Fireside Chat: What's Needed to Tap Europe's Solar Rooftop Potential

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Recording of Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | The smarter E Europe 2024 | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 18:45 .

Enpal Leads Germany's Residential TV Market with Innovative Energy Solutions and Virtual Power Plants.

The dialogue discusses the evolving role and innovations of Enpal, a leading entity in Germany's residential TV market. The conversation highlights significant changes foreseen for 2024, particularly with declining retail rates influencing residential demand. Enpal has transitioned from selling solar panels to becoming an extensive service provider in green technology, achieving unicorn status as it expanded its offerings to include energy management systems and hardware. Enpal is now venturing into virtual power plants (VPPs) through a partnership with AI-based company Entrix, forming Flexa. This initiative aims to aggregate individual customers into VPPs, enhancing their role from traditional prosumers to "FlexSumers," who can potentially benefit from additional revenue streams via grid services or peer-to-peer sharing. Discussions also cover potential cost savings for customers using these flexible solutions and explore other innovative technologies like heat pumps, EV chargers at domestic levels, and smart home solutions that contribute significantly towards home decarbonization efforts.

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Dr. Stefanie Groll
Head of EU Affairs
Enpal B.V.
Germany

More than two-thirds of all new solar capacity added in the EU in 2023 was distributed. The EU's Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), which requires the installation of solar panels on buildings, will drive demand in the medium term. But what could speed up the deployment of rooftop solar installations on residential and commercial buildings in the short term? And how is the industry addressing the needs of these building types?This session will discuss:

  • Drivers & challenges for distributed solar PV in Europe
  • Technical solutions for high levels of solar self-consumption
  • Business models for prosumers and offers from utilities

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Juan Monge
Principal Analyst, Distributed Solar, Europe
Wood Mackenzie
United Kingdom

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Gadi Hirsch
Lead Analyst, Strategy Group
SolarEdge Technologies
Israel

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Alexander Vogt
Head of Product & Technology
LichtBlick Energy as a Service GmbH
Germany

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Jan Osenberg
Senior Policy Advisor
SolarPower Europe
Belgium

Wannes Demarcke
Policy Expert Solar
ODE Vlaanderen
Belgium

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José Queirós de Almeida
CEO
Greenvolt Communities

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