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  PV Balance of Systems
  Conference & Expo Europe                                                                                  sAVe up
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                                                                                                              June 10
   28-29 June, nHow Hotel, Berlin

Towards a PV market without subsidies:                                                        THe veRY BesT TeCHniCal
                                                                                                pv speaKeR line Up
Optimise your PV balance of systems and                                                       anYWHeRe in THe WORlD!
maximise efficiency for improved profit margins
• Finance and FiTs – With feed-in tariff uncertainty rife in europe, understand the
  impact that optimised balance of systems will have on your system efficiency and
  ultimate project longevity
• A-Z of components – From inverters to cables, mounting systems to trackers, get the
  low-down on how to make critical efficiency gains & reduce costs that will boost your
  profit margins
• Increasing voltage, increasing efficiency – as pv systems in europe head towards
  1500v, understand how inverters, cabling and other components will cope with
  increased voltage
• Installation cost-savers – Discover how ease of installation will improve your plants
  lCOe and understand the efficiency gains behind plug and play systems
• plant modelling and pV performance data – analyse the latest pv plant figures and
  gain valuable lessons for your project
• Optimising from beginning to end – Hear how current projects in europe and the Us
  are pioneering efficiency in projects from inception to operations and maintenance




6 reasons why you must attend this summit
1 Every aspect of PV balance of               4 150+ Conference & exhibition
  systems examined in detail                    attendees
2 Top PV BoS case studies sharing a           5 PV BoS solution focused exhibition
  wealth of knowledge & experience              area
3 30+ Expert speakers from                    6 Online eNetworker which will allow
  Europe’s leading MW plants                    you to contact fellow attendees pre
                                                and post event!


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    Extremely valuable in gaining an overall               The conference was a great format to start
 view of engineering and financial challenges          talking details about how we can truly reduce


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 applicable to optimizing PV BoS                       the overall cost of PV... a win-win opportunity
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        Open nOw to view the program, speaker line-up & much more!
Reduce costs and optimise output in your pv system
The European PV market –                        against this backdrop, it is more vital than        •	 System	design	considerations	that	reduce	
a changing industry                             ever that you harvest every kilowatt-hour              labour, wiring materials and overall costs
                                                possible from your plant. For this reason,          •	 Component	manufacturers	speak	on	
The european pv market is in a unique
                                                pv companies are increasingly focused                  product reliability, component combinations
and continuing state of flux, with 8 GW of
                                                on improving Balance of systems (Bos) -                and O&m support for your plant
new capacity installed in 2010 and much
                                                components that account for over 50% of total
more in planning and construction. German                                                           •	 How	intelligent	systems	can	give	you	
                                                system costs. The answer is clear - if you act
installations have set the record again with                                                           essential performance data and forecast
                                                now and improve your system’s Bos you will
3.9 GW in the first half of 2010 and a peak in                                                         power output failures
                                                sharpen your competitive edge and improve
June of 2.1 GW, and in total, Germany has
                                                your levelized Cost of energy (lCOe) in one         This conference drills down into component
reached 6.7 GW in 2010. italy installed 2.85 GW
                                                smart move.                                         selection & integration, optimal design,
in 2010 reaching a total of 7GW and the Czech
Republic gained huge momentum with 1.3GW.                                                           and O+m to an advanced technical level of
                                                  Balance of Systems – the                          detail – covering every major component and
The pv market benefited from favourable           differentiator at a critical time                 technology: inverter reliability & durability,
feed-in tariffs, plunging module prices and                                                         mounting, corner junction boxes, wiring
                                                  improving Bos involves evaluating your
rising efficiencies throughout the last few                                                         design, string level monitoring, inverter
                                                  system by looking at plant design, component
years and months and in italy alone, module                                                         monitoring, 1-axis & 2-axis trackers,
                                                  selection and integration and predicting how
prices dropped by 42.2% between the fourth                                                          grounding lugs, roof membranes and more.
                                                  every change will affect costs and overall
quarter of 2008 and third quarter of 2010.        output. it avoids the buy and try approach
                                                                                                    Your technical questions answered
                                                  to engineering. simply, when you focus on
With such great progress, the future should                                                         should you take a hit on initial costs and
                                                  Bos - your system’s life expectancy goes up.
be bright for pv, but confidence is plummeting                                                      shoot for for long-term efficiency, or keep
                                                  2011 will be a pivotal transition period in the
and support for the technology is shaken...                                                         initial costs low? are fixed tilt or 1-axis and
                                                  pv market where we move from a subsidy
                                                                                                    2-axis trackers the best option? How do you
                                                  driven market to a lCOe driven market, and
                                                                                                    reconcile projected vs actual performance?
From subsidy motivated to                         put simply, Bos is the critical key in order to
                                                                                                    all these questions and more are tackled at
                                                  do that.
