Germany

Organizer: German Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar)
Date: 22 September 2010
Time: 09h00-18h00
Venue: Aquino Hotel, Hannoversche Str. 5b, Berlin, Germany

The PV LEGAL conference “Deploying PV in Germany and Europe: Market perspectives and barriers” provided practical insights into legal-administrative framework conditions regarding the deployment of PV in Germany and other selected European countries. International experts from national PV associations and the PV industry, grid operators, the European Commission, national and regional authorities and other specialists spoke about market perspectives and barriers to the development of PV in Germany and Europe. Concrete recommendations on how to overcome such barriers were discussed with the audience. With a view to current and future challenges to the deployment of PV the conference put focus on the practical experiences of the PV sector and the invited experts. Bureaucratic hurdles in Germany were discussed and put in relation with experiences from other relevant PV markets in Europe.

The conference organized by the German Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar) offered an ideal platform for exchanging information and networking with high level decision makers and experts from the PV sector. High quality presentations, discussions and face-to-face contacts allowed PV project developers, sales managers, export and marketing specialists, public affairs and public relations professionals as well as decision makers to get informed about present and future legal-administrative framework conditions and barriers for PV system installations.

Objectives of the conference

The conference:

• Provided participants with detailed information on legal-administrative barriers during planning and installation processes of PV systems in Germany and Europe
• Offered tailored suggestions and recommendations to remove administrative barriers
• Provided the opportunity to discuss these recommendations
• Improved contacts between industry, grid operators, decision makers and authorities

Participants

The conference addressed to the following target groups:

• Industry representatives from the PV industry and the energy sector
• PV project developers, system integrators and distributors
• Utilities and grid operators
• Service providers such as consultants, bankers, insurers etc.
• Decision makers and authorities at national and regional level

 
Conference programme (Download)

Presentations 

Session 1:

• Aufbau von Niederspannungsverteilnetzen und Auswirkungen der Einspeisung durch PV-Anlagen, Dr. Georg Kerber, EnBW Regional AG
• Netzanschlussbedingungen für PV-Anlagen in Deutschland, Dr.Ing. Bernd Engel, SMA Solar Technology;
• Erfahrungsbericht eines Projektierers: Schwierigkeiten beim Anschluss von PV-Anlagen ans Netz, Dr. Karsten Glöser, Juwi;
• Herausforderungen des PVA-Zubaus – Die Sicht des Netzbetreibers, Marc Behnke, E. on Edis.

Session 2:

• Zwischen zwei EEG-Novellen: Rechtliche Unklarheiten bei der Vergütungsfähigkeit von Freiflächen, Margarete von Oppen, Geiser & von Oppen Rechtsanwälte;
• Erfordernisse der Bauleitplanung und Anpassung an die Ziele der Raumordnung Die Sicht der Obersten Baubehörde in Bayern, Stefan Kraus, Bayerisches Innenministerium;
• Akzeptanz von Freiflächenanlagenbei den Kommunen, Dr. Franz Dirnberger, Bayerischer Gemeindetag;
• Bauleitpläne und Genehmigungsverfahren: Hindernisse für Projektentwickler und Lösungsansätze, Tim Meyer, Gehrlicher Solar.

Session 3:

• Quo Vadis Spain? Market barriers after the Spanish Boom, Javier Anta, Spanish PV Industry Association (ASIF);
• Regional differences and complicated permission procedures: A challenge for PV project developers in Italy, Angelo Nogara, Italian PV Industry Association (ASSOSOLARE);
• Perspectives in Greece.When bureaucracy is hampering the development of the PV sector, Stelios Psomas, Hellenic Association of Photovoltaic Companies (HELAPCO).
• The role of the gridoperators after the boom of the marketin 2009, Martin Müller, Czech Renewable Energy Agency (CZREA)

Report summary

Download the report from the event.

Contact

Mélanie Persem
German Solar Industry Association
persem(at)bsw-solar.de
+49 30 29 777 88 32