28 Nov 2024
Helsinki
28 Nov 2024
Helsinki
Wednesday 27 November 2024
Thursday 28 November 2024
Program
Registration is open from 08:00
Nicola Kopij Zanin
Solarplaza
Session 1
A bird’s eye view of the Finnish solar energy landscape, which will make inventory of the latest market trends, ongoing projects, and upcoming investments. Gain insights into the market's division among residential, commercial & industrial, and utility sectors. Learn how the cost competitiveness of solar energy will enable a sustainable future, enhanced with new storage applications.
Eero Oksanen
Forus
With an increased expected spike in energy demand over the next decade, the Finnish national grid faces deep challenges in order to remain flexible and accommodate a sudden influx of power from RE sources. During this session, you will get to know hands-on from the Finnish TSO how they are tackling the topic to ensure a smooth energy transition.
Onni Härmä
Fingrid
Gain crucial insights into the Finnish government's long term strategy and plan aimed at facilitating permitting procedures and navigating red tape for the deployment of utilioty-scale solar parks.
Ville Hailikari
Krogerus
Morning Networking Break
On average, at Solarplaza Summit events an impressive 93% of attendees are able to make at least one valuable business connections. Don’t miss out on your next opportunity!
Session 2
Large-scale battery energy storage systems are indispensable to continue fuelling the energy transition. Investors are faced with the pros and cons of different business models: providing grid services through frequency service models, taking on higher risk through price arbitrage, or a mix of both. What is more convenient and how do the benefits of each strategy compare with the downsides?
Alexander Esser
Aurora Energy Research
As grid capacity challenges arise, storage projects coupled with PV can make critical contributions towards safeguarding the reliability of the power grid and enabling more RE capacity, as well as providing new, fruitful revenue streams to investors and developers. This session explores how to successfully build a business case for a BESS project with examples from international market players.
Nicola Kopij Zanin
Solarplaza
Ville Kaituri
Biosolar
Alexander Rudberg
Alight
Juan Andrés García
FRV
When analyzing the overall quality of a project, it is crucial to master KPIs such as NPV, IRR, Payback, ROI, and LCOE, along with revenue and OPEX estimations when it comes to the component choice for your asset. This presentation will gauge into the key parameters asset managers and project owners must consider for their utility-scale projects in Finland.
Lunch Networking Break
Our networking app makes it easy to schedule one-on-one meetings with any of the 80+ attendees and 10+ speakers!
Session 3
Interest rates and financing costs remain high: IPPs and investors must ensure their business models are updated and remain competitive in order to reach positive NPV projects. This becomes even more challenging as storage revenue streams have to be modelled and integrated into financial models. It all starts with project financing, and during this panel discussion, the major lenders involved in project financing for utility-scale projects in Finland will share their insights on how to maximize the chances of structuring successful financing deals, and how they price in the risk for projects with cash flow exposure based on BESS.
Nicola Kopij Zanin
Solarplaza
Tuomas Salonen
SEB
Jaani Pietikäinen
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Bo Nordberg
Nordic Investment Bank (NIB)
Christoph Gardlo will share his expertise on how energy storage assets behave in real-world conditions, using actual data to provide valuable insights. Attendees will gain an understanding of ESFORIN’s approach to optimizing storage through advanced hedging solutions, which are designed to maximize financial returns while ensuring grid stability and curtailment mitigation. Discover how their strategies align with market dynamics and help mitigate risks in energy trading.
Christoph Gardlo
ESFORIN
Afternoon Networking Break
Whether you're looking to connect with professionals from a specific sector or want to build relationships across the entire solar PV value chain, our event offers a unique chance to engage with experts from across the industry.
Session 4
Each BESS project is a unique entity despite similar building blocks and capacities. Therefore, a holistic and multifaceted approach is needed when managing each part of the project and moving smoothly to a new phase of the project. This presentation explores how to avoid common pitfalls to provide a fluent transition from a piece of land to lucrative BESS revenues in Finland.
Jaakko Poutamo
Merus Power
Emma Hellström
Flower
Market leader Independent Power Producers (IPPS), utilities & investors are all placing high bets on the rapid adoption of storage technologies. BESS projects have gained momentum and a lot of key takeaways can be derived from foreign, mature markets where the penetration of storage is increasing massively/ Gain crucial insights into expected business models, how foreign & mature market trends are expected to be adopted in Finland, and how the RE industry will evolve to be even more resilient to increased market volatility.
Matti Parpala
Will & Must Oy
Nicola Kopij Zanin
Solarplaza
Networking Drinks & Bites
As you mingle and build your network, be sure to take a moment to enjoy a refreshing soft drink, glass of wine, or cold beer. While solar PV experts from Finland represented approximately 45% of our attendees last year, there will be plenty of opportunities to connect with professionals from our global network, which includes countries such as Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Poland and many more.
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