Agenda

Regulators give you the truth about the new Real Decreto and what you need to know to prepare for the future

• How the government plans to support long term sustainable growth for the CSP industry
• What quotas for growth will be allowed and how the tariff will decrease progressively
• How to avoid future financing bottlenecks and ensure the continued financial support for the industry
• New Real Decreto for CSP pre-assignation - what it is, what it means, and how does it impact the industry?

Invited Speakers to be confirmed: Pedro Marín, Ministerio de Industria IDAE Comisión Nacional de la Energía

30 year CSP veteran, champion and innovator Valeriano Ruíz explores key industry developments and the implications for all serious CSP players in Spain and worldwide

• A detailed guide to the advances of the CSP industry in the last 12 months
• The CSP industry ‘to do’ list - understand the primary challenges all players must address if the industry is to continue to thrive and grow - including; raising efficiency, reducing costs and scaling up production
• Beyond subsidies and feed in tariffs - see realistic projections of grid parity
• Take away Valeriano´s own assessment of the most exciting short and longer term commercial CSP opportunities

Valeriano Ruíz, Protermosolar

• Understand IDEA’s role in renewable energy in Andalucía and how you can take advantage of their foreign investment support program to establish companies in the region
• Get it right first time! How IDEA can assist you with location information, human resources, administrative paperwork and local partners
• Why Andalucía? Analyze the incentives, subsidies and other IDEA resources available for the CSP industry
• Not just short term help - discover how your ongoing relationship with IDEA includes follow up and additional services after your company is established Agencia IDEA

• Understand the role the Agencia Andaluza de la Energía plays in the Spanish energy industry as a whole and it’s vital importance in the Andalucian region
• Analyse the incentives available to the CSP industry for development in the region of Andalucia - including an insider look at the 2013 and 2020 plans
• Moving into Andalucia - discover the programmes that the Agencia Andaluza de la Energía has in place to help companies get established in the region
• Find out what you need to have to qualify for the additional innovation incentives the Agencia Andaluza de la Energía has available Agencia Andaluza de la Energía

• Transmission System Operators (TSO) Red Eléctrica discuss how thermo solar generation can be integrated into transmission development and operation
• New regulations (major rules and grid code) will have consequences for the connection capacity studies and technical requirements - find out what you need to know now to avoid costly fixes later on
• Hear about the lessons learned and challenges overcome when integrating solar energy into system operation for the first time
• Opportunities for solar plants: how you can work with TSOs to adapt to power demand curves using heat storage systems to ensure system dispatchability

Juan Francisco Alonso Llorente, Red Eléctrica de España

Real world tips, tricks and advice on CSP costs and construction

• Hear first hand the lessons learned from Acciona’s experience in constructing complete CSP plants including Nevada Solar I, Alvarado and Palma del Río
• What are the real costs for CSP plant construction? Unique insights from Acciona will give you a better estimate than you have ever had before
• Cost cutting tips - how to increase efficiency, scale up effectively and how to stretch loan terms as far as possible to lower the cost of financing

José Manuel Nieto, Acciona

Maintaining and running a 50MW CSP plant - real data and advice from Puertollano

• Hear a detailed description of all the essential logistical considerations in running an operational CSP plant
• Real data from the field on the costs of construction - the vital bottom line figures you want to hear to create more accurate and realistic fiscal predictions
• Best practice operations and maintenance strategies - lessons straight from the field that will tell you how and where you can save money

Cayetano José Hernández Gonzálvez, Iberdrola

Francisco Javier Martínez, Acciona Solar

An appraisal of CSP construction and operations & maintenance based on learned experience

Antonio Gómez Zamora, ACS SCE

Experience learned in the design, construction and O&M of PS 10, PS 20 and Solnovas

Pedro Robles, Abengoa Solar

The first commercial installation to combine the emerging technologies of heliostats, central tower receiver and molten-salt heat system with 15 hours storage capacity. You will discover:

• Full details on the technical characteristics of the 17MW plant
• The real world advantages of these new technologies over currently used storage solutions in existing plants
• When Gemasolar will become operational and the current status of the construction that began in November 2008

Juan Ignacio Burgaleta, Torresol

Lessons from Lebrija - best practice tips gained from building a profitable 50MW CSP plant

• From idea to profits - hear a first hand account of what it truly takes to develop a successful CSP plant
• Gain unique insight through lessons learned from the construction and deployment of the Lebrija plant’s solar field and power block
• Contraction risks and due diligence - what you need to know to make your job easier and what you can do to reduce your risks
• Learn the design solutions that can avoid construction pitfalls - including how you can accurately model output efficiency at an early stage

