• How are institutional investors rebalancing their renewable energy portfolios between operational assets, development platforms, and emerging technologies like storage?
• What risk-return profiles are limited partners currently seeking, and how has this evolved over the past 24 months?
• How are infrastructure funds adapting their investment criteria to accommodate higher costs of capital while maintaining target returns?
• Which European markets are attracting the most institutional capital, and what specific attributes are driving these allocation decisions?
• Are ESG mandates and return benchmarks influencing capital decisions, particularly regarding newer technologies with less operational track records?

• How are investors quantifying merchant risk in RE asset + storage business models with varying degrees of contracted revenues?
• What revenue stack combinations are proving most bankable across different European regulatory environments?
• How are lenders evolving their approach to financing co-located storage assets with multiple, sometimes uncertain, revenue streams?
• What performance guarantees and warranties are investors requiring to mitigate technology risk in storage valuations?

• How are European developers diversifying procurement strategies to mitigate geopolitical supply chain risks?
• What policy measures are most effectively supporting European manufacturing capacity expansion?
• How are project timelines and economics being affected by supply chain diversification requirements?
• What contractual mechanisms are being employed to share supply chain disruption risks between developers, EPCs, and manufacturers?
• How are financing terms evolving to accommodate supply chain uncertainty and potential delays?

• How are investors optimising the mix of contracted, government-backed, and merchant revenues across portfolios?
• What approaches to geographical diversification are most effectively mitigating market-specific risks?
• How are portfolio managers quantifying and limiting correlation risks across multiple assets?
• What hedging strategies are being employed at the portfolio level rather than individual project level?
• How are investors stress-testing portfolios against various market disruption scenarios?

• What battery sizing methodologies are optimising returns for different market applications and revenue stacks?
• How are dispatch strategies being developed to maximise multiple revenue streams whilst managing battery degradation?
• What grid integration approaches are proving most effective for enhancing system value?
• How are developers quantifying the incremental value of co-location versus standalone deployments?
• What control system architectures best enable sophisticated revenue optimisation strategies?

• What specific capabilities and assets are driving premium valuations for development platforms in today’s market?
• How are acquirers quantifying the value of secured grid connections in their valuation models?
• What role does geographical diversification play in platform valuations, particularly across constrained versus less constrained markets?
• How are buyers structuring deals to retain key development talent whilst ensuring delivery of pipeline projects?
• What lessons can be learnt from recent high-profile platform acquisitions that commanded exceptional multiples?

• What specific configurations of solar + wind + storage are demonstrating the strongest economic cases?
• How are developers quantifying the benefits of smoothed generation profiles and increased grid connection utilisation?
• What technical integration challenges exist when combining multiple generation technologies, and how are they being addressed?
• How are financing partners evaluating these more complex, multi-technology projects?
• What regulatory frameworks best accommodate and incentivise hybrid system deployment?

• How are ongoing Red Sea conflicts and Panama Canal restrictions specifically impacting European solar project timelines?
• What contractual protections are developers implementing to address potential shipping delays and cost increases?
• How are logistics strategies evolving to accommodate longer lead times and reduced shipping predictability?
• What alternative transportation routes and methods are proving viable for critical solar components?
• How are insurance products evolving to address heightened maritime logistics risks?

This session will begin with quick-fire presentations from each capital provider on the equity investment, acquisition and partnership opportunities they’re currently seeking. Capital providers have been selected to cover a range of activities, European markets and investment mandates.

Transaction sizes represented range from £1 million – £3 billion.

Capital providers will then host their own roundtable where delegates can attend to discuss business 1-2-1.

Whether you’re capital raising, seeking project finance, looking to sell projects and portfolios, this will be the best opportunity at the summit for delegates to identify and network with active deal-makers in the European solar and storage space.

• How are green bonds and sustainability-linked loans being structured to reduce financing costs for renewable projects?
• What hybrid debt instruments are proving most effective in the current interest rate environment?
• How are institutional investors directly participating in project financing outside traditional bank structures?
• What innovative credit enhancement mechanisms are improving financing terms for renewable assets?
• How are developers optimising capital stacks to balance cost of capital against flexibility and control?

• What diagnostic methodologies most effectively identify the root causes of solar asset underperformance?
• How are asset managers quantifying and prioritising different performance improvement opportunities?
• What remediation strategies have demonstrated the highest ROI for addressing common underperformance issues?
• How are performance recovery protocols being structured to protect investor returns during remediation periods?
• What contractual mechanisms are most effective for allocating responsibility and costs for underperformance?

• What procurement strategies are most effectively mitigating component price volatility?
• How are contract structures evolving to share inflation risk between developers, EPCs, and suppliers?
• What timing approaches for equipment commitments are optimising cost outcomes in volatile markets?
• How are developers value-engineering designs to maintain margins despite rising costs?
• What financial hedging instruments are being utilised to manage currency and commodity price risks?

