Solarplaza Summit Portugal

Thursday 21 September 2023

19:00

Pre-Conference Networking Event

The Networking Event will take place at The One Palacio da Anunciada

Friday 22 September 2023

Program

SESSION 1

Market Outlook for a Dynamic Solar Landscape

08:30

Registration & Welcome Coffee

30 min.

09:00

Conference Kick-Off

presentation

15 min.

Why invest in Portuguese solar, conference goals and networking opportunities

Lorena Nieuwenhoven

Solarplaza

09:15

Shining a Light on Solar Development in Portugal: Insights from Expert Developers

panel

40 min.

Portugal boasts the highest solar irradiation in Europe, but size limitations, bureaucratic bottlenecks and labour/supply constraints impact the continuous growth of solar in the country. How are developers working to overcome these challenges and ensure the development of projects that are feasible, cost-effective, and complies with relevant regulations and permits?

Site selection and land use planning
Permitting, regulatory compliance, and environmental assessments
Grid connection and transmission infrastructure

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moderator

Mónica Carneiro Pacheco

CMS Law

Mónica Carneiro Pacheco

Partner and Head of Energy & Climate Change

CMS Law

Mónica Carneiro Pacheco is a Partner and heads the Energy & Climate Change team. With over 30 years of experience, she advises a roster of clients in the field of public law, with a special focus on energy law, PPP projects, public procurement, concessions and environment. Mónica also has extensive experience in environmental issues, providing advice at various levels in this field, including environmental licensing, monitoring minimization measures and environmental impact compensation. Mónica is individually ranked Band 1 for Energy & Natural Resources by Chambers Europe 2023 and has been ranked for the past 15 years and is ranked Leading Individual in the Hall of Fame for Energy & Natural Resources by Legal 500, 2023. She is also recommended for Projects and Project Finance, by Legal 500, 2023. Moreover, she is recognized for Energy Law, Environmental Law e Natural Resources Law, by Best Lawyers, 2022. She was also awarded Energy Team of the Year, 2019, Lawyer of the Year 2022 for Energy and Lawyer of the Year for Renewables, all promoted by Iberian Lawyer.

João Amaral

Voltalia

João Garrido

Caparica Solaris

Manuel Silva

Aquila Clean Energy

Afonso Coelho

Lightsource bp

09:55

Breaking the Gridlock: Strategies for Overcoming Solar Energy Grid Capacity Bottlenecks

panel

35 min.

In just a few years, Portuguese grid operators went from having less than 10GW in their pipeline of projects requesting grid capacity to over 250GW by the end of 2020. This influx of projects has overwhelmed the government who is also looking to increase the targets for solar in the NECP (national energy and climate plan). What will the future for solar licensing look like and what are the plans to overcome the current bottlenecks in order to reach these ambitious goals?

Overview of the current for acquiring more grid connections in Portugal
Best practices for designing and implementing renewable energy projects to optimize grid connections
Future prediction models on grid availability and what this means for the industry

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Lorena Nieuwenhoven

Solarplaza

Pedro Godinho Matos

E-Redes

Marco Alves

MTX Solar

Marco Alves

Managing Director

MTX Solar

Marco has eighteen years of international experience in the management of assets, and operation and maintenance throughout various industries, including seven years in the solar industry. He has been paving his career path towards full asset management services since beginning his career with ABB, integrating its full-service team for industrial assets.Following this, Marco worked at Transdev-Veolia, focused on business and asset management for Light Rail networks in Europe. In 2010 he became founder and global Head of Martifer Solar´s O&M and Service Business, driving the strategic direction while leading a team of more than 100 employees, where he became Executive Committee Member as the representative of O&M and, accumulated with the responsibility of leading the EPC global business in 2015, until leaving the company in 2017. Martifer Solar operated in more than 20 countries as a global reputed Developer, EPC turnkey provider and one of the most relevant O&M Global Service providers for Solar assets.In 2018 he co-founded and integrated as General Manger the company MTX Solar - a provider of innovative solutions and services for the players of the solar industry, with own competences for the whole chain of value of Solar, present in two continents.Marco received his MSC in Electrical Engineering and completed an Executive MBA in Management from University of Porto Business School/IE Madrid. He speaks Portuguese, English, and Spanish, with a working proficiency in the French language.

