MEET EPIA
The events marked by a * indicate the special discount opportunity for EPIA Members. When registering to an event, just mention that you are an EPIA Member and the special rate will be automatically granted to you.
For more information please contact Pietro Caloprisco: p.caloprisco(at)epia.org.
2nd European American Solar Deployment Conference - PV Rollout*
09-10 February 2012 - Boston, USA
PV Rollout will examine the technical, economic and political hurdles to rapid and widespread PV deployment. Political and commercial perspectives will be considered and the conference will pay special attention to the often under-examined link between upstream product development / process innovation and downstream system installation costs.
PV Rollout will feature insight from industry leaders who are producing new PV products, researchers developing new PV concepts and the developers and system integrators who implement these concepts to introduce new innovations to the PV market.
Conference panels will address the key areas of development needed for wide scale deployment, including PV markets, module technology, inverters, grid integration, financing and risk management, and PV power plants. In doing so, the conference will provide participants with strategies and know-how to overcome obstacles and develop profitable products and projects.
Learn about link between upstream product development / process innovation and downstream system installation costs.
Obtain strategies and know-how to overcome obstacles and develop profitable products and projects.
More information is available here.
Conferenza dell'Industria Solare - Italia 2012*
23 - 24 February 2012 - Rome, Italy
CIS-IT 2012, on 23-24 February in Rome is presented by Solarpraxis. Sign up and hear about latest developments in Italy and elsewhere, a great chance to network with decision makers from the solar industry, finance, science and media. Two days full of hot-topic-discussion are awaiting you.
More information is available here.
South-East European Congress & Exhibition on Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency*
with SEE Solar Exhibition
28-30 March 2012 - Sofia, Bulgaria
The RES & EE Forum is one of the most significant events for the Region. Within the event SEE Solar - South-East European Solar Exhibition will be held. It will focus on the solar PV and thermal technologies and their application. The excellent solar irradiation indicators on the Balkans and the interest of leading companies in the sector led to the organization of the SEE Solar in 2012.
More information is available here.
6th European PV-Hybrid and Mini-Grid Conference*
26-27 April 2012 - Chambéry, France
PV-Hybrid Systems and Mini-grids have been developed to find solutions for the electrification of rural regions and islands and provide an enhanced electricity service.
In comparison to village electrification with solar home systems a central PV-Hybrid System reduces the specific electricity cost and enables us to provide a grid equivalent service to the users. This cost reduction is achieved by the aggregation of the expensive system components - the photovoltaic generator, the batteries, and the power converters - which are mutualised.
It is this grid equivalent service which is a crucial condition for starting up economic activities in rural regions, which improve wealth and reduce emigration. This is why PV hybrid systems and Mini-grids are an important tool to achieve the millennium development goals.
The conference location of Chambéry has not been only chosen for its beautiful settings. Just a jump away, there is the solar innovation campus housing INES, the National Institute of Solar Energy, which will be happy to receive you for a technical visit!
More information is available here.
Fourth International Conference Thin-Film Photovoltaics*
Modules – Systems – Applications
12 June 2012 - München-Dornach, Germany
Focus is on the practical experience of the new modules in the field. We bring together experts and newcomers with backgrounds in academics, technology development, solar module production, application in systems or even in the financial sector. Thus, you will find new information about modules, system, components, and practical experience, expertly presented. The success of the conference relies on the intensive dialogue of developers and producers with system designers and users.
More information is available here.
