Energy Storage UK 2015 Agenda

Energy Storage UK 2015
APRIL 15, 2015 | 8:30 AM – 6:30 PM
30 EUSTON SQUARE, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
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Agenda
8:30 am – 9:15 am
Conference Registration & Networking Breakfast
9:15 am – 9:30 am
Opening Remarks
9:30 am – 10:00 am
Keynote: Energy Storage National Roadmap – Where is the UK heading?
+ Reza Shaybani, Chairman, British Photovoltaic Association
+ Markus A.W. Hoehner, CEO & Founder, EuPD Research | International Battery & Energy Storage Alliance
+ Anthony Price, Director, The Electricity Storage Network
SESSION 1 | UK SOLAR & STORAGE MARKET – STATUS QUO & OUTLOOK
10:00 am – 10:30 am
The Role of PV & Storage in European Countries – Past, Present & Future
10:30 am – 10:45 am
PV in the United Kingdom – The Potential of Europe’s Largest Market
10:45 am – 11:00 am
Morning Coffee Break & Networking
11:00 am – 11:20 am
Residential Battery Storage Systems: Lessons Learned from the German Market
11:20 am – 12:20 pm
Panel Discussion: Empowering the UK – Industry Leaders Debate on Market & Policy Updates
Market update and trends currently impacting the solar and storage industry
Which business-unit developments are significant for installers?
Brand perception, price development and distribution channels
+ Markus A.W. Hoehner, CEO & Founder, EuPD Research | International Battery & Energy Storage Alliance
Review and outlook
Energy storage: drivers and obstacles from the installers’ point of view
+ Saif Islam, Senior Analyst, EuPD Research
Intelligent design of residential battery storage systems
Efficient battery utilization
Field test results and optimization potentials
+ Michael Ebel, Technical Sales Manager, Sales Enablement SMA Solar Technology AG
Where can the industry find new opportunities?
Dealing with current market uncertainty – Implications of current FiT changes and impact on storage market development
What technologies will dominate the market in 10 years?
Moderator: Anthony Price, Director, The Electricity Storage Network
+ Simon Crowe, Managing Director, Low Carbon Alliance
+ Abid Kazim, UK Managing Director, NextEnergy Capital Ltd
+ Reza Shaybani, Chairman, British Photovoltaic Association
+ Paul Weaver, Director, Conergy UK Ltd
12:20 pm – 1:40 pm
Networking Lunch Break
SESSION 2 | THE ENERGY STORAGE LANDSCAPE – COMPETITIVE BUSINESS MODELS & IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PV & STORAGE INDUSTRY
1:40 pm – 2:00 pm
Storage Synergies with Renewables – Lessons from US Markets
Improving investment returns in PJM market
Reducing customer bills in California
Avoiding curtailments in Hawaii
+ Hisham Othman, Advanced Solutions Leader, SunEdison Inc.
2:00 pm – 2:20 pm
Waiting for the Next Wave: Integration of Renewable Generation and Storage into the Grid
2:20 pm – 2:40 pm
Grid Architecture Today and Tomorrow: Role and Function of Energy Storage for the Urban and Rural
Energy Supply System
Challenges for grids
Overview of grid-scale storage technologies
An integrated way forward
+ Mark Howitt, Director, Storelectric Ltd
Achieving flexibility in the power system – Contributions of energy storage systems
Putting it into practice: Alt Daber and other best practice examples
+ Tim Müller, Head of Development, BELECTRIC GmbH
2:40 pm – 3:40 pm
Panel Discussion: What are the Requirements for the Acceptance of Storage Technologies and the Development of a
Sustainable Storage Market?
Understanding challenges & potentials for battery technology
Economic, political and technological guidelines – Opportunity or roadblock?
Does battery safety have a price? Quality vs. price
Moderator:
Sam Wilkinson, Research Manager I Solar & Energy Storage, IHS Technology
+ Markus A.W. Hoehner, CEO & Founder, EuPD Research | International Battery & Energy Storage Alliance
+ Yiannis Kalogiratos, Managing Director, Viosy S.A. | WINNER BATTERIES
+ Nick Kitchin, Managing Director, Cumulus Energy Storage Ltd
+ Hisham Othman, Advanced Solutions Leader, SunEdison Inc.
+ Mario Vona, Sales Area Manager Energy Storage System, FIAMM Energy Storage Solutions SPA
3:40 pm – 4:00 pm
Afternoon Coffee Break & Networking
SESSION 3 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE & FUNDING MODELS TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO CAPITAL
4:00 pm – 4:20 pm
Finance Exists – Funding Schemes & Financial Funding Models for PV & Storage
4:20 pm – 4:40 pm
Is Crowdfunding to Finance What Storage is to PV?
4:40 pm – 5:00 pm
Current Bottlenecks in Project Finance, Market Support and System Economics
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Session 3 Q&A
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Networking Drinks Reception
How policy will enable the industry to move away from subsidy
Business & investment environment update
De-risking capital investment in district energy projects
+ Jonathan Cohen, Principal Associate, Eversheds LLP
Crowdfunding’s development to date
The potential – Neither small nor niche
When and how to make it work for you
+ Louise Wilson, Managing Director, Abundance Generation Ltd
New financing trends across the residential, commercial and utility scale sectors
Latest government incentive schemes and policies for promoting solar energy and storage projects
+ Abid Kazim, UK Managing Director, NextEnergy Capital Ltd
Further Information
CONTACT
International Battery & Energy Storage Alliance (IBESA)
British Photovoltaic Association (BPVA)
Angeline Rast
Olivia Hall
Phone +49 (0) 228 97143-79
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