Solarplaza Summit Spain

Wednesday 5 July 2023

20:00

Evento de networking previo a la conferencia

El acto tendrá lugar en Descaro Restaurante

Thursday 6 July 2023

08:30

Café de bienvenida

45 min.

09:15

Inicio de la Conferencia

15 min.

Por qué invertir en energía solar en España, objetivos de la conferencia y oportunidades de establecer contactos

Lorena Nieuwenhoven

Solarplaza

SESIÓN 1

Garantizar el éxito del futuro de la energía solar

09:30

Panel de apertura: La próxima generación de activos solares

panel

45 min.

Superar la búsqueda de talento
Aprendizajes de los últimos 10 años en solar
Los próximos pasos de la revolución solar en España

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Marta del Amo

GRUPO PRISA

Shaheer Hussam

Clean Power Research

Carolina Nester

Sonnedix

Kim Keats

K4K Training and Advisory

Juan Luis Cantón

Lightsource bp

Jorge de Miguel

Aquila Clean Energy

10:15

Restricción de la red en España: Una amenaza creciente para los promotores solares

presentación

20 min.

España se ha clasificado sistemáticamente como uno de los 5 principales mercados para la energía solar en Europa, potencialmente el mayor mercado solar no subvencionado del mundo - y este increíble crecimiento está superando las previsiones originales establecidas por el gobierno. ¿Cuáles son las perspectivas estratégicas de España en materia de energía solar y cuál es la mejor manera de prepararse para la congestión de la red?

Conceptualización del mercado
Hechos, cifras y comprobación a mitad de año de los objetivos para 2023
Visión general de los principales retos y oportunidades relacionados con la congestión de la red

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Alexandre Danthine

Aurora Energy Research

10:35

Pausa matinal para establecer contactos

SESSION 2A - Development & Financing

Mastering Development: From Licensing to Energy Storage

11:40

Set Your Sails: Navigating the Complex Sea of Permitting and Licensing in Spain

panel

40 min.

Have you wondered about how you can ensure that you get access to a grid connection point or how to make sure your project qualifies for the capacity contests/auction schemes in Spain? Then allow the experts to clarify this for you.

Concursos de capacidad: what and how
How much capacity is available from the grid and where?
How is REE planning to manage the huge pipeline of incoming projects?

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Arturo Herrero

Nextracker

Francisco Solchaga

Araoz & Rueda

Alejandro Labanda

beBartlet

12:20

Developer's Roundtable

presentation

40 min.

From the moment a new project is conceptualized, numerous challenges, questions and opportunities arise. Learn from the experts and find out the winning models for developing solar projects in Spain.

Finding the right development approach and partners for greenfield development
Biggest challenges in developing new projects
Finding the right land for the right project
How to make teamwork make the dream work
Maintaining profitability while dealing with the market agility

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Josefin Berg

S&P Global Commodity Insights

José Ángel Pérez

ABO Energy

Victoria Azancot

Shell Group

Julius Weidemann

Encavis

Irene Reyes

Quintas Advisory

13:00

Hybridization of Projects: Energy Storage Case Study

presentation

30 min.

There is an increasing need for battery storage applications in order to safeguard the reliability of green energy distribution at any time and avoid curtailment of this precious resource. Storage can offer multiple solutions to energy providers as well as ancillary services to its asset owners. Gain insights and practical lessons learned during this session and take charge of your storage strategy.

Examining novel approaches for effective hybridization of solar and wind assets
Increasing grid stability and lowering peak load
Know-how on investment planning, system design and system operation for project developers.
Case Study Review of an energy storage project in Spain

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Miguel Marroquin

Our New Energy

Daniel Fernández Marcos

One Solar

SESSION 2B - Asset Management

Asset Management Fundamentals

11:40

Bridging the Gap: From Development to Construction to Asset Management and back

panel

40 min.

Before operations start, you have to make considerations in the development and construction phase that will impact the O&M of a project. What are critical changes that cost asset managers the most time and money and what are the changes that support the most efficient management of an asset? Join this session to bridge the gap between developers, EPC’s and Asset Managers.

