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PVJapan 2012 and RENEWABLE ENERGY 2012 EXHIBITION were held in the same venue under the name of RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD FAIR 2012. PVJapan 2012 EVENT REPORT

About PVJapan 2012

Event Name: PVJapan 2012 – A Total Photovoltaics Event – Dates: December 5 (Wed.) – 7 (Fri.), 2012 10:00–17:00 Venue : Makuhari Messe (Chiba, ) Organizers: SEMI, JPEA (Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association) Co-Sponsors: American State Offices Association (ASOA); Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ); Japan Electric Construction Association (JECA); Japan Electrical Safety & Environment Technology Laboratories (JET); Japan Federation of Construction Contractors (JFCC); Japan Organization for the Promotion of Renewable Energy; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, The 175th Committee Innovative Photovoltaic Power Generating Systems; Japan Society of Energy and Resources; Japan Solar Energy Society (JSES); New Energy Promotion Council; Optoelectronic Industry and Technology Development Association (OITDA); Photovoltaic Power Generation Technology Research Association (PVTEC); Saitama Council for the Promotion of Solar Power; Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ); Solar System Development Association (SSDA); The Electrochemical Society of Japan (ECSJ); The Institute of Applied Energy (IAE); The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEEJ); The International Solar Energy Society; The Japan Electrical Manufacturers' Association (JEMA); The Japan Institute of Architects (JIA); The Japan Institute of Energy (JIE); The Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP): The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan (SCEJ) Concurrent Event: 7th RENEWABLE ENERGY 2012 EXHIBITION PVJapan 2012 Sponsorship (Alphabetical order): Gold Sponsor:

Silver Sponsor:

Number of Exhibitors

X PVJapan 2012 * PVJapan 2012 was co-located with 7th RENEWABLE ENERGY 196 Exhibitors, 485 Booths, 8 Countries/Regions 2012 EXHIBITION as RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD FAIR X RE WORLD FAIR 2012 2012. 332 Exhibitors, 677 Booths, 12 Countries/Regions

Number of Visitors of RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD FAIR Everything in Photovoltaics t&YIJCJUJPO t&YFDVUJWF'PSVN Date Weather Visitor Number t174FNJOBST t7*13FDFQUJPO Wed., Dec 5 Fair 12,591 Thu., Dec 6 Fair 15,004 Fri., Dec 7 Fair 14,910 Total 42,505 RENEWABLE ENERGY 2012 EXHIBITION *Total number of PVJapan 2012 and 7th RENEWABLE ENERGY 2012 EXHIBITION. PVJapan 2012 EVENT REPORT

Show Area

Exhibit Zones Academic Gallery t Solar Cells / Modules, Related Products, Applications Zone Supported by the 175th Committee Innovative Photovoltaic Power t System, BOS and Smart Network Technology Zone Generating Systems and the Japan Society of Applied Physics, t Manufacturing Equipment / Components, Materials and universities and institutes presented their latest R&D activities on Facilities/ Inspection and Measurement Tools Zone photovoltaics. Academic Gallery resulted in an ideal venue for t Construction Services Zone networkng between industry and academia. Other Related Products / Technologies / Services / Local t Number of Universities and Institutes at Academic Gallery: Government Zone t PVJapan 2012: 16 Universities and Institutes t RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD FAIR: 41 Universities and Institutes

PVJapan Stages PVJapan PLAZA Zones Two stages were setup at PVJapan Exibition Hall for various These new zones contained exhibits dedicated to PV specific fields presentations. They brought visitors in-depth information on current featuring advanced technologies and other topics of particular interest focuses of technology and business attention. of the current market. Number of Sessions: 37 t Mega Solar Power Plant PLAZA Total attendee: 2,968 Showcased the numerous opportunities for PV power plants that the Japanese FIT has generated. t Main Stage Seminars planned and organized by organizers, such as special sessions of Technical Seminars, Business Seminars, and SEMI Standards Workshop, were held every day free of charge.

t New Material Solar Power PLAZA t Exhibitor Presentation Stage Showcased the latest developments in new materials such as organic Held throughout the exhibition period, details on new products and thin films and dye-sensitized solar cells. technologies, latest R&D information, etc., from exhibitors were presented.

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Seminars & Events

Number of Seminars & Receptions: 24 PVJapan 2012 Executive Forum Number of Attendees: 3,588 – Industry Leaders Discuss the Latest Trends in Photovoltaics –

RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD FAIR 2012 Opening Ceremony Date ● Thu., December 6 14:00–16:40 Venue ● Int’l Conference Room, Int’l Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe Date ● Wed., December 5 9:30–9:50 f Program Chair Venue ● Esplanade, Int’l Exhibition Hall 10, Makuhari Messe Michio Hashimoto, Director General, New Energy Technology Dept, New f Welcome Remarks Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) Yoshiro Owadano, Exhibition Committee Chair, Vice Representative, Michio Kondo, Director, Research Center for Photovoltaic Technologies, Japan Council for Renewable Energy (JCRE) National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Denny McGuirk, President and CEO, SEMI f Speech f Guest Speech Keisuke Murakami, Director, New and Renewable Energy Div., Energy Hiroshi Morimoto Conservation and Renewable Energy Dept., Agency for Natural Resources Group Deputy General Manager, Solar Systems and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Group, Sharp Corporation f Ribbon Cutting Ceremony – Current Trends and Future Vision of the PV Industry – Keisuke Murakami, Director, New and Renewable Energy Div., Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Dept., Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Kosuke Kurokawa, Representative, Japan Council for Renewable Energy (JCRE) Masayuki Kamimoto, Vice Representative, Japan Council for Renewable Energy (JCRE) Masashi Mizoguchi Yoshiro Owadano, Exhibition Committee Chair, Vice Representative, President and Representative Director, JGC Japan Council for Renewable Energy (JCRE) Mirai Solar Corporation Sadao Wasaka, Executive Director, New Energy and Industrial – Solar Power Generation Business Development – Technology Development Organization (NEDO) Ryuichi Ito, Executive Managing Director, New Energy Foundation (NEF) Shigeaki Kameda, Director, Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association (JPEA) Junichi Honda, Executive Officer, Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association (JPEA) Hisao Kayaoka, Secretary General, Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association (JPEA) Eicke R. Weber Denny McGuirk, President and CEO, SEMI Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Bettina Weiss, Vice President, PV Business Unit, SEMI Japan Systems – The Global Situation and Future of PV –

