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This coming Thursday, 26 March we will be attending an event in Girona titled “Implantació de l’energia solar fotovoltaica amb autoconsum en els municipis” (“Promoting Photovoltaic Self-Consumption in Local Government”). The event’s objective is to identify, on the one hand, the opportunities and application processes necessary for the development of photovoltaic installations by local government … Continued

On 20 March the Catalan Municipal Association will host an event in which the new Law on Public Sector Contracts will be analyzed. This law will come into effect on 9 March 2018. The event will focus on especially relevant aspects of public contracting at the local government level.    

On 7 March 2018 the Energy Expo in Igualada will take place, under the thematic “Strategies for an efficient energy”. The conference will discuss issues relevant to the sector, including self-consumption and energy efficiency in an industrial context. Piet Holtrop will participate as a speaker in a round table entitled “Self-consumption: service quality and modifications … Continued

On 15 February and 22 February APPA Renovables will hold a conference on PPAs in Madrid and Barcelona respectively. The conference will analyze in detail the characteristics and requirements for PPAs. The conferences are designed to join the principle actors involved in the preparation and execution of PPAs and to encourage networking and commercial contacts. … Continued

2018 will be a very important year for renewable energy. The main reason for this is not regulatory nor even political, but rather economical: the reduction in the price of renewable generation technologies and storage systems will result in an exponential increase in the use of renewable energy systems.   One of the most important … Continued

On Tuesday, 21 February at the Hotel Herperia in Madrid (Paseo de la Castellana número 57) the conference “Wind Power and the Market: New modalities for the sale of electricity” will take place, organized by the Wind Power Business Association. During this event Piet Holtrop will speak on the legal and regulatory issues associated with … Continued

On 22 January 2018 the UNEF PPA Working Group will meet. UNEF has a variety of different working groups in which prestigious professionals from different backgrounds meet to discuss the issues of most relevance to the photovoltaic industry. Without a doubt one such issue is the rise of bilateral contracts for the sale and purchase … Continued

On Thursday, 22 February 2018 the EolicCat General Assembly will take place. EolicCat is the wind power association of reference in Catalonia, an association of which we are members. Piet Holtrop will attend this event, in which some of the key decisions for the development of the wind power sector in Catalonia will be taken, … Continued

On 14 December 2017 we will be attending the event “Control of emissions in biomass installations”, organized by the Biomass Cluster of Catalonia. The event will detail new technical regulations and how they impact on current installations and practices. Piet Holtrop will provide a presentation on relevant laws and regulations and explain how these impact … Continued

On 19 December 2017 we will be attending a Catalan Energy Institution event with respect to the promotion of the electric car. The event will centre on a discussion about the recently approved EU Clean Mobility Package and will also encompass the launching of the Catalan plan for the deployment of electric car charging infrastructure (the … Continued

On 11 December 2017 we will attend the Technical session – Biomass Self-Consumption Installations organized by the Catalan Biomass Cluster (of which we are a member) and the Technical Forestry Centre of Calalonia. The event will explain how to develop installations of self-consumption using biomass, with respect both to the residential and industrial sectors, as well … Continued

On 23 November 2017 a techical event will be hosted by the Intercolegial Técnica del Vallés in Tarrassa which will consider in detail various issues associated with the Electric Vehicle. The program is split into three blocks. The first, in which Piet Holtrop will be a speaker, will discuss the relevant law, the current legislation and … Continued