LCOE driven - a revolution in                                                                       the pv Balance of systems Conference & expo
the PV industry                                   By factoring in overall plant efficiency the      giving you the case study examples and the
Despite fantastic technical advances, drastic     numbers show that cost cuts in Bos are not        technical facts and figures you need to make
cuts across european Feed-in Tariffs (FiTs)       necessarily the only option. Thousands of         smart Bos choices.
have hit the industry hard, and the pressure      engineering decisions like this go into the
shows no sign of easing. in fact, analysts have   development and operation of a pv plant -         Get balanced, efficient and
even suggested a ‘domino effect’…                 considering Bos at every step carves out the      profitable – get your ticket now!
                                                  efficiency gains that dictate profit margins.     The two days you spend at this event will be
With France’s subsidies slashed, the Czech        Whether it is poor component selection,           two of your best days in pv this year. every
Republic market severely limited and an           flawed plant layout, costly wire design or        session is focused on information that will
additional decrease of the German FiT by          badly executed O&m - inadequate Balance of        maximize your plant’s output (look over the
13% from January 2011, the industry expects       system engineering costs you time, money          page for the full agenda!). and with the ability
a stagnating market in 2011, resulting in         and output - this results in lost market share    to meet, arrange meetings and follow up with
increased price competition with low cost         and ugly balance sheets. Don’t let it happen      all the attendees through our networking
asian manufacturers. Despite promising            to you!                                           website you are guaranteed to make
markets like italy and emerging markets                                                             connections with some of pv’s finest minds!
                                                  This is why the pV Balance of systems
such as the U.K. coming to the fore,
                                                  Conference & expo features experts from
uncertainty in the market remains and
is directly impacting pv companies’ and
                                                  across the global pv industry who will share       Get your ticket now to the only
investors’ confidence of real return on
                                                  their Bos engineering experiences, best            event that will help you master
                                                  practice tips and strategies. in developing        BoS engineering and push your
investment. The result? pv projects are
                                                  this agenda we have conducted hundreds of          plant performance to the peak of
under threat!
                                                  hours of research to pinpoint the discussion
                                                                                                     its potential
substantial cost reductions throughout the        topics that will help you formulate a Balance
entire system are necessary in order to           of systems approach to tweak your plant into       Call +44 (0) 207 375 7575 or
compete on price, and FiT uncertainty will        a streamlined solar powerhouse. Here is a          email info@pv-insider.com
                                                  small taste of what you will learn at the show:
eliminate artificial demand structures that                                                          to book your ticket now –
have made many companies successful               •	 Case	studies	on	how	European	plants	have	       don’t delay!
despite inefficiencies across the system.            achieved optimal performance


     Call +44 (0) 207 375 7575 today or email heidi@pv-insider.com to reserve your place
leading european speaker line up

expert pv Bos speakers                               TOp neTWORKinG
        Javier abans iglesias
        Construction manager, 9rEN                   TOp inFORmaTiOn
                                                     The PV Balance of Systems Conference & Expo offers you
        Juan m. Fernández
                                                     the unique opportunity to get crucial technical information
        am pv plant performance, BP Solar
                                                     and invaluable face time with the people that matter. By
        Jorge Coello Rodríguez                       signing up for the conference today you will benefit from:
        pv Quality and R&D manager, Enertis
        David Wortmann
        Government affairs Germany, First Solar
                                                     1 Online Access To All Delegates
                                                           Message clients and new contacts, arrange
                                                           meetings and follow up after the event (great if you
                                                           lose that crucial business card!)
        Holger Tralls
        system Technology Team, Juwi
        stefan De Haans
                                                     2 25+ Expert Speakers
                                                           Expert speakers from Developers, EPCs and
                                                           Technology Providers, ready to pass on a wealth of
        senior analyst, iSuppli                            experience at this one-of-a-kind event
        Christian pho Duc
        vice president, Nanosolar                    3 All New BoS Business Groups
                                                           Break out sessions discussing how do you
                                                           implement engineering knowledge on ground mount
        Representative TBC                                 and roof mount systems from the conference back
        Leonardo Energy                                    to the office. So you can meet business objectives on
                                                           current and future projects
        anton naebauer
        Director R&D, Gehrlicher
        Representative TBC
                                                     4 PV Balance of Systems Solutions Expo
                                                           THE place to find solutions to your Balance of
                                                           System challenges and get the latest on EPC
        SunPower                                           strategies and technical solutions
        armin Fischer
        pv project Fulfilment, Bosch Solar Energy
        Dieter Riedel
                                                     5 Exclusive Networking Drinks Party
                                                           A great chance to network with your industry peers
                                                           in a relaxed environment
        Teamleader Technology & innovation,
        Phoenix Solar
        alexander Bischoff
        senior engineer pv-inverter Technology &
                                                      new For This event!
        innovation, Phoenix Solar                    Interactive working Group Discussion Focused
        Reza shaybani                                sessions on Ground Mount and Roof Mount Bos
        Chairman, British PhotoVoltaic Association
                                                     BoS costs include; initiation and origination; financing and
        Gonzalo Ruiz de angulo Gómez                 contracting; system design and procurement; permitting,
        project Finance energy, BBVA                 testing and inspecting; site preparation, installation and
                                                     testing; operation, monitoring and maintenance.