Business Seminars RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD FAIR 2012 Keynote Speech f Certification for Installers and Guidelines of Check on PV Systems (held twice) Date ● Thu., December 6 10:00–12:00 Organizer: Residential Use Committee, JPEA Venue ● Int’l Conference Room, Int’l Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe f Explanation of Application for Residential PV System Subsidies (held twice) f Welcome Speech Organizer: Japan Photovoltaic Expansion Center (J-PEC) Kosuke Kurokawa, Representative, Japan Council for Renewable Energy (JCRE) f Procedures of Registration and Approval for PV Systems (held twice) f Keynote Speech Organizer: JPEA Application Center (JP-AC) Hiroaki Niihara, Director-General, Energy Conservation and Renewable f Tips and Points on Planning and Design of Non-Residential Grid- Energy Dept., Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Connected PV Systems (held twice) Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Organizer: Public and Industrial Use Committee, JPEA Youichi Kamiya, Senior Policy Coordinator, Climate Change Policy Div., Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment (MOE) f JPEA’s Certification System for Qualified Installers (held twice) Nobuo Tanaka, Global Associate for Energy Security and Sustainability, Organizer: Certification of Qualified Installers Committee, JPEA The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ) / f Trends of PV Market and Business Opportunities in Developing Countries Former Executive Director, The International Energy Agency (IEA) Organizer: International Operations Committee, JPEA Marcos Bezerra Abbott Galvão, Ambassador of Brazil to Japan

SEMI Standards Technical Programs

f SEMI PV Standards Introductory Workshop – SEMI PV Standards Overview and Updates on PV Activities in SEMI Standards – f SEMI Standards PV related Technical Committee Meeting

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Technical Seminar f Session 1 Market Trend f Session 3 Next Generation Solar Cells Latest Trends of World PV Market as well as Current Status and Trends in Development of Concentrated and Organic Solar Cells Prospects of the Intensively Competitive PV Industry Showing Continuous Performance Improvements Speaker: RTS Corporation, EPIA, Lux Research, NPD Solarbuzz Speaker: Sharp, The University of , Kyushu Institute of Technology f Session 2 Solar Power Generation Business f Session 4 Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells The Solar Power Generation Business Gaining Momentum Latest Technological Trends for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells Speaker: SunPower, KOKUSAI LAND & DEVELOPMENT, Speaker: Hanwha Q.CELLS, Applied Materials, GCL Applied Industrial Mizuho Corporate Bank, Munich Re Japan Services Research Institute (SuZhou), Sanyo Electric f Session 5 Electricity System Technology Issues and Prospects on Low-Cost/High-Performance Systems Speaker: SMA Japan, Shibaura Group Holdings, DAIHEN, SANYO DENKI fSession 6 Materials and Reliability Higher Reliability of Materials for Solar Modules Speaker: Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Japan Electrical Safety & Environment Technology Laboratories, UL LLC f Special Session 1 Thin Film Solar Cells Discussion on Technology and Business Strategy of Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells Speaker: Photovoltaic Power Generation Technology Research Association, Fuji Electric, SHARP, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Tokyo Electron f Special Session 2 Installation/ Construction related Technology Current Status of Diversifying Photovoltaic Modules Installation / Construction Technologies Speaker: Sekisui Chemical, SOUZOU HOLDINGS, GREEN TEC, Okuchi Kensan

RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD FAIR 2012 VIP Reception

Date ● Thu., December 6 17:15–18:30 Jerry J. R. Ou, Director-General, Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Venue ● Convention Hall A, Int’l Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe Affairs, Taiwan Denny McGuirk, President and CEO, SEMI f Opening Remarks Kosuke Kurokawa, Representative, Japan Council for Renewable Energy (JCRE) f Toast Speech Hiroshi Morimoto, Group Deputy General Manager, Solar Systems f Guest Speech Group, Sharp Corporation Hiroaki Niihara, Director-General, Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Dept., Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of f Closing Speech Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Eicke R. Weber, Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems f Toast Ceremony Hiroaki Niihara, Director-General, Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Dept., Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Kosuke Kurokawa, Representative, Japan Council for Renewable Energy (JCRE) Michio Hashimoto, Director General, New Energy Technology Dept, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) Yoshiro Owadano, Deputy Director-General Planning Headquarters, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Chuichi Arakawa, Professor, Dr. of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Vice President, World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) Kouichi Murakami, Manager Products Development Center, Corporate Research & Development, IHI Corporation Wendy Richards, Senior Account Manager – Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, Strategic Investment & Accounts, UK Trade & Investment Marinella Loddo, Industrial Collaboration and Relations with the International Organizations Division, ICE Michio Kondo, Director, Research Center for Photovoltaic Technologies, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Eicke R. Weber, Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems Masashi Mizoguchi, President and Representative Director, JGC Mirai Solar Corporation Hiroshi Morimoto, Group Deputy General Manager, Solar Systems Group, Sharp Corporation Jun Nagasawa, General Manager, PV Systems Div., Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Kazuhiro Yoshida Vice President, Energy Company, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd, Panasonic Group

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Floor Map

Hall 9 Hall 10 Hall 11 ACADEMIC GALLERY SOLAR CELLS / MODULES ZONE

RELATED PRODUCTS / TECHNOLOGIES / SYSTEM, BOS AND P09-602 STATE OF MISSOURI, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ZONE SMART NETWORK P09-603 NORTH CAROLINA JAPAN OFFICE ZONE RENEWABLE ENERGY 2012 P09-604 STATE OF OREGON JAPAN REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE EXHIBITION MEGA SOLAR POWER P09-605 STATE OF TENNESSEE NEW MATERIAL SOLAR PLANT PLAZA P09-606 VIRGINIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP POWER PLAZA

MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT / COMPONENTS, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS & FACILITIES / INSPECTION / SERVICES ZONE Hall 9 Hall 10 Hall 11 MEASUREMENT TOOLS ZONE

