innovationcollaboration
entrepreneurship
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Activities of Thuringian Solar Industry
Africa Re:Load
Workshop at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
29.-30. August 2011
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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New energy from Thuringia
www.solarinput.comwww.bauhaus-solar.com
www.bauhaus-solar-award.de
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Workshop | Weimar, 29. bis 30. August 2011
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