Mariana Figueiredo

Eurowind Energy

Mariana Figueiredo

Legal Counsel

Eurowind Energy

Mariana Figueiredo is currently responsible for the Legal and Public Affairs department for Southern Europe at Eurowind Energy. In the past 15 years, before joining Eurowind Energy, Mariana made her way up to Senior Associate, having worked in several leading law firms over the years, both in Portugal and in the USA, advising local and international companies on projects and transactions in the energy sector. Mariana holds a Law degree and a Masters’ in Business Law from the Catholic University of Portugal and an LL.M. in Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources Law from the University of Houston, Law School, in the USA. Recently, she was nominated as a member of the Programme Standing Committee at the World Energy Council, where she represents Portugal. She also sits as Board Member of the Future Energy Leaders Portugal and co-founded, along with its female members, “Mulheres na Energia” – an initiative that aims to bridge the gender gap within the energy sector. She was also selected as one of the European participants in the first European Youth Energy Forum (EYEF), promoted by the European Youth Energy Network, where she currently collaborates with the implementation team for EYEF’s 2023 edition. Mariana was ranked multiple times as a “Rising Star” in Energy and Natural Resources by the prestigious international directory, The Legal 500. In addition, Mariana was equally invited as a Lecturer in the Energy Law Seminars at both Catholic University of Portugal and Nova School of Law. She has also been invited as a speaker for various energy related conferences and events and has written and published several articles.

10:30

Morning Networking Break

SESSION 2

Navigating the Grid, PPAs & Self-Consumption Markets

11:20

Keynote on Powering the Future: Portugal’s Roadmap for Solar Energy Development

presentation

20 min.

Nuno Lacasta

APA

11:40

Beyond Utility-Scale: Exploring Self-Consumption and the C&I Market

panel

40 min.

The potential for solar energy projects encompasses more than just utility-scale applications. There is a vast potential for money savings for consumers who delve into the world of solar self-consumption. Join this session to get a better understanding of how the growth of the self-consumption market will impact the solar energy industry in Portugal. What are the projects that are being worked on by agencies such as ADENE and DGEG? What are the technologies available that support the scaling up of self-consumption?

Guillermo Donézar

Sungrow

Manuel Casquiço

ADENE

Manuel Casquiço

Head of Industry and Energy Transition

ADENE

Civil Engineer and postgraduate in management and business strategy and MSc in information technology and management. Since 2001, he has developed projects and managed works for several construction companies, and in 2007 he joined ADENE's Building Department as a trainer and auditor, verifying the quality of energy certificates issued by qualified experts within the scope of the National Energy Certification System. He participated in several European projects as well as in some groups of the European Energy Agencies network (Rede EnR). Until 2017, he developed and coordinated several projects in energy efficiency and the development of portals such as poupaenergia.pt, a tool to help consumers better understand the liberalized electricity and natural gas market and assess the savings they can obtain through switching of trader. He is currently director of the industry and energy transition area, whose main functions are the operationalization of the management system for intensive energy consumption (SGCIE), implementation of self-consumption projects and renewable energy communities, as well as the mitigation of energy poverty.

Duarte Ferreira

Greenvolt

12:20

PPAs: Insights on the Future of Solar PPAs

panel

40 min.

Successful PPA transactions can serve as a powerful engine for solar energy investments in the country. Join this roundtable where the speakers will share their perspective with the audience on how they assess PPAs. This session will cover key aspects of these agreements and their potential to drive the growth of the Portuguese solar energy market.

PPA Market Outlook
Contracting & Pricing Strategies
Best practices for designing and negotiating effective PPAs
Case studies of a PPA transaction from the offtaker’s perspective

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moderator

Lorena Nieuwenhoven

Solarplaza

Eduardo González Solá

Galileo

Nuno Silva

GALP

Nuno Silva

European Power Director

GALP

Nuno is Galp's European Power Director. Part of the Energy Management business unit, he is responsible for the optimization of the sale and purchase of electricity and guarantees of origin across short, medium and long-term markets (Intraday Trading & Dispatching, Trading and Origination). Nuno joined Galp in July 2020 as Head of Energy Management within the Renewables business unit. At that time, he was responsible for the commercial strategy underpinning the sale of electricity produced by Galp’s renewable generation assets. He later led the Market Intelligence, Structuring & Analytics team being responsible for Galp’s view on the price evolution of different commodities and for analytical models that supported internal decision-making processes. Before joining Galp, Nuno worked for Engie and AFRY having become an expert in commercial issues related to power markets in Europe, the U.S., Colombia and Brazil. In these geographies, he advised on refinancing, divestment and asset rotation transactions covering different asset classes with a total reported value of over €7bn. In 2019 and 2020, Nuno designed the Portugal solar auctions (with storage) for the Portuguese government. Nuno holds a Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering, with a minor in Energy Markets, from the University of Oporto and an MBA from IE in Madrid.

