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Green Power Conferences, the company which has provided successful solar forums internationally across a number of photovoltaic markets has announced the dates for their ‘Solar Turkey’ conference. The Turkey conference, to be held in Istanbul on the 10-11 of December 2009 will offer a comprehensive guide and forum covering all issues relevant to the ever growing Turkish solar energy industry.

Over recent years, Turkey state legislation has sought to harness the high levels of solar irradiance enjoyed by the country by offering incentives designed to increase investment in the Turkish renewable energy sector. Key to these incentives is the implementation of a feed-in tariff which will offer premium, guaranteed rates for renewable energy suppliers feeding surplus energy back in to the national grid. The implications of such legislation and implications for the potential of the Turkish solar industry will be discussed in detail on the two dates at the Mövenpick Hotel announced by Green Power Conferences.

Up for discussion will be a number of issues relevant to the Turkish solar market. Key to this will be the huge potential for the sector with the state government set to introduce new renewable energy legislation in the autumn of this year. The potential will also be discussed in relation to the existing successes of the market with 2 million square metres already installed. Potential investment opportunities will be also be presented in relation to various solar technologies currently available for installation. Solar PV, Thermal and CSP will each provide exciting opportunities in the upcoming sector.

As with all previous Green Power Conferences, attendees will be exposed to a number of high profile players within the industry ranging from financial, manufacturing, technology development and project managers all offering invaluable experience and information about industry in Turkey. Networking opportunities will involve meeting with legal advisors, banks and utility companies in order to offer a perspective about the viability of solar investment within the Turkish system.

The Agenda will include information on pitfalls and challenges with a view to giving attendees real advice as to the ups and downs of solar investment in Turkey. With regards to the feed-in tariff, presentations will include real Turkish case studies with figures and market stats in support. Financing opportunities will be presented with various options for raising capital within Turkey. Similarly, the difffering technology options will be presented as to the benefits of each in respect to investment yields.

Green Power Conferences will be sure to deliver yet another successful solar forum as they have done elsewhere, worldwide. For anybody interested in solar investment, this event will be unmissable.

For more information on the Solar Turkey event please visit

http://www2.greenpowerconferences.co.uk/v8-12/Prospectus/Index.php?sEventCode=SP0911TR

Bringing together members of the US solar industry in Washington, Green Power Conferences have announced that between 9-10 of September the US Solar Forum will give guests the opportunity to discuss the key issues of the moment in the PV industry.

There seems to be a growing support for the argument that grid parity will become a reality within the near future with analysts in the UK suggesting that it could happen as soon as 2013. The Washington Solar forum will give attendees the chance to discuss the ideas of a viable photovoltaic industry and the possibility of solar generated electricity reaching the same price of electricity generated by non-renewable means in the US.

As well as offering a unique networking opportunity for guests, the forum will also see a number of expert, high profile speakers give a number of presentations regarding the future of the solar industry in the United States. Such speakers will include:

• Gabrielle Giffords, U.S. Representative, D-AZ
• Jigar Shah, Founder, Sun Edison, USA
• Julia Hamm, Executive Director, Solar Electric Power Association, USA
• David Arfin, Vice President, SolarCity, USA
• Rainer Aringhoff, President, Solar Millennium, USA
• Matt Cheney, Chief Executive Officer, Renewable Ventures, USA
• Carrie Cullen Hitt, President, The Solar Alliance, USA
• Shawn Kravertz, President, Esplanade Capital, USA
• Nancy E. Pfund, Managing Partner, DBL Investors, USA
• John Woolard, Chief Executive Officer, Brightsource Energy, USA
• John Bartlett, Financial Analyst, U.S. Department of Energy
• Adam Browning, Executive Director, The Vote Solar Initiative, USA
• Jeanne Fox, President, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, USA
• Nancy Hartsoch, Director, CPV Consortium and Vice President, SolFocus, USA
• Kevin Law, Chief Executive Officer, Long Island Power Authority, USA
• Arnold Leitner, Chief Executive Officer, SkyFuel, USA
• Brian Murphy, Chief Executive Officer, PrimeStar Solar, USA
• Mike Nedd, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, USA
• William Nesbitt, Managing Director, Good Energies, USA
• Scott Stephens, Solar Energy Technology Program, U.S. Department of Energy
• Darren Van’t Hof, Vice President, US Bancorp Community Development Corporation
• Sanjay Wagle, Renewable Energy Advisor, Recovery Act Team, U.S. Department of Energy

Following on from the UK Solar economic forum, currently taking place in London, Green Power Conferences, one of the leading organizers of green energy events has announced the upcoming US Solar forum to take place in Washington.

With Barack Obama’s recent espousals of green initiatives and a sizeable upturn in green investments in light of the crisis facing Wall Street, the Solar economic forum, to be held in Washington D.C. on the 9 & 10 of September, will be sure to generate a huge interest amongst US solar sector members.

The US Solar economics forum will offer advice on the US solar industry and how it can react to the global economic crisis. With a particular focus given to recent legislation both on a national and local government level attendees will be able to get a strong feeling of the direction in which the US solar industry is heading. Similarly, with expert analysis and financial evaluations of the feasibility of various photovoltaic technologies the event will offer a forum focused on networking and real business success.

The forum will offer attendees the opportunity to come face to face with some of the key players in the US solar industry with the following high profile, expert speakers confirmed:

·          John Bartlett, Financial Analyst, U.S. Department of Energy, USA

·          Julia Hamm, Executive Director, Solar Electric Power Association, USA

·          Mike Nedd, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, USA

·          David Arfin, Vice President, SolarCity, USA

·          Rainer Aringhoff, President, Solar Millennium, USA

·          Matt Cheney, Chief Executive Officer, Renewable Ventures, USA

·          Carrie Cullen Hitt, President, The Solar Alliance, USA

·          Shawn Kravertz, President, Esplanade Capital, USA

·          Nancy E. Pfund, Managing Partner, DBL Investors, USA

·          John Woolard, Chief Executive Officer, Brightsource Energy, USA

For full information on this conference and how it could benefit anyone involved in or wishing to learn more about the industry and its prospects, please visit:

http://www2.greenpowerconferences.co.uk/v8-12/Prospectus/Index.php?sEventCode=SP0909US

Green Power Conferences, one of the leading renewable energy event organizers will bring together the UK’s key solar luminaries at the upcoming Solar Economics Forum, Towards Grid Parity between the 16th and 18th of June. The forum, to be held at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel & Conference Centre in London will bring the industry’s leaders together to focus on the potential for market growth in the 3 main photovoltaic sectors, Silicon-wafer based PV, Thin Film PV and CSP.

The conference series, which attracted over 1000 attendees in 2008 will be sure to attract similar hordes of attendees as awareness of the market feasibility of the solar industry has become more widespread over recent months. The Solar Economics forum will provide those within the industry with an opportunity to meet manufacturers, installers, government representatives, banking and financing experts and many more key industry players at the London forum.

Key speakers will include:

Peter Hain, MP- Former Energy Minister & Member of Parliament

Hans-Josef Fell – Member of the German Parliament and Vice- President, EUROSOLAR

Jeremy Leggett – Executive Chairman, Solarcentury

Andrew Marsden – Managing Director Europe, GE Energy Financial Services

Jerry Stokes – President, Suntech Europe

Chris O’Brien – Head of Market Development, Oerlikon Solar

For full information on this conference and how it could benefit anyone involved in or wishing to learn more about the industry and its prospects, please visit:

http://www2.greenpowerconferences.co.uk/v812/Prospectus/Index.php?sEventCode=SP0906UK