Solar Power UK 2010 - Summary

Enabling the UK Solar Market for 2011

TheSolar Power UK Conference 2010, which will attract approximately 300 delegates, is the first official event of the Solar Power Group, the voice of the Solar Power industry in the UK. This comprehensive two-day conference and exhibition, to be held on October 18 and 19, follows on from the successful "Doing Solar Business in the UK" event held in Munich on June 8, where members of the UK solar industry and the international solar industry came together to discuss this burgeoning market.

The conference theme, "Enabling the UK solar market for 2011," will focus on challenges of supply, cost and the rapid growth in demand for solar in the UK. The consensus in Munich was that the UK market could reach 250MW installed in 2011 if managed correctly. Solar Power UK 2010 will be the first step in ensuring that all the major players in the UK market can come together as one industry to make sure that the 250MW target is achieved.

Conference speakers include Alan Whitehead MP, leader of the PRASEG initiative; Rob Jarman, director at the National Trust; Ray Noble of the Renewable Energy Association (REA); and Nigel Fox from National Grid  More than 20 speakers, from all areas of UK’s solar market, have also been confirmed.

The conference will focus on real projects that will generate more than 150MW of solar power generation in 2011. The crucial sessions will focus on understanding the complicated legal framework surrounding installations and the financing involved, as well as rounding up the current financial methodologies being pursued or enacted in the UK. The program will also directly educate surveyors, planners, local governments and public-private partnerships on the opportunities presented by PV adoption.

Topics Overview

• Focus on real projects that are approved and requiring industry support to realise. Showcasing of an ambitious social housing programme targeted at the implementation of 200,000 roofs and five individual 5MW solar parks.
• Promote direct discussion between government and industry to tackle some of the big questions: Will ROCS be replaced with an FiT for projects greater than 5MW? How can the industry self-police rogue traders to safeguard the reputation of the emerging industry?
• Engage with key market segments in the UK industry through their respective bodies, i.e. farmers, social housing, utilities, building integration, domestic installers, among others.
• Understand the complicated legal framework surrounding installations and the financing involved.
• Provide a round-up of the current financial methodologies being pursued or enacted in the UK.
• Directly educate surveyors, planners, local governments and public-private partnerships on the opportunities presented by PV adoption.

Target Audience

The Solar Power UK 2010 conference will attract 350-400 delegates involved in the PV industry throughout the world, but with an interest in the burgeoning UK market.

The target audience will consist of:

• Installers and integrators
• Electrical and civil engineers
• Property and project developers
• Housing associations and house builders
• Local authorities
• Manufacturers
• Financial institutions.

The Solar Power Group

The Solar Power Group uses the experience and skills of Photovoltaics International to deliver a comprehensive communications package to its members.

Conference Price

The 2-day conference delegate pass is priced at £695 per person.

(All prices are subject to VAT, if applicable)