SPI 2010 (Solar Power International) opened yesterday at the LA Convention Center. So far it's getting good reviews and lots of news and announcements are being made at the show.
In the Opening General Session yesterday, Rhone Resch, President an CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association noted many of the milestones of late: permitting of large-scale solar on federal lands, solar on the White House, a Chinese manufacturer (Suntech) builds a new manufacturing plant in the US and so on. But he took it a few steps further. “I am also happy to report that solar energy is now the fastest growing energy source in the United States. During a recession. With 10% unemployment. Solar is rocking!”
There are nearly 30,000 attendees at this year’s SPI and the number of exhibitors jumped from 925 last year to 1100 at SPI 2010. The LA Convention Centre is so big (@77600 square metres) thatSchneider Electric gave the press pedometers to track their footsteps. And, yes, while it is a US focused show, it is by no means US only. Visitors are said to have come from 90 countries, and the exhibitor list is equally diverse. We applaud the show organizers for a job well done.
Click on the link to get a rundown of the first day written by Anne Fischer of Solar Novus.
Lots of good stuff so stay tuned and I'll pass on relevant things to you.
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Thanks for reading,
Jill Olsen
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