More than 300 attendees gathered at the III edition of ‘Energy Revolution’this national reference event of the renewable energy, held at CaixaForum Valencia. The Third Vice President of the Spanish Government and Minister of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera, has emphasized that we must multiply by three the renewable capacity installed in the world by 2030. The situation of renewable energy in the Valencian Community or the optimization of the value chain in the Iberian energy market, some of the points discussed by the more than 50 experts who participated in this day.
A decisive year for the renewable energy in which stocks must know their future and which can become both a time of change and a time of missed opportunities. This is the statement of the more than fifty experts, disseminators, businessmen and authorities who participated in the III edition of ‘Energy Revolution’national reference conference for the renewable energy promoted by the Valencian Association of Companies in the Energy Sector (AVAESEN) and which was held at CaixaForum Valencia in front of more than 300 attendees.
Third edition of ‘Energy Revolution’: renewable energy generates more than 10,000 jobs
During the welcome ceremony of the day, integrated into the activities of Valencia European Green Capital 2024the Minister of Innovation, Trade and Tourism of the Generalitat Valenciana, Nuria Montes, intervened and stated that “we are facing an energy revolution that is moving towards sustainability and that is going to change our lives, that is why we need more training and information in this case.” However, Montes has emphasized that “the renewable energy “They generate more than 10,000 jobs and therefore the regulatory change aims to simplify the administrative process to avoid the bottleneck of projects promoted by this industry.”
During the same opening ceremony, the president spoke of AVAESEN, Marcos J. Lacruz, has focused on the importance of collaboration between the government, other sectors and society. “Although we do not know what the energy sources of the future will be, we know that they will all have a common denominator: they will consume a lot of energy, so we must anticipate and deploy renewable energy sources, such as solar photovoltaics or wind energy . Lacruz explained.
Once this institutional opening is completed, Teresa Ribera, Third Vice President of the Spanish Government and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, shared an inspiring message with the public through a video.
“We need to multiply the installed capacity by three renewable energy in the world by 2030 through effective management, with the aim of having safe, stable energy, at predictable and affordable prices,” explains Ribera, adding that “these conferences serve to understand the challenges we face. progress that can represent a safe bet in terms of innovation and alliances.
Third edition of ‘Energy Revolution’: challenges for the development of renewable energy sources
From a more global perspective, and focused on the specific challenges facing the world’s development renewable energy In this new year, executives from leading companies in the sector such as Valfortec, Umbrella Capital, Genia Global or Ibox Energy have highlighted the main challenges associated with the implementation of solar parks, as well as the challenges of all the processes that a company includes. in the photovoltaic solar industry such as project development, production of goods, maintenance or operation.
“The challenge we face is managing all the energy we store, that is, integrating it into a complex ecosystem and responding to supply and demand constraints for essential services,” says Enrique Selva, CEO of Umbrella Capital.
However, it is also crucial to address the problems renewable energy from a municipal approach. In this sense, Carlos Mínguez, partner of Andersen, has emphasized that “the adequate recognition of the fundamental role of municipal councils in the deployment of renewable energy sources requires a reconsideration of their current legal-administrative framework in order to define a new framework that provides a legitimate makes answer possible. and effective from local level.”
If, on the day before the congress, the first ‘Energy Leaders’ Award was presented to Enrique Selva, founder and CEO of the companies Umbrella Solar, IM2 Energía Solar and Turbo Energy Solar Innovation, and also vice president of AVAESEN, one of the most expected of this day came with the delivery of the III Premio ‘Energy Revolution’. On this occasion, the recognition went to Jacob Petrus, geographer, climatologist and scientific communicator who presents and directs the program ‘Here the Earth’, which spreads the influence of climatology in many areas of daily life.
The fourth panel of the day was presented by the most authoritative voices regarding the optimization of the value chain in the Iberian energy market. In particular, leaders from leading regional and national companies such as Power Electronics, Silicon Valen, GreenBe2E, Endurance Motive or Natec Sunergy BV participated in this debate.
Third edition of ‘Energy Revolution’: a congress characterized by the new legislative framework
During this part of the day, not only was the emphasis placed on the way in which companies in the Valencian Community produce and how the leading companies in the sector will continue to approach this process, but also specific processes were discussed, such as internal production. solar panels from these brands.
Particularly at this point in the Congress, but also at a general level throughout the day, emphasis has been placed on the reform of the legislative framework that the Consell will adopt this year with regard to the regulation of renewable energy. A step forward that aims to achieve 7,000 photovoltaic and 4,000 megawatts of wind energy in the region by 2030.
The target to integrate the 140 renewable gigawatts (GW) set out in the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC) has also highlighted this. third edition of ‘Energy Revolution’.
And apart from contextualizing with real examples of the difficulty posed by this challenge, representatives of entities such as the Spanish Association of Batteries and Energy Consultancy (AEPIBAL) or the Spanish Photovoltaic Union (UNEF) have referred to the importance of implementing appropriate strategic plans and that, it is mainly about cost optimization.
After a debate comparing the pros and cons between hydrogen and electricity to tackle the electrification process, it is the turn of the own use. In view of this, leading entities in the field of self-voltaic consumption production, both for companies and private individuals, have referred to the current moment of “brake” that this process is experiencing.
To this end, emphasis has been placed on specific sections such as own use with small wind energy, local electric accelerators or the own use industrial, whose performance has been identified as a key element, as well as the commitment of the manufacturer and its responsibility in the event of setbacks.
Third edition of ‘Energy Revolution’: dismantling the ‘fake news’ of renewables
At the congress there was also time to point out and deny the so-called “energy brotherhoods”, and it is precisely after this moment that the turn has come to discuss in the most practical way the good actions within the development of the energy sector. renewable.
At this point, representatives of organizations such as Statkraft, Esparity Solar, Inderen, Mediación Verde or Grupo Enercoop have emphasized the importance of aspects such as the commitment to young talent in the industry through the awarding of scholarships or accreditations in the field of sustainability. These types of signatures can be obtained from entities such as the An F.
As throughout the day, a fundamentally practical vision was put on the table in the last two tables of the day. In the first of these, the CEOs of Clevergy and Crowmie delved into cleantech innovation within the context of the energy transition. In addition to addressing aspects such as the incidence of artificial intelligence and specific practices related to sustainable mobility or waste management, new trends have also been highlighted.
Among them, quantum computing stands out, which changes environmental simulation by offering unique processing capabilities.
As for the last table of the ‘Energy revolution’and before the institutional closure offered by the general manager of AVAESENPedro Fresco, and the Regional Secretary of Industry, Trade and Consumption, Felipe Carrasco, there has been an impact on both the tax part and the financing within renewable energy sources.
Specific loans from banking entities, green bonds or lines of credit are some of the concepts that experts in this professional field from companies such as Caixabank, Caixa Popular, Andersen or FI Group have outlined.