09:20

Registration desk opens

10:15

Conference Opening: Mr Derek Michalski, Chief Executive Officer, The Voice of Renewables and TBC

10:30

Keynote Address: Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Greece – awaiting final confirmation

10:45

PANEL I: Expanding Greece’s Energy Grid – Unlocking the 2030 Renewable Boom.

Panel overview:

Greece’s ambitious goal of reaching ~82% renewable electricity by 2030 hinges on one critical factor: a modern, resilient, and interconnected grid. This panel explores how Greece is addressing transmission bottlenecks, enabling large-scale renewable and storage integration, and positioning itself as a regional energy hub.

Key Discussion Points:

• National Grid Reinforcement: IPTO’s (ADMIE) multi-billion-Euro investment plan – new high-voltage lines, digital upgrades, and congestion management.
• Island Interconnections: Completion of the Crete link and the Cyclades connections; timelines for the Dodecanese and North Aegean networks to phase out oil-based generation.
• Cross-Border Expansion: Progress on the Greece–Bulgaria, Greece–Italy, and Greece–North Macedonia interconnectors, plus the landmark 3 GW Greece–Egypt cable that will turn Greece into a clean power gateway to Europe.
• Greece-Cyprus Great Sea Interconnector: building energy diversification, regional cooperation and enhancing regional energy security.
• Storage Integration: How ~4.3 GW of batteries and ~1.9 GW pumped hydro will support grid stability.
• Smart Grid & Digitalisation: Roll-out of 7.5 million smart meters and flexibility markets to reduce curtailment.
• Regulatory & Financing Landscape: New permitting frameworks, RAAEY rules, and EU-backed funding.

SPEAKERS:

• TBA – Panel Moderator
• TBA

11:15

Networking Break

11:45

PANEL II: Greece as a Green Power Hub: Wind & Solar for the Region.

Sponsor Presentation: TBA

Panel overview:

Greece is accelerating its renewable transformation with ambitious 2030 targets: ~8.9 GW of onshore wind (plus 1.9 GW of offshore for the first time) and a tripling of solar PV to 13.5 GW. Wind and solar will be the backbone of Greece’s clean power system, but both face common hurdles – aging onshore assets, curtailment pressures, limited grid capacity, and the need for robust financing models. This panel explores how Greece can balance rapid expansion with system stability, while positioning itself as a regional green energy hub.

Key Discussion Points:

• Onshore Wind Repowering & Solar Expansion: Extending the life and boosting the output of early wind farms, licensing and land-use issues, hybridisation with storage, and managing curtailment risks in solar-heavy regions.
• Offshore Wind Development Areas (OWDAs): Updates from HEREMA on designated zones, environmental and maritime planning, sequencing of tenders, and investor appeal.
• Grid Integration & Interconnectors: IPTO’s plans for new subsea cables, high-voltage upgrades, and cross-border interconnectors (Italy, Bulgaria, Egypt) to absorb renewable growth and reduce congestion.
• Balancing Targets and Risks from Curtailments: Protecting projects from underutilisation, prices depression and ROI reduction. Employing demand-side management, industrial load-shifting and dynamic pricing to encourage flexibility. 
• Curtailment & Market Reforms: Lessons from recent bottlenecks, evolving rules on capacity allocation, competitive auctions, and balancing grid security with investor appetite.
• Hybrid & Storage Solutions: Coupling solar and wind with battery systems to hedge against curtailment, price cannibalisation, and volatility in wholesale markets.
• Financing & Offtake Models: From CfDs and competitive tenders to merchant solar and corporate PPAs – what structures will attract bankable investment in both onshore/offshore wind and solar PV?
• Supply Chain & Ports: Readiness of Greek ports, shipyards, and logistics hubs to support offshore deployment and local industry participation in the solar and wind supply chains.
• Wind and solar: Achieving and maintaining proper technology balance..

SPEAKERS:

• TBA – Panel Moderator
• TBA

12:15

Networking Break

12:45

Panel sponsor:

PANEL III: BESS Goes Merchant – From RRF Tenders to the 3.55 GW Priority Regime.