José Luís Morán, Solel

• It is getting harder to secure project finance because of the tight credit markets - get a thorough understanding of current project finance practice in renewable energy
• The role of the EIB in CSP - what financing is available for renewable energy and how the EIB can help
• 2009 and beyond - when will credit start to flow again and what are the implications of the tariff uncertainty?
• The future of the CSP industry in 2010 and beyond, and the role of the Mediterranean Solar Plan to encourage and incentivize the industry

Joaquín Cervino, European Investment Bank

What you need to focus on right from day one of the business planning stage to exceed expectations and get investors excited about your project

• Why due diligence & risk management are vital to your project finance success and why you cannot live without them
• Quantitative and qualitative risks - how to calculate them effectively and convincingly to ensure your project has a robust, unassailable proposal
• Leap over the legal landmines - find out how you can avoid problems with permits, site acquisition, DNI (Direct Normal Irradiation) and contractual evaluations to massively reduce time delays
• Performance guarantees and choosing suppliers - assess the right ways to impress your banks and create confidence in your project
• Contractual evaluation, including EPC & MO - how they can affect your project and the steps you need to take to give yourself the best chance of success

Pablo Valera, Amstrom

Project finance can contribute as much as 90 - 95% of your financing. But to secure this investment you need to convince the banks that you will be able to repay the money you borrow, in this session find out what exactly the banks are looking for in a CPV project

• Find out what you need to do to meet the essential application requirements - licensing, reliability testing, insurance, test data, certification and a platform of reliable suppliers.
• Understand the criteria and process of how banks evaluate renewable energy projects and determine whether a project is a good investment or not
• Evaluate the lessons learnt from previous CSP plant financing - what has worked at securing initial and ongoing funding

Manuel Cabrerizo, Voltiq

• Tips and strategies from investors, banks and financiers on how to ensure your solar business remains competitive and profitable throughout the current economic downturn
• Expert discussion on the likelihood that financial transactions will get easier in 2009/2010 and whether on-balance financing or club deals will be the predominant model for future transactions
• Are the banks empowering traditional technologies and making it harder for new approaches and designs to break through? Discover how you can overcome this reluctance and what metrics matter most to the banks when it comes to taking a risk on unproven technology
• Understand your bank - hear different viewpoints from across the value chain on whether the terms of current warranties asked for by the banks are justified and why they are shortening the period of debt
• Evaluate why CSP is in a relatively strong position to weather the current economic downturn and what you can do to mitigate risk as much as possible

Joaquín Cervino, EIB
Rosa Tarragó, Kfw Bank
Manuel Cabrerizo, Voltiq
Jorg Hahn, Caja Madrid

• PCM overview - what they are, how they work and why they promise to be the key to unlocking mass thermal storage for DSG trough and tower plants
• PCM Predictions- compare and contrast the projected results of PCM against the current benchmarks of other thermal storage methods
• Get an inside look into PCM prototypes and tests - what has been built to date and the performance standards achieved so far
• What’s next for PCM - get an in depth understanding of how PCM will develop in the medium and long term and figure out what this will mean for the CSP industry

Rainer Tamme, DRL

• Get an informative look at the Solar II (SEGS) data on molten salt storage and discover what you need to take into consideration when designing and constructing a molten salt storage facility for your plant
• The associated risks of molten salt storage - find the best approaches to deal with issues such as corrosion, salt freezing and other costly problems
• The vision and progress of the CIEMAT-Empresas Task Force - how it aims to improve storage options by providing a testing centre and the data they expect to generate

Esther Rojas, CIEMAT - PSA

• Is concrete storage the right solution for your plant? Discover how it works and how much it costs to set-up and maintain
• Find out why concrete storage is a reliable and flexible solution and how it’s scalable design can be a critical advantage over other solar storage solutions
• Results from the latest commercial projects and prototypes - get the inside track on the lessons learned and data collected from the construction and deployment of concrete storage so far
• Get a crash course in the development of concrete storage to date and find out what work is currently underway to reduce costs and improve performance
• The future for concrete storage - hear how researchers are racing to create a super-solar-storing concrete mix that will double the current maximum operating temperature and reduce costs to the levels needed for mass commercialization

Carsten Bahl, Züblin

• Uncover the potential of this newly developed technology that promises to store heat at temperatures above 500º for longer than ever before - without breaking the bank!
• Find out exactly how soon stone storage systems could be developed and deployed for CSP plants and what it would take to make it happen
• How to optimize a stone storage system to take advantage of multiple hour storage - maximizing whats technically possible and saving costs

