ESIA Forum II: Solar Manufacturing in Europe: How To Make It Happen Competitively

Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Time
02:00 pm - 03:30 pm
Hall
ICM München
Room
Room 14 B

The working groups of the European Solar Photovoltaic Industry Alliance (ESIA) will provide details on the progress that has been made at re-building a European solar industry since the organization was launched in December of 2022.

This session will discuss:

  • Financing of European manufacturing
  • Demand for European solar products
  • Supply chain bottlenecks
  • Solutions for closing the skills gap

02:00 pm - 02:05 pmWelcome & Introduction

Zygimantas Vaiciunas

Policy Director

European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC)

02:05 pm - 02:25 pmWorkshop Opening

Javier Sanz

Thematic Leader Renewable Energies

EIT InnoEnergy SE

02:25 pm - 02:40 pmFinancing of European PV Manufacturing

Eliano Russo

CEO

3SUN Enel Green Power

02:40 pm - 02:55 pmDemand for European Solar Products

02:55 pm - 03:10 pmSupply Chain Bottlenecks and Solutions

03:10 pm - 03:25 pmSolutions for the Skills Gap

Krzysztof Ignaciuk

Advisor

EIT InnoEnergy SE

03:25 pm - 03:30 pmWorkshop Conclusions

Jennifer Karle

Policy Officer

DG GROW, European Commission

Speakers

Speaker

Eliano Russo, 3SUN Enel Green Power

CEO

Italy

Eliano has got 25 years' experience in the utility area with a strong focus on renewables, business development and strategy. Since March 2022 he is Head of the 3SUN, a company of the Enel Group active in the manufacturing of both solar cells and panels aiming to commission the biggest European factory in July 2024. Eliano joined the Enel Group in 2017 as Head of e-Industries in ENEL X where he was responsible for managing the B2B solutions on a global scale, as well as growing the customer base both in existing and new countries. Before joining ENEL, Eliano has been working 8 years in E.ON where starting from 2014 he was Vice President Energy Storage, being responsible for the development of Energy Storage solutions globally. Between 2012 and 2014 Eliano was also Director for Renewables in the MPX-E.ON Participacoes S.A., the Joint Venture established in April 2012 by E.ON and MPX to develop power generation projects in Latin America and before moving to Brazil - between 2011 and 2012 - he was Director of Business Development & Business Affairs in E.ON Climate & Renewables GmbH and Director of E.ON Carbon Sourcing GmbH. He was also Board Member of EMIC (E.ON-MASDAR INTEGRATED CARBON Limited), the Joint Venture established by E.ON and MASDAR to develop energy efficiency projects in the Middle East and in South East Asia. Before joining the E.ON Group - between January 2009 and April 2004 - Eliano Russo was Head of Carbon Strategy for the Enel Group. Between 2008 and 2004 he also worked in China for the Sino Italian Cooperation Program where he supported both Enel and the Italian Ministry for Environment and Territory to identify, promote and develop CDM projects. In 2004 he was hired by World Bank as a short-term consultant. Before that he joined the Consulting Division of Ernst & Young in Rome where he acted as an independent evaluator of projects co-financed by the Italian Government and the European Commission. He was also a member of the Italian delegation that negotiated the Kyoto Protocol and focused mainly on the flexible mechanisms (Emissions Trading, Joint Implementation and Clean Development Mechanism).

Speaker

Krzysztof Ignaciuk, EIT InnoEnergy SE

Advisor

The Netherlands

Kris is an independent consultant with 5+ years of experience in the energy sector, spanning work in government, policy and management consulting as well as climate philanthropy. He specialises in energy economics and climate policy analysis.

Speaker

Javier Sanz, EIT InnoEnergy SE

Thematic Leader Renewable Energies

The Netherlands

Javier Sanz is an executive manager with extensive experience in product development, with a particular focus on new technology developments and applications. He is a specialist in renewable energies, and he is particularly interested in their applications in distributed generation schemes. Javier has been working with renewable energy for more than 20 years and he has a degree in Aeronautical Engineering, a Master's Degree in Renewable Energies, and an MBA. Javier is currently the Thematic Leader for Renewable Energies at EIT InnoEnergy and also the Leader of the European Solar PV Industry Alliance. In his role at EIT InnoEnergy, Javier builds and manages an active ecosystem of relevant players across the various value chains of renewable energy, including wind energy, biomass energy, photovoltaics, solar thermal, and bioclimatic architecture.

Speaker

Zygimantas Vaiciunas, European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC)

Policy Director

Belgium

Žygimantas Vaičiūnas has almost 20 years of experience in energy field, including from 2016 to 2020 as the Minister of Energy of Lithuania. His political leadership made strong impact to regional energy policy developments meanwhile his initiatives on renewables determined clear direction for green, decentralized and prosumers-oriented energy system. From April 2021 he is the Policy Director at the European Solar Manufacturing Council, the association entitled to create competitive ecosystem for European PV manufacturing. From January 2022 he is also a Board Member of BOD Group, being responsible for the integrated PV solutions, including Agro-PV and Photovoltaic Noise Barriers.

Speaker

Jennifer Karle, DG GROW, European Commission

Policy Officer

Belgium

Jennifer Karle works in the Unit Green and Circular Economy at the European Commission's Directorate General for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SME. Before joining the Commission Jennifer Karle worked as a civil servant in Britain's energy regulator, the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets. She has a Master of Science from the University College London in Environment, Politics and Society where she researched the adoption of sustainable technological innovation in her dissertation.

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