Sponsor Presentation: TBA

Panel overview:

Energy storage is at the heart of Greece’s plan to hit its 82% RES-in-electricity target by 2030. The NECP calls for ~4.3 GW of batteries and ~1.9 GW of pumped hydro by 2030. After the first RRF-backed tenders (≈189 MW), the government has introduced a 3.55 GW priority connection regime to accelerate standalone BESS. With subsidies winding down, the focus now shifts to merchant revenues, flexibility markets, and bankable financing models.

Key Discussion Points:

• NECP Alignment: How the 3.55 GW priority connection regime will help deliver Greece’s 4.3 GW battery target by 2030.
• From Subsidy to Merchant: Lessons from the RRF tenders (2023–25) and what developers must do to survive in a merchant market.
• Revenue Stacking: Opportunities in energy arbitrage, balancing markets, and capacity services to make projects financeable.
• Grid Stability: BESS as the buffer against solar/wind curtailment and as a tool to enable high RES penetration. 300 MW BESS adoption initiative for existing plants to alleviate curtailments.
• The power of hybrid installations: implementing next-generation renewable energy systems to improve capacity factors, reducing CAPEX, achieve better revenue stacking and enabling corporate PPAs and utility contracts at premium prices.
• Financing & Bankability: Merchant risk appetite, corporate PPAs with storage, and whether capacity mechanisms or contracts-for-difference are needed.
• Long-Duration Storage: The role of pumped hydro (~1.9 GW by 2030) alongside batteries in providing system flexibility.

SPEAKERS:

• TBA – Panel Moderator
• TBA

13:15

Networking Break

13:45

Panel sponsor:

Fireside chat: Greece – International Energy Hub.

Panel overview:

Greece is positioning itself as a key energy hub in Southeast Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean. With its strategic location, expanding electricity interconnectors (like the Greece–Cyprus–Israel EuroAsia link), and major gas pipelines (TAP and future EastMed), Greece connects Europe to regional energy resources. Its growing renewable capacity, paired with storage and cross-border grids, strengthens energy security, opening new opportunities for exports and investment, while managing curtailment and geopolitical risks.

Key Discussion Points:

• How does Greece’s location give it an energy advantage in the Eastern Mediterranean?
• Can interconnectors like Greece–Cyprus reduce renewable curtailment and boost energy trade?
• What risks do geopolitical tensions pose to Greece’s hub ambitions?
• How will increased renewable integration impact investment and energy security?

SPEAKERS:

• TBA – Moderator
• TBA

14:15

Panel sponsor:

Fireside chat: Promise or peril? The stakes of going nuclear in Greece.

Panel overview:

Greece, historically a non-nuclear country, is now considering whether atomic energy – particularly SMRs and potential foreign partnerships – could play a strategic role in achieving decarbonisation goals, energy security, and maritime emissions reductions.

Key Discussion Points:

• Strategic Rationale: How nuclear (especially via SMRs) might complement renewables in Greece’s energy mix, support baseload, and enable shipping decarbonisation.
• International Partnerships: Roles for bilateral cooperation – for instance, import/offtake from Bulgaria—or joining coalitions like the Nuclear Alliance.
• Regulatory Foundation: What would a nuclear roadmap require – frameworks, licensing, regulatory authority, safety standards, workforce training?
• Public Perception & Risks: Overcoming historical resistance tied to Chernobyl and seismic concerns; building public trust in modern nuclear technology.
• Feasibility Pathways: Demand triggers, financing models (market vs state-supported), and whether Greece should pursue domestic SMR deployment or foreign supply agreements.

SPEAKERS:

• TBA – Moderator
• TBA

14:45

Networking Break

15:15

Panel sponsor:

PANEL IV: Hydrogen, Derivatives & E-Fuels: Powering the Future of Aviation and Maritime Transportation. Exploring new transition technologies.

