The renewable, new and green energies expo is a major international event dedicated to energy, energy savings, construction materials, mobility, hybrid vehicles an much more. As part of this, the event will deal with topics from all renewable sectors like solar thermal, photovoltaics, and winpower. EneryMons will offer many energetic solutions, regarding housing, mobility, industry and daily life.
Universities, industrials, manufacturers, installators and associations are invited to present their products. A multitude of products and services in relation with all the sectors of the renewable, new and green energies will be presented by more than 150 exhibitors.

Contact:
EnergyMons ASBL,
rue d’Herchies, 37 – 7011 Ghlin – Belgium
Phone: +32/0/65353787
info@energymons.be
www.energymons.be

The 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (25th EU PVSEC) and 5th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC-5) will be one of the world’s leading business-to-business and science-to-industry forums for the PV solar sector. This joint World Conference will bring together three scientific and strategic conferences for the global PV solar sector: the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, the 36th US IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference and the 20th Asia/Pacific PV Science and Engineering Conference.

Contact: WIP Renewable Energies, Munich, Germany. Phone: +49/89/72012-735, pv.conference@wip-munich.de, www.photovoltaic-conference.com

This year's Global Demand Conference is split over two days, each with a different topic. The first day will focus on the most promising emerging markets, while the second day will be all about the world’s top-10 solar PV markets. Representatives from leading solar PV companies will speak about the markets they're involved in, analyze the current situation and talk about future perspectives

Contact: Solarplaza, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Phone +31/10/2809198, info@solarplaza.com, www.globaldemandconference.com

Building on the success of past events in USA, Europe & MENA, the Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Summit India will feature information about international experience for the concentrated solar thermal electric industry worldwide to apply it to the Indian market. Agenda topics include regulation, financing, technology, case studies and supply chain.

Contact: CSP Today, London, UK. Phone: +44/207/3757-555, belen@csptoday.com, www.csptoday.com/india

Smart Energy International will focus on the integration and interoperability of all the elements of the smart energy ecosystem. Featuring three core areas of Energy Sustainability, Operational Excellence and Customer Engagement, and over 40 industry experts sharing business strategies on a wide array of topics, Smart Energy International delivers the latest insights on the smart grid movements. Co-located events are the Smart Energy Storage and Smart Energy Investment Forum.

Contact: Spintelligent, Reno, USA. Phone: +1/888/559-8017, bruce.haring@spintelligent.com, www.smartenergyinternational.com

Two day conference will highlight the most important challenges for offshore wind energy. A blend will be shown of European knowledge from the companies who have been installing offshore wind turbines for the last decade alongside local state governing bodies and leading project developers. Subjects are permitting, securing long term finance, mitigating execution risk and ensure a robust supply chain.

Contact: Wind Energy Update, London, UK. Phone: +44/207/375-7247, tom@windenergyupdate.com, www.windenergyupdate.com/offshore-wind-conference

Renewable Energy Project Finance is a training course discussing approaches to financing wind, biomass/bio fuel, solar and other renewable projects in many parts of the world; focusing on how these transactions differ from more conventional thermal-based deals. Including peculiarities such as intermittency, location constraints, transmission, and interconnection will be described, as well as renewable power purchase agreements, and other project contracts. Featured case-studies: Wind Power, Bio-Mass and Solar Projects; with main focus on structuring renewable energy projects, risk assessment in the renewable transactions, incentives, carbon-credits, cash flows, how to manage international risks and more.

Contact: EUROMONEY Financial Training EMEA, London, UK. Phone: +44/207/779-8085, kkirbis@euromoneytraining.com, www.euromoneytraining.com

During the International Biomass Valorisation Congress participants will be able to attend different workshops related to the processing of biomass, Biohydrogen and Cellulose Ethanol, pyrolysis, co-fermentation, dimethyl ether and other topics in the Biomass sector.

Organisation: DLG Benelux, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Phone: +31/348/484001, marielle.brons@dlg-benelux.com, www.biomass-valorisation.com

The Solar Policy & Economics Forum USA brings together federal and state policy makers, investors, utilities and solar companies to explore the economics and debate the reality of solar as an option in the US energy mix. Participants will discuss how the economics of different solar technologies might be improved in all stages of the value chain, how the entry of international companies, technologies and funding are affecting the economics of US solar as well as how policy is being improved to facilitate transmission and grid connectivity.

Contact: Green Power Conferences, London, UK. Phone: +1/971/238-0700, graham.swanson@greenpowerconferences.com, www.greenpowerconferences.com

The AWEA Wind Resource & Project Energy Assessment Workshop wants to deliver compelling and advanced resource assessment information. Wind experts will share their knowledge of the industry’s evolving needs, and describe state-of-the-art techniques and technologies that use wind assessment data to make wind energy projects possible. The first day’s educational program will dig into the remaining challenges of what has become the consistently applied and traditional wind assessment and energy analysis. On day two, the focus shifts from the traditional challenges and explores “new frontiers” including operational assessment, advances in modelling techniques and remote sensing.

Contact: AWEA, Washington DC, USA. Phone: +1/202/383-2512, conference@awea.org, www.awea.org

Are Green Expo 2010 is an international event about renewable energies and green industries around the whole world, and it’s main objective is to gather all the companies that have an innovative offer for the technological environmental transformation. It wants to be a platform for any product, service, initiative or project at a corporate as well as a consumer level.

