SOLARCON® India 2010, India’s largest solar energy event kicks off in Hyderabad

July 28, 2010 - PRLog -- Bangalore, India – July 28, 2010 – SOLARCON India 2010, the second edition of India’s largest solar-energy-focused event organized by SEMI India, the premier trade body of the Indian solar/PV industry, kicked off today. Honourable Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah, inaugurated the three day exposition and conference. Honourable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Shri K. Rosaiah presided over the event. Honourable Union Minister for Urban Development, Shri Jaipal Reddy, was the Guest of Honour. The conference keynote was delivered by Dr Winfried Hoffmann, President, European Photovoltaic Industry Association.  India’s first solar industry directory, published by SEMI India was released on the occasion.

SOLARCON India 2010 focuses on  “Achieving 1000 MW of solar power generation capacity by 2012 followed by 20,000 MW by 2022”, as the key conference theme and will see more than 60 eminent global and Indian industry experts share trends, opportunities and challenges of India’s growing solar energy sector. Discussions and deliberations will focus on technology, manufacturing, markets, applications, finance and policy and a first-of-its-kind workshop on PV standards, testing and certification. Top speakers at the event include Dr Bharat Bhargava, MNRE, Govt. of India, Dr Hans Ebinger, Oerlikon Solar, Ravi Raina, Astonfiled Renewables, Dr Madhusudan Atre, Applied Materials India, Mr. Frank Tinnefeld, Gebruder Schmid, Dr. Richard Corkish, University of New South Wales, and Dr. Simone Arizzi, DuPont PV Solutions.

In his comments at the opening of the event, Stanley Myers, President and CEO, SEMI, said, “India has set itself ambitious targets via the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission launched recently. The mission opens up enormous opportunities, as well as challenges across the board for manufacturers, power plant developers, entrepreneurs, technologists, and so on. Through SOLARCON India 2010, SEMI continues to bring its global exposure and expertise in the solar energy space in the form of business-to-business platform like SOLARCON India. I am happy to see the event emerging as the definitive platform for the PV industry in India.”

K Subramanya, CEO, Tata BP Solar, said, ‘SOLARCON India 2010 is perfectly timed. This is an international exposition which is stakeholder inclusive and in the service of National Solar Mission”  
"Solar energy is a very viable alternative to address the energy shortage and energy security of the country, as well as to promote ecologically sustainable energy growth.  The Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission has created a platform for the growth of the solar industry. This is a very exciting time for the industry in India as we move out of the learning phase towards establishing the implementation phase. It is important to improve performance, reduce costs and promote widespread adoption of solar energy. This can be done via new materials, manufacturing technologies, balance of systems, scale, local markets, and more. Events like SOLARCON serve as a platform for the industry to jointly address the challenge of driving down the cost thereby facilitating affordable solar power for everyone, everywhere,”  said Dr. Madhusudan Atre, President & Managing Director, Applied Materials India
Sathya Prasad, President, SEMI India, added, “Set against the backdrop of renewed vigour in the PV sector and numerous new entrants, this edition of SOLARCON India 2010 will act as a catalyst in bringing together various stakeholders of the supply chain from both within India and overseas. The deliberations are sure to enable the successful implementation of the ambitious targets set in JN-NSM.”


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About SOLARCON India: SOLARCON India is the premier solar energy focused annual event covering international exhibition and conference held in India. The conference attracts high-profile participation of solar energy leaders from all segments of the industry supply chain, academia, representatives of the government of India and business visitors including industry executives and professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs, financiers, academics, architects/builders and other end-users. This year’s edition is being held at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), Hyderabad, between July 28 -30, 2010. For more information, please visit, www.solarconindia.org