• How fund managers are shifting from operational assets to development platforms and storage technologies to meet institutional demands for higher returns
• How fund managers are restructuring return propositions to align with institutional expectations amid rising capital costs
• Which European markets fund managers prioritize to attract institutional capital — policy stability, yield, and scalability as selling points
• How fund managers leverage ESG credentials and reporting frameworks to win mandates for newer technologies with limited track records
• How fund managers align with evolving institutional definitions of “core” versus “opportunistic” renewable investments

• Quantifying merchant risk in renewable energy asset + storage business models with varying degrees of contracted revenues
• Compare revenue stack combinations across different European regulatory environments to identify the most bankable approaches
• How lenders are evolving their financing strategies for co-located storage assets with different revenue streams
• Performance guarantees and warranties required by investors in relation to technology risk in storage valuations
• How advanced battery management systems, cycle life improvements, and augmentation strategies directly impact project IRRs and create competitive advantages in securing premium PPAs and capacity market contracts

• Engaging with critical infrastructure and national security frameworks to secure regulatory support and investor confidence
• Demonstrating the resilience of distributed renewable assets to governments and investors
• Securing supply chains and ensuring developers can access equipment needed to build out renewable assets
• Cyber security standards fit for the future
• Insurance and risk-transfer tools for political, cyber, and force majeure exposures

• Which solar and storage assets and project types are gaining or losing attractiveness in European secondary markets
• Alternative revenue models for projects that can’t secure traditional offtake agreements
• How investors are adjusting discount rates and return expectations across different European markets in the current high-interest rate environment
• Effective earnout structures and contingent pricing mechanisms being used to bridge valuation gaps between buyers and sellers
• How grid connection status is creating valuation disparities between projects with secured connections versus those in the queue
• Regional variations in valuation adjustments across European markets

• Evaluate optimal revenue stack combinations of CfD, merchant, and PPA exposure to maximize returns while maintaining bankability
• Implement geographical diversification strategies that effectively mitigate market-specific risks
• Apply quantitative methods to assess correlation risks across multiple assets within a portfolio
• Design portfolio-level hedging strategies that provide more efficient risk management than project-level approaches
• Develop robust stress-testing frameworks to evaluate portfolio resilience against various market disruption scenario
• Challenging the assumption of CfDs as iron-clad ‘safe’ revenue streams, considering UK bidding eligibility changes and historical retroactive reforms in markets like Spain

• Using EU policy frameworks to support procurement resilience and shorten project timelines
• Balancing cost, quality, and EU content rules in procurement decisions
• Structuring EPC and OEM contracts to share supply chain disruption risks fairly
• Securing financing terms that reflect supply chain volatility while preserving bankability
• Building contingency plans for component shortages and delivery delays

• What long-term differentiators buyers will still pay for (grid, digital O&M, balance-sheet resilience)
• How developers should structure platforms to be attractive buyers rather than forced sellers
•  Lessons from recent premium trades that are replicable, not one-off anomalies

• Grid connections: Hybrids as the only way to monetise scarce or capped capacity.
• Revenue certainty: How lenders are actually underwriting multi-tech revenue stacks today (are hybrids really bankable yet, or still priced with a risk premium?).
• Regulatory leadership vs laggards: Which EU markets have created workable hybrid rules, and which still punish multi-tech configurations.
• Technology edge: Adding batteries and hydrogens into your solar project.
• The outlook for M&A: Are hybrids trading at a premium or discount versus standalone portfolios?

• Innovative financial structures for aggregating diverse C&I assets
• Standardisation approaches that reduce transaction costs
• Risk assessment methodologies for diverse offtaker portfolios
• Warehouse facilities and securitization models for C&I solar
• Case studies of successful institutional-scale C&I portfolio transactions

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.

Finding the optimal balance between contracted revenues and merchant exposure is a critical portfolio construction decision. Leading investors will share sophisticated approaches to quantifying, modeling, and managing merchant risk that balance upside potential with downside protection.

• Quantitative approaches to merchant risk assessment across European markets
• Portfolio construction strategies balancing merchant and contracted exposure
• Hedging instruments and strategies for managing merchant risk
• Market-specific approaches to merchant optimization
• Case studies of successful merchant risk management strategies

The University of Manchester secured its renewable energy future through a groundbreaking 10-year Corporate Power Purchase Agreement with Enviromena. This session examines the strategic partnership that connects the university directly to the new Medebridge Solar Farm in Essex, demonstrating how educational institutions can achieve sustainability goals while securing long-term energy cost certainty. Learn about the negotiation process, risk management strategies, and operational benefits of this landmark agreement that sets a new standard for university-corporate renewable energy partnerships.