        Rosa Tarrago                                 But these issues are vastly different when considering
        project manager, KfW                         Ground Mounted or roof Mounted Systems, and you need
                                                     the know-how to be able to apply the best combination of
        valentin Hollain                             components to your PV system.
        senior scientist, Eurosolar                  This session will explore ways
                                                     to overcome these challenges,
        eduardo soria                                with input from top European
        Business Development and sales manager,      installers with real experience.
        Langely rinnovabili
        Tom skwarek                                  We´ve got significant interest in addition to this
        managing Director and Head: strategy         excellent line up of top speakers and we are adding
                                                     speakers to the program every day!
        solution, Swiss re
        Jing Tian,                                   FOr FurTHEr iNFOrMATiON
        Director of product Development, Nanosolar
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Get unique insight from international leading pv companies
The European PV market - is                        The installer & EPC perspective                  Power Electronics: inverters –
balance of systems a crucial                       •	 Hear	about	the	experiences	of	installers,	    This critical BoS topic will be covered
differentiator?                                       epCs and developers against changing          in-depth during 3 focused sessions:
•	 Get	the	latest	on	the	state	of	the	European	       module and Bos costs in the european          inverter costs: Budgeting for
   market and gain insight into Bos costs and         market, to understand how top companies       the right inverter
   development that will propel your project          have been tackling Bos issues in the last     •	 Detailed	look	at	the	balance	between	
   towards higher profit margins                      year                                             amount of inverters versus other costs –
•	 Understand	the	relationship	between	balance	    •	 What	are	the	quick	wins	for	your	project?	       learn how inverters can make a difference
   of system costs, module costs and the              Understand the elements of Bos                   to efficiency that will improve plant output
   efficiency of both. Find out how pv developers     optimisation that you can tackle today,       •	 What	are	the	available	solutions	and	
   are turning to balance of systems as a new         from inverter selection to wiring that will      suppliers that can help reduce your
   and innovative way to increase overall             boost your plant efficiency                      inverter cost and maximise plant yield?
   profit margins                                  •	 How	do	you	manage	your	supply	chain,	            match the right inverter solution to realise
stefan De Haans, senior analyst, isuppli              capacity planning and string planning            your project’s objective
                                                      to avoid costly surprises? ensuring you
                                                                                                    inverter reliability: protecting
                                                      protect your bottom line!
Country Focus – Feed-in Tariffs and                                                                 your plant output
                                                   anton naebauer, Director R&D, Gehrlicher
costs, the impact of a market in flux                                                               •	 Understand	how	manufacturers	prepare	
                                                   armin Fischer, pv project Fulfilment,               for inverter failure - What does the long
•	 An	in-focus	look	at	European	markets	for	       Bosch solar energy
   pv - including italy, Germany, spain, France                                                        term cost and loss in efficiency look like
                                                   Dieter Riedel, Team leader Technology &             and how does this affect your overall
   and the UK, where representatives from each
                                                   innovation, phoenix solar                           Bos?
   will give a full run-down of the incentives and
   challenges faced                                                                                 •	 Get	to	grips	with	the	service	agreements	
                                                   investment opportunities in PV                      available to ensure your plant secures
•	 Understand	how	changes	in	incentive	and	
   regulatory structures will impact your cost     and the importance of BoS in                        every kwh of energy that guarantees
   framework and what you need to do in order securing project finance                                 higher harvested power to electricity
   to be price competitive in these markets        •	 Hear	from	banks	and	VCs	on	the	                  production ratios
•	 Hear	a	run-down	on	the	incentive	changes		         importance of ROi and what they consider      •	 Fail	to	prepare,	prepare	to	fail,	be	ready	
   and role the Bos industry needs to play in         before investing in a project, including         for success – Gain insight into inverter
   developing technical advancements to meet          capacity for Bos cost reduction and              degradation and it’s Bos impact, so you
   these new market challenges                        efficiency enhancement                           can prevent failure and protect against
•	 Assess		the	impact	of	falling	module	prices	    •	 Understand	how	BoS	can	be	the	                   costly downtime
   and the impact this has had on system costs        differentiator between securing and losing    alexander Bischoff, senior engineer
   covered by Bos                                     investment, especially with module costs      pv-inverter Technology & innovation,
                                                      splintering across the market                 phoenix solar
Germany Representative: David Wortmann,
Government affairs Germany, First solar            •	 Uncover	the	data	banks	are	looking	for	on	    inverter design: maximising DC output
UK Representative: Reza shaybani,                     the Bos part of your project before they      •	 How	do	you	balance	the	risk	factor	and	
British photovoltaic Association                      invest                                           economies of scale argument when
europe Representative: valentin Hollain,           Gonzalo Ruiz de angulo Gómez,                       deciding between distributed inverters
senior scientist, eurosolar                        project Finance energy, BBVA                        or one large inverter? Hear the experts
Tom skwarek, managing Director and Head:           Rosa Tarrago, project manager, Kfw                  opinion on the best strategy on cost and
strategy solution, swiss Re                                                                            efficiency
                                                    a-Z of components, selection,                   •	 Discover	new	generation	inverters	and	
Focus on your rOi – is BoS the key                                                                     how they can provide power harvesting
                                                    efficiency and cost                                and management solutions for utility
to LCOE and can risk ever
                                                                                                       scale solar plants
be eliminated?                                     Cabling design & material
                                                                                                    moderator: eduardo soria, Business
•	 What	are	the	potential	cost	and	LCOE	issues	    choices                                          Development and sales manager,
   when pv systems aren’t reliable? Find out the •	 Is	reducing	costs	the	best	solution?	          Langely Rinnovabili
   risks involved so you are better equipped with    Copper or aluminium? short term yield or
   a plan to address these pricey situations         long term profit? Hear how improvements Storage: Driving towards PV
•	 Figure	out	the	best	method	to	calculate	the	      in efficiency will in fact increase your
                                                     lCOe and how to find a balance between
                                                                                                 dispatchable power?
