UPDATE: India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy hopes to build five “ultra-mega renewable parks,” which could generate up to 18 GW in the next 10 years.
Some 170 exhibitors and 8,500 visitors are expected to attend this year’s exhibition. The conference, which will see 700 visitors, is highlighting the development of India’s solar mission and state programs.
Intersolar South America opened in Sao Paulo on Wednesday with a clear focus on the domestic market. The events first day made apparent Brazils solar potential in both distributed generation and large-scale power plants.
The Intersolar North America Awards, which took place on Tuesday, the first day of the three-day trade show, recognized landmark photovoltaic projects and production technologies.
The first day of the Intersolar North America trade show wrapped up on Tuesday at the Moscone Center in the city of San Francisco. While the number of exhibitors is down considerably on previous years, they nevertheless unveiled a broad range of new products and technologies.
The North American chapter of the Intersolar trade show opened its doors on Tuesday with a stirring speech by California Governor Jerry Brown, a major solar supporter who said that there was still a great deal to do to boost photovoltaic capacity in the state.
Attendees at Intersolar Europe in Munich were upbeat on the final day trade show and praised the quality of this years event and the large crowds of visitors the decline in exhibitors. Uncertainty over EU tariffs remained palpable in the exhibition halls, however, with leading Chinese manufactures reportedly cutting production by as much as 50%.
Chinese companies are employing strategies to circumvent anti-dumping tariffs, such as exporting products to Croatia, according to industry sources at Intersolar Europe.
Manufacturers at Intersolar Europe are reporting high utilization rates at facilities thanks in large part to booming business in Japan.
For the sixth year running the Intersolar Awards were presented to the best innovations in the field of photovoltaics and solar thermal technology as well as in the new category of solar projects in Europe.
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