Matt Black | Chair
Solar Energy UK
Matt Black is the Chair of the Board at Solar Energy UK, the UK's leading trade association representing the entire solar and energy storage value chain. Matt has more than 15 years of cleantech investment experience, with past senior roles at Armstrong Capital Management, Foresight Group, and Credit Suisse.
Appearances:
Day 1 - 22nd September @ 13:40
Keynote Panel: The opportunities and threats of plug in solar
With plug-in solar set to become a legal option for UK households on August 27th, could this be the technology that opens up solar to a much wider market? This panel will explore the potential for simple, accessible solar systems to lower barriers to adoption, while examining the safety, consumer protection and technical challenges that come with a rapidly emerging market.
- Could plug-in solar bring renewable energy within reach of millions more households, including renters and those without suitable rooftops?
- What safeguards, standards and installer guidance are needed to ensure systems are used safely and responsibly?
- What can the UK learn from European markets where plug-in and balcony solar are already more established?
- How could plug-in solar affect the traditional residential solar market, and does it represent competition or a gateway to wider adoption of solar and storage?
Day 1 - September 22 @ 13:40
Keynote Panel: The opportunities and threats of plug in solar
With plug-in solar set to become a legal option for UK households on August 27th, could this be the technology that opens up solar to a much wider market? This panel will explore the potential for simple, accessible solar systems to lower barriers to adoption, while examining the safety, consumer protection and technical challenges that come with a rapidly emerging market.
- Could plug-in solar bring renewable energy within reach of millions more households, including renters and those without suitable rooftops?
- What safeguards, standards and installer guidance are needed to ensure systems are used safely and responsibly?
- What can the UK learn from European markets where plug-in and balcony solar are already more established?
- How could plug-in solar affect the traditional residential solar market, and does it represent competition or a gateway to wider adoption of solar and storage?
Day 2 - September 23 @ 15:20
Panel Discussion: Financing the next 20GW - where is the capital going to come from?
Day 2 - 23rd September @ 15:20
Panel Discussion: Financing the next 20GW - where is the capital going to come from?
Day 3 - 24th September @ 11:10
Keynote Panel: Behind the cloud: powering data centres with solar and storage
- How should data centres access clean power? Exploring the balance between connecting to an increasingly renewable grid, procuring off-site renewable energy through Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (CPPAs), and investing in dedicated energy infrastructure.
- Can flexibility and storage unlock faster growth? Examining how battery storage, Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) and emerging regulatory reforms could reduce grid congestion, improve resilience and help meet rising electricity demand.
- Will data centres become energy investors? Discussing the shift towards front-of-the-meter investments, on-site storage and generation, and the commercial and regulatory drivers behind these evolving energy strategies.
Day 3 - September 24 @ 11:10
Keynote Panel: Behind the cloud: powering data centres with solar and storage
- How should data centres access clean power? Exploring the balance between connecting to an increasingly renewable grid, procuring off-site renewable energy through Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (CPPAs), and investing in dedicated energy infrastructure.
- Can flexibility and storage unlock faster growth? Examining how battery storage, Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) and emerging regulatory reforms could reduce grid congestion, improve resilience and help meet rising electricity demand.
- Will data centres become energy investors? Discussing the shift towards front-of-the-meter investments, on-site storage and generation, and the commercial and regulatory drivers behind these evolving energy strategies.
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