By registering to Large Scale Solar Europe, we will grant you exclusive access to our Solar Finance & Investment Europe country-specific workshops (for no extra cost)!
Country-specific morning workshops will be taking place throughout February:
Country workshops will cover the following topics:
Each workshop will run at either 09:00am-10:30am CET or 10:00 am – 11:30am CET ending with a Q&A.
Tickets: Workshops are open to all attendees of the conference, delegates, speakers and sponsors. One ticket gives you access to all workshops.
PORTUGUESE WORKSHOP – Tuesday 9th February 2021 10:00 – 11:30 CET
In December, Portugal surpassed 1 GW of installed solar PV with a further 2GW already allocated in recent years’ auctions of which, 670MW was allocated in 2020. Grid operator, REN has indicated that there could be another 3.5 GW at stake for developers who agree to support the grid. The last few years have shown us that Portugal is very much open for business with auctions running annually, encouraging both solar and storage and at the sister event to this conference in November of 2020, the Secretary of State for Energy, H.E. Joao Galamba indicated that the Portuguese government is preparing an auction for “non-conventional” surfaces next year as the country looks to ramp up its installed PV capacity to reach 9GW by 2030. This could include floating PV or projects alongside motorways. The country also showed a strong commitment to green hydrogen in 2020 opening a wealth of opportunity. This session will explore:
This session will feature a discussion between speakers before the audience members are asked to turn on their webcams and mics and bring their own questions to the table. This interactive format will be both informative and enjoyable and will leave you with new content and new contacts for future success in the market.
Pedro Amaral Jorge
CEO
APREN (RENEWABLE ENERGY ASSOCIATION, PORTUGAL)
Michele Lauritano
Senior Consultant
EVEROZE PARTNERS
Berto Martins
Director – Electricity Markets
EDP PORTUGAL
Bruno Azevedo Rodrigues
Partner – Head of Finance, Projects and Capital Markets
TELLES
SPANISH WORKSHOP – Thursday 11th February 2021 09:00 – 10:30 CET
As Spain enters the ranks of countries hosting auctions in January 2021, we will assess the ongoing popularity of the Spanish market. The country is on the path towards a target of 100% renewables and in 2020, the Spanish cabinet gave the green light to a Royal Decree, signing into law a raft of measures designed to remove barriers to the large-scale deployment of renewables. The move sets renewable energy deployment at the heart of Spain’s post-COVID 19 recovery as well as positioning the country to decarbonise its energy system entirely by 2050 through “massive” deployment of clean energy. This session will look at how a recent Royal Decree has removed barriers for renewable energy and the role that the government expects the industry to play in a post-COVID19 economy.
This session will feature a discussion between speakers before the audience members are asked to turn on their webcams and mics and bring their own questions to the table. This interactive format will be both informative and enjoyable and will leave you with new content and new contacts for future success in the market.
Ana Barillas
Principal
AURORA ENERGY RESEARCH
José Julio Morejón
Team Leader Sales, Southern Europe Utilities
TRINA SOLAR
Pablo Otin
CEO
POWERTIS
POLISH WORKSHOP – Tuesday 16th February 09:00 – 10:30 CET
Poland’s National Plan for Energy and Climate targets 7.8GW of solar by 2030 and a report from Poland’s Institute of Renewable Energy (IEO) in June 2020 indicated that this could be reached by 2025. The country’s total installations at the end of 2019 stood at 1,500MW, an increase of around 900MW on the previous year’s total. By May 2020 that figure had risen by a further 450MW and, according to IEO, by the end of 2020 could reach 2.5GW. Much is being driven by the smaller self-consumption market and December’s auction was for projects below 1MW but all 700MW was claimed by solar and an uptick in large scale solar expected in 2021. This session will explore:
This session will feature a discussion between speakers before the audience members are asked to turn on their webcams and mics and bring their own questions to the table. This interactive format will be both informative and enjoyable and will leave you with new content and new contacts for future success in the market.
Giles Clark
CEO
ALSI CONSULTING LIMITED
Joaquim Barbosa
Country Manager, Poland
EDP RENEWABLES
Anna Chmielewska
Associate Director
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Maria Aram Merdzhanova
Head of Sales Head of Sales Eastern Europe and Nordics
JINKOSOLAR EU
UNITED KINGDOM WORKSHOP – Thursday 18th February 10:00 – 11:30 CET
As the host of CoP26, along with Italy, 2021 could be a pivotal year for the solar industry but are there risks inherent in Brexit, how far might the UK diverge from the rest of the EU and how can the solar industry capture business in the fourth allocation of CfDs pencilled into the latter half of 2021?
This session will feature a discussion between speakers before the audience members are asked to turn on their webcams and mics and bring their own questions to the table. This interactive format will be both informative and enjoyable and will leave you with new content and new contacts for future success in the market.
Chris Hewett
CEO
SOLAR ENERGY UK
Jing Liu
Assistant General Manager, Structured Finance
SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION
Tom Williams
Partner
Downing LLP
Tim Day
Fund Manager
TRINA SOLAR
DANISH WORKSHOP – Friday 19th February 09:00 – 10:30 CET
Denmark is gaining traction as a home for unsubsidised PV and this workshop will look at why. The country’s energy agency DEA predicted installed Danish PV capacity could soar to 5GW in 2030. This session will look at the prospects for Danish solar and look at how companies can tap into this exciting growing market.
This session will feature a discussion between speakers before the audience members are asked to turn on their webcams and mics and bring their own questions to the table. This interactive format will be both informative and enjoyable and will leave you with new content and new contacts for future success in the market.
Mark Augustenborg Ødum
Board Member
BETTER ENERGY
Mikkel Kring
Partner
Our New Energy (ONE)
Christian Tullberg
Partner
Horten
Troels Lorentzen
Partner
DELOITTE
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND WORKSHOP – Thursday 25th February 10:00 – 11:30 CET
With solar outpacing wind in the August 2020 auction, securing 796.3 MW of generation capacity – almost double the capacity secured by the wind industry of 479.2 MW, there is much to discuss about the Irish solar market. An energy storage pipeline of 2.5GW (both standalone and collocated with wind or solar) means a huge build-out phase is imminent. This session will uncover prospects for 2021 and touch upon topics such as:
This session will feature a discussion between speakers before the audience members are asked to turn on their webcams and mics and bring their own questions to the table. This interactive format will be both informative and enjoyable and will leave you with new content and new contacts for future success in the market.
FRENCH WORKSHOP – Friday 26th February 09:00 – 10:30 CET
This session will feature a discussion between speakers before the audience members are asked to turn on their webcams and mics and bring their own questions to the table. This interactive format will be both informative and enjoyable and will leave you with new content and new contacts for future success in the market.
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