• How The University of Manchester identified and structured a mutually beneficial long-term CPPA with Enviromena, including due diligence processes and partnership evaluation criteria
• Navigate the complexities of 10-year renewable energy agreements, including price volatility protection, performance guarantees, and regulatory compliance considerations
• Real-world insights into integrating solar farm output with university energy demands, measuring sustainability outcomes, and achieving both environmental and financial objectives

With cost volatility still squeezing project margins, developers are turning to tested strategies to manage procurement, contracts, and financial exposures. This session shares hands-on approaches to protect project economics in today’s inflationary environment.

• Deploy procurement strategies that mitigate component price volatility
• Restructure contracts to share inflation risk across developers, EPCs, and suppliers
• Optimise equipment commitment timing to capture favourable pricing windows
• Apply value-engineering techniques to maintain margins despite rising input costs
•  Use financial hedging instruments to manage currency and commodity price swings

The EU’s sustainability regulatory framework continues to evolve, creating both compliance challenges and strategic opportunities for renewable energy stakeholders. This session provides practical guidance for developers and investors on turning regulatory complexity into competitive advantage while maintaining project economics.

• Implementation approaches for EU Taxonomy alignment assessments that satisfy both developer operations and investor reporting needs
• Practical challenges emerging in meeting the technical screening criteria and how leading developers are addressing them
• Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism impacts on project costs, supply chains, and long-term investment decisions
• Documentation and verification processes that efficiently satisfy regulatory requirements while supporting investment due diligence
• Strategic approaches to leveraging taxonomy alignment for preferential financing terms and enhanced asset valuation
• Cost allocation strategies for compliance between developers and investors across different partnership structures
• Forward-looking preparation for upcoming regulatory phases that protects both developer margins and investor returns
• Competitive advantages available to developer-investor partnerships with integrated compliance frameworks

As interest rates remain elevated, renewable energy developers are exploring diverse funding sources beyond traditional project finance. This session examines innovative capital structures and emerging funding channels that can help projects move forward despite challenging market conditions.

• Green bonds and sustainability-linked loan structures that effectively reduce financing costs for renewable projects
• Hybrid debt instruments proving most effective in the current interest rate environment
• Direct participation models for institutional investors outside traditional bank structures
• Innovative credit enhancement mechanisms improving financing terms for renewable assets
• Capital stack optimization strategies balancing cost of capital against flexibility and control
• Alternative financing sources for projects facing refinancing challenges due to rate increases
• Strategic approaches to managing interest rate risk through hedging and structured products
• Regional variations in capital availability and how developers can access cross-border funding

As competition intensifies for government-backed revenue support mechanisms across Europe, sophisticated developers are finding creative ways to maximize returns beyond simply securing contracts. This session explores advanced strategies for optimizing project economics within regulatory frameworks, identifying untapped value opportunities, and building additional revenue layers that complement government-backed schemes.

• Bidding strategies proving most successful in competitive CfD auctions across European markets
• Developer approaches to optimizing project designs specifically for CfD economics versus other revenue models
• Methods for layering additional revenue streams alongside CfDs that remain permissible and profitable
• Investor valuation methodologies for CfD-backed projects compared to corporate PPA or merchant alternatives
• Lessons learned from comparing CfD implementation across different European jurisdictions

As renewable energy generation grows, grid curtailment wastes valuable clean energy. This session explores how data centres can function as flexible loads that strategically utilize curtailed renewable energy, creating a win-win solution for grid operators, renewable generators, and the digital economy.

• Co-location strategies pairing data centres with renewable generators to utilize curtailed power
• Flexible interconnection models enabling consumption of non-firm power during excess generation
• Case studies of “behind-the-meter” deployments converting wasted renewable energy into computing power
• Making AI workloads adaptable to variable renewable energy availability
• Battery integration enabling data centres to function as virtual power plants
• Economic models quantifying the value of data centre flexibility to grid stakeholders
• Regulatory innovations incentivizing data centres as grid balancing resources
• Strategic siting of data centres in regions with high renewable curtailment rates

Traditional project finance structures often fail to accommodate the inherent variability of renewable energy generation. This session explores innovative financing approaches that better align debt service with asset performance, examining how developers and lenders are creating more flexible structures that optimize cash flows while maintaining bankability.

