The Net Zero Strategy sets out how the UK will deliver on its commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050, with solar energy playing a key part of reaching this target.
Following the success and growth of the solar industry over the last year, 2023 saw the cleanest UK electricity mix in over 60 years.
What is the impact of governmental policies from the current administration, including the National Infrastructure Planning Framework, Renewable Energy Market Reform, and other upcoming legislative reforms.
What is the long-term energy plan for the UK following the recent lean towards oil and gas.
Governmental Policy Changes and Impacts on the Solar Market.
Marking just over 1 year since its foundation, this session will welcome back the UK Solar Task Force to analyse progress, celebrate new initiatives realised, discuss any new-found challenges, and will lay out a path for industry leaders to help combat these to ultimately reach Net Zero.
Bringing together key players from government and industry to drive innovation towards the deployment target of up to 70GW by 2035, this session will divide into the Task Force’s key objectives around the strategic roadmap, electricity networks, skills, rooftop solar, and supply chain.
Get your finger on the pulse with this whistle-stop tour of the key data insights from the UK & Irish solar market, delivered by Solar Media’s very own award-winning Market Research team! What has been accomplished in the first half of 2024, and what is ahead for the next 6 – 12 months?
Get the numbers you need, straight from the horse’s mouth!
A boost to the UK’s climate action ambitions, AR6 signifies a shift in priorities for the UK’s renewable energy industry. This session will explore:
What’s different this year compared to 2023’s AR5?
What will the future energy mix of the UK look like from 2024 onwards?
How is this likely to change in the next few years?
What’s on the cards for AR7, and what are the repowering considerations?
A 360 degrees examination of the National Grid. The panel will dissect the implications of the proposed £58 billion grid investment plan by National Grid ESO, analyse the grid's resiliency, and take a look ahead at what current modernisation is underway to accommodating the rapid growth of renewable energy sources.
What’s on the horizon for PV technology to ensure longevity and the best possible performance of your solar farm? From an industry leader, hear from Jinko’s Europe ESG Manager Mario Quintana on identification and analysis of ESG aspects, reporting, risks and opportunities and best industry practices.
Focusing on England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, this session will home in on how local authorities and councils are working to meet net zero targets, and what their future aspirations are for their energy mixes, covering:
Ground mount solar.
Rooftop solar potentials.
Battery Storage options for existing and upcoming projects.
For those who want to meet investors and developers alike, this facilitated networking session will supply you with a prime business card-swapping opportunity, as well as the chance to ask those burning questions to get the best insights from our moderators on what investors want from developers, and vice versa.
If you're interested in attending these Roundtables please email creynard@solarmedia.co.uk
What are the best spaces available that do not encroach on farmland, or have potential planning constraints?
What alternatives are local authorities exploring for PV?
Storage integration in rooftop solar – how to reduce bottlenecks.
How best to work with farmers and farmland for PV?
Understanding how land use misconceptions hinder reaching the 70GW target, and how industry, government and trade bodies must counter these misconceptions
What does the solar industry need to support the development of solar farms whilst protecting BMV land?
Join Paul Manning from NovoGrid for an in-depth exploration of the evolving landscape of UK grid connections—featuring the latest market data, trends in connection costs and timelines, and the impact of the new technical limits.
First announced in 2022, REMA (Review of Electricity Market Arrangements) looks to address the inefficiencies of the energy market design.
The reforms in the government’s March ’23 proposal will have an extended significant impact on the solar industry for the next 5-10 years – but how?
This session examines REMA’s findings, explores what the government’s proposed reforms are, and how they could affect the solar energy market and consumers.
Limiting climate change to 1.5 degrees implies decarbonising the global economy five times faster this decade than was achieved over the past two decades.
Simon Sharpe will argue that in the fight against climate change so far, science has been pulling its punches, diplomacy has been picking the wrong battles, and economics has been fighting for the other side.
In each of these areas, he will argue that new ideas and institutions are needed, if we are to make faster progress. These will be essential to enabling the solar revolution to meet its full potential.
What are manufacturers doing to plan ahead as the UK market continues to grow and become more competitive?
What considerations across workforce, grid access, O&M staffing are they taking?
With the supply chain still currently relying on products made overseas, what domestic manufacturing routes are available as the UK solar market continues to grow?
What will the UK’s place be on the competitive global stage?
As the first G7 country to sign a net zero commitment into law in 2019, the UK set itself as a leader in fighting climate change. But since then, how has the landscape changed and what do we need to reach net zero more effectively and surpass the target of 70GW by 2035?
With PV panel warranties starting to expire and efficiency potentially decreasing across PV plants nationwide, how can you ensure that projects are operating with maximum efficiency?
How to best use digitisation tools and platforms to improve project design.
Revamping, repowering and recycling options for UK PV.
What essential technology is enabling a leap forward in PV panel efficiency?
By 2030 Wales aims to have 70% of the energy demand provided by renewables sources, but how does solar play into this?
With a capacity of 3508MW, partly thanks to farms such as Llanwern Farm Solar Park, what’s next for one of the most promising markets in the UK?
The panel will explore the new and upcoming technologies aimed at enhancing efficiency and affordability to drive widespread adoption of solar energy in the UK.
What are the best digitisation tools out there for ensuring real-time monitoring and maintenance for improved performance?
How can you leverage AI and software solutions for effective utilisation of solar energy even during periods of low sunlight?
The chosen offtake structure can impact the profitability of PV projects and the feasibility of obtaining project finance. This panel discusses the merits and drawbacks of different offtake structures like feed-in-tariff, PPAs, CPPAs, merchant offtake in the context of:
The level and length of offtake agreements.
The risk appetite for the merchant revenues.
What do offtakers from varying sectors look for in their agreements and structures?
A crash course in the Scottish solar market - following the 2023 commitment from the Scottish government to boost solar energy, this session will look at progress so far, and what needs to be done to achieve the 4GW minimum and 6GW ambition by 2030.