   most accurate lCOe – what values should
   be used to provide the most accurate              cost and efficiency                         •	 Get	the	latest	on	batteries,	discover	
   cost:profit ratio                              •	 Find	out	the	best	way	to	secure	a	durable	     new innovations and designs such as
                                                     wiring system and guard against                compressed air storage and get the latest
Representative TBC, IpsOL energy
                                                     unexpected surges that could destroy           on why storage is becoming a crucial part of
                                                     equipment and impact your yield                Bos
                                                  •	 Evaluate	the	role	of	corner	junction	boxes	 •	 Where	to	store?	Evaluating	the	up’s	and	
                                                     and how they can limit the amount of wire      down’s of putting in storage capacity on the
                                                     needed to connect to modules and lower         aC side or DC side
                                                     your labour and material cost               valentin Hollain, senior scientist, eurosolar


                              Reserve your place today +44 207 375 7575
more information, more dialogue, more debate
Mounting systems: Tracker                          •	 Calculate	the	differences	between	roof	and	    Modelling: Testing reliability &
solutions and rOi                                     ground mount systems in the Bos when it        predicting downtime
                                                      comes to losses, costs, technical challenges
•	 Assess	1-axis	and	2-axis	trackers	–	find	          and investment capacity                        •	 Gain	critical	pre	construction	reliability	
   out the real value gained from small                                                                 prediction to evaluate design feasibility,
   improvements in sunlight uptake that will       Jorge Coello Rodríguez, pv Quality and R&D           compare design alternatives, identify
   make the crucial difference to your lCOe        manager, enertis                                     potential failure areas, trade-off system
•	 Tracker	reliability	vs	static	mounting	,	get	                                                        design factors and track reliability
                                                                                                        improvement
   data from the experts with mWs experience       Balance of systems – Bringing
   that will help you make the best design                                                           •	 Post	construction	reliability	tools	that	
   decisions                                       all components together for                          will provide you warranty data analysis &
•	 When	does	disturbed	make	sense?	Get	            optimum performance                                  degradation data analysis that will preempt
   a full run down on how to assess the                                                                 decreased efficiency or system failure
   tracking capacity of your installation based    EPC & installer Case Studies:                     Representative TBC, IpsOL energy
   on module size, location and production         Optimising BoS through plant layout
                                                                                                     O&M and system monitoring
                                                   •	 Save	money	from	start	to	finish	and	get	real	
Mounting systems: Easing                              data on how to save money from labour         •	 Develop	a	strategy	that	will	enable	you	
installation                                          to wiring, modelling to O&m, to accurately       to monitor multiple sites (distributed and
                                                      predict the bottom line for your project         utility) so that you can compare data &
•	 Is	plug	and	play	imminent?	Hear	about	the	
                                                                                                       quickly attend to weaker plants in your
   advancements made in 2011 that promise          •	 Get	the	behind	the	scenes	perspective	from	
                                                                                                       portfolio
   to improve ease of installation and reduce         leading pv plants, find out if the plants
                                                      deliver the expected output and the steps     •	 Find	out	how	to	keep	your	optimally	
   material cost against labour cost
                                                      you need to take to emulate their success        designed plant optimally running and
•	 Prevent	catastrophic	failure	and	minimize	                                                          maintain the output your investors are
   downtime on ground & roof mount systems         •	 From	design	board	to	digging	in	the	ground:	
                                                                                                       expecting to see
   by learning the ways to protect against            arm yourself with lessons learned when
                                                      constructing a perfectly optimised system     •	 Balancing	so	many	components	requires	
   unforeseen circumstances such as leakage
                                                                                                       an intelligent system - hear about the
   on roofs, or wind loading on the ground         Juan m. Fernández, am pv plant performance,
                                                                                                       solutions available that include inverter
                                                   Bp solar
•	 Take	a	detailed	look	at	the	strength	&	                                                             communication and per module monitoring
   weight of foundation, and frame structures      Javier abans iglesias, Construction manager,
                                                                                                       that enable you to speedily troubleshoot the
   to provide economical long term plant           9Ren
                                                                                                       pv array
   performance                                                                                      Representative TBC, sunpower
                                                   Working with EPCs
Manufacturing with BoS in mind –                   •	 Procurement,	construction,	installation	–	     interactive roundtables
the manufacturer’s perspective:                       how do epCs work for you and how can you
