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From Technology and Business to Networking, PVJapan has Everything in Photovoltaics. POST SHOW REPORT 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, Japan) 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. 1 PVJapan 2012 EVENT REPORT 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 2 PVJapan 2012 EVENT REPORT 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 Tokyo, 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