SEMI PV Group - The Grid, June 2012 IN THIS ISSUE Japan: New FIT Gives Boost to Solar Market SEMI Releases Q1 2012 Worldwide PV Equipment Report Supply/Demand Balance Restored in Second Half 2012 Taiwan Strives for Long-Term Success in Global PV Market PV Standards Meetings at Intersolar NA China: PV Executives Explore Installation Market US: House Cuts Renewable Energy Funding PVMC Announces Line-up at Intersolar North America Where-and How-to Look for Solar in South America CALENDAR July 9, 2012 SEMI North American PV Fab Managers Forum July 10-12, 2012 PV Production and Technology Stage Schedule - Intersolar North America July 11-12, 2012 SEMI PV Standards Meetings at SEMICON West/Intersolar North America September 3-5, 2012 SOLARCON India 2012 October 3-5, 2012 PV Taiwan 2012 December 3-5, 2012 PVJapan 2012 March 10-13, 2013 7th SEMI Europe PV Fab Managers Forum PARTNER EVENTS July 11, 2012 Second Annual US CIGS PV Roadmap Public Forum August 1, 2012 Siemens Solar Exchange West 2012 September 6, 2012 Solarpraxis: Quality for Photovoltaics September 10, 2012 Solarpraxis: PV Technology Conference-North Africa 2012 November 13-14, 2012 Solar Industry Summit Middle East 2012 November 22-23, 2012 13th Forum Solarpraxis November 28-29, 2012 Solarpraxis: 4th PV Power Plants Conference - USA 2012 A Guide to PV Manufacturing Events at Intersolar North America 2012 By Bettina Weiss, Vice President, SEMI PV Group In less than 2 weeks, San Francisco will be teeming with solar professionals from every step of the supply chain. Packed into 4 days, Intersolar North America will include various forums, workshops, keynotes and presentations. Since our membership and readership is most interested in upstream activities I wanted to present our "must attend" PV manufacturing events during Intersolar North America. We are pleased to note that many of these events feature SEMI partners such as Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (CNSE /Sematech), Solartech, Bay Area PV Consortium and the International PV Module Quality Assurance Task Force (NREL, AIST, UL, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems). PV Keynotes Kicking off the first day of the exhibition on Tuesday, July 10 at 1:00pm Applied Materials' Mark Pinto will present "Advancing Today's PV Market Through c-Si Manufacturing Innovation". And on Wednesday, July 11 at 1:00pm First Solar's James G. Brown will present "Solar Power's Transition from Subsidy Dependence to Mainstream Energy Solution". (Location: Keynote Stage, Esplanade Hall) Roadmapping Activities U.S. CIGS PV Roadmap Forum - This forum shares the vision and expectations for producing the first national U.S. CIGS PV Roadmap and is led by leaders and technologists from the Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC) and hosted by SEMI PV Group. PVMC is an industry-led national collaboration (More...) PV Production and Technology Hall at Intersolar North America Attendees have access to FREE technical presentations on the exhibit floor in North Hall. Japan: New FIT Gives Boost to Solar Market By Yoichiro Ando, SEMI Japan The Japanese government is going to put a new feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme into effect on July 1, 2012. SEMI Releases Q1 2012 Worldwide PV Equipment Report By Melody Song, SEMI China Worldwide photovoltaic manufacturing equipment billings declined for the third consecutive quarter, falling another 20 percent for the quarter and 60 percent from the same quarter last year. Supply/Demand Balance Restored in Second Half 2012 By Michael Barker, NPD Solarbuzz The leading metrics influencing PV industry supply and demand (module production, supply and market-demand) are forecast to come to within 8% of the second-half market demand of 17.2 GW. Taiwan Strives for Long-term Success in Global PV Market By Karen Lo, SEMI Taiwan PV cell makers in Taiwan are pursuing a strategy that includes technological innovation while lowering production costs. PV Manufacturing Standards Meetings at Intersolar North America By Kevin Nguyen, SEMI Join us for two days of SEMI PV Standards meetings which will run in parallel with the Intersolar North America exhibition. PV Executives Meet in Western China to Explore the PV Installation Market By Kai Qiao, SEMI China Hosted by Mr. Mao Zhongsheng, deputy mayor of the city, the SEMI China PV Advisory Committee event was held May 29 2012 in Yulin City, in the Shanxi Province. US House of Representatives Passes Annual Energy Spending Bill; Cuts Renewable Energy Funding By Jamie Girard, SEMI Overall, the bill is bad news for supporters of solar energy as it boots funding for fossil fuel technology research while slashing spending on alternative energy. U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium Announces Lineup at Intersolar 2012 By PVMC Presentations and PVMC-hosted workshops will address PVMC's role in accelerating the development of advanced solar PV-related manufacturing processes and helping the U.S. PV industry meet the Department of Energy SunShot Initiative goal of reducing the total installed cost of solar energy systems by 75 percent over the next decade. Where-and How-to Look for Solar in South America By Matthew Feinstein, Lux Research As the solar market grows in emerging markets inviting industry participants from major established markets like China, Europe, and the U.S.-South America has become an area of focus.

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