Sustainable Solar Europe 2024

Bringing together industry players, academics, policymakers and other stakeholders, Sustainable Solar Europe 2024 will tackle some of the hottest sustainability topics for the sector with dedicated sessions on carbon footprint, supply chain transparency, agrisolar, community engagement, biodiversity and more. During the event, we will launch a new report Sustainable Solar: Environmental, Social, and Governance Actions Along the Value Chain, and honor sustainability leaders through the European Solar Sustainability Award 2024.

What can you expect at Sustainable Solar Europe 2024?

High-level discussion and report launch: Brace yourself for a captivating keynote speech as we unveil the 360-degree Sustainable Solar report, spotlighting actions to ensure sustainability across environmental, social, and governance fronts. 

New sustainability best practices for solar projects: Explore agrisolar's cross-sector benefits, pioneering community engagement models and listen to our latest insights about biodiversity net gains in solar parks.

Trends and innovation in sustainable supply chains: Dive into interactive sessions on reducing the carbon footprint of PV modules, extending PV lifespans through reuse, embracing the SSI Traceability Standard for transparent supply chains and innovating European PV recycling.

Recognition of sustainability leaders: Celebrate top sustainability performers in the solar sector at the Solar Sustainability Award 2024, showcasing best practices and impactful contributions to communities, climate, and the environment.

Join us at #SustainableSolarEU on 12 December 2024!

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Sustainable Solar Europe 2024: A 360⁰ Perspective on Solar Sustainability

SolarPower Europe’s European Solar Sustainability Award 2024 recognises top sustainability performers in the sector for their work to maximise the positive impact of solar on communities, the climate, and environment.

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European Solar Sustainability Award 2024

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Who to Meet at Sustainable Solar Europe 2024*:

