5th European Solar Thermal Energy Conference ESTEC is on the move. France will be the host country for the next edition of the European Solar Thermal Energy Conference: ESTEC 2011 will take place on 20 and 21 October 2011 in Marseille, a city with a long tradition of international trade. Experts, industry leaders and policy makers will meet at Parc Chanot for two days and share the latest information on market trends, political and regulatory developments as well as on innovations In 2011, for the first time, an entire session will be wholly dedicated to installers, mainstay of the European solar thermal sector and its success. VENUE: Marseille, France DATE: 20 to 21 October 2011 MORE INFO: http://www.estec2011.org

Thin Films PVs, OPVs, and PV Cell Technologies at SPIE SPIE Solar Energy + Technology is a program focused on developing new solar-based energy sources, technologies, and systems. Submit your research to a symposium that provides a broad interdisciplinary experience plus gives you access to companies driving innovation in renewable energy. VENUE: San Diego, California, USA DATE: Sun Aug 21 to Thu Aug 25, 2011 MORE INFO: http://spie.org/x13194.xml

Intersolar Europe 2011 Munich DETAILS: Since 2008 Munich has given a guest performance the Intersolar Europes on the terrain of the new fair.  With altogether 15 fair halls, the international trade fair covers three additional halls for solar technology in comparison with the preceding year and reacts therefore to the demand of the industry.  The area of the inverter suppliers and system suppliers indicates large increase. For the first time the special show takes place "PV Energy world", that both the possibilities of the solar network integration brings up for discussion, i.e. the feeding in of the solar energy into the existing current network and the storage of the solar energy, and the Energiemix of the future in Germany and places the roll of the photovoltaics before.  The abundance of the shown innovations out of the areas photovoltaics, PV production technology and Solarthermie is supplemented through an extensive frame program. DATE: 08.06.2011 to 10.06.2011 URL: http://www.intersolar.de/

Sustainable Development: harnessing the energy of communities is an event that has been held annually for the last six years. The event will offer delegates from the public and private sectors a look at sustainable initiatives and promote efficient use of resources. Date: 23 February 2011 08:30 - 17:00 Venue: The Barbican, London The Barbican Conference Centre London EC2Y 8DS United Kingdom

This four-day trade show of the global photovoltaics industry will attract around 900 companies and solar organisations as well as around 40,000 visitors from around the world.