Contact: Are Green Expo, Miami, USA. Phone: +1/305/4365-751, mm@aregreenexpo.com, www.aregreenexpo.com

Introduction to GH WindFarmer is a one day course that gives beginners a basic understanding of the software; its functionality, main calculation abilities, and usability. This is achieved through a day of hands-on guided use of the software, incorporating example cases building on the Wind Farm Design course the day before.

Contact: Garrad Hassan & Partners, Bristol, UK. Phone: +44/117/972-9900, training@garradhassan.com, www.garradhassan.com/training

SolarPaces 2010 is a forum dedicated to the CSP industry, research, politics and financing. The event aims to provide insights into new developments in technology, politics and the market. Stakeholders will be discussing the future of concentrating solar power and participants will see a scientific and technical conference program with a special emphasis on recent R&D results as well as an exhibition of CSP companies.

Contact: CNRS-Promes, Perpignan, France. Phone: +33/468/307-728, marie.prouteau@promes.cnrs.fr, www.solarpaces2010.org

Contact: Fraunhofer-Allianz Energie, Freiburg, Germany. Phone: +49/761/4588-5473, info@fraunhofer-energietage.de, www.fraunhofer-energietage.de

Seminars and workshops on the design of green buildings will be held for the first time in Kuala Lumpur in conjunction with the International Green Building Expo 2010. The seminars are an integral part of Green Building Expo providing a platform for industry players to make contacts and networking.

Contact: Asif International, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Phone: +60/3/7880-0413, stkoh@asifgroup.com, www.asifgroup.com

The Hydro 2010 conference will focus on the needs, priorities and plans of the developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America related to the hydropower sector. Topics will be technical, economic, commercial and environmental/social aspects. An exhibition will run alongside the conference.

Contact: Aqua Media International, Little Woodcote, UK. Phone: + 44/20/8773-7251, lukas.port@hydropower-dams.com, www.hydropower-dams.com

The international trade fair for solar production equipment is tailored to solar production engineering for crystalline and thin-film PV. Firms here include machinery, plant, component and material manufacturers for solar end products. The accompanying Solarpeq-conference is organized under the theme Size matters: producing solar at large scale”. Despite being a first time event, solarpeq stands on a solid foundation as it was developed out of solar segment at Glasstec which continues to showcase applications in the solar segment such as building-integrated photovoltaics. Both fairs are held concurrently at directly adjacent locations.

Contact: Messe Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany. Phone: +49/211/4560-273, info@solarpeq.de, www.solarpeq.com

Building on the success of the inaugural 2009 event, Optimizing Wind Power Performance 2010 wants again to event for all wind industry professionals, particularly those looking to improve their wind power project performance, reliability and profitability, minimize their maintenance and repair costs and achieve cost-effective operations and O&M strategies.

Contact: Green Power Conferences, London, UK. Phone: +44/20/7099-0600, laura.proctor@greenpowerconferences.com, www.greenpowerconferences.com/opwind

With the Turkish parliament set to pass the renewable energy legislation changes this spring, domestic and international solar companies are poised for a dramatic increase in activity in the Turkish solar sector. Bringing together local and international stakeholders looking to break in to the market, the congress will discuss the potential of solar energy in Turkey. Examine which technologies will take off and discuss how to overcome some of the biggest barriers include grid connectivity issues. Solar Turkey is taking place as part of TIREC – the Turkish International Renewable Energy Congress. Take advantage of this opportunity to network with over 500 renewable energy experts with a strong interest in the Turkish markets.

Contact: Green Power Conferences, London, UK. Phone: +44/2070/99-0600, info@greenpowerconferences.com, www.greenpowerconferences.com

This years CEE Energy event will be focusing on security and diversification, investment outlook, debt financing in an unstable environment, energy pricing, market-coupling, carbon market development, efficiency incentives and a detailed insight into the CEE Renewable market.

Contact: Easteuro Link, London, UK. Phone: +44/207/275-8020, nikola.cetkovic@easteurolink.co.uk, www.easteurolink.co.uk/cee-energy

The 1st Photovoltaics Quality Briefing will be about latest issues regarding quality criteria, risk assessment, testing and financial issues. Experts will explain how to avoid potential problems and how to identify quality products. The two day event is addressed to an international audience of private equities, project developers, building professionals, purchasing managers, installers, investors, financiers and other stakeholders.

Contact: Solarpraxis, Berlin, Germany. Phone: +49/30/726296-326, severine.schniepp@solarpraxis.de, www.solarpraxis.de

Contact: Garrad Hassan & Partners, Bristol, UK. Phone: +44/117/972-9900, training@garradhassan.com, www.garradhassan.com/training

The North American Offshore Wind Conference & Exhibition brings together players of the wind industry for a dialogue on offshore wind development, its growth potential, obstacles and rewards. It will provide a picture of the North American offshore wind market highlighting the latest policy and technical developments. In addition, the conference will identify development opportunities throughout the coastal regions of North America, financing options and challenges, as well as project design and siting options.

Contact: AWEA, Washington DC, USA. Phone: +1/202/383-2500, conference@awea.org, www.awea.org

Bioenergy Exhibition with over 200 companies showcasing: Biomass/ Wood energy, Biogas, Biodiesel and fuel from waste. Free practical workshops with expert advice plus live demonstration on stands of the latest products and techniques in action will be provided.The conference hosted by the REA (Renewable Energy Association) will address the latest industry issues including feedstock’s developments information on getting your Bioenergy project funded as well as sessions on the up to date legislation and incentive information.

