Solarplaza Summit Energy Storage Spain

Thursday 24 October 2024

Program

08:30

Registration & Welcome Coffee

40 min.

Session Topics:

09:10

Welcome by Solarplaza + ASEALEN

20 min.

Lorena Nieuwenhoven

Solarplaza

Dolores Sánchez Muñoz

ASEALEN

Session Topics:

Session 1

The Energy Storage Challenge: Vamos!

09:30

Winning Strategies: Spain's New Storage Regulations to Stay Ahead in the Market

presentation

20 min.

Get an update on Spain's evolving energy storage regulations and their market impact. Discover new opportunities arising from recent regulatory updates and how to capitalize on them. Gain insights into how developers, investors, and EPCs are interpreting and adapting to new legislation.

Fátima García Señán

Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition & Demographic Challenge (MITECO)

Session Topics:

Tenders and Auctions: Learn about upcoming tenders and auctions, and how to strategically position yourself for success.
Translating Regulations: Understand how to translate legal updates into actionable opportunities for your business.
Proven Strategies: Explore real-world examples of successful approaches to navigating Spain's regulatory landscape.

09:50

Red Electrica's Roadmap for Grid Expansion and Modernization

presentation

20 min.

Learn about current grid congestion issues and their impact on energy distribution, with exclusive strategies from top TSOs. Understand TSO flexibility assessments and explore real-world examples of successful initiatives. Gain future projections and strategic insights for maintaining grid flow in evolving energy markets.

Miguel de la Torre Rodriguez

Red Eléctrica

Session Topics:

Analysis of current grid congestion issues and their impact on energy transmission.
Real-world examples of successful TSO initiatives reducing grid congestion.
Exclusive planning strategies from top TSOs to alleviate grid congestion.
Explanation of TSO flexibility assessments, methodologies, and key deadlines

10:10

Spain's Storage Potential: Market Insights and Strategic Forecasts in the European Energy Landscape

presentation

20 min.

We'll zoom out to provide a big-picture overview of the Spanish storage market, situated within the wider European context. You'll get a quick run-down of existing and forecasted storage deployments.

George Hilton

S&P Global Commodity Insights

Session Topics:

Market forecast (MW installed and Bn€ invested)
Overview of challenges and upcoming opportunities

10:30

Adding Up The Value of Energy Storage: Revenue Stream Assumptions

panel

40 min.

The value of a storage project in a large part is determined by it's revenue assumptions. Discover diverse investor perspectives on the revenue streams for battery storage in Spain and navigate lucrative market routes.

moderator

Rosemary Colaert

Clean Horizon

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.

Fernando De Juan Astray

Axpo Group

Dr. Verena Batschkus

Agere Energy & Infrastructure Partners

Dr. Verena Batschkus

Executive Partner

Agere Energy & Infrastructure Partners

Verena has a diverse and extensive professional background, combining her experience in Project Finance and Corporate Finance over the years. She started her career as a Project Finance banker in the energy and infrastructure sectors, accumulating 8 years of valuable expertise in this field. From 2006 to 2018, she served as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Pilar Group BV, a company specializing in the production of silicon wafers for photovoltaic applications. Pilar Group BV had operations in Spain and Eastern Europe and served clients across Europe, Asia, and the USA. Prior to her role as CFO, from 2002 to 2006, Verena held the position of Senior Vice President at HypoVereinsbank (HVB) in Madrid. During her tenure at HVB, she was responsible for executing project financings for international developers in the Iberian Peninsula and Spanish corporates in Eastern Europe, successfully closing financings totaling €3 billion. Between 1998 and 2002, she worked as the Vice President of Project Finance at HVB in both Munich and London, further enhancing her expertise in the finance sector. Verena has also shared her knowledge and insights as a Visiting Professor at the School of Applied Finance in Madrid, where she taught International Financing. In terms of her educational background, she holds a Master's degree in Law from the European University of Madrid and is a licensed lawyer, being a member of the Madrid bar association with registration number 126811. Additionally, she holds a PhD in Agricultural Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Munich (TUM). Since 2018, Verena has been a partner at Agere Infrastructure Partners SL, where she continues to contribute her vast experience and expertise to the finance and infrastructure sectors.

Miguel Galatas

NTEASER

Jan Keenan

Rondo Energy

Session Topics:

Revenue Opportunities: Discover the various revenue streams available for battery storage in Spain
Evaluating the 6th revenue stream: the expected impact of the capacity market
Gain insights into different revenue assumptions and the subsequent implications on your business case
How revenue assumptions are driving business cases and project valuations
Case Studies: Explore real-world examples of successful battery storage projects and their revenue models

11:10

Morning Networking Break

On average, at Solarplaza Summit events an impressive 92% of attendees are able to make valuable business connections. Don’t miss out!

Session Topics:

Session 2

Technical Feasibility: Solutions & Innovations to Energy Storage

11:50

Energy Storage: Research, Innovation, Investments, Risks

presentation

20 min.