• Debt repayment structures being aligned with seasonal generation profiles to optimize cash flows
• Approaches to sculpted amortization accepted by lenders in today’s market
• Structure of cash sweeps and other variable payment mechanisms designed to share upside whilst protecting downside
• Covenant structures that best accommodate the inherent variability in renewable generation
• Impact of different amortization strategies on overall project economics and equity returns

As energy markets experience unprecedented volatility, traditional PPA structures are proving inadequate for both generators and offtakers. This session examines emerging contract innovations that better distribute risks, enhance flexibility, and create sustainable value for all parties in rapidly evolving market conditions.

• Corporate PPAs evolving to address basis risk and intermittency challenges
• Aggregation models successfully bringing smaller offtakers into the renewable PPA market
• Intermediary PPA structures changing the risk allocation between generators and end-users
• Pricing mechanisms proving most effective in volatile energy market conditions
• Evolution of term lengths and volume commitments to meet both generator and offtaker needs

As artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies mature, they’re revolutionizing how renewable energy assets are monitored, maintained, and optimized. This session explores cutting-edge applications of AI in asset management, examining real-world implementation challenges, quantifiable benefits, and strategies for maximizing returns on digital investments.

• Machine learning algorithms improving fault detection and performance optimization in solar portfolios
• Predictive maintenance approaches demonstrating the strongest financial returns
• Digital twin technologies enabling scenario testing and optimization across diverse asset portfolios
• Data integration challenges when implementing advanced analytics across multi-vendor, multi-technology portfolios

The shortage of technical skills in the sector is becoming a critical risk factor for solar asset performance and valuation. This investor-focused session examines how the lack of technical skills impacts asset performance and valuation, and how leading investors are addressing this challenge through innovative approaches to talent acquisition, development, and retention.

• Technical due diligence approaches for identifying skills-related risks
• Innovative models for developing and retaining technical talent
• Impact of technical expertise on asset performance and valuation
• Outsourcing versus insourcing strategies for critical technical functions
• Case studies of successful workforce development initiatives

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.

The UK’s grid connection reform introduces a new “Gate 2” process that fundamentally changes how renewable projects secure and maintain grid access. This session explores the strategic implications of these reforms for developers and investors, examining both the challenges and opportunities presented by this significant regulatory shift.

• Strategic approaches to meeting the dual Gate 2 criteria of “readiness” and “strategic alignment” to secure firm connection offers
• Navigating the transition period as existing projects are reassessed through the G2WQ process
• Investment implications of the new queue prioritization system that favours projects aligned with the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan
• Practical strategies for developers to demonstrate project readiness and maintain queue position
• Geographic and technological considerations affecting strategic alignment assessments
• Risk mitigation approaches for projects facing potential connection date changes or point of connection modifications
• Competitive advantages available to projects with 2026/2027 connection dates under the protection clauses
• Data-driven approaches to tracking queue progression and optimizing development timelines in the reformed system
• Methods for asset managers to quantify the ROI of investments in AI and advanced monitoring systems

As European renewable energy policies continue to diverge at the national level, investors face increasing complexity in building and managing cross-border portfolios. This session explores effective strategies for navigating regulatory fragmentation, mitigating concentration risk, and building resilience into multi-market investment approaches.

• Adaptation strategies used by pan-European investors to account for diverging national regulatory frameworks
• Effective approaches for monitoring and anticipating regulatory changes across multiple jurisdictions
• Portfolio structuring techniques to mitigate concentration risk in any single regulatory regime
• European markets currently offering the most stable and predictable regulatory environments for long-term investment
• Methods developers use to build flexibility into project designs to accommodate potential future regulatory changes

The massive blackout that struck Spain and Portugal in April 2025 wasn’t just a technical grid failure—it has become a pivotal moment reshaping solar project economics across Europe. As grid operators implement stricter interconnection requirements and lenders reassess project risk profiles, solar developers face a transformed landscape. This session brings together financial institutions, developers, and technical experts to explore how the industry is adapting to new realities where grid stability capabilities directly impact project bankability and returns.

• Emerging lender requirements for grid-supportive capabilities in solar projects and their impact on financing terms
• How technical due diligence processes are evolving to assess grid stability contributions and compliance risks
• The shifting economics of solar+storage versus standalone solar as grid services become revenue opportunities
• Strategic approaches to site selection and interconnection planning in capacity-constrained grids
• Developer experiences navigating new grid code requirements and compliance timelines
• Investment implications of regulatory responses to the blackout across European markets
• Competitive advantages for developers who proactively address grid stability in their business models