Contact: Biofuels Media, London, UK. Phone: +44/208/846-3792, sales@biofuelsmedia.com, www.ebec.co.uk

The GreenSummitXpo was created to bring together government, citizens, private business leaders, and non-profit organizations in order to foster collaboration in the renewable energy sector. The event’s agenda includes energy policy and theory, best practices and case studies, climate control, and economic growth concerning jobs, investment, and marketing. Workshops and roundtable forums will provide the tools and templates necessary for planning, executing, and analyzing renewable energy programs.

Contact: Brightside Global Trade Journal, Tarrytown, USA. Phone: +1/914/693-4635, info@greensummitxpo.com, www.greensummitxpo.com

The Renexpo International Trade Fair for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficient Building & Renovation takes place for the 11th consecutive year. It is one of the major trade fairs for renewable energy and energy efficiency in Europe and will present a variety of topics concerning the renewable energy sector.

Contact: Reeco, Reutlingen, Germany. Phone: +49/7121/3016-0, international@energie-server.de, www.renexpo.de

Wind Farm Design & Introduction to GH WindFarmer

Wind Farm Design is a one day introductory course for industry professionals looking to learn about wind farm design, giving an overview of the design process. Introduction to GH WindFarmer gives beginners a basic understanding of the software; its functionality, main calculation abilities, and usability. This is achieved through a day of hands-on guided use of the software, incorporating example cases building on the Wind Farm Design course the day before.

Contact: GL-Garrad Hassan, Hamburg, Germany. Phone: +49/40/36149-0, training@gl-garradhassan.com, www.gl-garradhassan.com/en/Training.php

Turkish and international wind energy industries and wind power technologies have the opportunity to meet at WindTech Istanbul. The event wants to prepare a foundation for the creation of wind energy industry in Turkey and show the importance of the need for variation of the energy supply and of the vitality of evaluation of the national energy sources.

Contact: Goca Exhibitions, Istanbul, Turkey. Phone: +90/216/5180397, info@goca-exhibitions.com, www.windtech-istanbul.com

The Solar Technologies Forum is a one-day event devoted to photovoltaic technologies that deals with and deepens the topics financial support and investments, qualification, efficiency, availability problems and PV recycling. The event is addressed to fitters, engineers, designers, distributors and architects.

Contact: Consorzio Tecnoimprese, Milan, Italy. Phone: +39//02/210111-247, info@solartechforum.it, www.solartechforum.it

The Drivetrain Innovations for Wind Turbines conference will highlight specific topics surrounding the drivetrain of wind turbines to promote far reaching debate amongst the wind turbine community, generate close dialogue and encourage the exchange of views and knowledge in an informal atmosphere. Participants will get the opportunity to listen to international case studies and discuss the technological and constructive challenges and innovations with experts from the industry.

Contact: IQPC, Berlin, Germany. Phone: +49/30/2091-3330, info@iqpc.de, www.wind-drivetrain.com

The Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition provides an opportunity to learn about the latest advances in fuel cell research, development and application. The Seminar was created in 1976 as a forum for researchers and developers alike to share new findings, as well as successes and failures, within the fuel cell community. Since then, the FCS&E has grown along with its industry, in terms of the numbers of participants and demonstrations and the technology.

Contact: South Carolina Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Alliance, Columbia, USA. Phone: +1/803/737-8031, fuelcellseminar@schydrogen.org, www.fuelcellseminar.com

This course aims at industry professionals who wish to acquire an overview of the subject and have the latest technology and issues clearly explained. Grid connections, technical issues and administrative processes are covered, including grid code compliance.

Contact: GL-Garrad Hassan, Hamburg, Germany. Phone: +49/40/36149-0, training@gl-garradhassan.com, www.gl-garradhassan.com/en/Training.php

At eCarTec manufacturers will provide an overview of the current situation of electric mobility. The trade show will feature electric vehicles, storage technology, drive and engine technologies, energy, infrastructure and financing. An additional training area where experts and end consumers can test the latest electric vehicles and familiarize themselves with this technology is also incorporated.

Contact: MunichExpo, Munich, Germany. Phone: +49/89/322991-0, robert.metzger@munichexpo.de, www.ecartec.eu

Wind Farm Design is a one day introductory course for industry professionals looking to learn about wind farm design, giving an overview of the design process. Introduction to GH WindFarmer gives beginners a basic understanding of the software; its functionality, main calculation abilities, and usability. This is achieved through a day of hands-on guided use of the software, incorporating example cases building on the Wind Farm Design course the day before.

Contact: GL-Garrad Hassan, Hamburg, Germany. Phone: +49/40/36149-0, training@gl-garradhassan.com, www.gl-garradhassan.com/en/Training.php

Topics of the 2nd European Conference Smart Grids and E-Mobility are the current initiatives in Europe, business models, smart integration technologies and components as well as storage for smart mobility, electric vehicles and demonstration projects. The scope of the event is intended to encourage open discussions of problems and future strategies to spread smart grids.

