SOLAR PV AND ENERGY STORAGE WORLD EXPO

About the fair

PV Guangzhou (the Solar PV & Energy Storage World Expo) is an international solar and photovoltaic energy exhibition. Numerous national and international exhibitors present a wide range of products and services for the industry, making the fair an excellent way to gain a market overview and build new business contacts. Content includes PV production equipment (for silicon ingots and wafers, cells and panels/modules, plus production and research equipment); cells (cell, module and panel makers); PV-related components (batteries, chargers, controllers, converters, inverters, monitors, support and tracking systems, solar cables); PV raw materials (silicon material and ingots, glass and packaging film); PV design and systems (system integration, solar air-conditioning, rural PV generation, testing and control, solar heating projects and management software); and solar products (street, lawn and yard lights, beacons, agricultural insecticidal lamps, chargers, traffic lights and other solar displays).

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Planning the trip

• Register the badge online. Every major fair issues visitor badges in advance, and on-site registration means queueing on the busiest morning of the show. Registration usually opens one to two months out.
• Check the visa position early. China's entry rules have changed repeatedly in recent years, including visa-free arrangements for a growing list of countries and transit exemptions. Confirm what applies to your passport for this month, and ask the organiser for an invitation letter if a business visa is needed — issuing one is routine.
• Book accommodation before the dates firm up. A large fair fills its host city and rates move accordingly. Cancellable bookings made early cost less than confirmed ones made late.
• Decide which halls before you arrive. The bigger Chinese fairs run to several halls across separate phases, and walking them without a plan burns a day. Shortlist the stands you need and treat anything else as a bonus.
• Plan the follow-up, not just the visit. Business cards collected at a fair convert poorly once you fly home: quotes arrive in patchy English, samples stall, and the time difference eats a day per exchange. Deciding who handles that before you travel is what makes the trip pay for itself.