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| Intersolar | |
|---|---|
| Name | Intersolar |
| Type | Trade fair and conference series |
| Industry | Renewable energy |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | Unspecified |
| Headquarters | Unspecified |
| Area served | Global |
Intersolar Intersolar is a global series of trade fairs and conferences focused on photovoltaic technology, solar thermal solutions, energy storage, and distributed generation. The events gather exhibitors, researchers, policymakers, investors, and utilities from across continents to showcase products, discuss regulation, and negotiate trade. Participants frequently include delegates from European Commission, United Nations, International Energy Agency, World Bank, and major corporations such as Siemens, Tesla, Inc., First Solar, JinkoSolar.
Intersolar provides exhibition space, conference programming, and networking for stakeholders including manufacturers, integrators, financiers, and researchers. Typical attendees include representatives from Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, International Finance Corporation, Fraunhofer Society, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The event covers topics relevant to actors like European Investment Bank, Asian Development Bank, United States Department of Energy, and standards bodies such as International Electrotechnical Commission, Underwriters Laboratories, German Energy Agency.
Launched in the early 1990s during expansion of the photovoltaic market, Intersolar grew alongside milestones like the Kyoto Protocol, Feed-in Tariff implementations in Germany, and market shifts represented by companies such as Sharp Corporation, SunPower Corporation, and Kyocera. Over decades Intersolar's trajectory intersected with events like the Madrid Protocol (note: example of global policy context), developments at EURELECTRIC, announcements from European Renewable Energy Council, and corporate moves by REC Group and Trina Solar.
Intersolar organizes large-scale exhibitions with parallel conferences, workshops, and award ceremonies. Exhibitors often include ABB Group, Schneider Electric, Enphase Energy, SMA Solar Technology AG, Huawei Technologies alongside research institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, Delft University of Technology. Conference content is comparable to programming at CERAWeek, COP, World Future Energy Summit, and trade interactions resemble those at Hannover Messe and Electronica.
Technologies showcased range from crystalline silicon modules by Canadian Solar, thin-film advances from First Solar, bifacial modules from LONGi Green Energy, to inverter and power electronics by SMA Solar, Power Electronics S.L., and energy storage systems by LG Chem, Panasonic Corporation, CATL. Presentations have included developments in perovskite research linked to groups at University of Oxford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Peking University, and battery chemistry innovations associated with Johnson Controls and Samsung SDI.
Intersolar influences procurement trends, supply chains, and policy dialogues by convening stakeholders such as European Commission, Bundesnetzagentur, California Energy Commission, and utilities including E.ON, Enel, Iberdrola. Market signals from Intersolar exhibitions correlate with announcements by manufacturers like JinkoSolar and financiers like BlackRock, CitiGroup shifting capital toward renewables. Analysts from BloombergNEF, International Renewable Energy Agency, Wood Mackenzie frequently cite deals and product launches at Intersolar when forecasting deployment rates and module pricing.
Editions are held in multiple regions, drawing participants from Germany, United States, India, Brazil, South Africa, and China. Local partners have included trade bodies such as Solar Energy Industries Association, European Photovoltaic Industry Association, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency, and chambers of commerce like German Chamber of Commerce and United States Chamber of Commerce. The events interact with regional policy forums including National Development and Reform Commission discussions and procurement programs by agencies such as USAID and GIZ.
Critiques of Intersolar echo broader industry debates involving supply chain concentration tied to manufacturers like Trina Solar and JinkoSolar, labor and trade disputes referencing tariffs imposed in cases such as European Union anti-dumping duties and United States Department of Commerce actions. Environmental NGOs and advocacy groups including Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, and World Wildlife Fund have raised concerns about lifecycle impacts highlighted in independent assessments by IPCC and IEA. Allegations of greenwashing, sponsorship conflicts involving corporations like Shell plc or BP at energy events, and debates over intellectual property enforcement referenced to institutions such as World Intellectual Property Organization have also appeared in critiques.
Category:Trade fairs Category:Solar energy