Focus "The Future Sustainable City" - October 18-19, 2012

On October 18-19, 2012, the International Conference on

Highlights and Trends in Solar Energy, Solar Summit Freiburg,
will be held at the "Konzerthaus" conference center in
Freiburg. The conference will provide an overview of solar
energy conversion technologies. In addition to the latest
research and development, discussions will also cover current
market and political trends. This year, the focus of the
conference is sustainable urban development, under the
headline "The Future Sustainable City".

The "Solar Summit Freiburg 2012" program is divided into the
following subjects: Intelligent transformation of our energy
supply, the focus subject "The Future Sustainable City" and
trends in solar technology, such as heating and cooling,
storage technologies and photovoltaics. Renowned
international speakers and experts from the Fraunhofer
Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE will present the topics
and discuss them with participants.

"Once again, we are looking forward to lively discussions and
networking with participants from a variety of fields, such as
industry and politics, research and technology, as well as
investors, banks and the media," says Prof. Eicke R. Weber,
scientific chair of the conference and Director of Fraunhofer
ISE. "The Solar Summit is an excellent platform which allows
all the sectors involved in the energy revolution to carry out
the vital task of sharing their knowledge and ideas;
Fraunhofer ISE's portfolio covers a wide range of these
subjects."

The Solar Summit Freiburg conferences are hosted by the
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, supported
by FWTM and Messe München, and organised by PSE AG
from Freiburg. For more information please visit www.solarsummit-
2012.org