Solarplaza Summit | Baltics

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Wednesday 15 March 2023

19:30

Pre-Conference Networking Event

The Networking Event will take place in Boksto Skveras - St. Elizabeth’s Chapel

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Thursday 16 March 2023

Program


09:00

Welcome by Solarplaza

10 min.

Nicola Kopij Zanin

Solarplaza

Celina Gundlach

Solarplaza

Session Topics:

Session 1

Overview of the Baltic PV Market

09:10

Opening keynote: The Outlook of the Lithuanian Government on RE development

presentation

30 min.

Daiva Garbaliauskaitė

Lithuanian Ministry of Energy

Session Topics:
09:40

Baltic Power Market Outlook and Expected Solar Revenues

presentation

30 min.

Alexander Esser

Aurora Energy Research

Session Topics:
  • The evolution of power prices in the Baltics
  • How can wind and solar deployment satisfy the rising demand while replacing the generation of oil shale
  • The wholesale revenues a solar farm can expect and the value of Guarantees of Origin
10:10

Identifying Key Market Opportunities and Challenges

panel

40 min.

moderator

Algirdas Dučinskas

PVcase

Arnis Daugulis

Augstsprieguma Tīkls

Rytis Kėvelaitis

Energy Unlimited

Skirmantė Baležentienė

FETEK (Lithuanian PV Technology Cluster)

Session Topics:
  • Hybrid power plans: New opportunities arising in Lithuania
  • Sharing self-generated electricity in electricity communities
  • Tackling the remaining hurdles in the solar PV market
10:50

Morning Networking Break

Session Topics:

Session 2

Project Financing & Bankability

11:40

Bankability and Investment Landscape for Solar Projects in the Baltics

panel

50 min.

moderator

Vaidotas Puklevičius

Walless

Jonas Urbonas

Luminor Group

Maarten de Jonge

European Investment Bank (EIB)

Arnoldas Gaudiesius

Swedbank

Anneli Ivanov

SEB

Session Topics:
  • Financing schemes and value of investments involved for large scale PV projects
  • How to structure a bankable solar project from the very beginning
  • Investor requirements and required rates of return
  • Critical considerations for foreign investors
12:30

Lunch Break

Session Topics:

Session 3

Project Development: Key Learnings and Best Practices

14:00

The Strategies of Developers Behind the Development of Large-scale Projects in the Baltics

panel

50 min.

moderator

Paulius Zapolskis

TGS Baltic

Jonas Vaišnys

Evecon

Rasa Krutulyte-Ørsted

Ramboll

Ruslan Sklepovič

Green Genius

Aistis Radavičius

Aura Power

Session Topics:
  • Tips & red flags for developers moving into the Baltic market
  • The role large-scale solar projects can play in combating the energy crisis
  • Overview of the local regulations & limitations that still need to be tackled
14:50

Afternoon Networking Break

Session Topics:

Session 4

Technological Innovations: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

15:30

Best Practices for Module Technologies and Applications

presentation

20 min.

Šarūnas Venslavas

Trina Solar

Session Topics:
  • Where are we now? The state of PV technology in the Baltic States
  • Technology roadmap for the coming years: what to expect in terms of efficiency and future yields
15:50

The Development & Power of Storage Solutions

presentation

25 min.

Robert Von Wahl

Sungrow

Session Topics:
  • How and where storage applications can be deployed
  • The step-by-step process for adding a battery to your solar plant
  • ROI and other key metrics for storage solutions
  • Maximising and stabilizing connection points
16:15

Future-proofing Scaling Solar Projects in the Baltics: The Right Technology Applications

panel

45 min.

moderator

Nicola Kopij Zanin

Solarplaza

Nerijus Paulauskas

PVcase

Vinoth Jayaraman

Huawei

Anna Rozīte

AJ Power Group

Session Topics:
  • Drivers to technological innovation
  • How proper O&M benefits RES investors and asset managers
17:00

Closing Networking Drinks

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Project Manager

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