Leticia Hermida

ACCIONA

Workshop

Energy Trading 101

11:40

Energy Trading 101: Navigating an Increasingly Volatile Market

30 min.

The increase of intermittent power such as wind and solar in the grid result in a more volatile energy market and a greater difficulty in price forecasting. Staying up to date on the best strategies to excel in the energy trading market is essential to avoid greater financial risks and to remain an active participant in the buying and selling of renewable electricity.

How to improve the forecasting of renewable energy production
Short-term vs long-term energy trading & peer-to-peer contracts
Trading electricity at the right time

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Berto Martins

EDP Renewables

Carlos Novais Gonçalves

OMIP

13:00

Networking Lunch

SESSION 3

Innovations in Solar: Storage, Hydrogen, Floating, and more

14:10

Charged Up: Should Every Solar Park Include Energy Storage?

presentation

30 min.

The growth of the PV and wind markets offers numerous advantages, but it also puts a strain on the electricity grid. The use of intermittent energy in an increasingly overloaded grid calls for solutions to ensure the renewable energy industry can continue to expand and meet the nation's energy requirements. Energy storage is one such solution. This session will explore the benefits and challenges of energy storage and its potential to drive the growth of the solar energy sector in Portugal.

Real case study of ESS implementation
Discussion on key factors for selecting and sizing energy storage systems
Regulatory framework and policies supporting energy storage integration in Portugal

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Miguel Subtil

Atomo Capital Partners

Christina Rentell

Aurora Energy Research

Gerke Schaap

Novar

14:40

Innovations in Technology: How 3SUN CORE-H is pushing forward the limits of energy yield

presentation

20 min.

Mirco Torquati

3sun

15:00

Mastering the Elements: Business Model of a Floating Solar Farm

presentation

20 min.

Capturing solar as an energy source is not limited to ground-mounted systems. Especially in countries such as Portugal where land is a valuable resource and there is an abundance of hydro systems, floating solar can serve as a solution to generate solar energy efficiently. Curious to hear about the intricacies of these business cases, the technologies, the different asset management challenges? Then dive deep into this session with us.

Andrés Franco

Isigenere - Isifloating

15:20

Afternoon Networking Break

SESSION 4

Portugal's Bet on Green Hydrogen

16:10

Green Hydrogen: From Investments to Projects

panel

30 min.

Portugal aims to become a major exporter of Green Hydrogen. Join this session to find out what the applications of this technology are for stakeholders from the renewable energy sector. What are the opportunities backed up by the Portuguese roadmap for greener fuels? Are investors ready to finance these projects?

Nelson Hernandez

RBC Capital Markets

Eduardo Famini Silva

RBC Capital Markets

Rui Falé

AccionaPlug

16:40

Closing Words

presentation

10 min.

Lorena Nieuwenhoven

Solarplaza

16:50

Networking Drinks

Solarplaza Summit | Portugal

Market Outlook for a Dynamic Solar Landscape

Registration & Welcome Coffee

Conference Kick-Off

Shining a Light on Solar Development in Portugal: Insights from Expert Developers

Breaking the Gridlock: Strategies for Overcoming Solar Energy Grid Capacity Bottlenecks

Navigating the Grid, PPAs & Self-Consumption Markets

Keynote on Powering the Future: Portugal’s Roadmap for Solar Energy Development

Beyond Utility-Scale: Exploring Self-Consumption and the C&I Market

PPAs: Insights on the Future of Solar PPAs

Energy Trading 101

Energy Trading 101: Navigating an Increasingly Volatile Market

Innovations in Solar: Storage, Hydrogen, Floating, and more

Charged Up: Should Every Solar Park Include Energy Storage?

Innovations in Technology: How 3SUN CORE-H is pushing forward the limits of energy yield

Mastering the Elements: Business Model of a Floating Solar Farm

Portugal's Bet on Green Hydrogen

Green Hydrogen: From Investments to Projects

Closing Words