Dates: October 24 – November 7, 2009
A Business Briefing will take place in Washington, D.C. on November 5, 2009.
Locations: Orange County, CA; Denver, CO; southern Nevada; and Washington, D.C.
USTDA is sponsoring a 12-day Orientation Visit (OV) for up to 15 Indian delegates representing private and public sector development interests, renewable energy regulatory bodies at both state and Federal levels, and related renewable energy agencies. The key objectives of this OV are to highlight U.S. technologies and services related to Indian goals to increase power generation and efficient utilization of solar energy resources to help meet electric power deficits. The OV will entail attending the Solar Power International 2009 Conference, visits to major U.S. solar power plants and solar equipment manufacturers, a visit to the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), as well as meetings with U.S. and state-based policy makers and regulators who represent the solar energy sector.
India is one of the fastest growing markets for clean energy technologies. By 2012 a seven-fold market increase is expected for renewable power generation of all forms—from $3 billion today to more than $21 billion by 2012. Besides wind and hydropower, solar offers the maximum scope for clean energy development in India. India receives solar radiation equivalent to over 5,000 trillion kilowatt hours per year, but had an installed capacity of only three megawatts as of March 2007. India’s national solar plan, “Solar India,” seeks to make the country a global leader in solar energy through an ambitious roadmap of solar generation, distribution, and implementation targets. U.S. products, technologies and practices, as well as policies, in the solar power industry can serve to promote greater indigenous power production and solar energy development in India.
For more information contact Rajita Majumdar of BCS, Inc. at rmajumdar@bcs-hq.com or (410) 997-7778, ext. 255.