Emerging Leaders Program

Educational Day

Emerging Leaders Program

5 April 2027 | San Diego

Monday 5 April 2027


09:00

Opening the day by Solarplaza

presentation

15 min.

09:00

The asset management lifecycle

presentation

15 min.

Master the critical shift from project delivery to long-term asset management across technical, commercial, and financial performance.

  • Transitioning from project development/EPC to operations.
  • Defining the core pillars: Technical (O&M), Commercial, and Financial Asset Management.

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10:00

Technical O&M: keeping the electrons flowing

presentation

45 min.

Learn how to optimize preventative maintenance, manage degradation, and cut the real cost of operational truck rolls.

  • Preventative vs. corrective maintenance.
  • Understanding inverter health, module degradation, and the real cost of truck rolls

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10:45

Morning networking break

11:30

Financial asset management & revenue protection

presentation

60 min.

Master PPA risks, merchant exposure, and critical KPIs to safeguard long-term revenues and project yield.

  • Understanding PPA structures and merchant exposure.
  • Key performance indicators (KPIs): Availability, performance ratio, and yield.

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12:30

Networking lunch

13:30

US market realities, IRA compliance, and grid congestion

presentation

60 min.

Navigate IRA tax credits, prevailing wage rules, and the bottom-line impacts of US grid congestion and curtailment.

  • A primer on navigating the Inflation Reduction Act (ITC/PTC, prevailing wage).
  • Understanding why the grid is congested and what curtailment means for an asset's bottom line.

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14:30

Afternoon networking break

15:15

The hybrid RE-ality: Intro to PV + storage

presentation

45 min.

Uncover why hybrid PV-plus-storage is dominating the market and how to optimize charge cycles to protect long-term battery health.

  • Why are batteries being attached to everything?
  • The basics of charging/discharging cycles and managing battery health.

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16:00

“Ask me anything”: panel session with all the speakers from the day

panel

40 min.

16:40

Closing the day by Solarplaza

presentation

5 min.

16:45

Structured networking

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