Featured in Looking forward – 08-2012

Still a growth market

Intersolar North America: Numbers were down but there was strong interest in installations and system providers at Intersolar North America held last month in San Francisco. While industry consolidation and challenging project finance remained a major theme, there were still positive signs with relatively steady market growth.

Like Intersolar Europe in Munich, some Chinese tier-2 manufacturers did not attend Intersolar North America this year. Together with industry consolidation and a slow market growth rate, show organizer Markus Elsässer reported that over 18,000 visitors from 76 countries attended the show over the three days, which was below expectations. The number of exhibitors also …

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