ACADEMIC GALLERY EXHIBITORS LOUNGE LOUNGE P10-805 PV Japan 2012

P09-801 P10-804 P10-803 P10-802 P10-801 A-01 NAGOYA UNIV. ECOTOPIA SCIENCE INSTITUTE COFFEE TICKET A-02 KONAGAI/MIYAJIMA LAB. & YAMADA LAB. EXCHANGE COUNTER TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY P09-803 P09-802 TOSHIBA A-03 YAMAGUCHI UNIV. 10.5M SOLAR FRONTIER ・TOSHIBA PLANT SYSTEMS SOPRAY SOLAR JAPAN HONDA MOTOR MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC A-04 RITSUMEIKAN UNIV. & SERVICES UPSOLAR GROUP ACADEMIC GALLERY WORKSHOP SUNPOWER ・HONDA SOLTEC A-05 NAGAOKA UNIV. OF TECHNOLOGY P09-804 KYOCERA A-06 KOBAYASHI LAB., ISIR, OSAKA UNIV. A-07 KANAGAWA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY A-08 INTEGRATED MATERIALS RESEARCH CENTER FOR A LOW-CARBON SOCIETY, IMR, TOHOKU UNIV. RENEWABLE ENERGY A-09 UNIV. OF TOYAMA SHARP SOLAR CELLS / MODULES INFORMATION CORNER GEO-HEAT PROMOTION 2012 EXHIBITION A-10 HOKKAIDO UNIV. RIES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES COSMOTEX ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN A-11 JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY P09-703 P09-702 P09-701 P10-705 P10-704 P10-703 P10-702 P10-707 P10-701 R11-710 R11-709 R11-707 R11-706 R11-701 R11-701-2 R11-501 A-12 CHUBU UNIV. UMENO,WAKITA,UCHIDA LAB. CANAME AZBIL DAIKA FUJISANKEI BUSINESS I A-13 KYOTO UNIV. ZTE RISING POLYMERS A-14 TOYOTA TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE CLENERGY QUANTUM CORPORASION R11-713 R11-712 R11-711 R11-705 R11-704 R11-703 R11-702 A-15 TOKYO POLYTECHNIC UNIV. MATSUI LAB HANWHA JAPAN / KANEKA PANASONIC CANADIAN SOLAR JAPAN REC WEDGE LOUNGE INTERNATIONAL IHI PRATT & WHITNEY SHIRAOI ABIRA FIBOX A-16 OSAKA UNIV. YASUTAKE LAB. HANWHA Q.CELLS JAPAN ・CLENERGY POWER SYSTEMS TOWN TOWN JAPAN ・Q-CELLS JAPAN RENEWABLE ENERGY 2012 EXHIBITION FUYO OCEAN DEVELOPMENT & ENGINEERING JAPAN SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY(JSES)/ VIEW OHRE IMAGING INFORMATION CORNER YAMATO JAPAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION(JWEA) RE-01 SHIBAURA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY LAB. P09-704 R11-611 R11-610 R11-608 R11-607 R11-602 R11-601 THE CHEMICAL DAILY THE NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN NEWM RE-02 LAB. OF GEOTHERMICS, KYUSHU UNIV. OPTRONICS ANSYS GLOBAL INFORMATION DEMPA PUBLICATIONS PV MAGAZINE / SOLARPRAXIS JAPAN RE-03 THE GEOTHERMAL RESEARCH SOCIETY OF JAPAN IHI P09-614 P09-612 P10-612 P10-611 P10-607 P10-606 P10-602 P10-603 P10-601 R11-613 R11-612 R11-606 R11-603 RE-04 INSTITUTE FOR GEOTHERMAL INFORMATION SUNTECH POWER JAPAN KAWAI TERADA MEETING NASCO RE-05 NORTH JAPAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE TORICO DURI E&I ESCOM CORNER ENERGY (NJRISE), HIROSAKI UNIV. MARUBUN EXHIBITOR ELECTRIC HEATER IRON WORKS FITTING ・NEXPOWER P09-611 P09-606 P09-605 P09-604 P09-603 P09-602 P10-615 P10-614 P10-610 P10-609 P10-608 PRESENTATION STAGE P10-605 RE-06 DEPT. OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, TOKYO UNIV. OF SCIENCE. TECHNOLOGY HIGASHINE TECHNICAL KAWAMURA ELECTRIC PUEQU / SANWA TESCO HIGH SCHOOL ASOA SOLVISTO RE-07 INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, AOMORI PREFECTURAL INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER TOKI PLASMARESEARCH PARK ELECTRONIC JOURNAL JAPAN BUSINESS PUBLISHING OMNIK NEW ENERGY R11-511 R11-510 R11-509 R11-505 R11-504 R11-503 R11-502 RE-08 TOYOHASHI UNIV. OF TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF ・GIFU PREFECTURE ・TOKI CITY OHMSHA BUNKASHUTTER P.V. SOLAR HOUSE ASSOCIATION MITSUI SOLARIG TECH THE ENVIRONMENTAL SATO ASAHI PRECISION ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC INFORMATION ENGINEERING ・URBAN RENAISSANCE AGENCY ENGINEERING & SHIPBUILDING TRANS NEWS RE-09 TOYOHASHI UNIV. OF TECHNOLOGY ELECTRONICS- P09-504 P09-503 P09-502 P09-601 P10-511 P10-510 P10-509 P10-508 P10-505 P10-504 P10-503 P10-502 P10-501 R11-514 R11-513 R11-512 R11-508 R11-507 R11-506 INSPIRED INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE EKO MEETING RESEARCH CENTER FOR PANS THK CORNER UNIVANCE RE-10 OGURA LAB., DEPT. OF URBAN ENVIRONMENT SYSTEMS, CONERGY SOLAR WORLD INSTRUMENTS CHIBA UNIV. JA