• How are investors implementing EU Taxonomy alignment assessments for renewable energy portfolios?
• What practical challenges are emerging in meeting the technical screening criteria for climate mitigation objectives?
• How will the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism impact solar component pricing and sourcing decisions?
• What documentation and verification processes are most efficiently satisfying multiple regulatory requirements?

Explore the forefront of sustainable finance through real-world examples of Dark Green projects under the European Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). This session will highlight successful implementations, discuss their impact, and analyse the factors contributing to their classification as Dark Green under SFDR.

• What bidding strategies are proving most successful in competitive CfD auctions across European markets?
• How are developers optimising project designs specifically for CfD economics versus other revenue models?
• What approaches to layering additional revenue streams alongside CfDs are permissible and profitable?
• How are investors valuing CfD-backed projects compared to corporate PPA or merchant alternatives?
• What lessons can be learnt from comparing CfD implementation across different European jurisdictions?

• How are corporate PPAs evolving to address basis risk and intermittency challenges?
• What aggregation models are successfully bringing smaller offtakers into the renewable PPA market?
• How are intermediary PPA structures changing the risk allocation between generators and end-users?
• What pricing mechanisms are proving most effective in volatile energy market conditions?
• How are term lengths and volume commitments evolving to meet both generator and offtaker needs?

• How are debt repayment structures being aligned with seasonal generation profiles to optimise cash flows?
• What approaches to sculpted amortisation are lenders accepting in today’s market?
• How are cash sweeps and other variable payment mechanisms being structured to share upside whilst protecting downside?
• What covenant structures best accommodate the inherent variability in renewable generation?
• How do different amortisation strategies affect overall project economics and equity returns?

• What community benefit models are proving most effective in building local support for large-scale solar projects?
• How are developers successfully integrating biodiversity enhancement and agricultural co-use to address land-use concerns?
• What approaches to early stakeholder engagement have demonstrably reduced planning objections and delays?
• How can community ownership and investment opportunities transform local attitudes toward renewable projects?
• What lessons can be learnt from projects that have overcome significant initial community opposition?

• What refinancing strategies are most effectively unlocking additional value from performing assets?
• How are strategic repowering initiatives being structured to extend asset life whilst enhancing returns?
• What approaches to PPA renegotiation or replacement are succeeding in today’s market environment?
• How are portfolio managers optimising tax equity structures as assets age through their initial investment periods?
• What innovative approaches to O&M contract restructuring are reducing costs whilst maintaining performance?

• What contractual structures best accommodate multiple, sometimes competing, revenue optimisation strategies?
• What combinations of revenue streams are proving most effective for enhancing project returns?
• How are ancillary services being monetised alongside traditional energy sales in different European markets?
• What approaches to merchant optimisation are balancing upside potential against revenue certainty?
• How are capacity payments being incorporated into financial models across different market structures?

There will be 10 interactive roundtables taking place simultaneously – with each roundtable focused on a specific country or region covered on the programme. Each roundtable will be moderated by a developer and or investor with high exposure to the respective market providing first-hand insights.

Each roundtable will explore the roadblocks and opportunities for investment and deployment of PV.

Each roundtable will focus on one of the following countries or regions:

• The United Kingdom
• Greece
• Italy
• Romania
• Poland
• France
• Germany
• The Republic of Ireland
• Iberia (Spain & Portugal)
• The Nordics (Denmark, Norway and Sweden)

This is the best opportunity at the summit for delegates to identify and network with project sponsors and capital providers either already active or seeking entry into specific European solar markets.

• How are machine learning algorithms improving fault detection and performance optimisation in solar portfolios?
• What predictive maintenance approaches are demonstrating the strongest financial returns?
• How are digital twin technologies enabling scenario testing and optimisation across diverse asset portfolios?
• What data integration challenges exist when implementing advanced analytics across multi-vendor, multi-technology portfolios?
• How are asset managers quantifying the ROI of investments in AI and advanced monitoring systems?

• How are pan-European investors adapting their allocation strategies to account for diverging national regulatory frameworks?
• What approaches are most effective for monitoring and anticipating regulatory changes across multiple jurisdictions?
• How can investors structure portfolios to mitigate concentration risk in any single regulatory regime?
• Which European markets currently offer the most stable and predictable regulatory environments for long-term investment?
• How are developers building flexibility into project designs to accommodate potential future regulatory changes?

• What JV structures are proving most successful in balancing risk allocation between financial and strategic partners?
• How are development expertise, capital contribution, and risk tolerance being balanced in today’s most effective partnership models?
• What governance frameworks best facilitate efficient decision-making whilst protecting the interests of all partners?
• How are JVs structuring exit mechanisms and liquidity options to accommodate different investment horizons?
• What specific case studies demonstrate successful cross-border partnerships that have accelerated deployment in challenging markets?