                                                      tap into their knowledge?                       BoS for Ground Mounted
•	 Get	the	latest	on	how	module	
   manufacturers can integrate Bos
                                                   •	 Geographical	challenges	–	what	will	a	          Systems
                                                      local epC know that you don’t, and what         special considerations for Ground
   considerations from day one of module
                                                      considerations do you need to account for in    Mounted BOs
   design to manufacturing
                                                      terms of regulation
•	 Discover	simple,	cost	efficient	processes	of	                                                      Case scenarios include:
                                                   eduardo soria, Business Development and
   manufacturing and installation that can be                                                         •	 The	best	O+M	strategy	for	large	scale	
                                                   sales manager, Langely Rinnovabili
   implemented from the beginning of your                                                                plants
   project and significantly impact total energy                                                      •	 The	geotechnical	nature	of	varying	plant	
                                                   Standards: Enhancing Component
   production                                                                                            locations and configuring an optimal
                                                   Performance
•	 Benefit	from	hearing		manufacturers	                                                                  plant layout
   analyse the combined efficiency of both         •	 Comprehensive	look	at	the	European	
                                                                                                      •	 Strategies	to	manage	a	supply	chain,	
   the panel & Bos considerations necessary           product standards: industry leaders discuss
                                                                                                         and avoid the common costly challenges
   to fit the appropriate size of project, from       how and when this will be expanded so you
   small to utility scale                             are equipped with Bos components that
                                                      boost plant performance                         BoS for roof Mounted Systems
Christian pho Duc, vice president, nanosolar                                                          special considerations for Roof
                                                   •	 Global	PV	growth	means	you	need	to	
                                                      understand how eU components fit with           Mounting systems BOs
Case study: Assessing plants from                     global pv installations and will ensure the     Case scenarios include:
the BoS angle from 5MW to 20MW                        same efficiency gains                           •	 Designs	that	will	maximise	the	amount	
– characteristics of size                          •	 Find	out	the	steps	you	need	to	take	to	            of modules possible in square area
•	 Hear	from	operators	of	5,	10	and	20	MW	            ensure your Bos components are up to            •	 How	do	you	upgrade	an	existing	building	
   plants and understand how size affects             scratch and complementing the whole                and retrofit with ease and in budget?
   Bos gains and losses                               system
                                                                                                      •	 Strategies		and	solutions	that	will	protect	
•	 Assess	cabling	and	inverter	needs	for	          Representative TBC, Leonardo energy                   the roof and maintain the expected plant
   varying sizes of systems and work out the       Holger Tralls, system Technology Team, Juwi           output
   optimum size for your plant



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                              on pv Balance of system engineering

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previous events:                                                        We believe that the next frontier in the PV
For more information on who you will meet at the pv Balance
                                                                     industry is going to be optimization of the
of systems Conference & expo please visit                            existing technologies. This agenda is looking

                                                                                                                    ”
www.pv-insider.com/bos We will keep an updated                       at the right pieces of the equation.
list of the companies that are already registered to attend.
                                                                                                                   pv powered
aBB Robotics           enphase                 milco Constructors
abengoa solar          enXco                   mitsubishi            Our events have proven extremely successful and every
acciona solar power    eaton Coropration       international
                                                                     year we outgrow previous venues. We have learnt that
aCs Cobra              ernst & Young           moser Baer
                                               photovoltaic          it´s not all about size, but quality & selection is even more
air liquide            ersol                                         important! That is why as a potential sponsor or exhibitor
electronics                                    nRel
                       First solar
air products                                   pacific Gas and       you will need to pass a relevance test.
                       Florida power &         electric Company
albiasa Corporation    light                                         This ensures that our delegates get the most value from the
                                               patriot solar Group
alsTOm power           Fottowatio                                    event and that our limited sponsors and exhibitors really
systems                Renewable ventures      pG&e
                                               phoenix solar         get the attention and the business they seek. every sponsor
applied materials      FTl solar
                                               pike energy           and exhibitor campaign will be customized to meet your
Boeing                 Fuji electric Device
                       Technology america      solutions             specific objectives so call James Brown today on
Bosch Rexroth
                       German aerospace        pv powered            +44 (0) 207 375 7551 to discuss your best options.
