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About Intersolar[1]

With events spanning four continents, Intersolar is the world’s leading exhibition series for the solar industry and its partners. It unites people and companies from around the world with the aim of increasing the share of solar power in our energy supply.

The exhibition and conference series focuses on the areas of photovoltaics, PV production technologies, energy storage and solar thermal technologies. Intersolar is inspired by the guiding principle: Connecting Solar Business. Since being founded, it has become the most important industry platform for manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, service providers and partners of the solar industry.

Intersolar exhibitions and conferences are held in Munich, San Francisco, Mumbai, Beijing and São Paulo. These global events are complemented by the Intersolar Summits taking place in emerging and growing markets worldwide. Intersolar Europe is organized by Solar Promotion GmbH, Pforzheim and Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe GmbH & Co. KG (FWTM). The exhibitions in North America, India, China and South America are organized by the international subsidiaries Solar Promotion International GmbH, Pforzheim and Freiburg Management and Marketing International GmbH (FMMI). [1]

History of Intersolar

The History of the World´s Leading Exhibition for the Solar Industry

To actively promote the development of solar technology – that’s how it all started

Intersolar was founded in 1991 to actively promote the development of solar technology. It started with the one-day event Solar ‘91, organized by members of the Working Group for Environmental Technology in Pforzheim, Germany, at which five solar companies presented their products as part of a small exhibition with presentations on the use of solar energy. Over the years that followed, interest in solar technology grew and thus the number of exhibitors and visitors in the following events. Solar ‘93 attracted 25 exhibitors and 2,500 visitors to Pforzheim. At Solar ’95, there were 45 exhibitors and already 84 exhibitors at Solar ’97. The last exhibition in Pforzheim, Solar ’99, was attended by 142 exhibitors and 8.400 visitors.

How Solar became Intersolar

Reaching the capacity limits of Pforzheim’s exhibition center, the exhibition moved to Freiburg in the following year. There it gained the exhibition organizer Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe GmbH (FWTM) as its partner. With its new exhibition grounds and the solar companies and institutions based there, Freiburg offered a professional environment to host representatives from Europe’s growing solar industry. The awareness of the solar exhibition beyond Germany’s borders had been raised and so “Solar” was renamed to “Intersolar”. 185 exhibitors and 11,505 visitors came to the first Intersolar in 2000.

From 10,000 to 76,000 visitors and 200 to 2,200 exhibitors in eleven years

Intersolar 20th Anniversary

The exhibition grew significantly further and in 2007, Intersolar counted already three times more exhibitors and visitors. So again, the exhibition center was outgrown and Intersolar had to move from Freiburg to Munich. However, FWTM remained as co-organizer. The new location allowed the exhibition to develop further, attracting exhibitors from the supply industry and expanding the offering to include PV production technology. In 2011, the 20-year anniversary, Intersolar Europe attracted 2,286 exhibitors and 76,738 visitors.

Well-established across Europe and far beyond

Visitors

Throughout the years, Intersolar became well-established across Europe. But the exhibition has not only become well known in Europe. By organizing further exhibitions on other continents, Intersolar evolved to the world’s leading exhibition series for the solar industry and its partners. 2008 saw the inception of Intersolar North America in San Francisco, with Intersolar India in Mumbai following in 2009, Intersolar China in 2011 and Intersolar South America in 2013. These global events are complemented by the Intersolar Summits taking place in emerging and growing markets worldwide.

Expansion of the production range to include energy storage systems

Intersolar Europe Exhibition

In order to further increase the share of solar power in the general energy industry in the future, Intersolar expanded its product range to the field of energy storage. More than 200 international exhibitors presented the latest products and solutions for renewable energy storage and grid integration at Intersolar Europe in 2013. Since 2014, the electrical energy storage exhibition ees, international trade fair for batteries, energy storage systems and innovative production, takes place in conjunction with Intersolar Europe. The ees is covering the entire value chain of innovative battery and energy storage technologies. In 2014, around 260 exhibitors showed energy storage solutions at ees and Intersolar Europe.

Intersolar - More than just an exhibition

Intersolar Europe Conference 2013

Almost since the very beginning, the Intersolar exhibitions are accompanied by the Intersolar Conferences to consolidate their topics. High-level conference sessions, panel discussions and workshops shed light on the current conditions and developments across international markets, as well as the latest technologies and trends. For the last five years, approximately 20,000 conference attendees discussed current industry topics and debated technological, market and political developments at the global Intersolar Conferences. Taken together with the exhibitions, this affords the best conditions for promoting the development of solar technology, just as those who initiated the event in 1991 had envisaged.

Intersolar Exhibitions and Conferences 2014[1]

Intersolar Summits 2014

The Individual Events[1]

Intersolar Europe

Intersolar Europe is the world’s largest exhibition for the solar industry and its partners. It takes place annually at the Messe München exhibition center in Munich, Germany.

In 2013, 1,292 international exhibitors and around 47,000 trade visitors attended Intersolar Europe. More than 400 speakers and over 2,000 conference attendees discussed current industry topics and shed light on the background of technological, market and political developments.

Intersolar North America

Since its establishment in 2008, Intersolar North America has become the most attended solar event and the premier networking platform for the North American solar industry. Co-located with SEMICON West, it takes place annually at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, the United States’ pioneering solar market.

A total of 576 exhibitors and 17,881 trade visitors participated in Intersolar North America in 2013. The conference featured more than 50 sessions with more than 200 speakers and approximately 1,600 attendees.

Intersolar South America

Intersolar South America is the international exhibition and conference for the South American solar industry. It takes place at the Expo Center Norte in São Paulo, Brazil.

A total of 64 exhibitors and 2,288 trade visitors participated in the first Intersolar South America in 2013. 60 speakers and 459 attendees discussed current industry topics and shed light on the conditions surrounding technological, market and political developments at the accompanying conference.

Intersolar India

Intersolar India is the country’s largest exhibition and conference for the solar industry. It takes place annually at the Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC) in Mumbai.

In 2013, 170 international exhibitors and around 8,000 visitors attended Intersolar India. Some 100 speakers and about 500 attendees discussed current industry topics and shed light on the conditions surrounding technological, market and political developments at the accompanying conference.

Intersolar China

Intersolar China is the country’s international exhibition and conference for the solar industry. It takes place at the China International Exhibition Center (CIEC) in Beijing, in conjunction with CIPV Expo.

A total of 300 exhibitors and about 7,000 trade visitors participated in Intersolar China in 2014. 68 speakers and around 380 attendees discussed current industry topics and shed light on the conditions surrounding technological, market and political developments at the accompanying conference.

References

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