A diverse program of events and presentations is complementing the exhibition segment, providing in-depth insights into current market and technological trends as well as the key topics of the exhibition.
It is anticipated that approximately 40,000 visitors will attend the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry from 10-12 June, while more than 1,000 exhibitors are due to showcase their products and services on an exhibition area of 72,000 square meters.
Meanwhile, the Intersolar Europe Conference program began at the ICM – Internationales Congress Center München on 9 June Here, a total of around 1,100 attendees are expected to listen to 200 conference speakers until 10 June.
The global photovoltaics market is booming. According to SolarPower Europe (formerly EPIA), new photovoltaic installations with an overall capacity of at least 40 GW were connected to the grid worldwide last year.
China, Japan and the USA recorded the most significant growth. The association estimates that within five years the total photovoltaic capacity installed globally could triple in comparison to today’s figures to 550 GW.
A detailed overview of how the markets are expected to develop is revealed in the Global Market Outlook for Photovoltaics 2015-2019 report published by SolarPower Europe at the start of Intersolar Europe.
The growing share of solar power in the grid has also resulted in new topics affecting the industry, with energy management and grid integration both playing increasingly important roles. Europe remains extremely crucial to the development of the solar industry, as the considerable expertise acquired here in the past few decades is helping to fuel the expansion in capacity worldwide.
Following on from the fall in the feed-in tariff, numerous new solar power business and financing models have emerged. From on-site consumption and rental and leasing models for PV plants to new types of operating company and the direct marketing of solar power, today there are many ways of generating solar energy economically and marketing it to make a profit.
Above all, on-site consumption is becoming more and more attractive to private producers and, in particular, companies. Energy storage systems and intelligent energy management systems, ranging from smart homes to microgrids, optimize, regulate and monitor the generation and consumption of energy, ensuring that it can be made available efficiently and continuously.
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