Contact: Otti, Regensburg, Germany. Phone: +49/941/29688-37, britta.haseneder@otti.de, www.otti.de

The international exhibition Energy Photovoltaic is one of the biggest events in Greece for the PV and renewable energy sources sectors. The exhibition will feature about 160 exhibitors from 15 countries. Last year’s event was attended by 17.000 visitors from Greece and abroad.

Contact: Leadertech, Athens, Greece. Phone: +30/210/6141-164, info@leaderexpo.gr, www.leaderexpo.gr

Wind Farm Design is a one day introductory course for industry professionals looking to learn about wind farm design, giving an overview of the design process. Introduction to GH WindFarmer gives beginners a basic understanding of the software; its functionality, main calculation abilities, and usability. This is achieved through a day of hands-on guided use of the software, incorporating example cases building on the Wind Farm Design course the day before.

Contact: GL-Garrad Hassan, Hamburg, Germany. Phone: +49/40/36149-0, training@gl-garradhassan.com, www.gl-garradhassan.com/en/Training.php

PV Taiwan will bring together leading manufacturers and about 250 exhibitors. The focus lies on new products and technologies and forward-looking forums.

Contact: Taitra, Taipei, Taiwan. Phone: +886/2725/5200, pv@taitra.org.tw, www.pvtaiwan.com

Introduction to Wave and Tidal Energy Conversion

A one day course for professionals who wish to increase their knowledge of the key issues associated with wave and tidal energy conversion technologies. A detailed overview of the fundamental principles behind the main technological solutions to convert wave and tidal energy into electricity will be given, along with the key methodologies to evaluate the energy resource, device site suitability and device data. In addition, hydrodynamic modelling techniques (both numerical and experimental), details of several power conversion mechanisms and an account of full-scale real seas experience to date will also be covered.

Contact: GL-Garrad Hassan, Hamburg, Germany. Phone: +49/40/36149-0, training@gl-garradhassan.com, www.gl-garradhassan.com/en/Training.php

The Expobioenergía biomass-to-energy fair is a bioenergy business meeting place including innovative projects and advanced technology. Professional visitors will have access to one of the leading platforms in Southern Europe and Latin America to explore the opportunities available on the market for biomass, discover this industrial sector and improve the return of investments.

Contact: Avebiom, Valladolid, Spain. Phone: +34/975/239-670, tania.duro@expobioenergia.com, www.expobioenergia.com

Financing a Wind Farm & Introduction to Meteorology

The course Financing a Wind Farm is intended to inform professionals about the wind industry including a detailed overview of the project finance technical due diligence process. Introduction to Meteorology aims at industry professionals who wish to acquire an overview of the subject and have the meteorological basics, weather systems and atmospheric modelling clearly explained.

Contact: GL-Garrad Hassan, Hamburg, Germany. Phone: +49/40/36149-0, training@gl-garradhassan.com, www.gl-garradhassan.com/en/Training.php

Key Energy, the international specialized fair for sustainable energy and mobility, and Eomondo, the international trade fair for material and energy recovery and sustainable development, will take place simultaneously at Rimini. Ecomondo focuses on waste, demolition and recycling, reclaim technology and treatment of primary and waste water. A whole area of Key Energy is dedicated to wind power. Other topics are energy saving solutions and PV technology.

Contact: Rimini Fiera, Rimini, Italy. Phone: +39/0541/744-303, mrkgestero@riminifiera.it, www.ecomondo.com, en.keyenergy.it

Contact: Garrad Hassan & Partners, Bristol, UK. Phone: +44/117/972-9900, training@garradhassan.com, www.garradhassan.com/training

Contact: Messe Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany. Phone: +49/361/400-0, info@messe-erfurt.de, www.bauhaus-solar.com

Contact: IQPC, New York, USA. Phone: +1/800/882-8684, info@iqpc.com, www.energystoragesummit.com

Renewable Energy Project Finance is a training course discussing approaches to financing wind, biomass/bio fuel, solar and other renewable projects in many parts of the world; focusing on how these transactions differ from more conventional thermal-based deals. Including peculiarities such as intermittency, location constraints, transmission, and interconnection will be described, as well as renewable power purchase agreements, and other project contracts. Featured case-studies: Wind Power, Bio-Mass and Solar Projects; with main focus on structuring renewable energy projects, risk assessment in the renewable transactions, incentives, carbon-credits, cash flows, how to manage international risks and more.

Contact: EUROMONEY Financial Training EMEA, London, UK. Phone: +44/207/779-8085, kkirbis@euromoneytraining.com, www.euromoneytraining.com

Economic Analysis, Financing & Modelling for Renewable Energy

The overall objective of the course is to provide participants with a general background on how project finance works in the context of renewable energy investments. After completing the course, participants will understand project finance terminology; the economic and financial theory that underlies different transaction structures; the motives of different parties in a transaction; and, the importance of various financial and contract provisions. The teaching approach is hands-on using excel exercises along with lectures, and case studies using solar, geothermal and wind farm transactions.

