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	<title>The Solar Future &#124; Countdown to gridparity &#124; Solar energy conference &#124; 26 May 2009, Munich, Germany</title>
	<link>http://events.solarplaza.com/thesolarfuture</link>
	<description>Strategy conference on solar energy</description>
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		<title>Solar energy newsletter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Solar energy pv newsletter:
www.solarplaza.com/solarenergy/newsletter
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		<link>http://events.solarplaza.com/thesolarfuture/2009/06/solar-energy-newsletter/</link>
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		<title>Interview: Lynn Sha, General Manager, QS Solar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Compared with 2008, do you expect growth in the global market volume of newly installed PV power in 2009? 

No, I do not expect such growth.
What will QS Solar be able to achieve in 2009? 
Our company will be able to:
 - Increase our capacity to 235MW
 - Lower the costs in order to achieve a sales [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://events.solarplaza.com/thesolarfuture/2009/05/interview-lynn-sha-general-manager-qs-solar/</link>
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		<title>Bruce Sohn, President of First Solar to Present at Solarplaza&#8217;s solar energy CEO and expert Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR), manufacturer of solar modules with an advanced thin film semiconductor process that significantly lowers solar electricity costs, will be represented by its President, Bruce Sohn, at the CEO and expert conference organized by Solarplaza one day prior to Intersolar. At the conference, Mr. Sohn will present the module roadmap to grid [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://events.solarplaza.com/thesolarfuture/2009/05/bruce-sohn-president-first-solar/</link>
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		<title>Interview: David Rubin Chairman Board of Directors Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) and Director at PG&amp;E</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The decrease in PV prices currently being witnessed, both on products and performance contracts, is welcome news to potential U.S. utility buyers,&#8221; said David Rubin, Board Chairman of the Solar Electric Power Association. &#8220;And increased utility interest in solar is important to the PV industry, especially at this time when the global economic situation is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://events.solarplaza.com/thesolarfuture/2009/05/interview-david-rubin-chairman-sepa/</link>
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		<title>From Zero to Multi-billion Dollar Solar Company in Under a Decade</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The world&#8217;s two most successful solar entrepreneurs have grown their companies from zero to global market leaders in less than eight years. Dr Anton Milner, one of the founders of Q-Cells, has built up the German company into the biggest solar cell manufacturer in the world today. Dr Zhengrong Shi, founder and CEO of China&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://events.solarplaza.com/thesolarfuture/2009/05/q-cells-growth/</link>
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		<title>The Solar Future will be Thin-film Oriented</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week Q-Cells, the world&#8217;s biggest manufacturer of crystalline silicon solar cells, announced the merger of its subsidiary Sontor with Sunfilm AG to become the leading manufacturer of silicon-based thin-film modules in the world. Over the last few years, the German company has invested in several thin-film technologies through separate ventures. Why would the world&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://events.solarplaza.com/thesolarfuture/2009/05/the-solar-future-will-be-thin-film-oriented/</link>
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		<title>Dutch entrepreneurs warm to solar energy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to solar energy, Dutch entrepreneurs are successful all over the world. This was evident at The Solar Future in Rotterdam, the biggest solar energy conference ever held in the Netherlands. Here, with over 250 participants, it also emerged that a large group of new entrepreneurs are ready to invest in solar energy. Conspicuous [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://events.solarplaza.com/thesolarfuture/2009/05/dutch-entrepreneurs-warm-to-solar-energy/</link>
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		<title>Interview: Barry Cinamon, CEO Akeena Solar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Compared with 2008, do you expect growth in the global market volume of newly installed PV power in 2009?
Based on economic and incentive conditions, I think the global market will be down slightly from 2008. Moreover, since module prices will decline substantially, I think global value of shipments will be down even more significantly. Here [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://events.solarplaza.com/thesolarfuture/2009/04/interview-barry-cinamon-ceo-akeena-solar/</link>
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		<title>A few more years of government support will be sufficient to secure a bright solar future</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The solar energy market will shrink in 2009 but start a new period of growth next year
The global photovoltaic solar energy market is predicted to shrink in 2009. But the market is expected to start a new era of growth next year. This is the conclusion reached by SolarPlaza after analysis of data from the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://events.solarplaza.com/thesolarfuture/2009/04/a-few-more-years-of-government-support-will-be-sufficient-to-secure-a-bright-solar-future/</link>
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		<title>Speaker added: Lynn Sha; General Manager, QS Solar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The Thin-film Challenger: 
The feasible objective for next year: module selling price at $1/Wp
QS Solar is a new amorphous silicon manufacturer. The company will challenge the industry and market with a record low module price.
Lynn Sha; General Manager, QS Solar 
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		<link>http://events.solarplaza.com/thesolarfuture/2009/04/lynn-sha-general-manager-qs-solar-speaker-added/</link>
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