The document advertises the 2nd Annual Thin Film Solar Summit U.S. conference happening on December 1-2, 2009 in San Francisco. It promotes the many benefits attendees will receive such as learning how to secure financing, reduce costs through new technologies and scaling up production, and identify the most promising market opportunities in thin-film solar. Experts from organizations like the DOE, First Solar, and Solyndra will present on various topics. Attendees can also network with over 250 other thin-film industry experts. The summit aims to provide attendees with the information and connections needed to strengthen their business and ensure success in the growing thin-film solar market.

1. ThE mOST ImPOrTanT ThIn-fIlm EvEnT In nOrTh amErIca ThIS yEar!
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December 1-2 2009, HoTel Nikko, SAN FrANciSco
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DOE
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John Bartlett
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• Top TipS for a-Si, cdTe and ciGS TecHnoLoGY: Find out
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Program
and roll-to-roll manufacturing
First Solar, • THin-fiLm coST cuT crackdown: Get the latest on cost
Benny Buller reducing capabilities of new technological advances and
Director of Device
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• How To Become a markeT Leader: Learn how to make
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Ovonic
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thin-film industry for sure. But hasn’t Here’s and critical finance issues that you need to address now! This is why it is crucial that you
it been for everybody? You believe
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1 By 2015, thin-film will account for 30% of with a clear cut roadmap to success!
the global PV market and grow to $14 billion,
according to a report by NanoMarket. Thin-film Secure finance by getting > No Money = No Project!
already holds a significant portion of total PV You don’t need us to tell you that the credit markets
advice directly from the
production, accumulating a 15% share in 2008. are tight right now. That’s why the Thin Film Summit
dOE and leading banks
will give you the inside track on how you can attract
2Over-supply in the PV market is expected to investment, how you can get your hands on some of
ease as demand recovers in 2010 and takes off
the $476m from the stimulus package and – best of
again in 2011 and beyond, according to a report
all - we’ll even have the DOE speaking to you about
published by DisplaySearch in August 2009.
the loan guarantee program, tax credits and future
3The European Photovoltaic Industry Association legislation!
(EPIA) expects 4GW of thin-film production
capacity to be operational in 2010, concentrated get the latest on cutting- > Critical Thin-Film Technology
in the regions of Europe, China, Taiwan, Japan and edge technology to Considerations You’ll be given the very latest
the USA, this figure will represent 20% of total PV help you stay ahead of (sales pitch free!) updates on a-Si, CdTe and CIGS,
module production – up from just 10% in 2007. ensuring that you leave with solutions to the technical
competition
challenges that are currently holding you back from
The numbers are solid - there is a very real, growing
more competitive levels of efficiency.
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Program Head of Global Sales and Marketing Program
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Uni-Solar, Subhendu Guha, Senior VP, SCHOTT Solar, (speaker confirmed, MIT-Fraunhofer, (speaker confirmed,
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film market can expect in the next 12 to 18 euPd research, Daniela Schrieber,
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months
nrel, Dr Harin Ullal, National Centre for Photovoltaics
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with falling silicon prices and take away Head of Global Sales and Marketing soloPower, Mustafa Pinarbasi, VP of Technology
best practice examples that you can apply XsunX, Robert Wendt, VP of Engineering
to your business winning the Thin-film vs crystalline
• Take lessons learned from the renewable battle cutting thin-film costs – How to get
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opportunities lie for your thin-film business
crystalline PV Moser Baer.