Contact: Euromoney Energy Training, London, UK. Phone: +44/207/779-8085, emea@euromoneytraining.com, www.euromoneyenergytraining.com

Contact: Global-Energy 2010, Bangalore, India. Phone: +91/80/2660-2962, info@globalenergybangalore.com, www.globalenergybangalore.com

Contact: Green Power Conferences, London, UK. Phone: +44/207/099-0600, laura.proctor@greenpowerconferences.co.uk, www.greenpowerconferences.com/geoeurope

Contact: Hannover Messe International Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey. Phone: +90/212/334-6920, didem.guven@hf-turkey.com, www.hmsf.com

Contact: Reed Exhibitions, Milan, Italy. Phone: +971/2/409-0409, claude.talj@reedexpo.ae, www.worldfutureenergysummit.com

Contact: Solarpraxis, Berlin, Germany. Phone: +49/30/726296-326, severine.schniepp@solarpraxis.de, www.solarpraxis.de

Contact: Otti, Regensburg, Germany. Phone: +49/941/29688-58, gabriele.struthoff-mueller@otti.de, www.pvrollout.us

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Contact: Solarpraxis, Berlin, Germany. Phone: +49/30/726296-326, severine.schniepp@solarpraxis.de, www.solarpraxis.de

Contact: Emtrad, Alba, Italy. Phone: +39/010/53911, info@energethica.it, www.energethica.it

Contact: Via Expo, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Phone: +359/32/945-459, info@viaexpo.com, www.viaexpo.com

The Forest Bioenergy Conference 2010 will take place in the city of Tampere. The common topics trough the whole conference are the energy efficiency and economy of the bioenergy production chains, and the new technologies for the production of bioenergy, as well as power and traffic fuels. It is co-organized with the international FinnMetko 2010 Exhibition which deals with heavy machinery including forest and forst fuel machineries.

Contact: Finbio, Jyväskylä, Finland. Phone: +358/207/639-600, bioenergy@finbio.fi, www.bioenergy.finbioenergy.fi

Renewable Energy Project Finance is a training course discussing approaches to financing wind, biomass/bio fuel, solar and other renewable projects in many parts of the world; focusing on how these transactions differ from more conventional thermal-based deals. Including peculiarities such as intermittency, location constraints, transmission, and interconnection will be described, as well as renewable power purchase agreements, and other project contracts. Featured case-studies: Wind Power, Bio-Mass and Solar Projects; with main focus on structuring renewable energy projects, risk assessment in the renewable transactions, incentives, carbon-credits, cash flows, how to manage international risks and more.

Contact: EUROMONEY Financial Training EMEA, London, UK. Phone: +44/207/779-8085, kkirbis@euromoneytraining.com, www.euromoneytraining.com

ZeroEmission Rome is a reference event for all those companies and operators interested in the development of renewable energies, emission trading and environmental sustainability. Subjects will be wind energy, photovoltaic technologies, concentrating solar power plants, geothermal energy, energy saving, the carbon credit market and CCS technologies. PV Rome Mediterranean will be one of the main halls of ZeroEmission Rome. Now at its 4th edition, PV Rome Mediterranean continues to present and promote the PV sector, developing rapidly in Italy. A further event at ZeroEmission will be Eolica Expo Mediterranean which is dedicated to the wind energy sector.

Contact: Artenergy Publishing, Milan, Italy. Phone: +39/0266/306-866, info@zeroemissionrome.eu, www.zeroemission.eu

The 10th Pellets Industry Forum serves as a platform for international knowledge exchange: around 500 industry experts and decision makers from industry, research and governments are expected to attend. The event is held together with the accompanying exhibition that will take place parallel to the 10th Pellets Industry Forum instead of the Interpellets trade fair, which will be relaunched in October 2011.

Contact: Solar Promotion, Pforzheim, Germany. Phone: +49/7231/58598-0, info@pelletsforum.de, www.pelletsforum.de

Contact: Garrad Hassan & Partners, Bristol, UK. Phone: +44/117/972-9900, training@garradhassan.com, www.garradhassan.com/training

The World Energy Congress is an opportunity for participants to better understand energy issues and solutions from a global perspective. It will bring together about 3,500 players in the field of energy, coming from industry, governments, and international organizations, as well as the media, universities and energy industry associations and 250 speakers will discuss the world energy situation.

Contact: WEC Montréal 2010, Montréal, Canada. Phone: +1/514/397-1474, info@wecmontreal2010.ca, www.wecmontreal2010.ca

The 3rd annual Utility Scale Solar Summit 2010 will be a business hub for project developers, technology providers, utilities, investors, lenders, EPC contractors and other industry players. The international networking event provides a chance for the utility scale solar community to gather and get insights from overcoming project development challenges to successfully financing projects. The event also provides an opportunity for everyone with a stake in the industry to connect and build relationships.

Contact: Information Forecast, Canoga Park, USA. Phone: +1/818/888-4444, registration2@infocastinc.com, www.infocastinc.com

The five day course is designed for new users of GH Bladed. It includes hands-on guided use of the turbine design software complemented by tutorials on key topics of wind turbine technology. Attendants will learn to build wind turbine models, perform load calculations and understand control concepts.

Contact: GL-Garrad Hassan, Hamburg, Germany. Phone: +49/40/36149-0, training@gl-garradhassan.com, www.gl-garradhassan.com/en/Training.php

The 6th conference Biomass for Energy is expected to advance the practical realization of biomass-to-energy technologies in Ukraine and promote cooperations between Ukrainian and foreign scientists, experts and businessmen. The main topics are biomass resources, R&D of bioenergy technologies, demonstration and market implementation of biomass-to-energy technologies, strategy and policy issues and economic and environmental issues of bioenergy technologies.

