1st Solar Industry Summit India - Application meets Production

India is endowed with vast solar energy potential. The rapidly rising energy needs, the overdependence on coal as well as on gas and oil imports and the abundant irradiation make PV particularly attractive to the country´s energy strategy. The country is ready to become a global leader in PV production and application. A robust PV industry would create thousands of jobs right across the whole solar value chain, beginning from R & D to manufacturing, installation and maintenance.

Against this background, Solarpraxis AG and Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, as competent partners with long standing experience in organizing high-level industry events, are bundling their extensive know-how with a new conference format for the promising Indian solar market.

At the "1st Solar Industry Summit India" in Mumbai on 13th January 2011, high-profile speakers from politics and trade associations together with the solar industry and its suppliers will give a unique overview of applications and production of photovoltaic systems in India.

To keep the entire value chain within the country, the subject of production technology is of particular importance. From factory design to process optimization the conference will take on on all aspects of the solar production.

Additionally it will give an overview of worldwide market development, the status quo for crystalline and thin-film photovoltaics, project development, quality assurance, finance and bankability.

The conference is open to all German and international solar companies, suppliers and investors who are interested in the Indian market and want to establish contacts with Indian companies as well as the entire Indian solar industry.

The “1st Solar Industry Summit India” offers expert know-how as well as the possibility to exchange information, to have discussions and to establish strategic networks – all at a top level.

The event will take place parallel to “2nd GLASSPEX INDIA 2011”, the leading trade fair for the glass industry in Mumbai. The premiere of GLASSPEX INDIA in December 2009 was a resounding success, with praise for the event coming from both the 139 exhibitors from more than 20 different countries as well as the 3,200 trade visitors. Amongst other things, the special show “Solar energy generation” was a highlight for the sector, particularly in this country that is spoiled with so much sunshine, providing ideal conditions to exploit solar power to the fullest.

Conference Program:

1st Solar Industry Summit India
“Application meets Production – How to use and produce PV in India”
Thursday, 13th January 2011
parallel with "glasspex India 2011"

9:00 Registration and get together with snacks and drinks
Opening Session
Market, Politics, Technology overview

9:30 Welcome and opening words
Introduction: The impact of solar energy for the future energy supply and the German experiences
Heiko Stutzinger, Messe Düsseldorf GmbH
Miriam Hegner, Solarpraxis AG

9:45 The Indian Government & State policies in solar
Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, tbc

10:10 Market overview:
Global solar manufacturing capacity, expectation of installation for the next 5 years, the tariff in key markets and the expected trend
The Indian Solar Market now and tomorrow:
what are the main fields of solar applications and what will be the future ones? What are installed capacities compared to produced capacities now and in the future? How will the Indian market develop compared with the worldwide development?
Solar Energy Society of India, tbc
Sanjay Chakrabarti, Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd.
Daniela Schreiber, EuPD Research

10:50 Technology Overview Photovoltaics
Thin-Film and Crystalline: Comparison of both key technologies
Hartmut Groß, centrotherm photovoltaics AG

11:15 Questions and Discussion
11:30 Coffee break

Production and Application Crystalline and Thin-Film
Considering cost and quality aspects

11:50 Production technology silicon PV
Considering the whole value chain
Status Quo, Optimization, Cost reduction potential, Bottlenecks, Challenges
Thomas Schmidt, TST-C Thomas Schmidt Consultants GmbH, tbc

12:05 Production technology thin-film PV
Considering the whole value chain
Status Quo, Optimization, Cost reduction potential, Bottlenecks, Challenges
Tobias Kiesewetter, Roth & Rau CTF Solar GmbH

12:20 Production Technology: Status Quo and Potentials in India
Indian solar company,e.g. Moser Baer, vikram solar, Emmvee Toughened Glass and Photovoltaics Pvt. Ltd., Tata BP Solar India Limited

12:35 Production and application: wherefor is the main part of solar production used to date? And what are the perspectives for solar applications in India? Which fields will develop and how must production be adapted?
Indian solar company,e.g. Moser Baer, vikram solar, Emmvee Toughened Glass and Photovoltaics Pvt. Ltd., Tata BP Solar India Limited

12:50 Question and Discussion
13:00 LUNCH

Factory planning and Optimization of Production Processes
14:30 Factory planning - challenges in India and best practice from Germany
Dagmar Vogt, vogt group SE

14:50 Advanced Design concepts and Project Execution for cost effective PV Fabs in India
Arun Gandhi and Klaus Eberhardt, MW High Tech Projects (I) Pvt Ltd - A Company of the M+W Group

15:10 Owner´s Guide to PV Manufacturing Set-Up
Helmut Weinzerl, CH2M HILL Industrial and Advanced Technology

15:30 Intelligent Line Concepts and Control Systems for Thinfilm Solar Production
Jan Lukassek, GRENZEBACH Maschinenbau GmbH

15:50 Questions and discussion
16:10 Coffee break

Project planning and Project Financing of PV Installations

16:30 The importance and criticality of Balance of System (BOS) in a solar plant
Sanjay Chandra, Welspun Energy Pvt Ltd

16:50
Project planning - key issues and pitfalls
What are the quality requirements and how to fulfil them
Experiences from a German project developer on several emerging markets
N.N., Gehrlicher Solar AG

17:10 BOS and quality assurance in solar projects - Experiences from Germany
Alexander Woitas, Solarpraxis AG

17:30 Global experience in financing & the Indian market

Discussion panel
Bankability - How can Indian solar projects and manufacturers get bankable?
How to develop financing infrastructure and models to motivate large scale PV adoption and investments, legal aspects
Ernst & Young, IREDA, KfW, Indian banks, PE Fund, Law firm (tbc)
Alexander Woitas, Solarpraxis AG

18.30 End of the conference
19:00 Reception with Finger Food