10 Jul 2025
Rome
10 Jul 2025
Rome
Wednesday 9 July 2025
Pre-Conference Networking Event
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Thursday 10 July 2025
Program
Session 1
PV is headed for a long-term marriage: Energy Storage. These two technologies, stand alone and co-located are defining Italy's energy landscape through new revenue streams and profitability oppportuniuties. We kick off the day by providing you with a clear snapshot on what is going on in the Italian PV & BESS utility scale market and how it is expected to shape over the next years.
The "Meccanismo di Assegnazione Centralizzata per la Sostenibilità Energetica" is an ambitious plan to boost renewable energy integration and support up to 50GWh of energy storage by 2030. Under 15-year contracts for difference, energy storage projects will be paid annual premiums to cover operating costs in exchange for making their capacity available on the Dispatching Services Market.
What are the main takeaways from the tender and will it enable a massive roll out of BESS projects in Italy?
During this session, you will have the opportunity to hear directly from the market leader IPPS & investors active in Italy & other major Europoean markets on how they are riding the expected mega trends shaping the RE industry, most importantly the rapid adoption of storage technologies. Gain crucial insights into expected business models, how foreign market trends are expected to be adopted in Italy, and how the solar industry will evolve to be even more resilient to increased volatility.
Morning Networking Break
97% of the attendees of last year’s Solarplaza Summit Italy said they made a valuable business connection. Use this break to kickstart your high-level networking with key decision makers!
Session 2
Red tape in Italy can really be overwhelming. Investors must confidently master the permitting framework related to development of PV & BESS projects.
In this hands-on, extremely practical presentation we provide a clear snapshot of the main aspects investors must take into account when planning their strategy for the Italian market
Developers will soon be able to submit a strike price at which they will sell electricity in the power market, and the Italian government will select the most cost-effective ones to award long-term Contracts for Difference (CfDs). When the electricity reference price will be below or above the strike price, the beneficiaries will be entitled to receive payments or pay the difference equal to the difference between the two prices.
Can these CfDs guarantee a long-term fixed price for the generated electricity, providing stability amd reducing risk for investors by guaranteeing a minimum level of return?
Networking Lunch Break
Our tailored networking app makes it easy to schedule one-on-one meetings with any of the 250+ attendees and 25+ speakers: don't miss out on your next business opportunity!
Session 3
Large-scale battery energy storage systems are almost indispensable to continue fuelling the energy transtition. Investors are faced with the pros of cons of different business models: providing grid services through frequency service models, taking on higher risk through price arbitrage, or a mix of both. What is more convenient and how to th ebenefits of each strategy compare with the downsides?
While secure revenue streams offer the most attractive project financing profile for banks, a merchant exposure may be able to offer a higher risk-return profile. Investors must ensure their business models are updated and remain competitive in order to reach positive NPV projects. This becomes even more challenging as storage revenue streams have to be structured and integreated into financial models.
It all starts with project financing, and during this panel discussion, the major lenders involved in project financing for utility-scale projects in Italy will share their insights on hot wo maximize the chances structuring successful financing deals, and how they price in the risk for projects with cash flow exposure based on BESS.
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 4
When analyzing the overall quality of a project, it is crucial to master KPIs such as NPV, IRR, Payback, ROI, and LCOE, along with revenue and OPEX estimations when it comes to the component choice for your asset. This presentation will gauge into the key parameters asset managers and project owners must consider for their utility-scale projects in Italy.
In Italy almost 50% of cumulative installed Pv capacity has been installed between 2007 and 2014. New, more efficient components as part of the revamping process could improve a project’s electricity yield by as much as 40% and make a project’s land use more efficient by as much as 50%.
Discover how the uptake in revamping and repowering activities is shaping the PV market and how to increase the project's ROI with the latest technologies.
As the industry faces grid capacity challenges, energy storage projects can make critical contributions towards safeguarding the reliability of the power grid and enabling more RE capacity.
How rapidly will we see a mass adoption of strorage technology for utility-scale projects?
Networking Drinks
As you mingle and build your network, be sure to take a moment to enjoy a refreshing soft drink, glass of wine, or cold beer. While PV & BESS experts from Italyrepresented approximately 50% of our attendees last year, there will be plenty of opportunities to connect with professionals from our global network, which includes countries such as Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Denmark, Austria and many more!
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Duygu Özer de Kruijf
Project Manager
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