Bright prospects for solar industry at Intersolar 2009

MUNICH, GERMANY: The world’s largest trade show for solar technology, Intersolar, has been an enormous success. The organizers were able to achieve their objectives, with approximately 60,000 visitors from over 150 nations visiting the show. In addition, over 2,000 participants attended the 22 conference events in Munich.

"Never before has Intersolar had more exhibitors, more visitors, more media representatives and more different nations represented. Given the difficult economic situation, we are especially pleased that Intersolar 2009 has turned out so successful. At the last provisional count here in Munich, we registered visitors from over 150 nations. The response has been truly overwhelming," says Markus Elsässer, Managing Director of Solar Promotion GmbH, one of the two organizers of Intersolar.

Klaus W. Seilnacht, CEO of Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe GmbH & Co. KG, and co-organizer of Intersolar, is also more than satisfied with the show: "Following on from the extremely successful opening in Munich in 2008, we are pleased to see such a significant year-on-year increase in levels of interest among exhibitors and visitors. This growth in international attendance, size, number of exhibitors and visitors gives us plenty of cause for optimism."

Exhibitors and visitors highly satisfied
In view of the approximately 60,000 visitors, the large number of innovations exhibited at the show and the 37 percent increase in exhibition space, visitors and exhibitors alike were more than satisfied with Intersolar 2009.

"We have exhibited at Intersolar right from the very beginning. We have followed the show from Pforzheim to Freiburg and now to Munich. The exhibition halls are fantastic, and the show is extremely well organized. We are very pleased with the large numbers of high-caliber visitors the show is able to attract, including a great many foreign visitors, who are very important to us," says Rudolf Pfeil, CEO of RESOL – Elektronische Regelungen GmbH.

"I find Intersolar a very fascinating solar show. It is the biggest solar show in the world and you can just feel the energy here," says Connie J. Duncan, Senior Manager of Applied Materials Inc.

"We are very pleased with the way the show has gone and the fact that visitors showed a great deal of interest in our booth, and especially our new exhibits. Intersolar is without doubt the world's leading trade show and, as such, is a must for anybody who wants to launch a new product on the market," says Christoph Panhuber, Head of the Solar Electronics Division of Fronius International GmbH.

The partners of the trade show are satisfied with the event as well. Heinz Kundert, President of the SEMI Europe PV Group, has appreciated the upbeat atmosphere at the show over the last few days: "You can feel that the interest in PV is extremely high and exhibitors are pleased."

The next Intersolar will take place in Munich from June 9 to 11, 2010.