Rooftop PV: How to Achieve Energy Independence

Thomas Thierschmidt is solution manager in the business segment home at SMA Solar Technology AG He is responsible for the customer solutions to generate, store and use PV Power flexible (inverter, batteries, energy management). In the last 13 years as product and platform manager in the residential PV sector he was responsible for PV-, Hybrid, Battery inverters and energy management for EMEA and Australia. He gaining experience how to design and set up systems for residential households to reduce energy costs and becoming energy independent. Thomas holds an Bachelor of engineering from University of Applied Sciences Schmalkalden.

Michael Claußner studied International Business Studies (B. Sc.) at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg and Integrated Natural Resource Management (M. Sc.) at the Humbold University in Berlin. He wrote his Master's thesis on portfolio strategies for non-subsidised renewable energies. At Energy Brainpool GmbH & Co. KG, he has been working for several years in consulting projects for both the public and private sectors and is an expert in marketing strategies for renewable energies. He focuses on both green PPAs and prosuming business models with decentralised PV systems in the household and commercial sector. He also regularly conducts expert seminars on these topics for energy industry professionals.

María Colom holds a Degree on International Business by Universidad Pompeu Fabra and a Master on International Management by CECO-ICEX. Worked at the Economic and Commercial Office of the Spanish Embassy in Moscow, in a private equity fund in Eastern Europe, in business strategy on a top renewable energy company, as energy policy director at the national solar association and had cofounded a start-up. She is currently leading the distributed PV and storage business at Engie Spain and has been elected Vice-Chair of the Buildings & Prosumers Workstream at SolarPower Europe. As Head of Solar PV at Engie Spain, she is powering Industrial Solar Self-Consumption and Small Scale Solar PV Plants with a team of 30+.

Leading the advocacy and coordinating company repre-sentatives on PV on buildings and digitalization for the Eu-ropean Solar PV industry trade association. Responsible for advocacy on rooftop solar, energy sharing, EV/HP/BESS integration, cyber security and data interop-erability.

Chris Voet, born in Belgium, is a renewable energy expert, working for more as 15 Y in Solar and Wind Energy Business. The last 4 years Chris is leading SolarEdge's Commercial Department, supporting global enterprises in achieving net-zero emissions targets, by organizing VPPA ´s and on-site PPA´s. Due to his knowledge and broad range of renewable energy experience, combined with financial background, his focus is primarily on tailormade practicable solutions that turns building 'Energy-Design' into reality. Offering a long-term sustainable solution, multinationals, as also small and medium enterprises are relying on his support.

Tim van Amstel holds a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Eindhoven and is specialised in thermal fluid technology. He has more than ten years of experience in various areas along the value chain of the energy industry. Mr van Amstel has held several positions at Powerhouse, RWE AG and Innogy, among others. He is experienced in building scalable digital SaaS energy strategies and has held various strategic, financial and operational roles as a digital director and board member. Since 2022, he brings this expertise to E.ON One GmbH as Chief Executive Officer. Following the launch of E.ON One, Mr van Amstel is now in charge of developing the organization and defining its growth strategy. E.ON One bundles E.ON's own products with solutions from innovative start-ups in one ecosystem and makes them available to businesses, communities and individuals. Its mission is to provide and sell technologies that support the energy transition.