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April 2027
Milan, Italy

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April 2027
Milan, Italy

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George Touloupas

Vice-President, ESG and New Services

Intertek CEA

George Touloupas is Vice President, ESG and New Services in CEA. Since 2010, George has been active in technical consulting for PV and energy storage projects, as well as in PV manufacturing, EPC and project development. He joined CEA in 2015 and has previously led the technology and quality team for solar and energy storage. Prior to CEA, he held positions as Chief Operating & Technical Officer at Philadelphia Solar in Jordan, as Technical Operations Director at Recom and as an EPC and project developer in Greece.

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Panel discussion

Recent years have exposed structural pressures in global solar manufacturing. Module oversupply, collapsing margins, and price intervention have reshaped procurement strategies, contract structures, and procurement cycles. At the same time, ambitions for transparent, low-carbon supply chains in Europe have struggled to translate into scalable manufacturing capacity. This panel examines what responsible sourcing means in 2026.

  • How prolonged oversupply and margin pressure are changing procurement behaviour
  • What transparency and low-carbon sourcing look like in practice, beyond legislation
  • Whether a credible manufacturing base in Europe is achievable under current market conditions
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Panel discussion

Extreme weather events – from heatwaves to hailstorms – are becoming a major operational and financial risk for solar portfolios across Europe.

How can developers, asset owners, manufacturers, and insurers work together to build and operate climate-resilient projects? From design and component choice to post-damage assessment and insurance claims, identify best practices to reduce exposure and accelerate recovery.

  • Understand how climate risk is evolving across Europe’s solar regions
  • Learn what can be done during development and operations to mitigate extreme-weather impacts
  • Explore how insurers and financiers assess weather-related risk
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