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Activities of Thuringian Solar Industry

Africa Re:Load

Workshop at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

29.-30. August 2011

Jana Liebe, Managing Director SolarInput Association

Global PV market up to 2010

USA; 2528

Thailand; 10 Taiwan; 22 South Korea; 655

Rest of the world; 1742

Japan; 3622

India; 102

China; 893 Canada; 200

Australia; 504

United Kingdom; 66

Spain; 3784

Slovakia; 145

Rest of the EU; 333Portugal; 130

Austria; 103

Belgium; 803

Bulgaria; 18

Czech Republic; 1953

France ; 1025

Germany; 17193

Greece; 206Italy; 3494

Global cumulative installed capacity share 2010 (MW)Source: European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) / SolarInput Association


Thuringia is part of Solarvalley Central Germany - the worldwide leading photovoltaic region

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Quelle: EuPD Research 08/2009

Suppliers

Industries

Distributors

Universities/Institutions

Ministries

In Thuringia:

• about 3.500 jobs in 2009 newly created in manufacturing and R+D

• additional 5.000 jobs in supplier industry

• 1 Bln.€ turnover in 2009

• Thuringia one Center of Solarvalley Germany:

- 8 worldwide operating solar companies

- 80 companies in this economic milieu

- 4 renowned research institutions with strong focus on PV

- 4 universities with PV- orientation


Solarcluster Thuringia

SolarInput

Network of solar industry, universities, research and education institutions and municipalities

Core competences

Cluster management

In Thuringia development of:- solar production location- solar research location- solar educational location - solar domestic market

Enterprises Researchinstitutions

Educationalinstitutions

Local authoritiesPublic institutions

associations

SolarInput ascommunication- andcooperation platform


International Congress-Series: Bauhaus.SOLAR

4. Congress: 8. – 9. November 2011 in Erfurt

Platform for solar industry, investors, architects, producers, developers, engineers, town planners

Topics

Architecture and solar construction

Energy efficency construction and redevelopment

Urban development and landscape architecture

Student award for solar architecture and solar design

www.bauhaus-solar.de


SolarInput Africa

• SolarInput is not active for now• SolarInput members: Solar companies

in South Africa (Distribution, project development)

German Solar Academy in Nairobi / Kenya (Background information on the planning, installation, operation and maintenance)

Projects with churches (Solar systems, information)

• EPIA (European Photovoltaic Industry Association) and DGS (International Solar Energy Society, German Section) Working groups / Projects: rural electrification (photovoltaics)

• SolarInput: interest in cooperation in specific projects with strong focus on PV / ST

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www.bauhaus-solar-award.de

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