Bp alternative
energy                 Center                  Rosendin electric
                                                                     sponsoring, exhibiting or advertising with us is one of the
Builders, inc.         Google                  sandia national
                                               labs                  best and most cost effective ways to prospect, generate
Busch                  Granite Construction
                       Company                 satcon                interest and move companies through your pipeline to
Caerus systems
                       Harbison-mahony-        sharp solar           ultimately make deals. it gives you a unique and valuable
Chevron energy         Higgins
solutions                                      siemens               opportunity to build relationships and imprint your
                       Heliovolt Corporation   sma                   company name on the summit attendees and all of the
Cis solar
                       i2s linescan            southern California   40,000+ industry contacts we’ll be promoting to for the
Clairvoyant energy     imaging                 edison                next 14 weeks.
Department of          iberdrola
energy                                         sunedison
                       ingeateam               sunpower              if your company is looking to be one of the leaders in the
Dow Corning
                       linde electronics       sunTech               pv Balance of systems space then call today for more
DpR Construction
                       lpKF                    Tessera solar         information on exactly how we can help you.
Dupont Company         solarQuipment
em2 associates         GmbH                    Tigo
eiQ energy             lux Research            Unirac                FOR mORe inFORmaTiOn COnTaCT:
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                                                                     Business Development - Europe

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Towards a PV market without subsidies:                                                        THe veRY BesT TeCHniCal
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Optimise your PV balance of systems and                                                       anYWHeRe in THe WORlD!
maximise efficiency for improved profit margins
• Finance and FiTs – With feed-in tariff uncertainty rife in europe, understand the
  impact that optimised balance of systems will have on your system efficiency and
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• A-Z of components – From inverters to cables, mounting systems to trackers, get the
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  profit margins
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  1500v, understand how inverters, cabling and other components will cope with
  increased voltage
• Installation cost-savers – Discover how ease of installation will improve your plants
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  gain valuable lessons for your project
• Optimising from beginning to end – Hear how current projects in europe and the Us
  are pioneering efficiency in projects from inception to operations and maintenance




6 reasons why you must attend this summit
1 Every aspect of PV balance of               4 150+ Conference & exhibition
  systems examined in detail                    attendees
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  wealth of knowledge & experience              area
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  Europe’s leading MW plants                    you to contact fellow attendees pre
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  • 2. Reduce costs and optimise output in your pv system The European PV market – against this backdrop, it is more vital than • System design considerations that reduce a changing industry ever that you harvest every kilowatt-hour labour, wiring materials and overall costs possible from your plant. For this reason, • Component manufacturers speak on The european pv market is in a unique pv companies are increasingly focused product reliability, component combinations and continuing state of flux, with 8 GW of on improving Balance of systems (Bos) - and O&m support for your plant new capacity installed in 2010 and much components that account for over 50% of total more in planning and construction. German • How intelligent systems can give you system costs. 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  • 3. leading european speaker line up expert pv Bos speakers TOp neTWORKinG Javier abans iglesias Construction manager, 9rEN TOp inFORmaTiOn The PV Balance of Systems Conference & Expo offers you Juan m. Fernández the unique opportunity to get crucial technical information am pv plant performance, BP Solar and invaluable face time with the people that matter. By Jorge Coello Rodríguez signing up for the conference today you will benefit from: pv Quality and R&D manager, Enertis David Wortmann Government affairs Germany, First Solar 1 Online Access To All Delegates Message clients and new contacts, arrange meetings and follow up after the event (great if you lose that crucial business card!) Holger Tralls system Technology Team, Juwi stefan De Haans 2 25+ Expert Speakers Expert speakers from Developers, EPCs and Technology Providers, ready to pass on a wealth of senior analyst, iSuppli experience at this one-of-a-kind event Christian pho Duc vice president, Nanosolar 3 All New BoS Business Groups Break out sessions discussing how do you implement engineering knowledge on ground mount Representative TBC and roof mount systems from the conference back Leonardo Energy to the office. So you can meet business objectives on current and future projects anton naebauer Director R&D, Gehrlicher Representative TBC 4 PV Balance of Systems Solutions Expo THE place to find solutions to your Balance of System challenges and get the latest on EPC SunPower strategies and technical solutions armin Fischer pv project Fulfilment, Bosch Solar Energy Dieter Riedel 5 Exclusive Networking Drinks Party A great chance to network with your industry peers in a relaxed environment Teamleader Technology & innovation, Phoenix Solar alexander Bischoff senior engineer pv-inverter Technology & new For This event! innovation, Phoenix Solar Interactive working Group Discussion