Effects of construction on the O&M phase
EPC pitfalls that will affect operations in the future
Quality and reliability of components
Using digital tools to document quality of the construction and O&M services

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Lorena Nieuwenhoven

Solarplaza

Marta Valien

Foresight Group

Venugopal Shakergayen

Nextracker

Jesús Boccio

BlueTree Group

Matias Gallego

Optimize Energy

12:20

A Maturing Market: The Increasingly Important Role of O&M

panel

40 min.

Solar in Spain is maturing, and so are its assets. As Spain reaches almost 20 GW of cumulative solar capacity, the need for experienced operations also grows. Join this session to find out the true cost of O&M and take the management of your assets to the next level.

Impact of novel technology on O&M decision-making
The true cost of O&M
New tasks that asset managers need to be aware of
The role of digitalization in asset management
Performance modelling: assumptions and learnings
Inhouse vs. outsourcing

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Alex Rudnicki

Vigdu Technologies

Lluis Juncosa

Canadian Solar O&M

Estefanía Orellana

Sungrow

Julián Ascencio-Vásquez

Univers

Julián Ascencio-Vásquez

Sr Staff Engineer

Univers

Dr Julián Ascencio-Vásquez has over eight years of experience in PV yield and O&M optimization, currently as Senior Staff Engineer at the Solar Centre of Excellence (CoE) of Envision Digital, and is an active member of the International Energy Agency - Task 13 PVPS Programme. His primary R&D activities include designing and implementing performance and risk modelling and assessment algorithms of PV systems operating worldwide. Before Envision Digital, he worked for several renewable energy companies in Chile, Belgium and France. His academic background includes a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, received in 2021, a B.Sc. in Civil Electrical Engineering from the P. Catholic University of Valparaiso, Chile, Master in Electrical Engineering and Sustainable Development from the ESIEE-Amiens, France, and Master in Automated Systems Engineering from the University of Picardie Jules Verne, France. He is the first author and contributor of over 30 scientific articles and reports and a participant and speaker at the most prestigious solar R&D international conferences.

13:00

O&M Fundamentals: Soiling & Cleaning

presentation

30 min.

Once a solar project is operational, a lot of attention should be given to making sure this asset operates to the best of its capacity. Soiling can greatly reduce a panel’s efficiency and result in the decreasing yield of a project overall. Join this session to master one of the basics of asset management and what are feasible actions that can be taken to ensure the most sustainable approach to soiling.

Cost of cleaning vs profitability loss due to soiling
Vegetation management and land stewardship
A sustainability approach to soiling and water management
Comparison of soiling solutions

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David Gomez Jimenez

Prescinto

Eran Meller

Ecoppia

13:30

Almuerzo de networking

SESIÓN 3A - Desarrollo y financiación

El dinero habla: Finanzas y fusiones y adquisiciones

15:00

Lo esencial: Financiación de la energía solar en España

presentación

30 min.

Financiación comercial frente a PPA
¿Cómo está cambiando la cobertura de los ingresos la percepción de los inversores?
¿Cómo afectan a la financiación la volatilidad del CAPEX y las limitaciones de la cadena de suministro?
Diversificación tecnológica y sus implicaciones en la inversión sostenible
Cambios en la dinámica de los acuerdos de compra de energía

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Javier Huergo Cruzado

FRV

Raúl González Barrio

Enerparc AG

15:30

Dominio de las transacciones de fusiones y adquisiciones en el sector solar

panel

40 min.