SOLAR HOLDINGS RTS GW SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGIES, DAIDO STEEL NICHIEI INTEC SANYO DENKI P09-411 ASIA & ME ・EUROPE SOLAR P10-506 RE-11 AICHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ECO-ELECTRIC POWER ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & INNOVATION ・SANYO KOGYO JAPAN WEATHER ASSOCIATION TECHNOLOGY (AIST) AICHI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION RESEARCH CENTER JAPAN WIND POWER ASSOCIATION / 【CENTRAL JAPAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION CENTER(PROVISIONAL)】 RE-12 OSAKA PREFECTURE UNIV., ENERGY SYSTEMS ANALYSIS LAB. E&E SOLUTIONS / KOMAI HALTEC / I AND C-CRUISE HITACHI ENGINEERING & SERVICES / JAPAN RECYCLABLE ENERGY RE-13 HYDRAULIC ENG. LAB. DEPT. OF CIVIL & ENVIRONMENT HUMAN ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY YASKAWA ELCTRIC ENG. YAMAGUCHI UNIV. CHOSHU R11-410 R11-409 R11-404 R11-403 R11-402 R11-401 RE-14 NIHON UNIV. COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SCIENCES, INDUSTRY NAKAZATO LAB. SYSTEM, BOS AND SMART NETWORK HEAT PUMP & THERMAL STORAGE SK TECH WINPRO / TECHNOLOGY CENTER OF JAPAN ORITEX PV OWNER RE-15 TATSUHIKO NAGATA (INDIVIDUAL MEMBER OF JAPAN CITY OF OSAKA TUV RHEINLAND JAPAN TOKUSYUGIKENKINZOKU NETWORK, JAPAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION) R11-411 R11-408 R11-405 P09-410 P09-405 P09-404 P09-401 P10-412 P10-407 P10-406 P10-405 P10-404 P10-402 P10-401 R11-413 R11-412 MEETING HARADA / RE-16 TOKYO DENKI UNIV. SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, GREEN NIPPON CORNER ENERGY LAB. WIRSOL APAC NISSIN ELECTRIC WIND KAIJI KYOKAI TRELLEBORG STJ 19 OFFSHORE UK ・GREENPOWER CAPITAL, LLC RE-17 DEPARTMENT OF SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING, COLLEGE OMRON / YASKAWA ・NISSIN SYSTEMS R11-301 INTER ACTION NTT FACILITIES FUJITA BUSINESS PARTNERS RIAM KYUSHU UNIV. OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, NIHON UNIV. P09-412 P09-408 P09-407 NTT SMILE ENERGY P10-413 ELECTRIC P10-403 WIND ENGINEERING SECTION THE NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN SHOP-TRAILER INFORMATION CORNER TOA NETSUKEN RE-18 SUZUKI LAB., DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL RAINBOW MAKITECH TUKASA-SOLAR- FUJI ELECTRIC SHINODA INDUSTRIAL INFORMATION CORNER ANTARIS SOLAR PROMOTE RENEWABLE ENERGY ENGINEERING, COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, CHEMICAL R11-310 R11-308 R11-303 R11-302 ・NIHON RENEWABLE ENERGY SERVICE-JAPAN INDUSTRY R11-311 R11-307 R11-304 PROMOTION PEOPLE’S FORUM / NIHON UNIV. ASSOCIATION NTS WORKERS’ CO-OP ECOTECH / KUMAMOTO PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENT ARAKAWA LAB.TOKYO UNIV. OF SCIENCE MAVEL / RE-19 CHUBU UNIV. FACULTY OF ENG., MATSUI LAB. KANAGAWA PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENT CENTER OF INNOVATIVE PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS, GIFU UNIV. YAMAGATA UNIV. JAPAN SMALL NPO-ESCOT IWATE PREFECTURE GOVERMENT MIYAGI PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENT MIYASAKA LAB. TOIN UNIV. OF HYDROPOWER RE-20 NPO TOKYO FREEDOM ACADEMY OSAKA UNIV. ATE SERVICE MIYAZAKI PREFECTURE POWER & ELECTRICITY WORLD ASIA HAYASE LAB. KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY R11-312 R11-305 RE-21 ISHIKAWA OPTICS & ARTS LAB. P09-317 R11-314 R11-313 MEETING P09-316 P09-310 P09-309 P09-308 P09-307 P09-306 P09-305 P09-304 P09-303 P09-301 P10-321 P10-318 P10-328 P10-322 P10-323 P10-324 P10-325 P10-326 P10-304 P10-301 NIPPON DALIAN LINGFENG RE-22 TOYOHASHI SOZO UNIV. IBASEI KOEI CORNER SCI-TECH DEVELOPMENT P09-321 P09-320 NAGANO TECHNO INACCESS P10-308 P10-327 RE-23 DEPT. MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, MEGA SOLAR FOUNDATION NETWORKS ONWAVE L&P DAE YEONG JAPANESE ASSOCIATION FOR WATER ENERGY RECOVERY / TOKUYAMA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY S-ENERGY POWER PLANT PLAZA E-SOLAR ・GREEN HAT LOUNGE SENRYOU P09-313 P09-311 ・KOIZUMI ELECTRIC WORK P10-320 P10-311 P10-310 METAL SEABELL INTERNATIONAL / DAINIPPON PLASTICS / RE-24 NARUTO UNIV. OF EDUCATION ・EVERSOL DENYO / TOSHIBA / TOSHIBA PLANT SYSTEMS & SERVICES / JAPANSOLAR SYSTEM P09-302 ・KYOSHIN ENEVE TATEYAMA KASEI TIGO ENERGY JAPAN PHOTOVOLTAIC JAPAN LASER ASIA AIR SURVEY / CHODAI / KISO-JIBAN CONSULTANTS RE-25 MIE UNIV., FLUID ENGINEERING LAB. FOR ENERGY AND P09-319 ・LEAD SYSTEM ・TATEYAMA KASEI DKSH JAPAN P10-309 ENVIRONMENT ENERGY ASSOCIATION ・NANOTECH LLC. SHOJI R11-208 R11-207 R11-203 R11-201 SYSTEM JD INNOTECH ・NEXT ENERGY AND KOKUSHO LABORATORY, RESOURCES NEW MATERIAL SOLAR NAGASE INTEGREX TOP RUNNER SHIN-MUTSU- MEETING IWAKI-YOTSUKURA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OGAWARA CORNER INDUSTRIAL PARK CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DEPT. CHUO UNIV. WAJIMA CITY GOVERNMENT ・RAY'S RING ・PHOTON ENERGY INST. HYDRO POWER ACADEMY / ・ST RAZOR POWER PLAZA ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL KOBE STEEL R11-206 R11-205 R11-204 HITACHI INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS / P09-207 P09-204 P09-202 P09-201 P10-212 P10-211 P10-210 P10-207 P10-205 P10-204 P10-203 P10-201 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOUNGE (AIST) BRITISH EMBASSY TRADE & GERMAN RESEARCH NIPPON ENGINEER / TANAKA HYDROPOWER / WINBEL / CLIMATEC JMON INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT AND INNOVATION CHUETSU INDUSTRY / EAML ENGINEERING / MIBUGAWA POWER / FORUM TOKYO LOOOP UL JAPAN WEST HOLDINGS TOKYO ELECTRON NPC CHEMITOX NEMY ENERGY NEGUROSU DENKO THE TOKYO ELECTRIC GENERATION / DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL P09-205 P10-209 P10-208 SOLUTIONS ENGINEERING SCIENCE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING TOYO ・NEMY INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER(ISTC) KYUSHU UNIV. / DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND VIP TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF ENGINEERING SHINSHU UNIV. / DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL SYSTEM ENGINEERING SHONAN JAPAN ELECTRICAL SAFETY & BUREAU OF ENERGY, MINISTRY OF SEMILAB JAPAN OPTO RESEARCH R11-107 R11-105 R11-103 INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY / KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY / ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, TAIWAN ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGY LAB. MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT / COMPONENTS, MATERIALS & FACILITIES / MEETING KANAGAWA UNIV. / FACULTY OF ENGINNERING YOKOHAMA INSPECTION / MEASUREMENT TOOLS CORNER PWC JAPAN LOUNGE DUPONT BUILDING INNOVATIONS SHIN-EI ELECTRONIC MEASURING CONSTRUCTION NGK NATIONAL UNIV. J.A.WOOLLAM JAPAN ・GREEN FIELD BUNKOUKEIKI INSULATORS R11-102 INTERNATIONAL TEST & ENGINEERING SERVICES NEW ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL R11-101 P09-103 P09-102 P09-101 P10-113 P10-116 P10-110 P10-109 P10-104 P10-103 P10-102 P10-101 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT NITTO KOGYO ORGANIZATION R11-106 Legend OKUJIKENSAN JINKOSOLAR P10-115 P10-114 P10-112 P10-111 P10-107 P10-105 NISSEI METALS ITALIAN TRADE COMMISSION P09-106 P09-105 - TRADE PROMOTION SECTION JAPAN COUNCIL FOR ZNSHINE PV-TECH MEDIKEN KOBELCO RESEARCH RENEWABLE ENERGY JCRE INTERSOLAR CELL SYSTEM OF THE ITALIAN EMBASSY ( ) ZNSHINE PV-LIGHTING ・SINGULUS ・ TECHNOLOGIES INSTITUTE REGIONAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY SOPPLY AND DEMAND AND Presentation Lounge MAIN STAGE PREVENTION OF GLOBAL WARMING / METI-KANTO (KANTO BUREAU TAIYOKO SUPPORT CENTER YAMASHITA DENSO JURCHEN TECHNOLOGY TAIYO CEMENT INDUSTRIAL OF ECONOMY, TRADE AND INDUSTRY) / KANTO REGIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY / EK JAPAN ・ECOBLOXX ENVIRONMENT OFFICE, MOE (MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT) EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF ・MEDIA MOBILE Exhibitor Search Lounge COSMOSOUND SANGYO TIMES ACCESS INTERNATIONAL NEW ENERGY FOUNDATION SOUTH AFRICA, TOKYO P10-013 P10-011 P10-009 P10-007 P10-006 P10-005 P10-004 P10-001 R11-003 R11-002 R11-001 PVJapan VIS ON PRESS NTS RENEWABLE ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES CORNER VIP Lounge LOTTERY VENUE SOLARBUZZ Demonstration P09-001 No smoking in Smoking area NIHON RENEWABLE ENERGY the exhibition halls ・SILICONVOLTAICS ENGINEERING