Focused Reza shaybani sessions on Ground Mount and Roof Mount Bos Chairman, British PhotoVoltaic Association BoS costs include; initiation and origination; financing and Gonzalo Ruiz de angulo Gómez contracting; system design and procurement; permitting, project Finance energy, BBVA testing and inspecting; site preparation, installation and testing; operation, monitoring and maintenance. Rosa Tarrago But these issues are vastly different when considering project manager, KfW Ground Mounted or roof Mounted Systems, and you need the know-how to be able to apply the best combination of valentin Hollain components to your PV system. senior scientist, Eurosolar This session will explore ways to overcome these challenges, eduardo soria with input from top European Business Development and sales manager, installers with real experience. Langely rinnovabili Tom skwarek We´ve got significant interest in addition to this managing Director and Head: strategy excellent line up of top speakers and we are adding speakers to the program every day! solution, Swiss re Jing Tian, FOr FurTHEr iNFOrMATiON Director of product Development, Nanosolar CHECK www.pv-insider.com/bos Reserve Your place Today - www.pv-insider.com/bos
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Get unique insight from international leading pv companies The European PV market - is The installer & EPC perspective Power Electronics: inverters – balance of systems a crucial • Hear about the experiences of installers, This critical BoS topic will be covered differentiator? epCs and developers against changing in-depth during 3 focused sessions: • Get the latest on the state of the European module and Bos costs in the european inverter costs: Budgeting for market and gain insight into Bos costs and market, to understand how top companies the right inverter development that will propel your project have been tackling Bos issues in the last • Detailed look at the balance between towards higher profit margins year amount of inverters versus other costs – • Understand the relationship between balance • What are the quick wins for your project? learn how inverters can make a difference of system costs, module costs and the Understand the elements of Bos to efficiency that will improve plant output efficiency of both. Find out how pv developers optimisation that you can tackle today, • What are the available solutions and are turning to balance of systems as a new from inverter selection to wiring that will suppliers that can help reduce your and innovative way to increase overall boost your plant efficiency inverter cost and maximise plant yield? profit margins • How do you manage your supply chain, match the right inverter solution to realise stefan De Haans, senior analyst, isuppli capacity planning and string planning your project’s objective to avoid costly surprises? ensuring you inverter reliability: protecting protect your bottom line! Country Focus – Feed-in Tariffs and your plant output anton naebauer, Director R&D, Gehrlicher costs, the impact of a market in flux • Understand how manufacturers prepare armin Fischer, pv project Fulfilment, for inverter failure - What does the long • An in-focus look at European markets for Bosch solar energy pv - including italy, Germany, spain, France term cost and loss in efficiency look like Dieter Riedel, Team leader Technology & and how does this affect your overall and the UK, where representatives from each innovation, phoenix solar Bos? will give a full run-down of the incentives and challenges faced • Get to grips with the service agreements investment opportunities in PV available to ensure your plant secures • Understand how changes in incentive and regulatory structures will impact your cost and the importance of BoS in every kwh of energy that guarantees framework and what you need to do in order securing project finance higher harvested power to electricity to be price competitive in these markets • Hear from banks and VCs on the production ratios • Hear a run-down on the incentive changes importance of ROi and what they consider • Fail to prepare, prepare to fail, be ready and role the Bos industry needs to play in before investing in a project, including for success – Gain insight into inverter developing technical advancements to meet capacity for Bos cost reduction and degradation and it’s Bos impact, so you these new market challenges efficiency enhancement can prevent failure and protect against • Assess the impact of falling module prices • Understand how BoS can be the costly downtime and the impact this has had on system costs differentiator between securing and losing alexander Bischoff, senior engineer covered by Bos investment, especially with module costs pv-inverter Technology & innovation, splintering across the market phoenix solar Germany Representative: David Wortmann, Government affairs Germany, First solar • Uncover the data banks are looking for on inverter design: maximising DC output UK Representative: Reza shaybani, the Bos part of your project before they • How do you balance the risk factor and British photovoltaic Association invest economies of scale argument when europe Representative: valentin Hollain, Gonzalo Ruiz de angulo Gómez, deciding between distributed inverters senior scientist, eurosolar project Finance energy, BBVA or one large inverter? Hear the experts Tom skwarek, managing Director and Head: Rosa Tarrago, project manager, Kfw opinion on the best strategy on cost and strategy solution, swiss Re efficiency a-Z of components, selection, • Discover new generation inverters and Focus on your rOi – is BoS the key how they can provide power harvesting efficiency and cost and management solutions for utility to LCOE and can risk ever scale solar plants be eliminated? Cabling design & material moderator: eduardo soria, Business • What are the potential cost and LCOE issues choices Development and sales manager, when pv systems aren’t reliable? Find out the • Is reducing costs the best solution? Langely Rinnovabili risks involved so you are better equipped with Copper or aluminium? short term yield or a plan to address these pricey situations long term profit? Hear how improvements Storage: Driving towards PV • Figure out the best method to calculate the in efficiency will in fact increase your lCOe and how to find a balance between dispatchable power? most accurate lCOe – what values should be used to provide the most accurate cost and efficiency • Get the latest on batteries, discover cost:profit ratio • Find out the best way to secure a durable new innovations and designs such as wiring system and guard against compressed air storage and get the latest Representative TBC, IpsOL energy unexpected surges that could destroy on why storage is becoming a crucial part of equipment and impact your yield Bos • Evaluate the role of corner junction boxes • Where to store? Evaluating the up’s and and how they can limit the amount of wire down’s of putting in storage capacity on the needed to connect to modules and lower aC side or DC side your labour and material cost valentin Hollain, senior scientist, eurosolar Reserve your place today +44 207 375 7575
