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In this session, Michael Schmela, Executive Advisor and Head of Market Intelligence of SolarPower Europe, will present the results of the groundbreaking study from SolarPower Europe and LUT University on a 100% renewable transition pathway to achieve climate-neutrality before 2050. The presentation will cover how the European Union can lead the fight against climate change and harvest the benefits of a 100% renewable energy system-, with solar at its core, delivering a prosperous, secure, and climate-neutral European economy.

Bio

Michael Schmela is the Executive Advisor, head of market intelligence and a member of the leadership team of SolarPower Europe, the European association of the solar power sector. Mr. Schmela has been working in the solar industry for over 20 years. After co-founding Photon-Magazine in 1996, he served in various positions in the Photon group, primarily as Editor-in-Chief of Photon International. In 2014, Schmela started MISCHCO, a company offering strategy consulting and communication services to solar companies. In 2016, TaiyangNews, a digital news platform for the solar industry that Schmela founded, went online.

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SolarEdge Designer Tips & Tricks

In this informative session, we will share key tips that help solar professionals speed up the system design process and efficiently manage and customize PV projects. Learn how you can use SolarEdge Designer’s automated capabilities to create designs that meet project needs… and easily generate compelling PV project proposals.  SolarEdge’s free online Designer is a dedicated tool for solar professionals to plan, build and validate SolarEdge systems from conception to installation, using an intuitive and streamlined process to achieve PV system design goals.

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With close to 4 years’ experience at SolarEdge, Inbal’s main area of focus is on software tools and the complete SolarEdge software ecosystem including SolarEdge Designer, Monitoring platform, and the Mapper application. 

Prior to joining SolarEdge, Inbal served as QA and customer support engineer in a project management company.  She has a B.Sc. in industrial engineering and management sciences from Tel Aviv University. 

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Lors de cette session, l’expert du solaire Xavier Daval, PDG fondateur de kiloWattsol , le leader du conseil technique solaire en France, examinera comment la France peut déployer son potentiel photovoltaïque compte tenu du contexte économique et social actuel, des différentes technologies et du soutien du gouvernement. Il expliquera comment l'auto-consommation et la sécurité du photovoltaïque sont clés pour la croissance du secteur. Michaël Godet, co-fondateur d'Enerios, se joindra à Xavier et présentera une étude de cas exemplaire : une installation de 360kW sur un supermarché Super U utilisant la technologie SolarEdge et atteignant 90% d'auto-consommation.

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Xavier Daval is an international solar expert. Founder & CEO of kiloWattsol SAS, France #1 Solar. Technical Advisory. Daval is an Electronic engineer and former Director EMEA of a NYSE-listed manufacturer of tools for the electronics industry.Mr. Daval is the Vice-President of SER Syndicat des Energies Renouvelables (the French Renewable Energies industry association), the Chair the solar commission (SOLER) and co-Chairman of the Global Solar Council (GSC). Mr. Daval is also an associated teacher at Lyon-I University and ENTPE Engineering school

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In questa sessione, Paolo Rocco Viscontini, fondatore e attuale presidente di Italia Solare, discuterà delle opportunità di crescita per il mercato solare italiano, sia per le applicazioni residenziali che su larga scala. Il mercato residenziale, grazie al recente piano incentivante dell’Ecobonus al 110%, sarà con ogni probabilità interessato da una crescita di investimenti verso sistemi solari intelligenti quali parte fondamentale di un intervento completo atto ad aumentare l’efficienza energetica delle abitazioni e degli edifici condominiali. Dall’altro lato, Paolo condividerà il suo punto di vista in relazione alle opportunità di crescita per il segmento commerciale e utility anche in relazione al decreto FER1, analizzando le variabili in gioco per un investimento redditizio.   
 

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Graduated in Electric Engineering at University of Pavia in 1995 with a degree thesis about PV for the developing countries, Mr. Viscontini worked in the PV modules production in Eurosolare (ENI) and in distribution and system integration with DEA. In 2001 he managed the connection of the first residential Italian PV system and founded Enerpoint, for many years one of the leading global PV  companies. He is currently managing Enerpointpv assets. In 2015 he founded ITALIA SOLARE, and is its President. ITALIA SOLARE is the only Italian association that is 100% dedicated to PV, with approximately 800 members. He also serves as a strategic consultant for top-tier global companies in the PV sector.

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Das Potenzial von PV-Systemen geht weit über den klassischen Hausdacheinsatz hinaus. Erst durch die Kopplung mit Speichern und weiteren Sektoren entfalten Solaranlagen ihr volles Potenzial. In seinem Vortrag wird Prof. Dr. Volker Quaschning von der HTW Berlin diskutieren, wie diejenigen, die Photovoltaik in Kombination mit Wärmepumpen, Elektromobilitätslösungen und Batteriespeichersystemen installieren, zu einer schnellen und nachhaltigen Energiewende beitragen.

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Professor Dr. Quaschning has been a professor for the field of regenerative energy systems at the University of Applied Sciences HTW Berlin for 16 years. He is regarded as one of the pioneers in the field of renewable energies. As early as 1993, he wrote his doctoral thesis on shading of photovoltaic systems. From 1996 to 2000, he wrote his Habitilation on Structures of a Climate Compatible Energy Supply. Today, more than 45,200 subscribers follow Quaschning's YouTube channel, in which he provides up-to-date and well-founded information about the energy turnaround, climate protection and a sustainable energy supply. Quaschning has reached a very broad audience with his positions through several hundred magazine articles, conference contributions, lectures, interviews and appearances on radio and TV. Quaschning is also committed to a sustainable future in his role as co-initiator of the non-institutional, non-partisan and interdisciplinary association of scientists "Scientists for future".

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As installers, developers, and projects owners in many international markets struggle to keep pace with the proliferation of new technologies in the market over the past 3 – 4 years, informed buyers must make trade-offs in terms of risk mitigation, project return and quality guarantees from a fragmented supply chain that has shifted away from standardization and simplicity.  Anyone who is deploying solar and storage assets should be following these trends closely and avoid underperforming assets, as further technology disruption takes place in the coming years.

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Andrew Paul Klump is a renewable energy executive with 20 years of solar energy, storage and technology experience with a 17-year track record in China.  Mr. Klump is the founder, owner and CEO of Clean Energy Associates (CEA)