Intersolar to Honor Highly Innovative Companies in the Solar Industry

MUNICH, Germany - The 2009 Intersolar Award Will Once Again Reward Pioneering
Technologies in the Categories “Photovoltaics” and “Solar Thermal Technology”

This year, Intersolar, the world’s largest trade show for solar
technology, will for the second time award prizes to groundbreaking products
and services in the categories “Photovoltaics” and “Solar Thermal
Technology”. Any company or institution exhibiting at Intersolar from May 27
- 29, 2009 can participate. The official award ceremony will take place on
May 27. Applications will be accepted until April 24, 2009.

Intersolar, the world’s largest trade show for solar technology, is the
most important platform for showcasing groundbreaking technologies and
innovations in photovoltaics and solar thermal technology. It sets a
benchmark for innovative strength in the solar industry. Intersolar
organizers Solar Promotion GmbH and Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe
GmbH & Co. KG, in cooperation with the German Solar Industry Association
(BSW-Solar), will this year be presenting the Intersolar AWARD for the second
time. The prize will be awarded in the categories “Photovoltaics” and “Solar
Thermal Technology”. The top ten submissions from each category will be
nominated. Three winners from the nominees in each category will then be
selected by two independent juries made up of experts from the fields of
photovoltaics and solar thermal technology. “The Intersolar AWARD aims to
promote new developments in research and technology within the solar industry
and pay tribute to the companies’ innovative power. It is a clear indication
of how the industry is firmly focused on the future and lends support to the
companies who will have the most crucial impact on the development of solar
technology,” says Markus Elsasser, CEO of Solar Promotion GmbH.

The winners will be presented with their awards during an official
ceremony on May 27, 2009, which will take place at the Innovation Exchange in
Hall B3. Winners of the AWARD are guaranteed to receive a great deal of
exposure as the international solar industry focuses its gaze on Intersolar
for the duration of the trade show. “The Intersolar AWARD offers applicants a
global platform to present themselves and their products to one of the
largest international growth markets. Competition between the different
technological solutions helps to open a door into the future of sustainable
energy supply,” explains Klaus W. Seilnacht, CEO of FWTM. In addition,
featuring the Intersolar-AWARD signet on product marketing materials is
guaranteed to enhance their status.

Evaluation Criteria

Only products and solutions that are being exhibited for the first time
at Intersolar in 2009, or that show significant further development compared
to earlier trade show outings, are permitted. Submissions must have undergone
industrial trials or must already be in industrial use, and their technology
and economy must be classed as especially innovative. “Together with the
organizers of Intersolar, we want to promote technological excellence,” says
Carsten Kornig, CEO of BSW-Solar. The jury will judge submissions according
to their degree of technological innovation, how they will benefit industry,
the environment and society and their economic viability.

Interested companies can download application documents from the
Exhibitor Service area on the Intersolar website.

Sponsors of Intersolar 2009

Intersolar 2009 is supported by the leading solar industry associations:
the German Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar) as the exclusive partner of
Intersolar, the German Solar Energy Society (DGS), the European Photovoltaic
Industry Association (EPIA), the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation
(ESTIF) and the International Solar Energy Society (ISES).

About Intersolar

The Intersolar international trade show is Europe’s largest trade show
for solar technology and has been organized by Solar Promotion GmbH,
Pforzheim, in collaboration with Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe GmbH
& Co. KG, since 2000. In 2009, Intersolar will be held in Munich for the
second time.

Intersolar focuses on the fields of photovoltaics, solar thermal
technology and solar architecture. Since its foundation in 2000, it has
established itself as the leading international trade show in the industry;
for manufacturers, suppliers, wholesalers and service providers alike.

For further information about Intersolar 2009, please visit
www.intersolar.de.

Contact:
Solar Promotion GmbH, Postfach 100 170, 75101 Pforzheim, Germany
Mr. Horst Dufner, Tel.: +49(0)7231-58598-0, Fax: +49(0)7231-58598-28,
info@intersolar.de

Media contact:
fischerAppelt Kommunikation Munchen GmbH, Infanteriestrasse 11a,
80797 Munich, Germany
Robert Schwarzenbock, Tel. +49(0)89-747466-23, Fax +49(0)89-747466-66,
rs@fischerappelt.de
Iris Funke, Tel. +49(0)89-747466-221, Fax +49-(0)89-747466-66,
ifu@fischerAppelt.de

Source: Intersolar 2009

Contact: Solar Promotion GmbH, Postfach 100 170, 75101 Pforzheim, Germany, Mr. Horst Dufner, Tel.: +49(0)7231-58598-0, Fax: +49(0)7231-58598-28, info at intersolar.de; Media contact: fischerAppelt Kommunikation Munchen GmbH, Infanteriestrasse 11a, 80797 Munich, Germany, Robert Schwarzenbock, Tel. +49(0)89-747466-23, Fax +49(0)89-747466-66, rs at fischerappelt.de; Iris Funke, Tel. +49(0)89-747466-221, Fax +49-(0)89-747466-66, ifu at fischerAppelt.de