Adquirir proyectos que encajen en su cartera
Escollos y retos de las fusiones y adquisiciones
Lecciones aprendidas del éxito en la adquisición de proyectos
Valoración de contratos con proveedores de servicios y offtakers
Proceso de diligencia debida Estrategias de fusión y adquisición: cómo hacer crecer las carteras

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moderador

Tomás García

JLL

Tomás García

Senior Director, Energy & Infrastructure

JLL

Tomás García is the lead Senior Director of the Energy & Infrastructure Advisory practice in Spain & Portugal at JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle) since April 2020. In this role, he leads the team providing transactional and financial advisory services for renewable energy assets in Iberia. Prior to this, Tomás was the Managing Director of the Solar & Wind Projects business in Spain & Portugal at BayWa r.e. (2019). Prior to this role, he was the Head of Business Development EMEA, Energy Group at Canadian Solar (2017-2018). Before that he served at SunEdison as General Manager, Rural Electrification EMEA (2014-2015) and as Head of Strategy & Market Development EMEA & LATAM (2011-2014). Before that Tomás was Market Strategy Manager at First Solar (2008-2011) and a Strategy Consultant at the Monitor Group (2004-2008). Additionally, he has also worked as a Venture Capitalist, Research Scientist (doing science on solar PV materials), University Teacher and FX Trader. Tomás was a PhD student at Florida International University, earned his MSci at King’s College London and his Masters degree in Physics at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. He is fluent in Spanish and English and functional in Italian.

Lucía González

Ontier

Lucía González

Partner Head of Energy

Ontier

Lucía is the Head of the Energy practice at Ontier. She has extensive experience in renewable energy transactions and international bidding processes, advising national and international clients in the acquisition and construction of renewable assets. Lucia graduated in law at University of Santiago de Compostela, followed by a Master's Degree in Legal Consultancy at Instituto de Empresa (IE). She complemented her studies with courses in Communication in Business from Harvard University (Boston, MA) and Private International Law at The Hague Academy of International Law (The Hague, Netherlands). In 2009 she began her professional career in the legal department of Gestamp Group, which and continued in Cobra, the industrial subsidiary of ACS Group. In 2014 Lucia joined the Corporate Department of BDO Abogados, where she provided legal advice to national and international companies, especially in contracting, corporate restructuring and company acquisitions; additionally, she collaborated with the Real Estate department. Lucía joined Ontier in 2017, forming part of the Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions department until her appointment as partner of the Energy Area in 2022. Within her teaching experience, highlight her participation in the steering committee and as a professor of the course on renewable energy law at the University of Navarra, in addition to being a collaborating professor at the Instituto de Empresa (IE) and the University Pablo de Olavide. She has also participated as author and co-author in numerous specialized legal publications. Member of the Madrid Bar Association.

Amadeu Anguela

Plenium Partners

Guillermo Entrecanales

Incus Capital

SESIÓN 3B - Gestión de activos

Resistencia y rendimiento de las instalaciones

15:00

Futuro Flotante: El Importante Potencial de la FPV en España

presentación

20 min.

Visión general y aprendizajes de proyectos FPV recientes
Cambios normativos y consideraciones
Problemas y beneficios

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Andrés Franco

Isigenere - Isifloating

15:20

Gestión del final del ciclo de vida: Reutilizar, repotenciar, reciclar

presentación

20 min.

Ejemplos prácticos de casos de repotenciación con éxito
Comprender los criterios adecuados para la repotenciación
Retos de la repotenciación
Cómo pueden modernizarse los activos existentes para mejorar la eficiencia
Análisis de la elección de componentes para aumentar la capacidad instalada y la producción anual
Visión general y comparación de precios de las últimas tecnologías disponibles en el mercado para los gestores de activos

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Stefan Wippich

SecondSol

16:10

Pausa para establecer contactos

SESIÓN 4

Autonomía energética y autoconsumo

17:00

Independencia Energética en España: El continuo auge del autoconsumo

panel

30 min.

Más allá de su enorme mercado solar a escala de servicios públicos, España está haciendo crecer su mercado de autoconsumo, habiendo desplegado 2,5 GW de energía solar de autoconsumo en 2022. Esto supone más del doble de la capacidad instalada el año anterior, sumándose a un total de 5,25 GW de capacidad de autoconsumo instalada. Participe en esta sesión para obtener información clave sobre la división del mercado solar en España (Residencial/C&I/Utilitario) y las oportunidades disponibles más allá del mercado a escala utilitaria.

