Solarplaza Summit | PPAs The Netherlands

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Thursday 23 March 2023

Program


08:30

Welcome Coffee and Registration

60 min.

Session Topics:
09:30

Welcome by the Solarplaza Team & Opening Words by the Host

15 min.

Edwin Koot

Solarplaza

Dena Metaxa

Solarplaza

Session Topics:

Session 1

PPA Market Dynamics

09:45

PPA Outlook: What is Happening in the Market and where is it Headed?

presentation

30 min.

Marise Westbroek

Aurora Energy Research

Session Topics:
  • Delivering on Europe’s new energy targets
  • The NL PPA landscape compared to other markets
  • The new dynamics of energy pricing in the Netherlands and in Europe
10:15

Types of PPAs and Respective Risks & Advantages

panel

45 min.

moderator

Alexandre Soroko

Greensolver

Vivian de Swart

Eneco Energy Trade

Daniel Peschel

AMPYR Solar Europe

Jan Knievel

Enerparc AG

Zishanul Hasan

Decathlon

Session Topics:
  • Virtual vs. Physical PPAs
  • PPA vs CPPA
  • How to decide which type of PPA to use
  • Imbalance and profile risk of renewables and how to deal with that in different types of PPAs
  • Making PPAs suitable for SMEs
11:00

Networking Coffee-Break

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Session 2

Contracting for Different Partners

11:45

Main Issues & Consideration for PPA Contracting

panel

45 min.

Julius Ecke

Enervis Energy Advisors GmbH

Lianne van Aagten

Green Giraffe

Fleur van de Wolfshaar

Green Tower

Nicola Kleihues

Vattenfall

Session Topics:
  • Navigating contractual risks
  • How SDE+(+) works and how they impact the availability of projects
  • Pros & Cons of different types of contracts
  • Meeting the Offtakers needs
12:30

Adapting to the future: Corporate PPA case studies

presentation

20 min.

Tim Damen

Klimaatfonds Nederland

Session Topics:
  • Key learnings from first-hand experience
  • Deep-dive into the key features and structure of the corporate PPA
  • New deal structures, pricing and risk allocation
12:50

Bankability of Power Projects

presentation

20 min.

Gino Schuur

ING Bank

Session Topics:
  • Operational leases for rooftop projects
  • Considerations involved in securing financing for power projects
  • Regulatory Implications
  • Financing RES projects in the most tax effective way
13:10

Lunch Break

Session Topics:

Session 3

PPA Breakdown

14:30

Legal Tips & Tricks When Drafting & Negotiating PPAs

presentation

30 min.

Bram Devlies

Loyens & Loeff

Session Topics:
  • PPA price negotiations
  • Specific legal points of attention to take into account for negotiating PPAs
  • Differences between utilities and corporates
15:00

Times of Transformation: Risks & Opportunities that Come with Market Volatility

presentation

30 min.

Wherever there is risk there is also opportunity. While the energy market is currently on a roller coaster ride, the shaky ground may be an opportunity to pave way for new foundations. In this presentation Jan Willem will share his expertise on what risks and opportunities the volatile energy market brings with it.

Jan Willem Zwang

Stratergy

Session Topics:
  • Impact of price volatility on PPA investment
  • PPA pricing strategies & Pricing credit risk
  • Measuring market risk
  • What are the new opportunities
15:30

Afternoon Networking-Break

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Session 4

PPA Case Studies: Lessons Learned from the Past

16:00

All the Reasons Why it Was Impossible to Sign A Corporate PPA (And How We Still Got it Done)

presentation

30 min.

Martijn van Wijngaarden

Sunrock

Chris Pennington

Iron Mountain

Session Topics:
16:30

A Deep-Dive into Corporate PPA’s: What We’ve Learned and Where we’re Going

presentation

45 min.

Michiel van der Steen

Scholt Energy

Session Topics:
  • Scholt Energy’s corporate PPA structure
  • Meeting energy needs with Corporate PPA
  • A glimpse at our client portfolio
  • A Case Study about a recently completed cPPA
17:15

Quiz Game & Closing Remarks

15 min.

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17:30

Cocktail Networking Gathering with Live Music

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Dena Metaxa
Project Manager

For questions about the program and content of the event:

[email protected]
Tor Jörgensen
Business Developer

For questions regarding partnership opportunities:

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Jessica Medina
Project Coordinator

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