Jul 30 2014
Reed Exhibitions Japan will be holding the 2014 edition of World Smart Energy Week Osaka, at INTEX OSAKA from September 3-5, 2014.
Scene from World Smart Energy Week Osaka 2013 (Photo: Business Wire)
Composed of 4 specialised exhibitions - PV EXPO OSAKA, PV SYSTEM EXPO OSAKA, BATTERY OSAKA and INT'L SMART GRID EXPO OSAKA, the show will provide a platform to conduct business and build connections with industry professionals mainly from western regions of Japan.
This year, 200 exhibitors and 20,000 professional visitors are expected. The overall size of the show is forecasted to double as well as the exhibit area occupied by overseas exhibitors.
From the PV sector YINGLI GREEN ENERGY, JINKO SOLAR, CANADIAN SOLAR, SOLAR WORLD, ZHONGLI TALESUN SOLAR, ZNSHINE PV-TECH, KOREA TELECOM etc. will be joining as well as various PV system installation/integration, system component, installation/mounting devices and material related firms.
For BATTERY OSAKA and INT'L SMART GRID EXPO OSAKA: OSAKA GAS, FUJI ELECTRIC, TABUCHI, DENSO, NIHON GAISHI, FURUKAWA, TOYO TECHNICA, NAG SYSTEM etc. will exhibit.
There will be 3 keynote sessions discussing the current status and future outlook of the PV, renewable battery and smart grid sectors. The sessions will be led by YINGLI GREEN ENERGY, SOLAR FRONTIER, NTT FACILITIES, HITACHI CHEMICAL, NGK INSULATORS, NIPPON CHEMI-CON, HITACHI CHEMICAL, TOSHIBA, IBM JAPAN, and KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER. Special sessions on Japan’s electricity liberalization and smart community business outlook will also be held.
Show Director, Yoichiro Ayabe is confident that World Smart Energy Week Osaka will provide further support in expanding smart/renewable energy business throughout Japan:
"As there are numerous projects held in the region and many firms originating from western Japan, the market potential in western Japan is large. Evidently, the overall satisfaction of participants was very high last year as both Japanese and overseas participants were able to make new clients. We are confident that World Smart Energy Week Osaka will become established as another key industry show to seek new business and connections in Japan."
Both Osaka and Tokyo editions of World Smart Energy Week is expected to expand and the majority of the booth space for both shows are selling out fast.