Colaboración con promotores inmobiliarios y operadores industriales

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moderador

Jaime Goyanes

Eranovum

Jaime Goyanes

BD Director Self Consumption

Eranovum

With over 15 years of experience in the renewable energy sector, Jaime Goyanes began his PV journey by spearheading international business development efforts for large-scale utility projects, successfully cultivating an extensive project pipeline in diverse regions such as India and Australia during his tenure with OPDE. Subsequently, Jaime relocated to Mexico, where he further honed his expertise by driving project development initiatives in Central America and the Caribbean as part of the SunEdison team. Inspired to explore new horizons within the PV sector, Jaime made a strategic career transition to focus on distributed energy solutions, particularly in the realm of self-consumption for B2B clients, while operating in the United Kingdom. His efforts in this domain led to the formulation of comprehensive value propositions, culminating in the establishment of a robust self-consumption portfolio at Endesa, where he contributed his extensive knowledge and led to Endesa X being one of the main players within the self consumption sector in Spain. Currently serving as the Director for Self Consumption at Eranovum, Jaime continues to make significant strides in the industry. He is instrumental in integrating self-consumption practices into Eranovum's highly ambitious e-mobility strategy, paving the way for a future that prioritizes sustainable energy solutions.

Alejandro Diego Rosell

Nuvix

Alejandro Diego Rosell

Professor of RE

Nuvix

Alejandro D. Rosell is a lawyer by education who started his career involved in the International Business Development Area working for ICEX in the Spanish Embassy in Brazil. After practicing as a Foreign Trade Expert for 2 years in Euroestudios Infrastructure and Engineering Company he entered the renewable energy and solar energy market as an International Development Manager for Elecnor-Atersa group. Later on he was hired to develop the Emerging market area for Photon magazine as an Editor, and Market Research Expert. During 5 years he acquired a deep knowledge of the Photovoltaic Solar Market, mainly dealing with emerging areas such as Latin America, Africa an EMEA regions. In 2013 Alejandro founded and managed SunAdvisors as an advisory service for emerging companies dealing with the international solar market. All while keeping on writing as a journalist in different media and offering advisory services for companies such as SATEC, Generalia, Grupo Clavijo and Energías Renovables. Alejandro is a skilled professional in solar energy, international business, market research and analysis and keeps a large list of high profile contacts within the industry.

María Colom Cifuentes

ENGIE

Gabriel Molinero

EDP Renewables

Javier Becerra

Quantica Renovables

17:30

Conclusión de la conferencia

presentación

10 min.

Aspectos destacados, conclusiones y perspectivas de la Cumbre Solarplaza España 2024

Lorena Nieuwenhoven

Solarplaza

17:40

Bebidas de networking

Solarplaza Summit | Spain

Café de bienvenida

Inicio de la Conferencia

Garantizar el éxito del futuro de la energía solar

Panel de apertura: La próxima generación de activos solares

Restricción de la red en España: Una amenaza creciente para los promotores solares

Mastering Development: From Licensing to Energy Storage

Set Your Sails: Navigating the Complex Sea of Permitting and Licensing in Spain

Developer's Roundtable

Hybridization of Projects: Energy Storage Case Study

Asset Management Fundamentals

Bridging the Gap: From Development to Construction to Asset Management and back

A Maturing Market: The Increasingly Important Role of O&M

O&M Fundamentals: Soiling & Cleaning

El dinero habla: Finanzas y fusiones y adquisiciones

Lo esencial: Financiación de la energía solar en España

Dominio de las transacciones de fusiones y adquisiciones en el sector solar

Resistencia y rendimiento de las instalaciones

Futuro Flotante: El Importante Potencial de la FPV en España

Gestión del final del ciclo de vida: Reutilizar, repotenciar, reciclar

Autonomía energética y autoconsumo

Independencia Energética en España: El continuo auge del autoconsumo

Conclusión de la conferencia