Large-scale Solar Power is Focus of New PennWell Event

Tulsa, OK, USA --In 2010, the U.S. solar power market grew more than 100%, with 28% of installations considered large-scale – over 1 MW. There are now more than 700 MW of utility PV projects under contract and 11 GW of concentrating solar power plants in various stages of development across North America.To help foster this growth, PennWell Corp today announced a new large-scale solar power conference and exhibition, the first of which will be held in Long Beach, California on February 14-16, 2012.

Solar POWER-GEN Conference and Exhibition will delve into the specifics of developing large-scale solar power in North America. The event will be co-located with the 9th annual Renewable Evergy World Conference & Expo North America.

Conference participants will attend discussions, educational seminars, product demonstrations, and exhibits. Attendees will envelop a world-wide audience from North America, Europe and Asia. Exhbitors and attendees will cover large-scale solar policy, markets, finance and technology through discussions over a wide range of topics such as: