Greentech Media Adds to Intersolar North America Conference

SAN FRANCISCO, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Solar Promotion International GmbH and Greentech Media are pleased to announce their partnership with the presentation of two full-day seminars during Intersolar North America, July 15-17, 2008. The seminars, Concentrating Solar Technologies and Markets and Solar Finance, will bring high-caliber market research and insight to the conference program, focusing on two of the most important topics facing the solar industry today: concentrating solar technologies and the financing of solar installations.

Solar Promotion International GmbH has an eight-year legacy producing the world's largest solar technology exhibition: Intersolar Europe. To further add to the value of their inaugural event in the United States, Solar Promotion International GmbH has tapped Greentech Media to offer a forum for presenting the latest data and discussion on topics of interest to this international audience. The Greentech Media seminars, developed in partnership with the Prometheus Institute for Sustainable Development, have established themselves as essential "days of data" in the solar market, where industry leaders and decision makers gather and share detailed market analysis and hear from the world's experts on solar economics, technology and policy.

"Having Greentech Media onboard with their two, market knowledge-filled seminars will add tremendous value to Intersolar attendees and the industry, overall. It continues to emphasize Intersolar's importance as the core of information for the solar industry, as well as an opportunity to meet and conduct business with the international solar community," said Solar Promotion International's chief executive, Markus Elsasser.

Concentrating Solar Technologies and Markets will provide the most comprehensive analysis of the rapidly emerging concentrating solar thermal and PV markets. Drawing on recent research conducted by the Prometheus Institute and Greentech Media, this seminar takes a top-to-bottom approach to revealing the economics, technology, and market opportunity for both concentrating solar thermal (CST) and concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) technologies. Leading market analysts and industry experts will cover topics ranging from CSP financial analysis and projections to a global assessment of current and planned capacity, important distinctions among CSP technologies, and market forecasts to 2020.

Solar Finance will bring together top market analysts and leaders in the renewable energy finance industry to provide the audience with detailed data and analysis of the complete range of financing solutions impacting the global solar market. Experts from every facet of the solar finance market will present more than perspectives and opinions -- each will share market data, forecasts, and long-term analysis.

"We're delighted to be part of Intersolar North America," said Scott Clavenna, President and CEO of Greentech Media. "They are bringing a world-class solar exhibition and conference to San Francisco which gives us the perfect avenue to deliver our data-intensive seminars to a truly international and focused audience."

About Intersolar

The Intersolar brand is internationally recognized as the leading event for the solar energy industry. Intersolar Europe, previously held in Freiburg, Germany, has switched venues due to greater demand for space and is now held annually at the New Trade Fair Centre in Munich. Intersolar Europe is the world's largest solar exhibition with more than 1,000 exhibitors and an exhibition space of 818,000 square feet.

Solar Promotion International GmbH

Solar Promotion International GmbH, of Germany, organizes exhibitions and conferences worldwide for the solar industry. Founded in 2001, Solar Promotion promotes solar technologies around the world to help further their advancement and implementation into everyday use. Solar Promotion organizes events in the photovoltaic, solar thermal, solar architecture, building efficiency technologies and efficient pellet fuel technology branches. These events include: Intersolar Europe, Intersolar North America, Interpellets, the Solar Thermal Industry Forum and Photovoltaic Industry Forum, among others. For further information, visit http://www.intersolar.us.

Greentech Media

Greentech Media is an integrated online media company designed to deliver the highest-quality content in the greentech industry, whether it is research, news or critical networking events. Greentech Media is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., with operations in New York City and San Francisco. For more information, visit http://www.greentechmedia.com

Freiburg Management und Marketing International GmbH (FMMI)

Freiburg Management und Marketing International GmbH (FMMI) is owned and operated by the City of Freiburg and founded with the aim of promoting international cooperatives and organizing trade exhibitions and conferences relating to the economy, tourism, the environment and international city partnerships, at the behest of the City of Freiburg. "Green City Freiburg" is marketed worldwide to describe Freiburg's decades of expertise in solar technology, renewable energies and sustainable urban and traffic planning. FMMI's international activities strengthen and promote Freiburg as an economic hub. For further information, visit http://www.fwtm.freiburg.de

SEMI

SEMI is the global industry association serving the manufacturing supply chains for the microelectronic, display and photovoltaic industries. SEMI member companies are the engine of the future, enabling smarter, faster and more economical products that improve our lives. Since 1970, SEMI has been committed to helping members grow more profitably, create new markets and meet common industry challenges. SEMI maintains offices in Austin, Beijing, Brussels, Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit http://www.semi.org.