Contact: SEC Biomass, Kiev, Ukraine. Phone: +38/044/45328-56, conference@biomass.kiev.ua, www.biomass.kiev.ua/conf2010/eng/index.html

The aim of the SolarMed 2010 Conference & Exhibition is to bring together government bodies and private companies involved in the implementation of solar energy plants in the Mediterranean area, including companies interested in concrete projects under the Mediterranean Solar Plan, Desertec and national programs. The conference & exhibition is the first event organized within the framework of the Mediterreanean Solar Plan for which investments of €38 - 46 billion are expected over the period 2010 - 2020.

Contact: APRC, Paris, France. Phone: +33/1/4524-3310, a.sarkis@solarmed.com, www.solarmed.com

Wind Farm Design is a one day introductory course for industry professionals looking to learn about wind farm design, giving an overview of the design process.

Contact: Garrad Hassan & Partners, Bristol, UK. Phone: +44/117/972-9900, training@garradhassan.com, www.garradhassan.com/training

The first REFF London took place in 1999. Now in its 12th edition, one of the leading European events for renewable energy finance and investment aims again to attract 400 players. The two-day event will unite investors with project developers and senior executives from across the renewable energy and technology sectors, to provide delegates with insight as well as networking opportunities.

Contact: Euromoney Energy Events, London, UK. Phone: +44/20/7779-8999, energyevents@euromoneyplc.com, www.reff-london.com

In September Husum will once again gather the wind energy sector in the north of Germany. About 800 exhibitors and 31,000 exhibitors from 70 nations show the importance of Husum WindEnergy as one of the world’s leading wind energy trade fairs.

Contact: Messe Husum, Husum, Germany. Phone: +49/4841/902-0, info@husumwindenergy.com, www.husumwindenergy.com

South Tyrol is the only region in Italy that covers more than fifty percent of its energy requirements with renewable energy sources. One contribution to this is provided by Klimaenergy , the tradeshow for renewable energy for commercial and public use, which was first launched in Bolzano in 2008 and which is scheduled to be held again September 2010.

Contact: Fair Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy. Phone +39/0471/516000, info@fierabolzano.it, www.fierabolzano.it

Now in its 11th year, the World Renewable Energy Congress is supported by a number of international agencies. The congress takes place under the theme “towards sustainable environment”. More than 600 participants are expected presenting papers and discussing major issues related to global warming, environment and green technology.

Contact: Environment Agency, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Phone: +44/1273/625-643, asayigh@wrenuk.co.uk, www.wrenuk.co.uk

REFF West returns to San Francisco, following last years 2nd edition which attracted over 400 executives and investors. This year the conference will deal with the renewable energy markets on the West Coast of North America. There will be particular focus on the opportunities for private equity and venture capital in clean tech energy companies as well as a detailed review of the latest technologies likely to create a step change in the industry, plus examination of the prospects for financing the scale-up of these game changing innovations and the rapid growth of renewables across the West Coast.

Contact: Euromoney Energy Events, London, UK. Phone: +44/20/7779-8999, energyevents@euromoneyplc.com, www.reffwest.com

EuroSun is dedicated to the scientific audience in the field of solar heating, cooling and buildings. It will be a platform for exchanging and discussing the latest R&D results and learning more about problems and their solutions. The target group are scientists, engineers, students and researchers who are active or interested in the field of thermal solar energy.

Contact: PSE AG, Freiburg, Germany. Phone: +49/761/47914-48, info@eurosun2010.org, www.eurosun2010.org

TIREC 2010 is a congress and exhibition where Turkish and international renewable energy experts meet to drive innovation and do business. It contains the four separate events Solar Turkey, Carbon Markets & Climate Finance Turkey, Bioenergy Markets Turkey and Wind Power Turkey. Carbon Markets & Climate Finance Turkey takes place on the first two days and focuses on the developments and business opportunities in the voluntary and compliance carbon markets in Turkey, the Southern Caucasus and Central Asia. On the following two days Solar Turkey and Wind Power Turkey will provide large networking platforms for players from the solar power and wind industry to identify potential business ventures and form strategic partnerships in the emerging Turkish market. Bioenergy Markets Turkey will offer access to government representatives and first hand insights on how the upcoming changes to Turkey's renewable energy law will impact bioenergy development.

Contact: Green Power Conferences, London, UK. Phone: +44/20/7099-0600, katie.dunn@greenpowerconferences.com, www.greenpowerconferences.com/tirec

Introduction to Meteorology is a one day course for industry professionals who wish to acquire an overview of the subject and have the meteorological basics, weather systems, and atmospheric modelling clearly explained. Wind power meteorology, the atmospheric structure and scales are also covered.

Contact: GL-Garrad Hassan, Hamburg, Germany. Phone: +49/40/36149-0, training@gl-garradhassan.com, www.gl-garradhassan.com/en/Training.php

Key Energy, the international specialized fair for sustainable energy and mobility, and Eomondo, the international trade fair for material and energy recovery and sustainable development, will take place simultaneously at Rimini. Ecomondo focuses on waste, demolition and recycling, reclaim technology and treatment of primary and waste water. A whole area of Key Energy is dedicated to wind power. Other topics are energy saving solutions and PV technology.

