Intersolar North America will be held in conjunction with SEMICON West,
July 15-17, 2008 and reach the entire solar energy technology supply chain
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- SEMI, the global industry
association of companies providing equipment, material and services for the
manufacture of semiconductors, displays, photovoltaic cells and related
products, as well as Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe GmbH & Co
(FWTM) and Solar Promotion GmbH, organizers of Intersolar, the world's
largest trade fair for solar technology, today announced a partnership to
host Intersolar North America. The new exposition will be the largest trade
event serving the full solar energy supply chain in the United States, and
will be held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco on July 15-17, 2008, in
conjunction with SEMICON West, the world's first and most prestigious
industry event dedicated to microelectronics manufacturing.
The rapidly growing worldwide market for solar thermal and photovoltaic
products, equipment, materials and services is being driven by the rising
cost of fossil fuel, increasing attention to global environmental
degradation and technological advancement in cost-effective solar energy.
Recent estimates project the global solar photovoltaic (PV) market to grow
from US$13 billion today to over $40 billion in 2012, when electricity
produced by PV technology will reach grid parity in many parts of the
world. To help companies take better advantage of these unprecedented
opportunities, both Intersolar and SEMI have been serving the solar energy
supply chain with trade events, market promotion and other market
development activities for several years.
Intersolar, held in Munich, Germany, has become the world's largest
trade fair for solar technology and focuses on the areas of photovoltaic
technologies, solar thermal technology and solar architecture. Currently,
SEMI organizes a range of PV-related events including PVJapan, the PV Fab
Managers Forum and PV-focused technical events at major expositions such as
SEMICON Taiwan, SEMICON China, SEMICON Europa, and SEMICON West. This
agreement comes as a response to the rapid expansion of solar energy
markets worldwide and the need for cooperation between all the major
industry participants to serve the increasingly global supply chain and
customer base.
"Like semiconductors, solar energy is poised to become an essential and
ubiquitous part of modern life, and is one of the largest and
fastest-growing technology sectors on the planet. Furthermore, similar
manufacturing technology is pervasive in the two industries," said Stanley
T. Myers, president and CEO of SEMI. "With nearly 20 percent of the SEMI
membership actively involved in PV manufacturing technology, the
co-location of SEMICON West and Intersolar is a logical and highly
complementary collaboration."
"We are pleased to join forces with SEMICON to increase the value of
our respective expositions," said Dr. Bernd Dallmann, CEO of Freiburg
Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe GmbH &Co. "Intersolar addresses the full
spectrum of solar technologies. Like SEMICON, there is a focus on
photovoltaic technology. With an additional focus on solar-thermal,
architectural, components, and other related products and technologies,
Intersolar will contribute a wider audience. Together, SEMICON and
Intersolar present a broader range of opportunities for exhibitors and
buyers," said Markus Elsasser, CEO of Solar Promotion.
Intersolar North America will address the entire supply chain in solar
energy including solar thermal energy and PV. Exhibitors will include PV
cell, module and inverter manufacturers, polysilicon suppliers, equipment
and material suppliers, components and subsystems, manufacturers of solar
thermal applications for heating, process heat and cooling as well as
architectural/construction services. Intersolar North America will be a
co-located event with SEMICON West, occupying portions of the West Hall of
Moscone Center. Registered visitors to SEMICON West and Intersolar will be
able to attend the exhibition part of both events without additional fees
or separate badges. Following the successful format of Intersolar Europe, a
1.5-day conference on PV technology and solar thermal energy will be held
as part of Intersolar North America, requiring a separate conference fee.
About Intersolar
The international trade fair Intersolar is Europe's largest trade fair
for solar technology and has been organized by Solar Promotion GmbH in
cooperation with Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe GmbH & Co. KG
since 2000.
Intersolar focuses on the areas of photovoltaics, solar thermal
technology and solar architecture. Since its beginnings held in Freiburg,
it has established itself as the leading international industry fair for
producers, suppliers, wholesalers and service providers. Intersolar is an
internationally recognised top-event in the solar industry. Intersolar
Europe, from 2008 on held in Munich, is the world's largest solar trade
event with more than 800 exhibitors from the solar industry and an
exhibition area of around 670,000 sft (62.000 m2).
For further information about Intersolar please go to
http://www.intersolar.us
About SEMI
SEMI is the global industry association serving the manufacturing
supply chains for the microelectronic, display and photovoltaic industries.
SEMI member companies are the engine of the future, enabling smarter,
faster and more economical products that improve our lives. Since 1971,
SEMI has been committed to helping members grow more profitably, create new
markets and meet common industry challenges. SEMI maintains offices in
Austin, Beijing, Brussels, Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose, Seoul, Shanghai,
Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit
http://www.semi.org.
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Related links:
http://www.semi.org
http://www.intersolar.us
CONTACT:
Scott Smith of SEMI HQ, +1-408-943-7957,
ssmith@semi.org; or Dr. Bernd Dallmann of Freiburg Wirtschaft
Touristik und Messe GmbH & Co, +49.761.3881800,
bernd.Dallmann@fwtm.freiburg.de; or Markus Elsasser of Solar
Promotion GmbH, +49.7231.585980, elsaesser@intersolar.us
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