Building and expanding a market for the energy transition is pioneering work, how can the industry break through the glass ceiling and expand the market for energy storage?

Alberto Toril

Breakthrough Energy

Alberto Toril

Manager, Europe – Power Sector

Breakthrough Energy

Alberto brings a decade of international expertise in the energy sector, covering different angles of the value chain including clean technology projects development, open innovation, corporate venture investments, and energy policy advocacy. Prior to joining Breakthrough Energy, he advised Iberdrola´s CEO as a Senior Business Specialist. From the Chairman Office, he controlled worldwide business operations, supported Executive Committees and Boards of Directors, and developed special analysis relevant for strategic corporate decisions. He was also part of the Corporate Venture Capital arm, where he managed investments in disruptive clean technology start-ups focused on the decarbonization of the power, heat, and transport sectors. He also spent several years of work in Qatar, where he built Iberdrola´s Innovation Hub for Open Innovation and managed technical consultancy projects for Utilities in the Middle East, including power grids digitalization, renewables integration, and energy efficiency programs. He also worked at the International Energy Agency, where he co-authored several flagship publications including the World Energy Outlook (WEO) and World Energy Investment (WEI), being responsible for power sector market investments analysis for IEA scenarios. He also developed economic models for networks, renewables, and energy storage analysis. Outside of work, Alberto loves traveling and meeting people. He cares for sea life where he enjoys doing two of his hobbies, surfing, and scuba-diving. He holds three MSc in Industrial Engineering, Renewable Energy and Energy Business, and a PMP Certificate from the Project Management Institute.

Session Topics:

Overview of research and innnovation
Investment opportunities

12:10

Monetizing Energy Storage and Conceptualizing Value in Spain

presentation

20 min.

Practical insights into proven business models for energy storage, taking their maximum value-adding potential into account and considering the practices of revenue stacking.

Oliver Schmidt

Imperial College London

Session Topics:

Categorizing storage services by their value-adding potential.
Determining the cost of providing these services.
Optimizing business models through revenue stacking.

12:30

The Bottom Line: Securing Project Financing Where There Is None

panel

40 min.

Financing the future is a tricky business, and not without obstacles. This panel of investors, utilities, banks and developers will discuss the harsh reality of what it takes to finance a storage asset in Spain for 2024, and some potential strategies to clear those obstacles.

moderator

Kim Keats Martínez

EKON

Dr. Mikel Pino

Exus Renewables

Beatriz Ruiz

Matrix Renewables

Rubén Martínez Cartanyà

Banco Sabadell

Session Topics:

Conditions and challenges to securing a bank loan for projects.
Achieving cash flow security.

13:10

Lunch Networking Break

Our networking app makes it easy to schedule one-on-one meetings with any of the 250+ attendees and 20+ speakers!

Session Topics:

Session 3

Economics of Energy Storage Supply and Demand: Business Cases

14:25

Critical aspects for optimising BESS project value: from development to operation

presentation

20 min.

In this presentation we'll revisit some of the main challenges that BESS projects are going through in Spain and highlight some good practices to overcome them and maximise project value.

Lluís Millet

One Solar

Session Topics:

Summary of regulatory and market updates 2024: grid connection procedure novelties for BESS, BESS CAPEX funds, incorporation in European aFRR platform
Permitting process challenges: particular regulatory challenges of the development of BESS projects industrial or urban land, grid connection access limitations (due to planned auctions) and uncertainties on the volume of projects, the issue with the bundled 5MW projects, etc.
Permitting anomalies and problems based on use cases: description of anomalies that have been monitored in the administrative procedures, i.e., the sequential examination of environmental and administrative authorisations (vs. parallel examination, as done until now), problems in the Non-peninsular territories.
Difficulties of projects to meet development and IDAE deadlines
Quality: What are the most relevant quantitative and qualitative aspects to bear in mind in selecting a BESS supplier?
Project value vs. costs: Which are the aspects that really make a difference in project value, beyond price (degradation curves, availability ratios, better management of maintenance services and spare parts stockage, warranties, etc.)? We will showcase the differences in project value through the results of our simulation model using different products.

14:45

Discover the Latest Breakthroughs in Hybrid Renewable Assets Combining Wind, Solar, and Storage

panel

40 min.

Optimize energy output and reliability with advanced technologies and seamless integration of storage with hybrid renewable systems. Explore high-return investments and future-proof strategies for the next decade in hybrid renewable energy solutions.

moderator

Inés Monroy

Social License Energy

Michael Salomon

Clean Horizon

Vicente Payá Alamar

Circle Energy

Francisco Solchaga

Araoz & Rueda

Antonio Montoto

Greenvolt

Session Topics:

Maximizing Efficiency: Learn how to optimize energy output and reliability with advanced technologies.
Strategic Integrations: Insights into seamless integration of storage facilities with hybrid renewable systems.
Investment Opportunities: high-return investments in hybrid renewable projects with storage.
Future-Proof Strategies: Prepare for the next decade with forward-thinking approaches to hybrid renewable energy solutions.