AGENCY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, No photography MINISTER OF ECONOMY, TRADE AND INDUSTRY

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PVJapan 2012 Exhibitors List (Alphabetical order, Co: Exhibitor)

ACCESS INTERNATIONAL LTD. INTEGRATED MATERIALS RESEARCH CENTER FOR Co NEXPOWER TECHNOLOGY CORP. SOLARWORLD AGENCY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, A LOW-CARBON SOCIETY, IMR, TOHOKU UNIV. Co NEXT ENERGY AND RESOURCES CO., LTD. SOLVISTO MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, TRADE AND INDUSTRY INTER ACTION CORP. NICHIEI INTEC CO., LTD. SOPRAY SOLAR JAPAN CO., LTD. Co ANTARIS SOLAR INTERNATIONAL TEST & ENGINEERING CO., LTD. NIHON RENEWABLE ENERGY CORP. ST RAZOR CO., LTD. ARAKAWA LAB,TOKYO UNIV. OF SCIENCE INTERSOLAR Co NIHON RENEWABLE ENERGY CORP. STATE OF MISSOURI, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC ATE SERVICE CORP. IWATE PREFECTURE GOVERMENT NISSEI METALS DEVELOPMENT BUNKASHUTTER J.A.WOOLLAM JAPAN CORP. NISSIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD. STATE OF OREGON JAPAN REPRESENTATIVE BUNKOUKEIKI CO., LTD. JA SOLAR HOLDINGS CO.,LTD Co NISSIN SYSTEMS CO., LTD. OFFICE BUREAU OF ENERGY, MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND NITTO KOGYO CORP. STATE OF TENNESSEE AFFAIRS, TAIWAN TECHNOLOGY NORTH CAROLINA JAPAN OFFICE STJ CO., LTD. CANADIAN SOLAR JAPAN K.K. JAPAN BUSINESS PUBLISHING CO., LTD. NPC INC. SUNPOWER CORP. CANAME CO., LTD. JAPAN ELECTRICAL SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT NTS INC. SUNTECH POWER JAPAN CORP. CELL SYSTEM CO., LTD. TECHNOLOGY LAB. NTT FACILITIES INC. SYSTEM JD CO., LTD. CENTER OF INNOVATIVE PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS, JAPAN LASER CORP. NTT SMILE ENERGY INC. TAIYO CEMENT INDUSTRIAL GIFU UNIV. JAPAN PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY ASSOCIATION OHMSHA LTD. TAIYOKO SUPPORT CENTER CHEMITOX INC. JAPANSOLAR SYSTEM OKUJIKENSAN TATEYAMA KASEI CO., LTD. Co CHOSHU INDUSTRY CO., LTD. JINKOSOLAR CO., LTD. OMNIK NEW ENERGY CO., LTD. TATEYAMA KASEI SHOJI CO., LTD. CITY OF OSAKA JMON CO., LTD. OMRON CORP. THE CHEMICAL DAILY CO., LTD. Co CLENERGY JURCHEN TECHNOLOGY GMBH ONWAVE CORP. THE NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN LTD. CLENERGY INTERNATIONAL KANAGAWA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OPTO RESEARCH CORP. TIGO ENERGY Co CLIMATEC INC. KANAGAWA PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENT OPTRONICS CO., LTD. TOKI CITY CONERGY ASIA & ME PTE. LTD. KANEKA OSAKA UNIV. TOKI PLASMARESEARCH PARK COSMOSOUND CO., LTD. KAWAMURA ELECTRIC INC. OSAKA UNIV., YASUTAKE LAB. TOKUSYUGIKENKINZOKU DAE YEONG METAL CO., LTD. KOBAYASHI LAB., ISIR, OSAKA UNIV. P.V. SOLAR HOUSE ASSOCIATION TOKYO ELECTRON LTD. DAIDO STEEL CO., LTD. KOBELCO RESEARCH INSTITUTE,INC. PANASONIC CORP. TOKYO POLYTECHNIC UNIV. MATSUI LAB. Co DEMPA PUBLICATIONS INC. KOIZUMI ELECTRIC WORK LTD. PANS LTD. TOP RUNNER DKSH JAPAN K.K. KOKUSHO LAB, CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL Co PHOTON ENERGY INST. CO., LTD. TORICO LTD. DUPONT BUILDING INNOVATIONS ENGINEERING DEPT. CHUO UNIV. POWER & ELECTRICITY WORLD ASIA TOSHIBA CORP. Co DURI E&I CO., LTD. KONAGAI/MIYAJIMA LAB. & YAMADA LAB. TOKYO PV MAGAZINE/ SOLARPRAXIS TOSHIBA PLANT SYSTEMS & SERVICES CORP. Co ECOBLOXX INC. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Co Q-CELLS JAPAN K.K. TOYO CORP. EK JAPAN CO., LTD. KUMAMOTO PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENT RAINBOW CHEMICAL CO., LTD. TOYOTA TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE ELECTRONIC JOURNAL, INC. KYOCERA CORP. Co RAY’S RING CO., LTD. TUKASA-SOLAR-SERVICE-JAPANCO.LTD Co E-SOLAR CO., LTD. KYOSHIN ENEVE CO., LTD. REC TUV RHEINLAND JAPAN LTD. Co EUROPE SOLAR INNOVATION CO., LTD. KYOTO UNIV. RESEARCH CENTER FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC UL JAPAN INC. Co EVERSOL CORP. L&P CO., LTD. TECHNOLOGIES, ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL UMENO, WAKITA, UCHIDA LAB. Co FUJI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. LEAD SYSTEM CO., LTD. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (AIST) UNIV. OF TOYAMA Co GIFU PREFECTURE LOOOP INC. RISING CORPORATION UPSOLAR GROUP CO., LTD. Co Co GREEN FIELD CO.,INC. MAKITECH CO., LTD. RITSUMEIKAN UNIV. URBAN RENAISSANCE AGENCY Co GREEN HAT MARUBUN CORP. RTS CORP. VIRGINIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Co Co GREENPOWER CAPITAL, LLC MEDIA MOBILE SAITAMA PREFECTURE PARTNERSHIP GW SOLAR CORP. MEDIKEN INC. SANGYO TIMES INC. VIS ON PRESS CO., LTD. HANWHA JAPAN MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP. SANYO DENKI CO., LTD. WAJIMA CITY GOVERNMENT HANWHA Q.CELLS JAPAN MIYAGI PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENT Co SANYO KOGYO CO., LTD. WEST HOLDINGS CORP. HAYASE LAB., KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF MIYASAKA LAB. TOIN UNIV. OF YOKOHAMA SEMILAB JAPAN K.K. WIRSOL APAC GMBH TECHNOLOGY MIYAZAKI PREFECTURE S-ENERGY CO., LTD. YAMAGATA UNIV. HIGASHINE TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL NAGANO TECHNO FOUNDATION SHARP CORP. YAMAGUCHI UNIV. HOKKAIDO UNIV., RIES NAGAOKA UNIV. OF TECHNOLOGY SHIN-EI ELECTRONIC MEASURING CO., LTD. YAMASHITA DENSO CORP. HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. NAGASE INTEGREX CO., LTD. SHOP-TRAILER PROMOTE ASSOCIATION YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORP. Co Co HONDA SOLTEC CO., LTD. NAGOYA UNIV., ECOTOPIA SCIENCE INSTITUTE Co SILICONVOLTAICS ENGINEERING INC. ZNSHINE PV-LIGHTING CO.,LTD. Co HUMAN ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY INC. NANOTECH LLC. Co SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG ZNSHINE PV-TECH CO., LTD. I AND C-CRUISE CO., LTD. NEGUROSU DENKO CO., LTD. SOLAR FRONTIER K.K. ZTE QUANTUM Co INACCESS NETWORKS S.A NEMY SOLARBUZZ INNOTECH CORP. NEMY ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.

RENEWABLE ENERGY 2012 Exhibitors List (Alphabetical order, Co: Exhibitor)

