There are, of course, high hopes for this year's event, based on last year's attendance. As reported by Ubi Sanup Research CEO Dr. Yi Choong-hoon, last year's PV Korea had over 300 attendees from 152 companies. The expo received sponsorship from 8 different companies, and there were 16 speakers from the solar cell industry. They are hoping for a “very strong list of excellent keynotes” this year as well, according to Yi.
The program for PV Korea is built around three major sessions. The first session is called PV Market, Silicon PV. One notable speaker in this slot is Mark C. O'Grady, Commercial Attaché of the US Embassy in Seoul. He will speak about the trends in the US in the PV market and industry.
The second session is entitled Thin Film, Super High Efficient, Next Generation PV, and includes several speakers as well. Another notable speaker in this section is Michael Bertoz, a highly experienced scientist in the DSC field having been involved for over 10 years in the development of a wide range of technologies. He will be speaking about the research progress of dye-sensitized solar cell technology.
The third and final session is entitled Solar Cell Materials & Manufacturing Machines. One of the notable presenters in this session is Thomas Lin, a Six Sigma Black Belt working for DuPont Electronic Technologies. He will be speaking about high efficiency paste metallization systems.
The Green Energy Expo 2009 will last for one day longer than PV Korea 2009, bleeding over into the 10th of April. Representatives from the expo say that the Korean PV and renewable energy market is growing at an average rate of about 40% a year and then Korean government continues to push its goal of having 13% of the world market share by 2030. So, therefore, the Green Energy Expo 2009 is the best place for companies to launch new products or services related to the Green industry and generate high quality business with Korea and the rest of Asia as well.
Whereas the PV Korea 2009 is one of those sit-and-listen events, the Green Energy Expo 2009 is one of those walkand- look events, a more traditional expo with booths and loud music. There are about 250 companies participating in this event, which is more than the 190 that attended the previous year.
Korea has a high aim in renewable energy, as regular readers of this magazine will be familiar with already. These two expos are the heartbeat of such aims, where anyone who is interested can gauge the ability and desire of the companies in this country and others. Does Korea have what it takes to become a dominant renewable energy player Is Asia going to take the lead in clean energy, causing the whole world to use obtuse terminology for such technology for decades to come These questions and more can be answered at either the PV Korea 2009 or Green Energy Expo 2009, or both. Come and have your curiosity satisfied.