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Building on the success of the 2008 edition, IntertechPira’s Photovoltaics Summit 2009 set for June 1 – 3, 2009 at the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco, CA, US, will once again bring together leading experts who will address the latest issues, discuss current progress and offer viable ways to move forward in the photovoltaics industry. Co-Chaired by Dr Jean Posbic, Director of Projects of BP Solar and Dr Tom Surek, PV Consultant and former PV Program Manager of NREL, key topics to be covered in the program include market and economic trends, current applications, manufacturing and materials technology updates, government initiatives, thin film and organic PV end-user perspectives and venture capitalist investment and financing opportunities. With alternative energy on the rise, this conference is a must-attend for anyone interested in learning how the US market is ready to move forward with the times.

Following Photovoltaics Summit 2009, IntertechPira is pleased to announce the first annual Concentrated Solar Thermal Power 2009 conference and exhibition set for June 4 – 5, 2009 at the Hotel Kabuki. This event will address opportunities and challenges for large scale solar electric generation through concentrated solar power thermal (CST) technologies. CST Power 2009 will bring together the entire energy supply chain ranging from material suppliers to utilities to discuss and debate issues affecting widespread adoption of CSP as a reliable and cost competitive energy source. Topics of discussion will include: assessment of utility scale solar power market and economic conditions (includes investing in solar technologies and federal incentives); technical updates and developments and case studies for implementing CST for large scale power generation. Program development is underway.

IntertechPira is pleased to see the launch of the inaugural Photovoltaics Summit Europe as June 2009 becomes PV Month across our conference event platform. Due to take place on June 30 – July 2, 2009, at the Crowne Plaza Rome St Peter's in Rome, Italy, this event will take stock of recent changes in PV markets across the whole of Europe, evaluate markets with in depth expert analysis and consider present and future investment trends. Both a networking event and source of the latest knowledge on the whole array of issues surrounding the photovoltaics supply chain, Photovoltaics Summit Europe will follow our proven event formula, bringing a fresh event to a new audience in Europe.