SEMI PV Group - The Grid, January 2013 IN THIS ISSUE Solar PV Equipment Spending Declines 72% SEMI Releases 3rd Quarter 2012 Worldwide PV Equipment Book to Bill Increased Cooperation between Taiwan and Japan Serves as Global Benchmark Qatar and Kuwait Ramp Up PV Technology Development US DOE Sunshot Incubator Update Latin America and Carribean PV Demand Growing Fifth Annual SOLARCON India Exhibition Returns to Bangalore in 2013 CALENDAR March 10-13, 2013 7th SEMI Europe PV Fab Managers Forum March 19-21, 2013 SOLARCON China 2013 June 5-6, 2013 SOLARCON Russia Conference & Pavilion 2013 June 19-21, 2013 Intersolar Europe, PV Production & Technologies 2013 July 9-11, 2013 Intersolar North America, PV Production & Technologies 2013 PARTNER EVENTS February 26-27, 2013 NEW Program Announced! OTTI's 3rd European American Solar Deployment Conference PV Rollout April 16, 2013 Solarpraxis: Thin-Film Industry Forum 2013 China Solar Industry's Pursuit of Technological Excellence through Roadmap and Standards Activities By Bettina Weiss, vice president, SEMI China's Tier 1 cell and module manufacturers are looking to further differentiate their products by focusing on technological excellence in their product development life cycle. This move is crucial in order to maintain market share and remain competitive in an increasingly fierce battle for business. To this end, Chinese manufacturers are increasing their participation in global photovoltaic standards development and the c-Si International Technology Roadmap for PV (ITRPV) - a sign that industry stakeholders are now open to global collaboration in order to survive. One of the most enduring and profound collaborative activities is the development of global consensus-based standards which are developed by the industry for the industry. (More...) Solar PV Equipment Spending Declines 72% to $3.6B in 2012 By Finlay Colville, NPD Solarbuzz Just 24 months ago, GT Advanced Technologies, Meyer Burger, Applied Materials, and Centrotherm each reported PV backlogs at or above $1 billion. SEMI Releases 3rd Quarter 2012 Worldwide PV Equipment Book to Bill By Dan Tracy, SEMI Industry Research and Statistics At 0.38, Book-to-bill Ratio Improves due to Lower Billings and Flat Bookings. Increased Cooperation Between Taiwan and Japan By SEMI Taiwan Many opportunities were created during PVJapan 2012 between Taiwan and Japan - including orders in excess of 60MW worth $96 million (USD) in new business. Qatar and Kuwait Ramp Up Activities for PV Technology Development By Fatima Toor, Lux Research The two oil-rich Middle Eastern states of Qatar and Kuwait recently announced partnerships with global organizations to initiate solar research and development activities. U.S. DOE Sunshot Incubator Update By U.S. DOE Tier 2 of Hardware section provides up to $4,000,000 to develop manufacturing processes and equipment. Latin America and Caribbean PV Demand Growing 45% Annually Out To 2017 By NPD Solarbuzz Demand for solar photovoltaic (PV) energy across Latin America and the Caribbean is poised for explosive growth through 2017, with a forecasted compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 45%. Fifth Annual SOLARCON India Exhibition Returns to Bangalore in 2013 By Ravi Gurumurti, SEMI India With recent solar energy target announcements by federal and several state governments including Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh in South India, it will see transformational changes in its energy mix over the next several years. Are you a SEMI member? Learn more about how SEMI works to advance PV industry growth, support continuous efficiency improvements and promote sustainable business practices through international standards development, events, public policy, EHS, and market data.

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