PV Events

European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
Valencia, Spain
September 1 - 5, 2008

Solar Power 2008
San Diego, CA
Oct 13 - 16, 2008

Solar 2009
Buffalo, NY
May 11 - 16, 2009

InterSolar
München, Germany
May 27-29, 2009

Links

Incentives

Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE)
http://www.dsireusa.org/library/includes/map2.cfm?CurrentPageID=1&State=NY&RE=1&EE=1

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
http://www.powernaturally.org/Programs/Solar/incentives.asp

Empire State Development (ESD)
http://www.empire.state.ny.us/press/press_display.asp


PV Information

Online Solar listing
http://www.top50-solar.de/en/

SolarBuzz
http://www.solarbuzz.com/


Associations

ACENY
http://www.aceny.us/

American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)
http://www.acore.org/

American Solar Energy Society (ASES)
http://www.ases.org/

European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA)
http://www.epia.org/

Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)
http://www.irecusa.org/

Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association (JPEA)
http://www.jpea.gr.jp/

New Energy New York (NENY)
http://www.neny.org/

New York Solar Energy Industry Association (NYSEIA)
http://www.nyseia.org/

NY Loves Cleantech
http://www.nylovescleantech.com/

Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
http://www.seia.org/

Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI PV Group)
http://www.pvgroup.org/index.htm

Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA)
http://www.solarelectricpower.org/

The Solar Energy Consortium (TSEC)
http://thesolarec.org


Research and Development

Energy and Environmental Technology Applications Center (E2TAC)
http://www.e2tac.org/

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL PV)
http://www.nrel.gov/pv/

Prometheus Institute
http://www.prometheus.org/

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Center For Future Energy Systems
http://www.rpi.edu/cfes/


Technical Resources

Building Integrated Photovoltaic Reading List from US DOE
http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumerinfo/reading_resources/v135.html

Performance Calculator for Utility Connected PV Systems
http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/calculators/PVWATTS/version2/ (freeware)
http://www.pvsyst.com (paid software)

PV Energy Systems
http://www.pvenergy.com/

Radiation Maps
http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/old_data/nsrdb/redbook/atlas/

Richard Perez - UAlbany Atmospheric Science Research Center
http://www.asrc.cestm.albany.edu/perez

US DOE Office for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
http://www.eere.energy.gov


Clean Energy Parks

Saratoga Technology + Energy Park- A Clean Energy Technology Park
http://step.nyserda.org/News022007.asp