Agenda

AREVA

John Huffaker

The modular approach- a close up to fresnel technology

• An analysis of the opportunities and challenges the NSM is creating
• Details on the state and federal initiatives in place that are encouraging Indian CSP
• An explanation of how CSP fits into the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy’s regulatory framework
• An understanding of the various government institutions that can help get Indian CSP plants built

• Feed in tariffs – hear how they will be calculated and applied in the first stage of the NSM and how they will develop as the Indian CSP market evolves
• NSM stage 1 – take a look at the immediate obstacles that need to be overcome to meet the 2013 goals
• Indian site selection – how to identify the best location choices by considering state legislation, water availability, grid infrastructure and more

• Identify the roadblocks to getting started in India – bureaucratic hurdles, little knowledge on DNI resources, lack of local track record for your CSP technology and more
• Find out how to collaborate with government bodies to get your plans approved and speed up your time to market
• Power purchase agreements, land allotments, water rights and the role of state government – hear an explanation of the administrative challenges you face

• Indian CSP needs international institutions help – gain insight into the roles that the World Bank, the Clinton Foundation, United Nations Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, and the European Investment Bank will play
• Discover what public-private sector partnerships are available and how to  work with international developers to get your Indian CSP project running
• Capacity building, implementing regulations, R+D, risk mitigation, technology innovation and more – what CSP development tips are transferable from other CSP markets?
• Discover lessons you can take away from the Spanish solar rush that led to 2.4GW capacity being developed in 4 years

• Discover what metrics to use to diffuse your financiers reluctance to invest in unproven technology so that your innovative approaches and designs get off the ground
• Warranties and performance guarantees for solar projects – understand your banks concerns and why they are shortening the period of debt
• Supply chain, indigenization and domestic market development issues – how you can prepare answers for some of the concerns financial institutions may ask about

• Application essentials – find out what you need to do to meet the requirements for licensing, reliability testing, insurance, test data, certification and supplier reliability
• How banks evaluate renewable energy projects and what you to do to make sure your application ticks all the right boxes
• Hear finance success stories from Spain and the USA and what political and economical factors helped those applications get approved

Richard Finlayson, Managing Director Asia-Pacific Head, Deutsche Bank AG Singapore
Ramana Rao, Project Manager – Energy, KfW
Ravi Suri, Head of Project and export finance for Middle East, Africa, Europe & South Asia, Standard Chartered

• Benefit from real life lessons of developers who have built existing CSP plants using various technologies - parabolic trough, power tower and fresnel
• From conception to ROI – what it takes to turn your vision of a profit producing CSP plant into a reality
• Real life component and construction data – see the bottom line figures you need to create accurate and realistic plant cost predictions
• Smart design solutions – find out how you can avoid future construction pitfalls at the design stage and how to start modeling output efficiency as early as possible

José Alfonso Nebrera, CEO, ACS Cobra
José Luís Sánchez del Villar, Thermoelectrical Project Manager Business Development, Acciona Energía
Ruud Dekkers, Executive Director Project Development, MAN Solar Millennium / Flagsol

Michael Jungreis, Manager of Business Development, Siemens Concentrated Solar Power

• Tower, parabolic trough, dish sterling, fresnel, and multi tower – do they all have a future or will a clear leader emerge in time? Hear the pros and cons of each technology laid out and examine which will work best in the Indian environment
• Take a look at each technology´s cost reduction potential and ability to ramp up production to achieve lower prices through economy of scale
• Get an update on the breakthroughs in CSP technology, including recent developments in multi-towers and the new technology that will help slash the cost of your solar field

Diego Martínez Plaza, Head of Technology, CIEMAT
José Manuel Nieto, Director Thermoelectrical Business Development, Acciona Energía

Michael Jungreis, Manager of Business Development, Siemens Concentrated Solar Power

• Cleaning solar receivers & heliostats – how your plant location affects the costs and optimum frequency of your cleaning schedule
• Plant monitoring – how to balance the cost of repairs versus efficiency losses in order to maximize your operations budget
• Gain insight into how the layout and components you choose for your plant can affect your manpower and energy costs
• Water use – how to effectively source and get the most out of this vital element of your plant’s O&M

• Discover the differences between EPCs for solar vs. other energy markets and whether convergence between markets will lead to lower costs
• Find out how some leading companies are streamlining the EPC process and how the openness of CSP markets will save on CSP plant costs
• See how numerous CSP suppliers are diversifying into various regional markets and how this is starting to increase competition and decrease component costs

• Core component update – what you need to know about today’s receivers, mirrors, heliostats, thermal fluid, trackers and more
• Solar turbine crash course – analyze which of the various turbines available are best adapted to the solar industry
• Hear how the indigenization of CSP components will lower costs across the supply chain by helping reduce bottlenecks as providers get closer to commercial release

• Assess Combined Cycle (CC) and Direct Steam Generation (DSG) and what efficiency gains they can achieve
• CC plant integration with CSP – when is it a good match and how CSP can add to CC plants during peak demand periods
• DSG vs. Heat Transfer Fluids (HTF) plants – are the promises of 20% electricity cost savings through DSG realistic?

• Understand how Direct Normal Irradiation (DNI) levels affect the output of your plant and how to use them to predict your CSP projects productivity
• India has limited DNI data – hear how satellite derived DNI can be used as an alternative and what that can mean to the viability of your plant
• Qualifying ground based measurements – how to obtain the expert opinions you need for due diligence