ABIRA TOWN FIBOX JAPAN KOBE STEEL LTD. Co SEABELL INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. Co ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. FUJISANKEI BUSINESS I KOMAI HALTEC INC. SENRYOU Co AICHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ECO-ELECTRIC FUJITA BUSINESS PARTNERS CO., LTD. KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SHIBAURA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY POWER RESEARCH CENTER FUYO OCEAN DEVELOPMENT & ENGINEERING CO., LTD. LAB. OF GEOTHERMICS, KYUSHU UNIV. AND ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY LAB. AICHI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION GEO-HEAT PROMOTION ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN MAVEL, A.S. SHIN-MUTSU-OGAWARA INC. Co [CENTRAL JAPAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION GERMAN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FORUM TOKYO METI-KANTO(KANTO BUREAU OF ECONOMY, SHINODA CO., LTD. CENTER(PROVISIONAL)] GLOBAL INFORMATION, INC. TRADE AND INDUSTRY) SHIRAOI TOWN Co ANSYS JAPAN K.K. HARADA CORP. MIBUGAWA POWER COMPANY SK TECH CO., LTD. ASAHI PRECISION CO., LTD. HEAT PUMP & THERMAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGY MIE UNIV., FLUID ENGINEERING LAB. FOR ENERGY SOLARIG Co ASIA AIR SURVEY CO., LTD. CENTER OF JAPAN AND ENVIRONMENT SUZUKI LAB., DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL Co AZBIL CORP. HITACHI ENGINEERING & SERVICES CO., LTD. MITSUI ENGINEERING & SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD. ENGINEERING, COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND Co BRITISH EMBASSY TRADE & INVESTMENT HITACHI INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS NARUTO UNIV. OF EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY, NIHON UNIV. DEPARTMENT CO., LTD. NASCO FITTING CO., LTD. Co TANAKA HYDROPOWER CO., LTD. Co CHODAI CO., LTD. HYDRAULIC ENG. LAB. DEPT. OF CIVIL & NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL TATSUHIKO NAGATA (INDIVIDUAL MEMBER OF CHUBU UNIV. FACULTY OF ENG., MATSUI LAB. ENVIRONMENT ENG. YAMAGUCHI UNIV. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY(AIST) JAPAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION) Co CHUETSU INDUSTRY CO., LTD. HYDRO POWER ACADEMY NEW ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY TECH TRANS CO., LTD. COSMOTEX CORP. IBASEI LTD. DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION TERADA IRON WORKS CO., LTD. DAIKA POLYMERS CO., LTD. IHI CORP. NEW ENERGY FOUNDATION. THE ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS Co DAINIPPON PLASTICS CO., LTD. IHI CORP. NEWM CO., LTD. THE GEOTHERMAL RESEARCH SOCIETY OF JAPAN DALIAN LINGFENG SCI-TECH DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, AOMORI NGK INSULATORS, LTD. THE NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN LTD. Co DENYO CO., LTD. PREFECTURAL INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY NIHON UNIV. COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND Co THE TOKYO ELECTRIC GENERATION CO., INC.. Co DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER SCIENCES, NAKAZATO LAB. THK CO., LTD. Co AND TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF ENGINEERING INSTITUTE FOR GEOTHERMAL INFORMATION NIPPON ENGINEER CO., LTD. TOA NETSUKEN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. SHINSHU UNIV. INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI TOKYO DENKI UNIV. SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, Co DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CENTER (ISTC) NIPPON KOEI CO., LTD. GREEN ENERGY LAB. Co SCIENCE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING ISHIKAWA OPTICS & ARTS LAB. NPO-ESCOT Co TOSHIBA CORP. KYUSHU UNIV. ITALIAN TRADE COMMISSION - TRADE NORTH JAPAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR Co TOSHIBA PLANT SYSTEMS & SERVICES CORP. Co DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL SYSTEM PROMOTION SECTION OF THE ITALIAN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY (NJRISE), HIROSAKI UNIV. TOYOHASHI SOZO UNIV. ENGINEERING SHONAN INSTITUTE OF EMBASSY NPO TOKYO FREEDOM ACADEMY TOYOHASHI UNIV. OF TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT TECHNOLOGY IWAKI-YOTSUKURA INDUSTRIAL PARK NTS INC. OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC DEPARTMENT OF SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING, JAPAN COUNCIL FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY (JCRE) OGURA LAB., DEPT. OF URBAN ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION ENGINEERING COLLEGE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, NIHON UNIV. JAPAN RECYCLABLE ENERGY CORP. SYSTEMS, CHIBA UNIV. TOYOHASHI UNIV. OF TECHNOLOGY Co DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY / EMBASSY JAPAN SMALL HYDROPOWER CO., LTD. OSAKA PREFECTURE UNIV., ENERGY SYSTEMS ELECTRONICS-INSPIRED INTERDISCIPLINARY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, TOKYO JAPAN SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY ANALYSIS LAB. RESEARCH INSTITUTE DEPT. MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, JAPAN WEATHER ASSOCIATION PRATT & WHITNEY POWER SYSTEMS Co TRELLEBORG OFFSHORE UK LTD. TOKUYAMA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY JAPAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION PUEQU CO., LTD. UNIVANCE CORP. DEPT. OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY, FACULTY OF JAPAN WIND POWER ASSOCIATION PV OWNER NETWORK JAPAN VIEW OHRE IMAGING CO., LTD. ENGINEERING, TOKYO UNIV. OF SCIENCE. JAPANESE ASSOCIATION FOR WATER ENERGY PWC JAPAN WEDGE CO., LTD. Co E&E SOLUTIONS INC. RECOVERY REGIONAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY SOPPLY AND Co WINBEL CORP. Co Co EAML ENGINEERING CO., LTD. KANAGAWA UNIV. DEMAND AND PREVENTION OF GLOBAL WARMING WIND19 INC. Co EKO INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. KANTO REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT OFFICE, RENEWABLE ENERGY PROMOTINGH PEOPLE’S FORUM WINPRO CO., LTD. / ORITEX CO., LTD. ESCOM CO., LTD. MOE (MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT) RIAM KYUSHU UNIV. WIND ENGINEERING SECTION Co WORKERS’ CO-OP ECOTECH Co FACULTY OF ENGINNERING YOKOHAMA KAWAI ELECTRIC HEATER CO., LTD. SATO-CORP. YAMATO CO., LTD. Co Co NATIONAL UNIV. KISO-JIBAN CONSULTANTS CO., LTD. SANWA TESCO INC. Co YASKAWA ELCTRIC CORP.

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Visitors’ Profile

Visitor Category of Business Visitor Primary Job Function

Government / Public Policy 0.9% Reliability / Quality Control / Testing 0.8% Academia, National/Local R&D institute 1.4% Manufacturing (Process or Financial / Analyst 0.5% Renewable energy 3.5% Central/Local government, Equip or Design Eng) 0.9% Human Resources Management 0.3% Traditional energy (Electric, Public service organization 1.3% Gas, Oil and etc) 3.9% Manufacturing Operations Assembly/Packaging Engineering 0.2% Equipment & Materials Management 1.1% Other 11.5% Finance, Consultant and Marketing, Sales, Training / Education 1.2% the like5.2% 23.6% Business Development Semiconductor Environment, Health & Safety 1.5% 38.3% Electronics 5.6% Manufacturing and Production 1.6% Product 1.6% Purchasing & Procurement 1.9% Facilities (Services, System Installation & Controls, Maintenance) 2.5% Balance of System (BOS) 5.9% Consumer (Others) 22.2% Design Engineering (incl. Software, Systems, Test, Hardware) 3.7% Corporate or General Management SolarCell/Modules Manufacturer SolarCell/Modules User 16.9% 20.2% 10.6% Research & Development 11.3%

Visitor Main Purpose Visitor Satisfaction

Study to purchase the equipments / Study to purchase the materials for PV 1.1% materislas relevasnt to PV 1.6% Study to purchase Solar Panel / New Entry to the market 2.3% System for housing 0.4% Not Quite as Expected Exceeded Expectation 6.8% Networking 2.6% No Answer 5.7% 24.6% Other 1.3% Find out a new Seminar Training / customer 3.0% Education 21.5% Meeting to purchase PV related products 3.6%

Meeting to purchase PV related products (B to B) 4.9% Industry Trend Analysis Research / Market 17.3% Information 7.9% Find New Technologies 16.9% Met expecations 68.5% Renewable energy trend 9.9%

Visitor Interesting Area (plural answer) Visitor Comperhensive Evaluation

Solar Cells / Modules, Related Products, Applications Zone 43.0% Below Expectation 4.6% Just above expectation 4.7% Manufacturing Equipment / Components, Materials and Facilities / Inspection and Measurement Tools Zone 27.1% Slightly below Slightly more than Construction Services Zone 26.5% expectation 27.6% expected 9.9% Mega Solar Power Plant PLAZA 21.9% New Material Solar Power PLAZA 16.7% Exhibitor Presentation Stage 15.2% Other Related Products / Technologies / Services / Local Government Zone 12.7% System, BOS and Smart Network Technology Zone 9.7% Renewable Energy World Fair 2012 Keynote Speech 9.3% RENEWABLE ENERGY 2012 EXHIBITION 9.1% Main Stage 7.1% Academic Gallery 5.3% Technical Seminars 4.2% Renewable Energy World Fair 2012 VIP Reception 1.4% Executive Forum 1.4% SEMI Standards Technical Programs 1.1% As expected 53.1% Happy Hour 0.2%

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Visitor Profile and Exhibitor Analysis

Visitor Stance for Products Purchase Recommendation of attendance to the others

Decision Maker/ Budget Owner 18.3% Others 33.5% Yes 83.3% No 16.7%

Effective to decision Maker 48.2%

Comments from Visitors r It was more exciting than expected and was a good exhibition that made r This is the one and only opportunity to view and compare the products me feel the growth in sale and development of new energy for the next from individual solar panel manufacturers at once. generation. r It was good to directly look at products from individual manufacturers and r The seminar held on the main stage gave me a chance to hear from various talk with their personnel in person. It was also good to obtain information manufacturers and learn a lot. on new products and services. r Since the panel manufacturers gear their new product releases to this r I obtained information at the same time not only on solar power but also exhibition, I obtained timely information at the venue. on other renewable energy sources. The extensive exhibits from various r It allowed me to find local cutting-edge technical research facilities, obtain companies provided me with information on new products and information that is not available on the web, and enhance my knowledge technological development as well. about wind-power and hydropower in addition to photovoltaic generation. r It made me realize that the photovoltaic business in Japan was attracting r This year was my second time and I found that very valuable information global attention. and helpful ideas were available from entrepreneurial ventures rather than from major manufacturers. I already look forward to next year.

Exhibition Reason for PVJapan Comments from Exhibitors

Organized by JPEA Leading companies and/or Competitor exhibits 0.8% r I successfully found a potential new business tie-up partner. (Japan Photovoltaic Concurrent exhibition with Renewable Energy 2012 Energy Association) 1.5% International Exhibition 0.8% r It seemed that a number of visitors had a strong interest in purchasing. International exhibition 1.5% No Answer 3.1% r There were more visitors than we assumed. The expansion of the exhibition Others 4.6% Exhibition specifically focused It was a very good opportunity for us to provide a new type of appeal as scale is expected. 2.3% on Photovoltaics (PV) 29.8% r Organized by SEMI 3.1% many customers became interested and enjoyed their hands-on experience. r We had more visitors than expected and discussed specific business matters Good quality of with many of them. visitors 6.1% r It gave us a chance to see companies that we had not seen before. r It led to practical communication and was beneficial as we had in-depth discussions. Can expect good r This year was our second time as an exhibitor and very satisfactory as we had opportunities for business 8.4% more visitors than the last year. We will definitely exhibit again next year. Appropriate venue for promotion Appropriate venue to release of your company 24.4% r It was very good because it allowed us to exchange information and have new products and technologies 13.7% business talks with other exhibitors at once. It also gave us a chance to talk with senior sales personnel with whom we were usually unable to talk on the phone.

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Media Coverage

PVJapan 2012 was reported by the following media companies:

Cn-intervoice Kyodo Television CHIBA NIPPO Nihon Kougyou Keizaishinbun Gicho business communications Green Production Digitized Information Fuji Sankei Business i. PVinsights MONTHLY GASOLINE STAND Television KANAGAWA Japan Business Publishing Tokyo Broadcasting System KENTSU SHINBUNSHA TV TOKYO Corporation Nihon Butsuryu Shinbun Television Zaikai Nippon Denka Shimbun Japan Roofing Economic Press Solar Journal Sangyo Press Denzai Ryutusu Press Direct Marketing News & Data The Asahi Shimbun Sangyo Times Dempa Publications WEEKLY LOGISTICS NEWS Arum Publishing Sangyouhoudoushuppan The Plastics Age X-Knowledge SANKEI SHIMBUN CITY PLANNING NEWS AGENCY Bloomberg ENERGY JOURNAL The Shinano Mainichi NIKKAN KENSETSU SANGYO Onsite Energy News Energy Forum THE ENGINEERING PLASTICS SHINBUN Mainichi Broadcasting System Engineering Journal JORNAL The Kensetsutsushin Shimbun Yamaguchi Broadcasting Ohmsha HOUSING INDUSTRY NEWS Corporation Fractal design The Chemical Dairy Shoko Keizai Shimbun THE NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN RIKO PUBLISH CORPORATION Kagu Shuho Sha Shodensha Nikkan Denkitsushinsha pvmagazine GAS ENERGY NEWS Shin-etsu Broadcasting Japan Forest Products Journal Pveye Solvist Shinnorinsha Nikkei Business Publications Optronics Kaden Ryutsu Kenkyu Center LPGAS INDUSTRIAL NEWS JAPAN Nippo Co., Ltd. Kallos Publishing National Federation Petroleum Japan Broadcasting Corporation Kyodo News Commercial Associations Nikkei INC.

*Only Medias that registered at PVJapan 2012 Press Counter. Not include Medias for RENEWABLE ENERGY 2012 EXHIBITION.

Outline of this coming PVJapan 2013

Dates: Wednesday, July 24 – Friday, July 26 10:00 – 18:00 (until 17:00 on the last day)

Venue: Tokyo Big Sight

Organizer: JPEA (Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association)

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