The first Intersolar Middle East in Dubai
took place in a historical year. In 2016, Dubai set a new record for the
cost of solar power of about 3 US cents per kW/h. During Intersolar
Middle East, an extremely low price of 2.42 US cents per kw/h for solar
energy was bid during an auction for a solar farm near Abu Dhabi in the
UAE.
That is by far the lowest solar farm bit.
This shows the direction of solar becoming the cheapest energy source
compared to all other energy sources, including fossil fuels and nuclear
power.
100 international exhibitors, 4,000+ visitors, and 260+ conference attendees
Intersolar Middle East covered the complete value
chain of PV with 100 international exhibitors from manufacturing
companies as Centrotherm and Schmid, cell- and module makers such as
SolarWorld, Canadian Solar, and Sharp, inverter companies like Fronius
and Kaco, up to energy storage solutions from e.g. OutBack Power, and
electric vehicles from Microtron Technologies.
4,000+ visitors and 260+ conference attendees from
all GCC countries and beyond made the opening of Intersolar Middle East
exhibition and conference a successful starting point for growth
The exhibition also covered content-wise all PV and
CSP related topics. In 2 open rooms, 17 free of charge, CPD certified
workshops from IRENA, RENAC and Solar Energy International draw a lot of
attention to the international audience.
The high attendance of each workshop showed the big
interest in content and the need of information to grow the solar
business in the region. The Intersolar Study Program on the last day of
the exhibition gave the next generation an insight into the chances of
the renewable energy industry. This was followed by presentations of the
“Young Leader’s Innovation Challenge” winners who received their awards
during the conference opening.
The co-located conference with 80 renowned speakers,
gave deep insights in all MENA country markets, perspectives in PV
development as well as policies and regulations. The need for local
manufacturing was discussed as well as the importance of innovative and
reliable technologies.
One highlight of this year’s conference was the
keynote speech by Ben Hill, Vice President of Tesla Energy Europe and
Africa about energy storage. Ben Hill also joined the official technical
tour to “Dubai Sustainable City”.
The second edition of Intersolar Middle East will take place again in Dubai at the DWTC from September 25–27, 2017.
source: http://www.solarserver.com
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