Graham Ford, Heliovolt

• Life cycle costs and performance - find out how much it really costs to run and maintain a CSP plant and analyse the durability, maintenance and efficiency issues that will affect every element of your site
• Learn about new exciting technologies such as multi-towers and the new trough technology that will help slash the cost of your solar field
• Tower, PT, Dish, Fresnel and multi-tower…will they all co-exist or will there be a clear winner in the technology battle over time?
• Bankable and non-bankable technologies - what are banks looking for and what can be done to turn a non-bankable technology into a positive asset that can actually help you secure funding

Moderator: Eduardo Zarza Moya, PSA - CIEMAT
Arnold Leitner, Skyfuel
Paul Lafontaine, eSolar
Joe Cashion, SES
Thomas Hinderling, CSEM

• DSG power vs Heat Transfer fluid (HTF) - are the promises of 20% cost reduction in electricity prices through DSG really possible?
• Analyze the feasibility of DSG for your plant and discover the technical information, capabilities and constraints that you need to be aware of
• Take advantage of valuable lessons learned from the latest state-of-the-art DSG R&D projects
• Commercial deployment of DSG - what it will take, what the main obstacles are, when it will be possible and what you need to consider to plan ahead
• Hear an insider perspective on the planning and construction of the 3MWe Puertollano GD plant promoted by CIEMAT, SENER and IBERDROLA

Eduardo Zarza, Plataforma Solar de Almería - CIEMAT

• Bottle necks in the CSP supply chain are coming to an end! Get an overview of the new component providers that are currently testing their products and getting ready to commercialise
• Receivers, mirrors, heliostats, thermal fluid, trackers and other components - get an update on everything you need to know and what’s in store for the future
• Turbines for solar - receive a crash a course on the various turbines that are currently available and which ones are best adapted to the solar market and why
• Discover how the standardisation process driven by the DLR, NREL, CIEMAT and other institutions will affect the future bankability of solar projects

Luis Solá, SCHOTT

Renaud Jourdan, DOW Chemical

Ammon Mahalalel, SOLEL
Jordi Villanueva, Rioglass

Soledad Garrido, SENER
Giuseppe Casubolo, SQM Europe

• Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) for solar - discover the key differences between solar EPC and EPC in other energy markets, whether these markets are converging and how that could reduce your costs
• Find out how the openness of CSP Markets around the world will help save on CSP plant costs: - New international EPC companies operating in the Spanish market and Spanish EPC in international markets will diversify and streamline the EPC process - Increasing numbers of suppliers are diversifying to markets outside their home territory; increasing competition and decreasing costs of core components
• “Non-Recourse project finance” for CSP projects - financing a solar project without risking your existing assets! Will these types of loan really come to pass in CSP or is this just a pipe dream?
• Economies of scale and technological developments - how size and R&D can contribute to cost reduction

Fernando Rueda, Aries Ingeniería y Sistema

• Focus on efficiency: hear about the potentially radical affect that new tube designs can have on overall solar field efficiency
• Find out how new tube receivers can cut welding and other associated costs through the different size specifications developed through the latest cutting edge research and development
• The case for parabolic troughs - find out how current research indicates that the technology will increase productivity tenfold in the next few years and why it will help CSP achieve grid parity

Luis Solá, SCHOTT

Giuseppe Casubolo, SQM Europe

• CSP markets update - find out what is happening in all key regions around the world plus hear real life case studies of the main CSP markets current feed in tariffs and available incentives
• New plant developments - hear details about the plants that are currently being planned and constructed in the USA, EU and MENA
• Going global through local - discover the key to setting up partnerships with local companies in order to grow your CSP business globally
• How differences in business culture and regulations need to be taken into account before moving into a new market and what the consequences can be if you don’t
• Union of the Mediterranean - identify what opportunities this union will open up for your business and how you can capitalize from the international collaborations with the MENA area

• Understand why Research, Development and Innovation are key to securing the future role of CSP within the energy mix
• Learning curve - construction best practice and cost reduction opportunities when building successive plants
• Understand the impact of Research, Development and Innovation on delivering technological advances that will secure the levelised cost of energy of CSP
• Practical steps to consolidate a feed-in tariff free future

Marcelino Sánchez, CENER

• Design done right - how to make sure you are getting the most out of modelling and simulation tools for low, medium and high temperature thermosolar power plants
• Find out how comprehensive component and system characterisation services can save you money and increase overall plant efficiency
• Technical and economic feasibility studies for CSP plants - the role they can play in making smart choices regarding new builds and future site developments
• Understand the limitations of today’s design and optimization tools available for CSP and in what ways they need to improve to meet the demands of this rapidly progressing industry

Manuel Blanco Muriel, CENER