition.