SESSIONS/EVENTS

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Executive Forum
-Industry Leaders Discuss the Latest Trends in Photovoltaics-

As a keynote of PVJapan 2011, top executives from leading photovoltaic companies and organization will discuss th future prospet of PV industries. Executive officers from material supplier and cell/module manufacturers will speeche its market trend and their business strategies. The Tohoku rebuilding plan after the earthquake will be also discussed.

Program

Co-Chairs

Michio Kondo
Director, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Akira Izumi
Director, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)

Date

Mon., December 5, 2011

Time

14:00-17:00

Venue

International Conference Room, Int'l Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe

Registraion Fee

*5% Tax not included

*Presentation Materials are available by downloading

*Invitation to RE world fair VIP Reception is included.

Interpretation

Japanese-English Interpretation available

Registration

Agenda

14:00-14:05	Session Introduction

14:05-14:40	The Practical Use Method of the Renewable Energy in The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami Stricken Area Hideaki Izumi Energy section Chief, Resource Energy Environment Division, Energy Section Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Tohoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry In the local goverment body of various parts of Tohoku which suffered a great deal of damage in the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, a recovery program is formulated in general and keywords, such as "renewable energy", "local supply and local consumption of energy", and a "smart community", are incorporated in the most. In this lecture, the tendency and an advanced characteristic example , such as about resilient town planning against the disaster by introduction of renewable energy, the industrial development which utilized the energy from the ground are introduced.

14:40-15:15	GCL's Growth Strategy: Towards Solar Grid-Parity Through Technology Innovations Wu Liang, Vice President, SuZhou GCL Industrial Application R&D Institute CO.,Ltd

15:15-15:50	The Coming Era of Cost-Effective PV Dick Swanson President Emeritus SunPower Corp. As costs for PV systems continue to decline, we will be transitioning to a market with greatly reduced need for government incentives. Depending on market geography, this transition will happen in many locations and at various times over the next five years. At the same time, market growth rates will plateau as funds available for incentives no longer grow as dramatically as in the past. Thus the PV industry is entering a new phase that will require new thinking on the part of all stakeholders from manufacturers and installers to policy makers. This presentation will outline the challenges facing the industry as we transition to an incentive-free environment and take our place as a major source of renewable energy.

15:50-16:25	Changing Energy and Direction for PV industry Atsuhiko Hirano Senior Vice Predident, International sales, Domestic sales, and Saudi Arabia Project Solar Frontier K.K Expectations for renewable energies are on the rise throughout the global energy sector. In Japan, too, a new PV FiT scheme was recently introduced. If we are to achieve a reliable, economically-efficient smart energy system, then greater innovation in technology and more creative business models are needed. This presentation will discuss Solar Frontier’s strategy in the context of current and future global PV markets

16:25-17:00	Catalyzing Solar Energy Projects in Asia Seethapathy Chander Chair, Energy Committee Office of Information Systems and Technology Asian Development Bank Like any other emerging technology, solar energy technologies need to be introduced in a structured manner. Too fast an introduction can lead to sustainability issues and collapse while too slow an introduction will lead to costs not coming down and lack of interest amongst countries and stakeholders. Recognizing this, the Asian Development Bank has formulated a program called "Asia Solar Energy Initiative" that seeks to promote solar energy technologies through a combination of knowledge management, project preparation, and innovative financing. The program seeks to catalyze about 3,000MW of capacity by 2013 in a sustainable way. One of the key objectives of the ASEI is also to bring down the cost of solar powered electricity to levels comparable with costs of producing hydrocarbon based electricity.