Events / Trade Fairs

Laser ablation relies on a wide range of physical and chemical mechanisms taking place at different temporal and spatial scales, starting from attosecond and atomic size. Scientific community investigates this field for thirty years and numerous questions are still open. Moreover, new exciting challenges continuously appear with the fast technological advances of the laser sources and the characterization techniques.

Taking place September 12-14, Novi, Detroit, Michigan, The Battery Show 2017 is the premier showcase of the latest advanced battery technology. It is America’s biggest free-to-attend exhibition for advanced batteries. The very latest battery technology will be on display for a number of applications, from EV’s to Utility storage, through to bespoke mobile power applications, personal electronics and healthcare.

The EU PVSEC is the largest international Conference for Photovoltaic research, technologies and applications. It gathers the global PV community to present and discuss the latest developments and innovations in Photovoltaics, to network and to conduct business. It is the world renowned science-to-science and science-to-industry platform with a full and only focus on the global PV Solar Sector.

f-cell follows fuel cell and hydrogen technologies all the way from research and development into the market. The trade fair introduces news from R&D, materials and components as well as manufacturing processes and different application areas.

Decentralized energy production and storage, batteries, fuel cells and hydrogen technologies: How will they change the energy economy? Discover it from October 9-11, 2017 in Stuttgart at one of the most important international sector platforms.

The largest trade fair and conference event for electric mobility will be held in Stuttgart in 2017 – the "Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exhibition" (EVS). Every 12 to 18 months, researchers, government representatives and industry experts from around the world gather to get the latest picture of all forms of electric mobility, its technologies and other issues, such as battery and fuel cell drives, and discuss new trends.

This year’s COMSOL conference in Rotterdam focuses on spreading the advantages of simulation through multiphysics analysis and specialized simulation apps. Thousands of attendees from around the world will share their experiences with modeling and building apps.

The 7th Workshop on Metallization and Interconnection for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells, 2017 is underway, and will take place in Konstanz on October 23 and 24, 2017. Experts in the field from all over the world will discuss status, trends and new directions.

The International Solar Energy Society, ISES, Solar World Congress 2017, will be held at the Jumeirah Hotel at Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 29 October to 02 November 2017. For the first time the ISES Solar World Congress will be held together with the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme's SHC2017 conference.

The 5th IEA SHC International Conference on Solar Heating and Cooling for Buildings and Industry, SHC 2017 will be held at the Jumeirah Hotel at Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 29 October to 02 November 2017.