PennWell Corporation announces a new annual conference & exhibition for the large-scale solar power market. Solar POWER-GEN Conference & Exhibition, which will premier in Long Beach, CA on Feb. 14-16, 2012, will be colocated with the 9th annual Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo North America.
The new event will delve into the specifics of developing, supporting and growing largescale solar power in North America.
“PennWell Corporation sees large-scale solar power as an area poised for explosive growth in the power markets,” said Dick Rauner, Group Publisher North American Renewable Energy Group for PennWell Corporation. “The large-scale solar market is expected to double in the next year and costs are projected to be cut in half by 2020,” he said. “Solar POWER-GEN Conference & Exhibition will be THE place to watch the market evolve and continue to expand in the years to come.”
Conference participants will learn about large-scale solar policy, markets, finance and technology through discussions covering a wide range of topics such as the expanding role of solar power across North America; how policy is driving innovation; technology breakthroughs in solar power equipment; utility ownership of solar and much more.
Attendees will enjoy educational seminars, product demonstrations, exhibits and entertainment.
- Market Growth – In 2010, the U.S. solar power market grew more than 100%, with 28% of installations considered large-scale – over 1 MW. There are now more than 700 MW of utility PV projects under contract and 11 GW of concentrating solar power plants in various stages of development.
- Falling Costs – Industry analysts predict the costs associated with development of largescalesolar power plants will be cut by 50% by 2020, if not sooner.
- Greater Demand – With global events like nuclear disasters and growing concern over C02 emissions, water shortages and energy security, solar power will be the go-to energy source in the next decade.
- Large-Scale Solutions – Large-scale solar power is not without its own environmental, financial, political and technical challenges, all of which will be explored and discussed at Solar POWER-GEN Conference & Exhibition, a conference dedicated to the growing large-scale solar power industry.
Attendees andexhibitors will meet in Long Beach to discuss and debate large-scale solar energy development issues such as:
Rauner went on to mention, “PennWell also produces the world’s largest annual power event, POWER-GEN International and plans to draw on its same strengths to create a world-class educational and networking event. We’ll package Solar POWER-GEN with our successful Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo North America event for even greater exhibitor and attendee appeal across the solar power generation spectrum.”
To find out how to Attend, Present, Exhibit or Sponsor at Solar POWER-GEN Conference & Exhibition visit http://www.solar-powergen.com.
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