  • 5. more information, more dialogue, more debate Mounting systems: Tracker • Calculate the differences between roof and Modelling: Testing reliability & solutions and rOi ground mount systems in the Bos when it predicting downtime comes to losses, costs, technical challenges • Assess 1-axis and 2-axis trackers – find and investment capacity • Gain critical pre construction reliability out the real value gained from small prediction to evaluate design feasibility, improvements in sunlight uptake that will Jorge Coello Rodríguez, pv Quality and R&D compare design alternatives, identify make the crucial difference to your lCOe manager, enertis potential failure areas, trade-off system • Tracker reliability vs static mounting , get design factors and track reliability improvement data from the experts with mWs experience Balance of systems – Bringing that will help you make the best design • Post construction reliability tools that decisions all components together for will provide you warranty data analysis & • When does disturbed make sense? Get optimum performance degradation data analysis that will preempt a full run down on how to assess the decreased efficiency or system failure tracking capacity of your installation based EPC & installer Case Studies: Representative TBC, IpsOL energy on module size, location and production Optimising BoS through plant layout O&M and system monitoring • Save money from start to finish and get real Mounting systems: Easing data on how to save money from labour • Develop a strategy that will enable you installation to wiring, modelling to O&m, to accurately to monitor multiple sites (distributed and predict the bottom line for your project utility) so that you can compare data & • Is plug and play imminent? Hear about the quickly attend to weaker plants in your advancements made in 2011 that promise • Get the behind the scenes perspective from portfolio to improve ease of installation and reduce leading pv plants, find out if the plants deliver the expected output and the steps • Find out how to keep your optimally material cost against labour cost you need to take to emulate their success designed plant optimally running and • Prevent catastrophic failure and minimize maintain the output your investors are downtime on ground & roof mount systems • From design board to digging in the ground: expecting to see by learning the ways to protect against arm yourself with lessons learned when constructing a perfectly optimised system • Balancing so many components requires unforeseen circumstances such as leakage an intelligent system - hear about the on roofs, or wind loading on the ground Juan m. Fernández, am pv plant performance, solutions available that include inverter Bp solar • Take a detailed look at the strength & communication and per module monitoring weight of foundation, and frame structures Javier abans iglesias, Construction manager, that enable you to speedily troubleshoot the to provide economical long term plant 9Ren pv array performance Representative TBC, sunpower Working with EPCs Manufacturing with BoS in mind – • Procurement, construction, installation – interactive roundtables the manufacturer’s perspective: how do epCs work for you and how can you tap into their knowledge? BoS for Ground Mounted • Get the latest on how module manufacturers can integrate Bos • Geographical challenges – what will a Systems local epC know that you don’t, and what special considerations for Ground considerations from day one of module considerations do you need to account for in Mounted BOs design to manufacturing terms of regulation • Discover simple, cost efficient processes of Case scenarios include: eduardo soria, Business Development and manufacturing and installation that can be • The best O+M strategy for large scale sales manager, Langely Rinnovabili implemented from the beginning of your plants project and significantly impact total energy • The geotechnical nature of varying plant Standards: Enhancing Component production locations and configuring an optimal Performance • Benefit from hearing manufacturers plant layout analyse the combined efficiency of both • Comprehensive look at the European • Strategies to manage a supply chain, the panel & Bos considerations necessary product standards: industry leaders discuss and avoid the common costly challenges to fit the appropriate size of project, from how and when this will be expanded so you small to utility scale are equipped with Bos components that boost plant performance BoS for roof Mounted Systems Christian pho Duc, vice president, nanosolar special considerations for Roof • Global PV growth means you need to understand how eU components fit with Mounting systems BOs Case study: Assessing plants from global pv installations and will ensure the Case scenarios include: the BoS angle from 5MW to 20MW same efficiency gains • Designs that will maximise the amount – characteristics of size • Find out the steps you need to take to of modules possible in square area • Hear from operators of 5, 10 and 20 MW ensure your Bos components are up to • How do you upgrade an existing building plants and understand how size affects scratch and complementing the whole and retrofit with ease and in budget? Bos gains and losses system • Strategies and solutions that will protect • Assess cabling and inverter needs for Representative TBC, Leonardo energy the roof and maintain the expected plant varying sizes of systems and work out the Holger Tralls, system Technology Team, Juwi output optimum size for your plant Check out the latest program updates on www.pv-insider.com/bos
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