Keynote Session – Global Solar Market Updates – Implications and Prospects for the Asian Solar Energy Industry

The keynote session will update the global and regional market situation and trends in the solar energy industry. Opportunities and challenges are addressed in different areas of the region. What role is solar energy playing in electricity generation?  What are the drivers for market acceleration in the solar energy industry?

The Asian & Chinese Solar Industry’s Unique Opportunities and Challenges

Japan’s Role as a Market Leader - Successful Stories and Implications for the Industry

Chinese PV R&D and Development Update

Regulation, Policy and Targets of Solar Energy Promotion

Renewable energy development needs very strong support from international and local governments. Asia, with its fragmented markets, shows the need for a strong policy framework to create a stable environment for successful market development. What are the current policies and regulations? How do we build better collaborations between the public and private sector?

Policy Panel Discussion
Financial incentives, such as preferential feed-in tariffs for solar-generated electricity and net metering have supported solar PV installations in many countries including Germany, Japan, and the United States.

• What is the current situation in Asian countries?
• Are there valuable lessons to learn from those countries?
• How far are Asian countries from establishing effective and realistic solar promotion strategies?

Zhao Yuwen, Director, Solar PV Division, China Renewable Energy Society, China
Tetsunari Iida, President, Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies (ISEP) & Chairman, World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE), Japan
Ahmad Hadri Haris, National Project Manager MBIPV Programme & Head of Renewable Energy, Malaysia Energy Centre (PTM), Malaysia
S.P. Gon Chaudhuri, Director, West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency & Vice President, Solar Energy Society of India, India
Rongqiang Cui, Director, LDK & Shanghai Communication University Lab & Vice Director, China Renewable Energy Society & Secretary General, Solar Society Shanghai, China

Solar Power Generation

Solar power generation is most developed in the USA, Japan, Germany and Spain with different applications. However, some creative solar plants have been installed in vast areas of Asia with many more projects on going. The future of solar power generation is looking very bright. This session will cover the latest developments in solar power generation and successful case studies.

Developing the Philippines First and Largest On-Grid PV

• Design of the plant and achieved annual energy generation
• The envisioned solar park and proposed PV plant with a total installed capacity of at least 10MW to be commissioned by 2012
• Solar technology considerations
• How Cepalco capitalizes on the increasing efficiency but decreasing costs of solar cells

Ramon C. Abaya, Chairman, Cagayan Electric Power and Light Company (CEPALCO), Philippines

Grid Connected PV Power Generation – Indian Initiatives

• Grid connected solar power plant project
• Solar energy park projects
• Action plan to add 400 MW of power through renewable energy sources by 2012

S.P. Gon Chaudhuri, Director, West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency & Vice President, Solar Energy Society of India, India

Construction of Mega-Solar Power Plant in Wakkanai

• Configuration of the Wakkanai Mega-Solar Project
• Energy storage system (NaS Battery)
• Output management system
• Demonstrative examination results

Yoshinobu Ueda, Senior Engineer, Meidensha Corporation, Japan

Creative Solar Energy Utilization

Beyond power generation, solar energy is used in various ways to help the grid or to generate solar thermal energy for space cooling & heating and industrial processes. This session will bring you some best practice example of solar energy utilization around Asia and globally.

Green Building, Sustainable Urban Planning, Solar Energy & BIPV Building Designs

• BIPV in Europe
• Building integration – aesthetics
• BIPV in urban planning
• Renovation in BIPV

Tjerk Reijenga, Senior Architect & Director of Sustainability, KOW, Netherlands

Financing & Investing in Solar Projects

This session will address the financing and investment trends in solar energy projects. What are the financing challenges, risks and costs associated with solar energy projects? How can companies profit from CDM and JI projects on an international basis?

Trends & Development in Solar Energy Investment - the Strategies in Response to Current Financial Crisis

New Energy’s Brief on PV Investment: How Much? When? Where? What Results?

