Portugal Renewable Energy Summit 2023

Program

November 29:

 

 

09h15 – 09h30

Opening cerimony

Pedro Amaral Jorge (APREN, CEO)

 

09h30 – 10h45

The role of the TSO in Energy Transition and Regulation Challenges

 

Debate with:

  • Christian Zinglersen (ACER, Director)
  • Damian Cortinas (ENTSO-E, Chair of the Board)
  • João Conceição (REN, COO)
  • Concepción Sánchez Pérez (REE, General Manager System Operation)
  • Moderation by Pedro Carvalho (Instituto Superior Técnico, Full Professor)

 

10h45 - 11h15

Coffee Break

 

11h15 - 12h30

The NZIA Impact in the European Renewable Energy Industry

 

Presentation:

  • Giles Dickson (WindEurope, CEO)
  • Walburga Hemetsberger (SolarPower Europe, CEO)

Debate with:

  • Giles Dickson (WindEurope, CEO)
  • Joaquim Nunes de Almeida (European Union - DG GROW, Director)
  • Walburga Hemetsberger (SolarPower Europe, CEO)
  • Moderation by Pedro Amaral Jorge (APREN, CEO)

 

12h30 - 12h50

Smartenergy presentation,

"Green H2 - adding value to local ecosystems" by Pedro Guedes de Campos (Smartenergy, Director Business Development H2 and eSAF)

 

12h50 - 14h30

Lunch

 

14h30 - 15h45

The Delegated Act for Hydrogen and Iberia’s competitive advantage

 

Presentation:

  • Ana Barillas (Aurora Energy Research, Head of Iberia & LATAM) 

Debate with:

  • Ana Barillas (Aurora Energy Research, Head of Iberia & LATAM)
  • Ana Quelhas (EDP, Managing Director for Hydrogen)
  • Christian Pho Duc (Smartenergy, CTO) 
  • Sérgio Goulart Machado (Galp, Head of Hydrogen) 
  • Moderation by João Marques Mendes (PLMJ, Partner)

 

15h45 - 16h45

Flexibility, the path to electricity market stabilization

 

Presentation:

  • Naomi Baker (Energy UK, Senior Policy Officer)

Debate with:

  • Carlos Jordão Coelho (Greenvolt, Executive Director) 
  • Diogo Leal de Faria (EDP, Management Team Production)
  • Naomi Baker (Energy UK, Senior Policy Officer)
  • Rui Miguel Gonçalves (E-Redes, Strategy and Regulation Director)
  • Moderation by Pedro Carvalho (Instituto Superior Técnico, Full Professor)

 

16h45 - 17h15

Coffee Break

 

17h15 - 18h15

Iberian renewables

 

Presentation:

  • Ignacio Cobo (AFRY, Principal Consultant)

Debate with:

  • José Donoso (UNEF - Spanish PV association, General Director) 
  • Juan Virgilio Márquez (Spanish Wind Association, General Director)
  • Pedro Amaral Jorge (APREN, CEO)

 

 

 

 

November 30:

 

09h15 – 09h30

Opening cerimony

Pedro Amaral Jorge (APREN, CEO)

 

09h30 - 10h45

Offshore wind in Portugal: where do we stand and what remains to be done?

 

Presentations:

  • Gisela Santos (INEGI, Director of the Management and Industrial Engineering Unit) 
  • João Duarte (Nova SBE, Professor and Researcher) 

Debate with:

  • Alvaro de Miguel (RWE, Offshore Wind Business Development Manager)
  • Anne Marit Hansen (Equinor, Project Manager for Floating Offshore Wind Projects)
  • Javier Villalba (CORIO, Senior Vice President New Markets)
  • José Partida (Repsol, Head of Offshore Wind Business Development)
  • José Pinheiro (Ocean Winds, Country Manager for Southern Europe)
  • Moderation by Bruno Azevedo Rodrigues (Abreu Advogados, Partner)

 

10h45 - 11h15

Coffee break

 

11h15 - 12h30

Challenges of today’s renewable power plants

 

Debate:

  • Afonso Coelho (Lightsource BP, Senior Development Manager)
  • António Farracho (Saeta Yield, Development Manager - Portugal)
  • Manuel Silva (Aquila Clean Energy, Head of Development and Construction)
  • Maria João Pedreira (Acciona Energia, Business Development Manager)
  • Moderation by Susana Serôdio (APREN, Head of Policy and Market Intelligence)

 

12h30 - 14h00

Lunch

 

14h00 - 15h15

The European Electricity Market design

 

Presentation:

  • Jorge Vasconcelos (NEWES, Chairman)

Debate with:

  • Maria da Graça Carvalho (MEP)
  • Nicolas González Casares (MEP)
  • Rafael Gómez-Elvira (NEMO Committee, Chairman)
  • Moderation by Jorge Vasconcelos (NEWES, Chairman)

 

15h15 - 16h30

Challenges of self-consumption and energy communities

 

Presentation:

  • Filipe Pinto (DGEG, Electric Energy Services Director)

Debate with:

  • Ana Rita Antunes (Coopérnico, Coordinator)
  • Francisco Ramos Pinto (Resul, Executive Manager)
  • José Basílio Simões (Cleanwatts, President & Co Founder)
  • Luís Pinho (Helexia Portugal, Country Director) *
  • Moderation by Miguel Prado (Expresso, Journalist)

 

16h30 - 17h00

Coffee Break

 

17h00 - 18h15

The great european and national challenges for renewables

 

Presentation:

  • Pedro Amaral Jorge (APREN, CEO)

Debate with:

  • Álvaro Brandão Pinto (Generg/TotalEnergies Portugal, CEO)

  • David Rivera (Iberdrola Portugal, CEO) 

  • Georgios Papadimitriou (Galp, COO Renewables, New Businesses & Innovation)  

  • Pedro Norton (Finerge, CEO) 

  • Rui Maia (Ventient Energy, COO) 

  • Moderation by Pedro Amaral Jorge (APREN, CEO)

 

18h15 - 18h30

Closing Session