SAN FRANCISCO (ots) – Intersolar North America, the most diverse
global business-to-business exhibition in the United States dedicated
to the transformation of the solar marketplace, today announced that
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growing demand in booth sales has prompted organizers to open another
floor, tripling the size of last year’s exhibition and bringing the
2009 total floor space to approximately 120,000 net square feet.
Intersolar North America 2009 now expects to accommodate around 500
exhibitors. Currently more than 370 exhibitors from 20 countries
worldwide are confirmed to exhibit with 15,000 expected attendees
anticipated at this year’s event, co-located with SEMICON West, in San
Francisco on July 14-16.
“Solar is a complex global market with
a wide variety of participants – from banks and governments, to
manufactures and distributors. As evidenced by the massive increase in
size of Intersolar North America 2009, this is an event that brings
together the entire solar value chain to connect, develop partnerships
and help define the vision for solar’s future,” said Markus Elsaesser,
CEO of Solar Promotion International GmbH, organizer of Intersolar
North America. “With the massive infusion of public and private capital
over the last year, there has never been a bigger opportunity for
solar’s growth – despite the economy. Intersolar North America 2009
will help our industry seize every advantage to advance solar as a
ubiquitous energy source,” Elsaesser said.
For a diverse global
industry including photovoltaics and solar thermal for both residential
and commercial markets, the challenge of patchwork of regulations,
incentives and quality standards can hinder market success. Intersolar
North America’s exhibition will help both domestic and international
solar businesses connect with other businesses to strengthen their
positions and further the industry. Exhibitors from around the world,
such as Solar World (Germany), LDK Solar (China), Nexolon (Korea),
Schüco (Germany), Applied Materials (U.S.A.), Canadian Solar (Canada)
and Acciona Solar Power (U.S.A), will be among the 500 companies
featured at the 2009 expo, designed to create access for attendees to
the entire value chain of companies that make up the $50 billion
international solar industry.
“Intersolar’ drastic expansion,
not just in Europe but especially in North America, shows just how
dynamic and influential the international solar industry has become,”
said Klaus W. Seilnacht, CEO of Freiburg Management and Marketing
International GmbH, the other organizer of Intersolar North America.
“Intersolar North America’s growth even further integrates solar
companies from around the world to best service the thriving U.S.
Market.
Intersolar North America 2009’s exhibition programs are
also expanding to accommodate the growing needs of the solar industry
this year, including the expansion of the Innovation Exchange and the
addition of the Job and Career Forum. The Innovation Exchange, which
showcases innovative and new products or services in 25 minute
presentations, will feature double the amount of planned presentations
by exhibitors.
To help the industry fill the potential 5
million green jobs needed by the renewable energy industry over the
next 15 years, according to The RAND Corporation, the Job and Career
Forum, powered by Solarjobs.com, will host a variety of presentations
on available training programs, the solar job market and details on
future career opportunities within the solar industry. To connect
attendees seeking solar jobs and companies looking to fill positions,
the Job and Career Forum will provide free job search computer
terminals, and will feature Solarjobsplus – Executive Search and Talent
Management, a dedicated program to address the recruitment needs of
senior and specialist candidates.
“Intersolar North America is
the premier exposition, attracting the top suppliers, buyers and
technologists who are leading the charge toward the greening of
America,” said Dan Martin, executive vice president of the SEMI PV
Group. “Visitors will gain keen insight into the North American and
global solar industries by taking part in the vast array of educational
programs and discussions offered to create strong global relationships
for those within the industry.” The Team of Intersolar North America
invites interested visitors and exhibitors to visit the U.S. Market
Pavilion in Hall B3, Stand B3.440 at Intersolar Munich. The organizers
of Intersolar in Munich and North America have developed this pavilion
to provide vital information about the United States’ solar market and
Intersolar North America 2009. The U.S. Market Pavilion will feature
the American Solar Energy Society, Greentech Media Inc., Solar Industry
Magazine, the Prometheus Institute for Sustainable Development, the U.S
Department of Commerce and Underwriters Laboratories. The U.S. Market
pavilion provides the perfect medium to increase your knowledge about
the American solar market.
About Intersolar North America
Intersolar
North America is the most diverse international business-to-business
trade show in the United States for the global solar industry. As the
only solar trade show in North America dedicated to recruiting
companies across the solar supply chain from around the world,
Intersolar helps the industry improve global supply, distribution,
training, regulation and business issues in order to accelerate market
transformation and advance solar as a significant part of the global
energy supply. Intersolar North America 2009 features an expected 500
exhibitors and 15,000 trade visitors in San Francisco’s Moscone Center
West on July 14-16. Intersolar North America was created in 2008 as a
sister event to Intersolar in Munich, the world’s largest and
longest-running solar technology trade show. http://www.intersolar.us/.
Media Contact:
Cate Powers for Intersolar North America
Bite Communications
310-601-7118
Cate.hanley@bitepr.com