Solar PV event: SOLARCON India 2013 from 1-3 Aug at Bangalore

Annual Solar PV event conducted by U.S. headquartered Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturers Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), the fifth SOLARCON India is scheduled from 1-3 August 2013 at the KTPO Exhibition Complex, Bangalore. The keynote presenters include Dr. Harish Hande, managing director, SELCO India and winner of the Ramon Magsaysay Award, and Prof. Pradeep Haldar, professor at the State University of New York (CNSE) and CTO of the U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium. An inaugural day session on “JNNSM Phase 2 (2013-2017) Policy Initiatives and Implementation” will feature Shri Tarun Kapoor, IAS, Joint Secretary, MNRE and Dr. Ashvini Kumar, director, Solar Energy Corporation of India. The associated three-day conference is themed “Balancing Energy Supply & Demand in the Region” reflecting the need for India’s PV deployment growth to be matched by a strong manufacturing eco-system. Over 60 industry experts and leaders from across the country will also address the conference over the three days, including: Prof. Dr. Roland Schindler, executive director of the Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems Prof. Richard Corkish, head of the school of PV and renewable energy engineering at the University of New South Wales, Australia Dr. Bill Tumas, from the Materials and Chemical Sciences Directorate of the U.S. National Renewab...