Contact: Rimini Fiera, Rimini, Italy. Phone: +39/0541/744-303, mrkgestero@riminifiera.it, www.ecomondo.com, en.keyenergy.it

Introduction to Wave and Tidal Energy is a one day course for professionals who wish to increase their knowledge of the key issues associated with wave and tidal energy conversion technologies. A detailed overview of the fundamental principles behind the main technological solutions to convert wave and tidal energy into electricity will be given, along with the key methodologies to evaluate the energy resource, device site suitability and device data.

Contact: GL-Garrad Hassan, Hamburg, Germany. Phone: +49/40/36149-0, training@gl-garradhassan.com, www.gl-garradhassan.com/en/Training.php

The Annual Solar Convention Las Vegas will show trends and products of PV and solar, wind energy and other renewable sectors. It takes place for the 3rd time in Las Vegas and will also contain a consumer solar products show.

Contact: Allstate International, Las Vegas, USA. Phone: +1/702/735-4446, apply@solarlas.com, www.solarconventionlasvegas.com

Contact: Garrad Hassan & Partners, Bristol, UK. Phone: +44/117/972-9900, training@garradhassan.com, www.garradhassan.com/training

The one day course Financing a Wind Farm is intended to inform professionals about the wind industry including a detailed overview of the project finance technical due diligence process. The presentations are supported by concise notes, practical examples and group discussions.

Contact: GL-Garrad Hassan, Hamburg, Germany. Phone: +49/40/36149-0, training@gl-garradhassan.com, www.gl-garradhassan.com/en/Training.php

Conferencia de la Industria Solar - España 2010

The CIS-ES 2010 event will cover all forms of solar-energy capture - PV, solar-thermal energy, solar-thermal power plants and solar cooling and address a broad range of non-technical topics: political environment, market development, marketing, sales, public relations and finance. The talks will be aimed at the practical application of the information. An English translation will be provided.

Contact: Solarpraxis, Berlin, Germany. Phone: +49/30/726296-310, anika.ulber@solarpraxis.de, www.solarpraxis.de

Solar Power International is one of the largest solar industry events in North America, featuring hundreds of speakers, more than 1000 exhibitors, and about 27,000 attendees from 90 countries. On Wednesday evening the event features a public night, a free opening of the exhibit hall for the general public. Visitors will get the chance to attend workshops, speak with professionals and explore new technologies.

Contact: SEPA, Washington DC; USA. Phone: +1/202/857-0898, jachtman@solarelectricpower.org, www.solarpowerinternational.com

Mobility forms of the future are the focus of this year’s international Solar Summit Freiburg congress. Experts from the automotive industry, the electricity sector, the field of hydrogen and fuel cell technology as well as from the battery systems sector will be presenting innovative vehicle and drive concepts and discussing state-of-the-art solution approaches and practical reports relevant to the issue of sustainable electromobility.

Contact: Messe München, Munich, Germany. Phone: +49/89/949-20545, theresia.strehler@messe-muenchen.de, www.solar-summits.com

The one day course Financing a Wind Farm is intended to inform professionals about the wind industry including a detailed overview of the project finance technical due diligence process. The presentations are supported by concise notes, practical examples and group discussions.

Contact: GL-Garrad Hassan, Hamburg, Germany. Phone: +49/40/36149-0, training@gl-garradhassan.com, www.gl-garradhassan.com/en/Training.php

Contact: DEWI, Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Phone: +49/4421/4808-0, dewi@dewi.de, www.dewek.de

The Solar Power UK 2010 Conference is the first official event of the Solar Power Group, a division of the REA and the voice of the Solar Power industry in the UK. This comprehensive two-day conference and exhibition will offer unique insights, from top experts in the field, to all the different issues facing this up-and-coming market. It will be the first step in uniting all the major players in the UK solar industry to enable the UK solar market for 2011. An exclusive Gala Networking Dinner will be held as an accompanying event to the conference, thus opening the opportunity for further networking and business development in an elite environment. You simply cannot afford to miss this solar PV highlight of 2010 for the UK market!

Contact: Solar Popwer Portal & Photovoltaics International, London, UK. Phone: +44/207/8710123, events@solarpowerportal.co.uk, www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/spuk10

The topics of the Québec Windintegration Workshop focus on the network integration of wind power, such as recent developments in grid connection technology, power management systems for offshore wind power plants, production forecast and control systems for wind power as well as grid-connection standards and regulations.

Contact: Energynautics, Langen, Germany, Phone: +49/6103/982800, info@windintegrationworkshop.org, www.windintegrationworkshop.org

As one of the leading European expositions for microelectronics manufacturing, Semicon Europa brings together the entire European semiconductor community. An expanding focus is laid on growing markets including MEMS, printed/flexible electronics, solid state lighting, and related technologies. The event is co-located with the Plastic Electronic Conference.

Contact: Semicon Europa, Berlin, Germany. Phone: +49/3030/308077-0
semiconeuropa@semi.org, www.semiconeuropa.org

The next stop on the tour for the annual European Future Energy Forum is London in October 2010. The Forum is held in association with Masdar and wants to provide a global platform for energy ministers, renewable energy manufacturers, investors and service providers to debate the policy, financing and infrastructure required to ensure energy security and sustainability throughout Europe.

Contact: Turret Media Abu Dhabi, UAE. Phone: +44/203/086-8405 info@europeanfutureenergyforum.com, www.europeanfutureenergyforum.com

Offshore Wind Energy Construction, Installation and Commissioning Conference

The Offshore Wind Energy Construction, Installation and Commissioning Conference intends to provide participants with partnerships in the offshore wind industry. Subjects will be planning and executing of reliable offshore installation projects in hostile, farshore and deepwater environments.

