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• Turnkey thin-film production line CIGSfab strengthens competitive ability of panel producers worldwide 
• High-tech engineering company helping China achieve the goals in its 12th five-year plan with regard to environmental protection and regional development 
• Production site for solar and display equipment in Chinese city of Suzhou secures Manz’s proximity to Asian customers.

Photovoltaic specialist Soleos Solar is launching a new solar module in June. The polycrystalline Soleos 250P module is manufactured in Europe. It has a rated output of 250 watts and a module efficiency of 14.94 per cent. It thus produces more output and has a greater degree of efficiency than its predecessors.

Clenergy, the solar park solution provider, recently announced its participation in the SNEC 2013 PV Power Expo (Shanghai, China), one of the world’s largest and most-renowned PV power exhibitions.Clenergy will display a number of key IP-protected products, including its innovative 3D software online tool PV-ezDesign and its PV-ezRack Mounting Systems and inverters, which can be applied in residential, commercial and utility scale deployments.

The German photovoltaics market is undergoing a rapid transformation. Legislation and price developments in the field of photovoltaic systems are changing the conditions faced by the industry, with small and medium enterprises (SMEs) especially reaping the rewards. While reasonable rates of return were once predominantly guaranteed by feed-in tariffs, new business models are now emerging, with on-site consumption and direct marketing becoming increasingly attractive. New possibilities are even being created for plant financing in the form of plant leasing schemes and community energy cooperatives. At Intersolar Europe 2013, which takes place from June 19–21 at Messe München, numerous exhibitors showcase a variety of new PV system solutions and investment opportunities. Exhibition tours, workshops and presentations at PV ENERGY WORLD shed light on the topics from a variety of perspectives and a specially dedicated set of presentations at the Intersolar Europe Conference rounds off the range of information available at the exhibition on new business models for the photovoltaics (PV) industry.

Intersolar South America launches as an exhibition and conference event in São Paulo on September 18, 2013

Intersolar South America takes place in São Paulo, Brazil, for the first time from September 18–20. Following the successful launch of the Intersolar South America Summit conference last year, Intersolar is expanding its presence in Brazil. From 2013, Intersolar South America takes place annually as an exhibition and accompanying conference in the Expo Center Norte in São Paulo. Around 150 international exhibitors are expected to present the latest developments in the areas of photovoltaics, PV production technologies, energy storage systems and solar thermal technologies on an overall exhibition space of 7,000 square meters.

BTU International, Inc., a leading supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment for the electronics and alternative energy manufacturing markets, will present its new SinTerra Metallization Firing Furnace in Booth E3-595 at the 2013 SNEC 7th International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference & Exhibition, scheduled to take place May 14-16, 2013, at the Shanghai New International Expo Center in China.

The teamtechnik Group, international market leader in the stringer technology segment, presents its STRINGER TT1200 HS at Intersolar 2013 in Munich. The high throughput system solders solar cell strings in a 2.5 second cycle on just one track. It thus outpaces its predecessor by 200 cycles and is currently the fastest single-track stringer system on the global market. A single track means one single soldering process per stringer, less complexity, a lower requirement for replacement parts and fewer operators.

Free evening event features panel discussing careers in solar and renewable energy.

Energy representatives, industry leaders and government officials to discuss Puerto Rico’s solar landscape, financing and development of commercial solar projects.

Conference and exposition taking place in San Jose in September to underscore the growing momentum in energy storage.

The black PV module S_79 with its tailored thermal component from Fototherm on the back side combines the advantages of thermal and photovoltaic solar installations.

The Conference Programme of the upcoming EU PVSEC 2013 will become as exciting and international as ever, reflecting well the current technology and market trends and the further globalization of PV research and technologies.

The 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (28th EU PVSEC) will take place from 30 September to 04 October 2013 at Parc des Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte in Paris, France. The five-day Conference is complemented by the three-day Exhibition, held from 01 to 03 October 2013. The event will be held in a period when France is increasing its PV activities. France launches a new set of incentive measures and has doubled its 2013 PV installation targets. The programme is expected to stimulate investments amounting to more than 2 billion Euros.

The Forum program covers the entire scope of PV solar manufacturing technologies and equipment as well as material handling. 

Solar process heat is one of the major growth markets within the field of solar thermal technology.

With around 300 exhibitors and circa 15,000 visitors, it has once again proven itself to be one of the most important trade fairs in the renewable energy sector.

Experts from the fields of industry and politics open the New Energy Husum trade fair.

Energy-efficient  building, electric vehicles and storage technology are important exhibition topics.

The highlight on the 512 m² stand will be a prototype of the Fronius hybrid inverter, which enables self-generated energy to be temporarily stored with the help of batteries.

Participation in almost all the approximately 50 congress events is free of charge to visitors to New Energy Husum 2013. Lectures and events cover all renewable energies.