Solarplaza Summit | Hungary

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Tuesday 15 November 2022

19:00

Pre-Conference Networking Event

The Networking Dinner will take place in New York Café
The Networking Event will take place in New York Café

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Wednesday 16 November 2022

Program


09:00

Opening & Welcome by Solarplaza

presentation

15 min.

Nicola Kopij Zanin

Solarplaza

Session Topics:

Session I

Overview of the Hungarian PV Market

09:15

Get Up to Date With the Hungarian PV Market

presentation

35 min.

Erno Kiss

MNNSZ - Hungarian Photovoltaic and Solar Collector Association

Session Topics:
  • What is hot in the market?
  • Overview of ongoing and upcoming market trends
  • Status of projects and investments in the pipeline
  • Overview of market split (Residential/C&I/Utility)
  • Cost competitiveness of solar in Hungary
09:50

Key Considerations Around the Tender Mechanism in Hungary

presentation

40 min.

Attila Bagi

MEKH - Hungarian Energy and Utilities Regulatory Authority

Session Topics:
  • The rules behind the METÁR scheme
  • Dealing with the permit preparation process
  • Pricing breakdown from the last auction rounds
  • Bidding strategies
10:30

Networking Break

Session Topics:

Session II

Project Development & Grid Connection Challenges

11:15

How to Obtain New Connection Requests With an Individual Procedure Under a Full Grid

presentation

45 min.

Krisztina Vauver

Vauver

Peter Horvai-Hillenbrand

Oppenheim

Session Topics:
  • From application to connection: key legal aspects
  • How to deal with new connection requests that cannot be accepted under the tender procedure
  • Practical advice on ensuring a stable connection for a large-scale solar plant
  • How REPowerEU may improve permitting processes
12:00

The Strategies of Developers Behind the Development of Large Scale Projects in Hungary

panel

45 min.

moderator

Csaba Polgár

Pontes

István Pócs

EDP Renewables

Evangelos Gazis

Aurora Energy Research

Miklós Molnár

Sundroid

Session Topics:
  • Tips & red flags for developers moving into the Hungarian market
  • What local regulations & limitations are still to be tackled
  • Comparing auction strategies to PPA models under the perspective of different stakeholders - what are the pros & cons
  • Hedging risk strategies to minimize supply chain disruptions and price volatility
12:45

Lunch Break

Session Topics:

Session III

Project Financing & Bankability

14:15

Ensuring a Successful Project Bankability

presentation

30 min.

Sándor Végh

Erste Bank

Session Topics:
  • Main financing structures for large scale projects
  • How a commercial bank adapts to a changing legal environment and a scenario with rising interest rates
  • How to meet a bank's expectations and successfully secure long-term financing
14:45

Best Practices for Module Technologies and Applications

presentation

30 min.

Shawn Shen

LONGi

Session Topics:
15:15

Networking Break

Session Topics:

Session IV

Technological Innovations & O&M Best Practices

16:00

Scaling Solar Projects With the Right Technology Applications

panel

30 min.

moderator

Nicola Kopij Zanin

Solarplaza

Tobias Knoblauch

meteocontrol

Milos Preisinger

Stäubli

Session Topics:
  • How can existing assets be upgraded in terms of new applications to improve efficiency?
  • Analyzing the choice of components aimed at increasing installed capacity and annual production
  • Overview and price comparison of the latest technologies on the market available for asset managers
16:30

The Development & Power of Storage Solutions

presentation

20 min.

Andrés Doebel

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
16:50

Closing Keynote

presentation

25 min.

Georg Hotar

Photon Energy

Session Topics:
17:15

Networking Drinks

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Nicola Kopij Zanin
Project Manager

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Mar Clemente Diego
Business Developer

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Sabine Dhevaraj
Project Coordinator

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