Contact: Wind Energy Update, London, UK. Phone: +44/207/3757-163, ben@windenergyupdate.com, www.windenergyupdate.com/offshoreinstallation

Concentrating Photovoltaic Optics and Power

This workshop brings together academic and business professionals to discuss the technical issues defining the future of concentrating photovoltaics. The central themes of the conference are the core of CPV, optics and high-performance modules and their production.

Contact: Concentrator Optics, Cölbe, Germany. Phone: +49/6421/1689-400, workshop@concentrating-pv.org, www.concentrating-pv.org

Now in its 3rd year, SEE Renewable Energy 2010 will be taking place in Turkey. It features an analysis of the SEE Renewable Energy market by speakers from the industry organisations. This year’s event will be focusing on government incentives, market liberalization, technological developments, Bulgaria’s surge in RES development, Serbia’s lead in the Balkan region, Turkey’s investment portfolio and wider SEE opportunities.

Contact: Easteuro Link, London, UK. Phone: +44/207/275-8020, nikola.cetkovic@easteurolink.co.uk, www.easteurolink.co.uk/see-renewable

The CSP Project Development Conference & Expo intends to be an opportunity for companies to meet decision makers responsible for giving the green light at the integral stages of CSP projects. Topics of the event include securing project sites and overcoming the environmental concerns as well as guaranteeing bankable ventures.

Contact: CSP Today, London, UK. Phone: +44/207/375-7206, heidi@csptoday.com, www.csptoday.com/projectdevelopment

Biotech 2010 will be an international showcase with the participation of representatives of biotech companies, institutions, associations, universities, laboratories, research centres and investors.

Contact: Artenergy Publishing, Milan, Italy. Phone: +39/02/66306866, info@biotechexpo.eu, www.biotechexpo.eu

The Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference is an international platform to jointly address the goal of advancing renewable energy and follows the successful editions at Washington, Beijing and Bonn. Targets groups are government functionaries, civil society partners and private sector leaders to discuss the opportunities and challenges of a global deployment of renewable energy. Topics include innovative financing for mainstreaming renewables and sustainable business models for grid integrated applications.

Contact: Exhibitions India Group, New Delhi, India. Phone: +91/11/4279-5000, exhibitionsindia@vsnl.com, www.direc2010.gov.in

The CSP Yield Optimization Conference & Expo focuses specifically on CSP balance of plant engineering and plant output. With developers, EPCs and technology providers, this event wants to start the conversation about optimizing the value of CSP power through topics including performance and planning plant layouts.

Contact: CSP Today, London, UK. Phone: +44/207/375-7153, sara@csptoday.com, www.csptoday.com/yieldoptimization

Contact: Renewaable UK, London, UK. Phone: +44/207/901-3000, info@renewable-uk.com, www.renewable-uk.com

Contact: Garrad Hassan & Partners, Bristol, UK. Phone: +44/117/972-9900, training@garradhassan.com, www.garradhassan.com/training

Contact: ACI, London, UK. Phone: +44/20/7981-2503, jkorfanty@acieu.net, www.acius.net

Contact: Solarpraxis, Berlin, Germany. Phone: +49/30/726296-304, miriam.hegner@solarpraxis.de, www.solarpraxis.de

Contact: Artenergy, Cormano, Italy. Phone: +39/0266/306866, artenergy@zeroemission.eu, www.enersolar.biz / www.pvtech.eu

Contact: REECO, Reutlingen, Germany. Phone: +49/7121/3016-0, info@reeco.ro, www.renexpo-bucharest.com

Contact: Solarpraxis, Berlin, Germany. Phone: +49/30/726296-310, anika.ulber@solarpraxis.de, www.solarpraxis.de

Contact: Enjoy, Montpellier, France. Phone: +33/4/6717-6717, medeventslb@gmail.com, www.energaia-expo.com

Contact: Garrad Hassan & Partners, Bristol, UK. Phone: +44/117/972-9900, training@garradhassan.com, www.garradhassan.com/training

Contact: Solar Promotion International, Pforzheim, Germany. Phone: +49/7231/58598-0, info@intersolar.in, www.intersolar.in

Contact: InnoQube, Slovakia. Phone: +421/944/263926, sarah.adams@inno-qube.com, http://worldconferences.co.uk

The 2nd SMEThermal in February 2011 will confirm the conference’s role as the leading international event in this field. Component manufacturers, production equipment suppliers, material suppliers, engineering companies, and researchers will be asked to submit an abstract by the 15th of July.

PHOTON Academy's Conference Series 2011 USA

Contact: Photon USA, San Francisco, USA. Phone: +1/415/509-5296, diana.woo@photon-expo.com, www.photon-expo.com

Photon's 7th Photovoltaic Technology Show 2011 Europe

Contact: Photon Europe, Aachen, Germany. Phone: +49/241/4003-0, info@photon-expo.com, www.photon-expo.com

7th International Congress and Exhibition on Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Sources for South-East Europe

Contact: Via Expo, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Phone: +359/32/945-459, info@viaexpo.com, www.viaexpo.com

Contact: OTTI, Regensburg, Germany. Phone: +49/941/29688-24, leonore.nanko@otti.de, www.otti.de