ROTH Capital Partners to Host Solar & Storage Symposium at Solar Power International (SPI 17)

Leading Solar Power, Storage, and Clean Technology Companies to
Conduct Investor Meetings

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ROTH Capital Partners (ROTH), www.roth.com,
a full service investment bank focused on serving emerging growth
companies and their investors, today announced that it will host its 5th
Annual Solar & Storage Symposium and Oktoberfest on September
12, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV in conjunction with the Solar Power
International Conference and Expo (SPI 17), the largest annual solar
conference/expo in the U.S.

This event, co-located with SPI 17, will provide an opportunity for
solar power industry executives, policy makers, and key institutional
investors to meet and exchange ideas about issues and trends in the
solar and related industries. The event, which will be hosted by Jesse
Pichel, Managing Director, Investment Banking, Philip Shen and Craig
Irwin, Senior Research Analysts, Cleantech, will include: (1)
1-on-1/small group meetings with ~31 companies and solar experts, (2) a
booth tour, which has meetings with a variety of distributors, EPCs, and
asset owners, (3) a Keynote luncheon presentation by Abby Hopper,
President & CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), who
will address key topics, such as the section 201 and the potential
outcomes, and (4) an Oktoberfest networking reception that will have
more than 100 leading solar company executives.

According to Mr. Pichel, “Over the past several years, the narrative for
the solar industry has been one of constant oversupply. Recently,
however, we have become more optimistic on the long-term global
supply/demand dynamic in large part due to substantially lower costs,
and much better-than-expected demand in China and worldwide. We see
potential for a period of stability, though the section 201 trade case
in the U.S. represents a near-term risk as tariffs on U.S. module
imports could threaten some U.S. demand. Despite this risk, we continue
to believe we are in the early stages of global solar energy adoption
and see many years of solar growth ahead. We believe the adoption of
higher efficiency solar technologies and energy storage are a key to
enabling lower cost and the long-term growth of solar. This year we are
hosting a storage track during the conference. Our storage companies are
evolving business models and developing products to address the
residential, C&I, and utility scale segments using a variety of
chemistries and technologies.”

Mr. Shen stated, “Much of the Street, in our view, continues to have a
bearish view on the sector given the perceived oversupply. With our
differentiated thesis of supply and demand coming into balance, we see
potential for some attractive investment opportunities ahead. The
Symposium will provide investors the opportunity to test this and other
hypotheses since much of the solar ecosystem will be available at our
event. Key topics to explore include: (1) The supply/demand balance in
markets such as the U.S., China, and India, among others, (2) Upcoming
policy changes that could impact demand, (3) Capacity utilization and
pricing throughout the value chain, (4) The greater diversity of cell
technology available and the impact on competitive landscape, and (5)
The outlook for the latest inverter technology for each
segment—residential, C&I, and utility scale.”

This event is designed to allow participants to efficiently meet
companies throughout the entire solar value chain—polysilicon, wafer,
cell, module, downstream developers as well as private companies and
industry experts—in one of the most important solar markets in the world.

“This event represents an example of ROTH’s consistent leadership in
supporting both public and private solar and storage companies from
capital transactions and advisory services as well as equity research,”
said Byron Roth, CEO of ROTH. “We are excited to once again support SEIA
and co-host this event at SPI.”

Since 2012, ROTH has been involved in over 95 transactions for its
Cleantech & Industrial Growth clients, with total transaction value over
$3.5 billion. (Source: ROTH Capital Partners | 09/01/2017)

ROTH is a founding member of Sustain OC (formerly CleanTech OC), a trade
association with its roots in cleantech economic growth that accelerates
sustainability in the greater Orange County area through innovation,
collaboration and education, as well as a member of Solar Energy
Industries Association (SEIA).

ROTH is also hosting an evening Oktoberfest networking event for
registered guests and attendees.

The event is for institutional clients of ROTH and is by invitation
only. Clients interested in attending should contact their ROTH
sales representative at (949) 720-5700 or e-mail: [email protected]

Members of the media who would like to attend should contact Isabel Pain
at 949-720-7117 or [email protected].
To learn more or register for SPI, please visit the event web site at – http://www.solarpowerinternational.com/

Agenda:

September 11, 2017
10:00am – 6:00pm Booth tour at SPI (SPI
expo pass required to participate)

September 12, 2017
8:00am – 9:00am Registration | Morning
Coffee
9:00am – 4:45pm 1-on-1 / Small Group Meetings
12:00pm –
1:00pm Keynote luncheon with Abby Hopper of SEIA
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Oktoberfest Networking Reception

Venue:

Solar Power International (SPI)
Mandalay Bay Convention
Center
3950 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89119

ROTH
Solar and Storage Symposium at SPI
Mandalay Bay
Convention Center – Reef A, B, C
3950 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las
Vegas, NV 89119

Participating Companies at the time of this release include:

(As of 09/01/2017 – subject to change)

Business Wire, Lowenstein Sandler, The Blueshirt Group, SEIA and
Antenna Group are event sponsors.

About Roth Capital Partners, LLC:

ROTH Capital Partners, LLC (ROTH), is a relationship-driven investment
bank focused on serving emerging growth companies and their investors.
As a full-service investment bank, ROTH provides capital raising, M&A
advisory, analytical research, trading, market-making services and
corporate access.

Headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., ROTH is privately-held and owned
by its employees, and maintains offices throughout the U.S. and Hong
Kong. For more information on ROTH, please visit www.roth.com.

Contacts

ROTH Capital Partners
Isabel Mattson-Pain
Director of Marketing
949-720-7117
[email protected]