State of the Greek PV market and the opportunities for energy trading

Stelios Psomas is a leading Greek PV consultant and lobbyist. He started campaigning for PV in Greece already in 1995 (as a Greenpeace energy & climate campaigner). Since then he has pushed for the introduction of support schemes for PV and the opening of the market through his role as a policy advisor for the Hellenic Association of Photovoltaic Companies (HELAPCO). He has been actively involved in the introduction of feed-in tariffs, self-consumption support schemes, auction schemes and long-term energy planning in Greece. In particular, he was involved in the drafting of most of the PV-related legislation in Greece, and has also acted as an advisor to the banking sector, facilitating the financing of PV systems.

He co-founded Inaccess in 2000 as a smart controls company and was its CEO until the company's acquisition by Power Factors, in June 2022. At Power Factors he is responsible for Controls, Grid and Market Integration activities of the company. At Inaccess he developed the business strategy and product direction, managed business development, and pursued strategic cooperations with technology vendors and key customers. His main interests include Renewable energy (primarily PV) and related technologies (Batteries, Microgrids, dispatchable loads), Grid compliance and Market Integration. He is a member of various international associations and a frequent speaker in sector-specific conferences and thematic events on the topic of smart energy, renewables systems and optimal grid integration. Before starting Inaccess, from 1998 to 2000, Mr. Georgopoulos carried out R&D work for Lucent's Bell Labs on automation and controls and automation for smart homes and enterprises; from 1993 to 1998 he was an R&D associate with NTUA, Greece, working in research projects with several EU telecommunications companies on the topic of integrated broadband networks. He holds a diploma in Electrical & Computer Engineering and a Ph.D. in Integrated Broadband Networks, both from NTUA, Greece.