Overview of Intersolar North America Conference
Posted April 28th, 2011
Attending conferences is a great way to keep up with the latest in green technology. Here we highlight an upcoming event from Intersolar North America, whose mission includes bringing companies from around the world together to share and gain the knowledge needed to expedite the use of solar power as a significant source of energy.
This year’s conference, to be held at the InterContinental Hotel in San Francisco from July 11-14, 2011, will focus on photovoltaics and solar thermal technologies. Exhibitors will include:
• PV cell, module and inverter manufacturers
• components and mounting systems suppliers
• manufacturing system suppliers
• service companies
• manufacturers of solar thermal applications including heating and cooling
More than 1,600 attendees are expected to hear more than 200 speakers present and share information on three main areas of interest, photovoltaics, utility-scale solar energy, and solar thermal energy:
Photovoltaics
• Global Markets Future Market Prospects across Asia
• Global Markets–Future Market Prospects across the U.S. and Europe
• Implementing Governor Brown’s Clean Energy Jobs Plan
• Performance Symposium-Performance, Price and Positioning with Consumers
• The Future of PV – A Market and Technology Outlook & CEO Panel
• Implementing Governor Brown’s Clean Energy Jobs Plan
• Public Policy-Working with Federal, State and Local Government
• PV Market Support-Political Framework Outlook
• Utilities Forum
• Balance of Systems-Concepts & Applications
• Building Integrated Solutions-Concepts & Applications
• Crystalline Silicon-Technological Advancements
• Energy Storage-Concepts, Applications, Economics, Performance
• Modules & Systems-Testing & Certification
• Off-Grid Systems & Rural Electrification-Applications and Markets
• Smart Grid–Concepts, Technologies, Markets
• The Future of PV
• Thin Film-Technological Advancements
Utility-Scale Solar Energy
• Implementing Governor Brown’s Clean Energy Jobs Plan
• PV Power Plants-Technology, Project Development & Financing
• Utilities Forum
Solar Thermal
• Concentrating Solar Technologies & Markets – CPV & CSP
• Solar Heating & Cooling-Markets and Policies
• Solar Heating & Cooling-Technological Advancements
Workshops will include:
• Power Electronics for Photovoltaics
• SOLARSPIES Solar PV – An Insiders Guide to Success
• Doing Business in California – Opportunities for Your Company’s New Location
• PV System Installation (Entry Level)
• PV System Installation (Intermediate Level)
Side Events will take place daily, some at other locations:
• 2nd North American PV Fab Managers Forum, InterContinental Hotel
• Understanding the Role of Sustainability in High Tech Manufacturing – An Introduction to Corporate Practitioners, San Francisco Marriott Marquis
• Addressing Green House Gas (GHG) Emissions in High Tech Manufacturing – Assessing Current Approaches to Measuring, San Francisco Marriott Marquis
• From Fragmentation to Collaboration – Critical Factors in Strengthening the Global PV Supply Chain, InterContinental Hotel
• Complying with the Next Generation of EHS Regulations -, Engaging Your Customers, Suppliers, and Other Industry, Partners in High Tech Manufacturing, San Francisco Marriott Marquis
• Solectria Renewables’ Commercial & Utility-Scale Grid-Tied PV Inverter Training, InterContinental Hotel
• Sharing Best EHS Practices in the PV Industry – Protecting, Workers, Conserving Natural Resources, and Reducing, Pollution in PV Manufacturing, San Francisco Marriott Marquis
If you’re working on a solar energy project and need top-notch engineering, technical and construction personnel, give Bayside a call! We can find the personnel you need with the commitment and professional knowledge you want.
