The pv magazine Roundtables Europe program in 2021 addresses four themes relevant to how solar can reach its potential and deliver on its promise over the next decade. These cornerstones comprise the streams of the two-day Roundtables conference program: Quality, Asset Management, Sustainability and Made in Europe, and Innovation Hub.

 

Maintaining quality alongside rapid technological development

Start Time Timezone Format Name Speakers
10:00 AMCEST Welcome
10:05 AMCESTQuality PitchesTechnical risks of large format modules
10:30 AMCESTPanel DiscussionEnsuring large format module quality, challenges in system integration
11:00 AMCESTPresentationInside Growatt’s Generation X inverter series and the 5-step quality system
11:15 AMCESTCase StudyUnplugged: When non-common cable solutions go bad
11:20 AMCESTPanel DiscussionDon’t transfer, manage: tackling risks as technologies change
11:45 AMCESTPresentationHolistic quality: Emerging importance of supply chains and ESG
11:55 AMCEST Wrap-up

Session moderated by Frederike Egerer and Jonathan Gifford.

Due diligence: Financial, contractual and technical perspectives of an evolving industry

Start Time Timezone Format Name Speakers
2:00 PMCEST Welcome
2:05 PMCESTPresentationEurope's new rulebook on sustainability
2:10 PMCESTPanel DiscussionESG norms in the solar industry - new obligations, more opportunities?
2:25 PMCESTPresentationA promise on the back - Europe's largest bifacial array and its performance guarantee
2:40 PMCESTFireside ChatDue diligence in technical commissioning - Keeping risk at bay from the start
2:55 PMCESTCase StudyDue diligence reporting on an old asset
3:00 PMCESTCase StudyDamaged beyond repair? New assessments of backsheet failures
3:05 PMCESTPanel DiscussionRisk free revamping and repowering - just a matter of due diligence?
3:30 PMCESTCase StudyInverter replacement - a financial analysis
3:35 PMCESTPresentationNever change a running system - Lessons learned from inverter revamping
3:40 PMCESTPanel DiscussionEurope's aging PV-fleet - weathering the technical and financial challenges
3:55 PMCEST Wrap-up

Session moderated by Marian Willuhn and Michael Fuhs.

Sustainability & Made in Europe PV: Pros, cons and opportunities

Start Time Timezone Format Name Speakers
10:00 AMCEST Welcome
10:05 AMCESTPresentationDangers facing the European Green Deal
10:20 AMCESTPanel DiscussionWhat is the rationale for Made in Europe PV?
10:45 AMCESTPresentationEuropean PV manufacturing ambition made real
10:55 AMCESTPresentationGW-scale production equipment for high efficiency cells
11:05 AMCESTPanel DiscussionHow can Made in Europe PV production be competitive?
11:30 AMCESTPresentationCircular economy for key PV module materials
11:40 AMCESTFireside ChatDecarbonizing supply chains and ways to achieve greater transparency
11:55 AMCEST Wrap-up

Session moderated by Frederike Egerer and Jonathan Gifford.

Innovation hub: hydrogen, battery storage and electromobility raise new opportunities for solar companies

Start Time Timezone Format Name Speakers
2:00 PMCEST Welcome
2:05 PMCESTKick-offYes, we can: roles of PV, battery storage, and hydrogen in a carbon free energy world
2:10 PMCESTPresentationHow solar generated hydrogen becomes competitive
2:20 PMCESTPanel DiscussionWith Pitch Interruption | Costs, markets, regulations - when will solar hydrogen become a business model?
2:45 PMCESTPresentationWhy a leading project developer and investor cannot wait to start hydrogen projects
3:05 PMCESTPresentationHow market demand for utility-scale solar is driving innovation across PV technologies including storage
3:20 PMCESTKick-offA realistic view on today's opportunities for Storage in Europe and mid future prospective
3:25 PMCESTPanel DiscussionOpportunities in the European storage market
3:55 PMCEST Wrap-up

Session moderated by Marian Willuhn and Michael Fuhs.