• Japan is one of the leading PV suppliers in the world and China is catching up fast. Although China is a huge potential market for solar energy projects, it is still at the stage of supplying PVs to other countries. This brief will offer market knowledge and useful information for investors.
• New Energy Finance silicon & wafer price index

Julia Wu, Solar Analyst, New Energy Finance, China

Opportunities and Risks for Foreign Investment and Participation in Chinese Solar Energy Projects

• The legal and regulatory regime and issues facing foreign developers, investors, manufacturers and other industry participants
• Recent legal and regulatory developments and opportunities
• Solar in the context of China's power sector and renewable energy sector reforms

Jeffrey A. Blount, Partner in Charge, Beijing & Hong Kong, Fulbright & Jaworski, USA

Successfully Investing in Large Scale Solar Thermal Projects in China

• The greatest obstacle is how to finance the initial investments
• Can solar thermal power plants be operated profitably?
• Challenges and lessons learnt

Jeffery Dickinson, Asia Regional Manager, E+Co, USA

Meeting the Criteria Investing in Renewable Energy Project in Asia

Austin Jieh, General Manager, Tsing Capital/ China Environment Fund

Technical Due Diligence – What’s Involved and the Risks

• Technical issues – design and equipment suitability
• Financial issues – energy yields, contracts
• Insurance & warranty – ensuring the asset is protected
• Legal issues – complying with the project country’s law and tariff regime
• Project finance – why solar can be a good investment

Ian Irvine, Technical Director, Sgurrenergy, UK

Project Investment Panel Discussion
This panel discussion will expose the key criteria for investing in and financing solar projects. It will review key issues and the uniqueness of Asian financial settings.

• How can project owners successfully obtain bank loans or finance the project?
• Seeking forthcoming investment opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region.
• Fighting against economic crisis – strategies & actions to take
• How far is it to achieve grid parity?

Julia Wu, Solar Analyst, New Energy Finance, China
Jeffery Dickinson, Asia Regional Manager, E+Co, USA
Jeffrey A. Blount, Partner in Charge, Beijing & Hong Kong, Fulbright & Jaworski, USA
Ian Irvine, Technical Director, Sgurrenergy, UK
Austin Jieh, General Manager, Tsing Capital/ China Environment Fund
John Fung, Partner - Solar Energy Business, KPMG

Cutting Edge Developments in Photovoltaics

Photovoltaics (PVs), as one of the core technologies in solar energy use, have played an essential role. Due to economies of scale solar panels get less costly as people use and buy more — as manufacturers increase production to meet demand, the cost and price is expected to drop further in the years to come. Also, there are some cutting edge technologies being used to improve efficiency and cost of production.

• New PV crystalline cell technologies
• New PV thin-film cell technologies
• Emerging wafer PV cell technologies
• Concentrated PV technologies

Photovoltaics and Silicon Manufacturing & Production Panel Discussion – Defining Wants & Needs
This session will feature PV and silicon manufacturers and producers who represent various sectors. Against the background of the continuous growth of the solar market in Asia and globally, how can manufacturers and producers better meet the demands? What are the strategies for solar companies to take fighting against global recession? The session will cover why companies in each of these categories go solar, the trends within their segment and how they impact decisions.

• Capital equipment manufacturing in Asia – development of machineries and suppliers
• Polycrystalline & monocrystalline silicon and solar cells
• Amorphous solar silicon and cells
• Hybrid silicon (HIT) solar cell
• High efficiency solar cells
• Concentrated PV cells
• Innovative solar battery technologies

Dean O'Connor, Head of Solar Business, The Linde Group
Dr. Allen WANG, CEO, China Sunergy, China
Dr. Haiyan Sun, Head of Solar China & Technical Marketing Asia, Oerlikon, China
Louis Liu, General Manager, BP Solar / BP SunOasis, China
Jane Wu, VP Business Development, JA Solar, China
Russell Yau, President, Anwell, China