- The applications and regional markets
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opportunities do to prepare for the impact • Scaling up cost analysis - discover how much
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ascent solar, Farhad Moghadam, CEO
• More than just cost - Discover how you can equipment costs by scaling up your project
united solar ovonic, Subhendu Guha,
capitalize on certain niche applications and • Analyse the pros and cons of different processes
Senior VP, ECD & Chairman
other circumstances where thin-film has a major and techniques
Primestar solar, Brian Murphy, CEO advantage over crystalline technologies applied materials, Christopher Beitel, MD
ersol thin film, Christian Koitzsch, MD komax solar, Stefan Kaufmann,
solyndra, Kelly Truman, VP of Marketing and mIt-fraunhofer (speaker confirmed, Head PM & Technology
Business Development please see website for up to date info) moser baer, Rajeewa Arya, CEO
navigant consulting, Paula Mints, Principal
Analyst PV Services Program
The is not a vague or ill-defined agenda, it is the result of months of primary research and interviews
crucial thin-film materials update conducted with over 75 senior executives in the thin-film industry. We would like to express special
• Benefit from a comprehensive update on acknowledgement to our panel of experts who have really helped us zone into the core topics of
the current cost of all the various materials the agenda:
used to build thin-film cells deutsche bank, Stephen nanomarkets, Katherine navigant consulting,
• Tellurium and indium - Are we or aren’t we O’Rourke, Senior Analyst Derbyshire, Associate Analyst Paula Mints, Principal Analyst
going to run out of supply? soloPower, Homayoun Talieh, applied materials, Chris Beitel, PV Services
• Getting your materials for less - Hear about co-founder Managing Director united solar ovonic, Subhendu
the latest and most effective methods that heliovolt, Louay Eldada, lux research Inc, Ted Sullivan, Guha, Senior VP and Chairman
will help lower this significant portion of Chief Technology Officer Solar Program Leader sunPower, Doug Rose, Technology
your thin-film manufacturing costs sharp, Paul Wormser, Senior Abound, Mark Chen, Development Director
Techcet Group, Lita Shon-Roy, Director of Product Development Director of Marketing schott solar, Casey Gutowski,
Senior Managing Partner solar Power, Eric Hafter, President Air Products, Dave Tavianini, Director of Business Development
linde electronics, Anish Tolia, Head of Market isuppli, Stefan de Haan, Analyst PV Global Marketing Manager morgan stanley, Nick Allen,
Development, Americas solyndra, Kelly Truman, VP Senior Research Analyst
Komax, Stefan Kaufmann,
Manager PM & Technology Marketing and Business Development Techcet Group, Lita Shon-Roy,
linde electronics, Anish Tolia, Chief Editor and Senior
daystar technologies,
Market Development, Solar Managing Partner
Bret Adams
Oerlikon, Scott Graybeal, Head of euPd research, Daniela
Phoenix solar, Manfred Baechler,
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DAY 2 - WEDnESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2009
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manUfacTUrIng EffIcIEncy manUfacTUrIng & InSTallaTIOn
everything you need to know to secure
investment for your thin-film business amorphous-silicon: keeping the Think big: Your roadmap to get
Private funding: price low and staying competitive from mw to Gw
• Make your bank visit painless - Find out exactly If you don’t want to miss the market window,
• Evaluate the effectiveness of tandem
what your bank needs to hear to secure your loan it’s important to work toward mass production
junction technology as it achieves factory
including who backs up your warranty and how now.
acceptance and promises efficiency
liquid the warranty will need to be • Hear real-life lessons from those that are
improvements of up to 8%
• Equity investor checklist - Understand what they making the jump and take away top tips you
need to hear and how to meet their expectations • Hear first hand what innovations are
can apply to your plant and be on your way
coming from a-Si that will allow it to
• Get tips and insights from the CEO of Xunlight, who to become the next GW producer
continue competing against CdTe and CIGS
have successfully raised more than $40m of investment • From development to production – Hear
Public funding: • Ascertain how important panel size is when about ways to effectively scale up your
it comes to costs and efficiencies manufacturing facilities with the least
• DOE Loan Guarantee program - Get your up-to-the-
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see what kinds of projects are likely to qualify and signet solar, Rajeeva Lahri, CEO • Get an expert view to help you understand
why they will do so some of the challenges of scaling thin-film
• Hear the requirements for securing funding through The power and potential of cdTe technologies
the stimulus package - What you need to do to apply CdTe holds the lead in thin-film. Get an first solar, Benny Buller,
and how much the thin-film industry can expect to update on the latest developments on Director of Device Improvement
receive this efficient technology, see what the future nrel, Dr Harin Ullal, National Centre for
• Painless Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) - See holds and what you can do to maximize Photovoltaics
in advance the pitfalls that many companies run into CdTe’s potential signet solar, Rajeeva Lahri, CEO
when seeking PPAs • Take a look at what’s holding you back united solar ovonic, Subhendu Guha,
us department of energy, John Bartlett, from scaling up to the big-time benchmark Senior VP, ECD & Chairman
Financial Analyst, Solar Energy Technologies Program of 1GW and what you can do to meet and
Air Products, David Tavianini,
barclays capital, Vishal Shah, Senior Analyst, beat these technical challenges
PV Global Marketing Manager
Renewable Energy Solar • Understand the flexible manufacturing
Xunlight, Xunming Deng, CEO methods that are the true strength of real life thin-film field
CdTe and how you can leverage this to
Jane capital Partners, Neal Dikeman, Partner
your advantage
installation data
