- Date: March 04, 2021
- Venue: Virtual Micro-Conference at Solar & Storage DigiCon (Auditorium)
Despite the pandemic taking hold of the global industry in 2020, Germany overtook Spain and regained its role as the largest European PV market. Particularly, the commercial rooftop segment saw a drastic increase in capacity. In 2020, the pandemic was however not the biggest threat to solar in Germany, but rather the 52GW solar cap.
The revised EEG 2021 set the target to 100GW by 2030, increasing the share of solar energy in the 65% renewables target. However, the EEG 2021 also offers a great deal of risk to solar growth, particularly to the development of commercial rooftop and industrial installations due to the decreasing capacity threshold falling within the auction scheme. Additionally, the newly required installation of smart meters and remote controls to systems below 30kW adds administrative obstacles to self-consumption.
Nonetheless, Germany is projected to remain the largest solar market with one of the most promising growth rates in Europe. The goals also set the pace for the phase-out of nuclear and coal accelerating solar for decentralized as well as commercial electricity generation.
Is Germany an example for over-regulating the energy transition? Or are these regulations necessary for a just transition for all stakeholders of the electricity value chain? How is the project development and realization impacted by the new regulations? What is the role of the installer in a market dominated by the rooftop segment?
Where are the largest potentials for solar growth – Agri-PV, residential, commercial scale, residential, or floating solar? How can innovation support the expansion of solar in Germany? What role does storage play for the further development? Is the e-mobility sector affected?
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9:00 AM (CET)
Welcome Remarks
Daniel Fuchs, Vice President, Joint Forces 4 Solar and International Battery and Energy Storage Alliance
9:05 AM (CET)
Solar Market Development and Outlook in Germany
Parag Bhamre, Partner, EUPD Research
9:20 AM (CET)
Exclusive Installer Insights From the EUPD Research InstallerMonitor Germany 2021
Dr. Martin Ammon, Managing Director, EUPD Research
9:35 AM (CET)
Energiewende Stagnating – Strategies to (Re-)Accelerate the German Energy Transition
Hans-Josef Fell, President, Energy Watch Group
9:50AM (CET)
Roundtable Discussion
A New Policy Framework for Solar in Germany: Risks and Opportunities
Moderated by:
Raffaele Rossi, Senior Policy and Market Analyst, SolarPower Europe
Speakers:
Hans-Josef Fell, President, Energy Watch Group
Christian Mayr, Head of Sales & Business Development, MaxSolar GmbH
Jan-Phillip Bihn, Sales Manager, Arausol
Stefan Müller, Co-Founder & Shareholder, Enerparc AG
10:15 AM (CET)
How Energy Storage Can Reduce Grid Costs for German C&I Customers
Mark Rimmel, Business Developer NCE Region – Energy Storage Solutions, Socomec
10:30 AM (CET)
NAS® Battery – High-Energy, Long-Duration Stationary Energy Storage
Olaf Rogge, Senior Manager Sales Energy Storage, BASF New Business GmbH
10:45 AM (CET)
Technology Trends in Battery Storage and Solutions for the German Market
Yu Liao, President of AlphaCloud Intelligence Academy, Alpha ESS
11:00 AM (CET)
Break
11:15 AM (CET)
German Solar Market Trends – Get Ready for the Change
Thilo Kinkel, Director Sales Central EU, Suntech
11:30 AM (CET)
Standards Are Recommendations and Do Not Cover All Application Practices
Cristina Coli, Global Business Manager – Solar, Prysmian
11:45 AM (CET)
Trend of Electrical Storage Systems (ESS)
Daniel Dengler, Sales Manager Solar & Energy, Katek GmbH
Clean Energy for Everyone – How Distributed Storage is Solving the Energy Crisis
Sascha Koppe, General Manager EU, sonnen
Widening the Horizons of Residential & Commercial Solar
Stéphane Dufrenne, Global Senior Director Customer Services & Product Management, APSystems
Powered by the Sun – E-Mobility as a Market Driver for Rooftop Solar and Storage
EUPD research
Daniel Fuchs
Energy Watch Group
Hans-Josef Fell
MaxSolar GmbH
Christian Mayr
Arausol
Jan-Phillip Bihn
Senec
Dr. Stefan Dietrich
EUPD research
Martin Ammon
BASF New Business GmbH
Olaf Rogge
Prysmian
Cristina Coli
Enerparc AG
Stefan Müller
Eupd research
Parag Bhamre
SolarPower Europe
Raffaele Rossi
Socomec
Mark Rimmel
APSystems
Stéphane Dufrenne
Suntech
Thilo Kinkel
Katek GmbH
Daniel Dengler
sonnen
Sascha Koppe
Alpha ESS
Yu Liao
INSIgHTS
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