Sponsor Presentation: TBA

Panel overview:

Aviation and shipping are among the most challenging sectors to decarbonize – and critical to Greece’s economy. As EU regulations tighten and demand for sustainable fuels grows, synthetic fuels (also known as e-fuels) are emerging as a promising solution to cut emissions where electrification falls short.

As Greek aviation and maritime sectors strive to decarbonise, hydrogen, synthetic molecules, and e-fuels emerge as key solutions enabling zero- and low-carbon fuels for long-haul, heavy-duty transport. This panel will explore technological advancements, regulatory challenges, infrastructure needs, and market dynamics shaping the transition toward sustainable fuels in these hard-to-abate industries.

Key Discussion Points:

• Hydrogen as a Clean Fuel: Opportunities and challenges of green and blue hydrogen adoption in aviation and shipping, including storage, bunkering, and engine adaptation.
• Synthetic Molecules & E-Fuels For Deep Decarbonisation: Role of Power-to-Liquid and Power-to-Gas fuels derived from renewable electricity, capturing CO₂ to create drop-in replacements compatible with existing infrastructure for aviation, maritime, heavy-industry, long-haul road transport and seasonal and grid-scale energy storage.
• Technology Roadmaps & Innovations: Latest advances in fuel cells, hydrogen combustion engines, and e-fuel production technologies for aircraft and vessels.
• Regulatory & Policy Frameworks: How international aviation and maritime bodies (ICAO, IMO) and governments are shaping policies, incentives, and standards to accelerate fuel adoption.
• Infrastructure & Supply Chain Development: Scaling up production, storage, bunkering, and distribution networks necessary to support commercial deployment.
• Market Outlook & Investment Trends: Investment flows, partnerships, and business models driving commercialization and cost reduction.
• Decarbonisation Impact & Sustainability: Lifecycle emissions, feedstock sourcing, and environmental implications of hydrogen and e-fuels compared to fossil-based fuels.
• Vertical gas connection: Connecting natural gas supply and transmission routes north‑south (and potentially reverse) through Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, making Greece a enabling supply diversification hub

SPEAKERS:

• TBA – Panel Moderator
• TBA

15:45

Networking Break

16:15

PANEL V: Carbon Capture and Storage: Policy, Projects, and the Path to Net Zero.

Sponsor Presentation: TBA

Panel overview:

As Greece and its regional neighbours accelerate toward ambitious 2030 and 2050 climate targets, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is emerging as a critical technology for decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors – such as cement, steel, chemicals, and energy.

This high-level panel will explore the emerging CCS landscape in Greece and Southeast Europe, focusing on regulatory readiness, infrastructure planning, investment strategies, and early-stage projects. With the EU’s Net Zero Industry Act and Innovation Fund gaining momentum, is the region ready to scale CCS? What role will the North Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean play in cross-border CO₂ storage? And how can industry, regulators, and legal advisors collaborate to turn plans into permitted projects?

Key Discussion Points:

Policy and Regulation

• What is the current state of CCS-related policy in Greece and the EU?
• How are permitting processes, liability frameworks, and long-term monitoring being addressed?
• What’s the legal roadmap for developing CCS projects under Greek and EU law?

Industry Demand & Project Development

• Which sectors in Greece are actively evaluating or piloting CCS?
• Insights into industrial decarbonization roadmaps (e.g., cement, refining, power generation).
• What are the technical and economic barriers to project bankability?

Infrastructure & Storage Potential

• Geological potential for CO₂ storage in Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean.
• Transport infrastructure needs: pipelines, shipping, and CO₂ hubs.
• Opportunities for regional cooperation (e.g., with Italy, Turkey, Bulgaria).

Funding, Risk, and Legal Advisory

• Role of EU funding mechanisms: Innovation Fund, Modernisation Fund, and Connecting Europe Facility.
• How are projects addressing long-term liability, risk allocation, and cross-border legal complexity?
• The role of legal advisors in navigating regulatory uncertainty and stakeholder engagement.

SPEAKERS:

• TBA – Panel Moderator
• TBA

17:00

End of the Forum.