• Abeer Ali Khan, First Solar GmbH, Germany
• Achim Vogel, Goldbecksolar GmbH, Germany
• Adrian Gonzalez, IRENA, Germany
• Adrien Rodrigues, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Agathe Pharel, Laborelec NV, Belgium
• Agnieszka Michalak, JinkoSolar GmbH, Germany
• Alejandra Galarza, IPVF, France
• Alessandro Tedeschi, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Alexander Mcloughlin, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Alexandre Costa, Friends of Europe, Belgium
• Alexia Ruvoletto, SSI, Belgium
• Amalia Speleta, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Ana Rocha, ELO - European Landowners' Org, Belgium
• Anaïs Faucher, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Andrea Wainer, REN21, France
• Andrew Williams, Canadian Solar, United States
• Anett Ludwig, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Angela Radonjic, Huawei, Belgium
• Anna Dibble, Alight, Sweden
• Anna Kozlowska, Sonnedix Poland Sp. z o.o., Poland
• Anne Silber, Solar Promotion GmbH, Germany
• Antonio Arruebo, SolarPower EU, Belgium
• Aron Lazarchick, Cleanwatts Digital, Portugal
• Arttur Kulvik, Solnet Group, Netherlands
• Dr Atse Louwen, Eurac Research, Italy
• Beatrice Fernandez, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Beatriz Argueso Estirado, Iberdrola, Spain
• Benjamin Clarke, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Bernhard Strohmayer, Bundesverband Neue Energiewirtschaft e.V. (bne), Germany
• Bethany Meban, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Brian Baldassarre, European Commission, Spain
• Dr Burcu Zobu, Trina Solar (Schweiz) AG, Switzerland
• Carmen Correas Lopez, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Christophe Lits, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Prof. Cindy Wang, Astronergy Solar, China
• Claire Morin, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Clarice van Manen, BizAway, Italy
• Claudia Ferre, Valencia Innovation Capital, Spain
• Claudia Montenegro, Galp, Portugal
• Clémence Leclair, BELECTRIC, Germany
• Dr Cumar Luxsacumar Sivakanesar, SiPow AS, Norway
• Damien Genicot, Contexte, Belgium
• Daniel Dang, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Daria Szczurek, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Davide Sofia, Friends of Europe, Belgium
• Doede Bardok, City of Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Dominique Coster, EnFoil, Belgium
• Dominique Dejonckheere, COPA COGECA, Belgium
• Dries Acke, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Dr Julian Hochscherf, hep global GmbH, Germany
• Eleftheria Vounouki, European Commission, Belgium
• Elena Ricci, EIT Climate-KIC, Belgium
• Elif Gündüzyeli, The Nature Conservancy, Belgium
• Eline Meyvis, Indaver NV, Belgium
• Elisabeth Schellmann, European Commission, DG ENER, Belgium
• Emma Dominici, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Florian Geiser, Hula Technologies GmbH, Germany
• Prof. Dr Francescantonio Della Rosa, SIPOW, Norway
• Franziska Ruff, Solar Materials GmbH, Germany
• Frederik Leus, Arcelor Mittal, Belgium
• Gatis Macāns, Asociācija Saules Enerģija Latvijai, Latvia
• Gary Guisset, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Dr Giorgio Bardizza, TÜV Rheinland Italia S.r.l, Italy
• Dr Giovanna Monti, IFC, World Bank Group, United States
• Guido Agostinelli, IFC, Belgium
• Hans-Christoph Neidlein, Gentner Verlag/pv Europe, Germany
• Humberto Delgado Rosa, DG Environment, European Commission, Belgium
• Ignacio Zubieta Ochoa, ENTSO-E, Spain
• Ilaria di Gennaro, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Irene Schiavon, Iberdrola, Spain
• Prof. Isabella Ni, Astronergy Solar, China
• Ivan Guizar Cabadas, BeGreen, Denmark
• Jacek Truszczynski, European Commission, Belgium
• Jacopo Piccagli, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Jan Clyncke, PV CYCLE, Belgium
• Dr Jan-Philipp Mai, SOLAR MATERIALS GmbH, Germany
• Dr Jason Klumb, Jason Klumb LLC, United States
• Dr Jérémie Aimé, CEA, France
• Jerzy Rudnicki, Astronergy Europe GmbH, Poland
• Jiri Bim, Czech Solar Association, Czech Republic
• Juan Pablo Perez Sanchez, Matrix Renewables S.L., Spain
• Julija Menise, Solar Stewardship Initiative, Sweden
• Katja Marxen, Conexio-PSE GmbH, Germany
• Kristina Thoring, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Léa Terrien, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Leah Le Pénuizic, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Leda Langberg, Statkraft AS, Norway
• Liam Spiteri, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Lily Murdoch, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Lina Dubina, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Lluis Manso, Solar Power Europe, Belgium
• Lorena Morales, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Louise Combret, The Nature Conservancy, Belgium
• Lucas Buchhass, RP Global Austria Zwei GmbH, Austria
• Luigi Acquaviva, PIANO DI SORRENTO MUNICIPALITY, Italy
• Lukas Sloet, City of Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Maaike Beenes, Holland Solar, Netherlands
• Manuella Appiah, Sunrock, Netherlands
• Margrethe Beate Hammond Rosbach, Statkraft, Norway
• Margaux Plurien, Solar Stewardship Initiative, Belgium
• Marilda Dhaskali, BirdLife Europe and Central Asia, Belgium
• Mark Hutchins, pv magazine, Germany
• Markus Elsässer, Solar Promotion GmbH, Germany
• Martín Behar, UNEF, Spain
• Máté Heisz, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Dr Matteo Governatori, European Commission, Belgium
• Mercedes Delahaut, TotalEnergies, France
• Michael Schmela, SolarPower EU, Belgium
• Miriam Marthaler, Vattenfall Solar GmbH, Germany
• Miroslav Mitras, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Monica Aleman, European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive, Agency (CINEA), Belgium
• Mónica Oviedo, Iberdrola, Spain
• Naomi Chevillard, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Nicola Licata, Clean Energy Associates, United States
• Nicolas Defrenne, Soren, France
• Nicoleta Lipcaneanu, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Nigel Sampaio, Sungrow, Netherlands
• Nikoletta Fodor, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Noa Lameire, Belgium
• Noor Yafai, The Nature Conservancy, Belgium
• Oscar German, Oritain UK Limited, United Kingdom
• Panaite Racovita Jalova Ovidiu, Permanent Representation of Romania to the EU, Belgium
• Paula Dorado Miranda, European Commission, Belgium
• Paula Rey Garcia, European Commission DG Energy, Belgium
• Peeter Kadarik, European Commission, Belgium
• Peter Faisst, Switzerland
• Pia Alina Lange, Trina Solar, Germany
• Pieter van Eig, Biosphere Solar B.V., Netherlands
• Dr Pietrogiovanni Cerchier, 9-Tech srl, Italy
• Polona Batagelj, GEN-I D.O.O., Slovenia
• Rachel Lock, Head of Supply Chain Management, ESG + Sustainability, United Kingdom
• Raffaele Rossi, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Prof. Rebecca Callard, ib vogt GmbH, Germany
• Rebecca Humphries, The Nature Conservancy, Belgium
• Roger Nyffenegger, Bern University of Applied Science, Switzerland
• Dr Rune Søndenå, IFE, Norway
• Rupert Hodges, Oritain UK Limited, United Kingdom
• Sabela Teixeira Taboada, Université de Liège (ULiege), Belgium
• Santiago Melani, Nadara, Spain
• Sara Matthieu, European Parliament, Belgium
• Sarah Mathew, DNV, Netherlands
• Shruti Sriram, DNV, Netherlands
• Simone Cimadomo, Environmental Coalition on Standards (ECOS), Belgium
• Dr Simone Mazzola, 3Bee, Italy
• Sofia Barbosa, Greenvolt, Belgium
• Stefan van de Grift, Sungrow Benelux B.V., Netherlands
• Stefan Wippich, SecondSol GmbH, Germany
• Stefania Charisiadou, European Commission, Belgium
• Dr Stefano N. Granata, SENERGY TECHNICAL SERVICES (FRANCE) S.A.S., France
• Stella Ludwig, Conexio-PSE GmbH, Germany
• Stephan Margeth, Kaco New Energy GmbH, Germany
• Tadas Radavicius, SoliTek, Lithuania
• Thérèse O Donoghue, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Thomas Garabetian, Solar Power Europe, Belgium
• Thomas Petruschke, Q ENERGY Solutions SE, Germany
• Prof. Timo Franz, Astronergy Solar, China
• Tristan Moeller, Sinovoltaics, Hungary
• Dr Ugo Simeoni, CINEA, Belgium
• Veronika Kunova, Czech Solar Association, Czech Republic
• Victoria Angelova, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Walburga Hemetsberger, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Xiaobo Xu, Huawei Technologies Blegium NV, Belgium
• Yana Antiukhova, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Dr Yannick Veschetti, HELIUP, France
• Yuliya Katsyuk, FuturaSun srl, Italy
• Yuliya Panych, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
• Zoe Lai, Conexio-PSE GmbH, Germany
• Zoe Ledwith, Belgium

*Only experts listed who have given approval of publication.