15:25

Project Building: Technical Insights & Considerations

presentation

20 min.

Understand all the requirements that need to be considered in building an energy storage project from scratch!

Joshua Murphy

Econergy

Session Topics:

Project Dimensioning
Required Area Calculations
Typical Storage Configurations
Behind the meter vs Front of the meter

15:45

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 Topics:

Session 4

Energy Storage: Making It Work

16:15

Surfing the Waves of Price Volatility: Are You Up-To-Date?

presentation

20 min.

Understand the factors driving price volatility and gain expert insights on Spain's storage and PV market trends. Learn strategies to manage price fluctuations, identify high-potential investments, and explore techniques to build resilience and stability in your projects.

Valentin Albinet

DNV

Session Topics:

Price Fluctuations: Understand the factors driving price volatility and how to anticipate market shifts.
Market Insights: Gain expert perspectives on the current state and future trends of Spain's storage and PV market.
Strategic Approaches: Learn effective strategies for managing and mitigating the impact of price volatility.
Investment Opportunities: Identify high-potential investment opportunities despite market fluctuations.
Future-Proofing: Explore techniques to build resilience and stability in your energy storage and PV projects.

16:35

Using Predictive Analytics to Identify Energy Storage Performance and Safety Concerns

presentation

20 min.

We’ll explore how data analytics tools can help identify and solve hidden problems in storage systems, including undetected battery cell defects, chronic low availability, and inaccurate state-of-charge readings. Learn effective strategies to minimize maintenance, control costs, and boost revenue, all while optimizing the performance and reliability of your batteries.

Timo Gollub

Accure Battery Intelligence

Session Topics:

16:55

Plans and Projections for Spain’s Energy Storage Milestones for 2030: Viable or Unfeasible?

panel

40 min.

Gain expert perspectives on financial viability and bankability in Spain's energy storage future and learn comprehensive strategies for integrating international expertise. Discover key strategies for 2025 and multidisciplinary insights into the evolving landscape of energy storage in Spain.

moderator

Beatriz Barros

Aurora Energy Research

Raúl García Posada

ASEALEN

Luis Marquina

AEPIBAL

David Pérez

IDEA Green

David Pérez

Managing Partner

IDEA Green

David Perez Lopez brings extensive expertise in renewables technologies, regulation and finance. With a background as the former global head of renewables and sustainable energies at Capgemini Engineering (formarly Altran), David is a seasoned expert in the renewable energy domain. His competencies encompass a broad range of renewables technologies and he possesses a deep understanding of regulatory, market and financial aspects in the renewable energy space. Functionally, David excels in business management, strategy development, technical due diligence, digital strategy and project management. His past projects include advising the Kingdom of Spain in renewables investment arbitration, contributing to Saudi Aramco's renewables investment strategy and leading digital strategy initiatives for EDP-R. His academic foundation includes a master’s in industrial engineering from Carlos III University of Madrid and a PDG graduate from IESE Business School. David's profound insights and hands-on experience make him a valuable asset to our project team, ensuring a comprehensive and expert approach to address the unique challenges and opportunities within the renewable energy landscape including solar PV, wind onshore, batteries, and hydrogen.

Eloy J. Márquez

Mars Renewable

Tomás Fraga Martínez

MITECO

Session Topics:

Expert perspectives on financial viability and bankability in Spain’s energy storage future.
Comprehensive strategies for integrating international expertise into Spanish energy storage.
Key strategies and steps for 2025 that will shape the next five years.
Multidisciplinary insights into the evolving landscape of energy storage in Spain.

17:35

Closing Remarks

10 min.

Lorena Nieuwenhoven

Solarplaza

Session Topics:

17:45

Closing Networking Drinks

Session Topics:

Solarplaza Summit | Energy Storage Spain

Registration & Welcome Coffee

Welcome by Solarplaza + ASEALEN

The Energy Storage Challenge: Vamos!

Winning Strategies: Spain's New Storage Regulations to Stay Ahead in the Market

Red Electrica's Roadmap for Grid Expansion and Modernization

Spain's Storage Potential: Market Insights and Strategic Forecasts in the European Energy Landscape

Adding Up The Value of Energy Storage: Revenue Stream Assumptions

Technical Feasibility: Solutions & Innovations to Energy Storage

Energy Storage: Research, Innovation, Investments, Risks

Monetizing Energy Storage and Conceptualizing Value in Spain

The Bottom Line: Securing Project Financing Where There Is None

Economics of Energy Storage Supply and Demand: Business Cases

Critical aspects for optimising BESS project value: from development to operation

Discover the Latest Breakthroughs in Hybrid Renewable Assets Combining Wind, Solar, and Storage

Project Building: Technical Insights & Considerations

Energy Storage: Making It Work

Surfing the Waves of Price Volatility: Are You Up-To-Date?

Using Predictive Analytics to Identify Energy Storage Performance and Safety Concerns

Plans and Projections for Spain’s Energy Storage Milestones for 2030: Viable or Unfeasible?

Closing Remarks