Investors favor crystalline PV since there
direct from the doe – Your questions • Find out how to build an efficient recycling
isn’t a lot of field data or predictive models
answered on upcoming legislations that program to prevent CdTe panels ending up
in a landfill and appeasing safety concerns on thin-film performance. Based on thin-film
will affect the thin-film industry on cadmium usage performance data that has been gathered from
Chadbourne & Parke LLP raises the questions you want the past 15 years, discover:
first solar, Benny Buller,
answered, leaving no stone unturned and shedding light Director of Device Improvement • What results thin-film modules are getting
on exactly how future legislation will affect your business and whether they are meeting or exceeding
Primestar solar, Brian Murphy, CEO
• Policies in the pipeline - Find out in-depth project expectations
abound solar, Russ Kanjorski,
information on what new legislation is on the horizon • Insightful data on yield potential and losses
VP of Marketing
that matters to thin-film of an actual thin-film PV system and how this
• Make sure your company is ready to act decisively feeds into site performance assessment and
improve operational efficiency and evaluation
to upcoming legislation. Hear how to prepare for
these changes and know how they will impact on commercialize your ciGS line • Whether predictive model performance is up
your business • Understand the challenges CIGS to scratch and whether the results provide an
us department of energy, John Bartlett, manufacturers face and how to beat accurate assessment of thin-film
Financial Analyst, Solar Energy Technologies Program them - Right from certifying CIGS plate schott solar (speaker confirmed, please see
chadbourne & Parke llP, Kenneth Hansen, Partner modules to shipping off the first batch website for up to date info)
• Get an insight into how to scale up
without compromising the composition capital cost ($/wp) vs Levelized
DoN’T GeT DiSTrAcTeD and microstructure that are vital to cost of electricity Lcoe ($/kwh)
bY NoTe-TAkiNG CIGS performance
• Understand why LCOE should be the metric
• Understand how standardized equipment of merit for evaluating thin-film technologies
make sure you sign up to receive post conference interfaces will increase yield and product
online access to the summit so you can share the • Understand the strategic thinking behind
quality
learning with your team. It includes: utilities’ purchasing decisions and find out
ascent solar, Farhad Moghadam, CEO exactly what you can do to make sure you
• omplete audio recordings of every session
C fit in seamlessly with what the market needs
• Complete set of presentations
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• imed program, attendee list, exhibitor and
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Below is a sample list of the more than 200 companies that attended our For information on who you could meet at the 2nd Thin Film Solar Summit US,
Thin Film Solar Summit USA in San Francisco last year. see the website at www.thinfilmtoday.com/us
3 Score Inc Corporation EuPD Research Heliovolt Corporation Mallinckrodt Baker
3S Industries USA Bystronic Glass Evans Analytical Group i2S LineScan Imaging MIT Fraunhofer Center for
ABB Robotics Caerus Systems Evident Technologies Iberdrola Ingenieria y Sustainable Energy Systems
Advanced Solar Photonics Capital Projects Finance Constriccion Mitsubishi International GmbH
Excico
Authority Imperbel MK Metalfoils USA
Aecom Fidelity Investments
CIS Solar Indium Corporation Morgan Stanley
Aeolus Renewable Energy Freeport McMoran
Private Clairvoyant Energy InnoLas
FTL Solar Moser Baer PhotoVoltaic
Air Liquide Electronics Dan Predpall Consulting Integrated Power
Fuji Electric Device Mugla University
Air Products Despatch Industries Technology America Intermolecular
NanoMarkets
AKT America Discovery Group FUJIFILM Medical Systems ISET
Nanosolar
Albemarle Dow Corning USA Isofoton
National Renewable Energy
Albiasa Corporation DPR Construction Gadir Solar Itochu Corporation
Laboratory
Alcatel Vacuum Products DuPont Company Gamesa Solar-9ren Jane Capital Partners
National Semiconductor
ALSTOM Power Systems Dynamic Materials Gilder Gagnon & Howe JSR Micro
Solar Magic
Amelio Solar Eastman Kodak Glaston Kappa
Navigant Consulting
Amideon Systems Electronic Materials Review Global Solar Energy Komax
NAZCA
Applied Materials ELMARCO Global Technology Holdings Lasertec
New Energy Finance
Arizona State University EM2 Associates GPEC Leybold Optics
ENN Solar Energy LGI NPCP
Arkema Graphic Laminating
Entrepreneur.com Lightwave Power NREL
ATMI Greenrock Capital
EPV Solar Linde Electronics NV Energy
Busch GreenTech Media
Ernst & Young LPKF SolarQuipment GmbH NY & Partners
Border Power Plant Working Hannon Armstrong
Group Ersol Solar Energy Harbison-Mahony-Higgins Lux Research Nyland
Business Engineering ESI Group Builders, Inc. M+W Zander Performance Roof Systems
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Last December, world beating thin-film companies gathered to hear
Ever find yourself asking from those leading the charge and delivering innovative solutions to
This summit will bring
these kind of questions? improve technology and commercialize thin-film in the solar industry together companies from
across the globe. right across the Thin Film
Where can I find new
customers for my thin-film
The 2nd Thin Film Solar Summit US offers an excellent range of sponsorship PV value chain.
and exhibition opportunities to suit every need and budget. Top thin-film
products and services?
executives from every area of the industry will come together to focus
Which emerging challenges tyPes of comPanIes:
their ongoing strategies on the most pressing technological and strategic
will offer my business lucrative issues facing the industry today. If you need our speakers and delegates as • PV technology • Installers and
opportunities going forward? partners or clients this event is a big opportunity for you to meet, greet and manufacturers of system
impress them in person. thin-film cells and integrators
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modules • Residential and
me to take my solutions
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