2nd Annual Smart Solar PV - Data Analytics and IoT Forum
10th - 11th October 2018 in Berlin, Germany
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Enhancing Performance, Reducing Cost and Risks with Effective Data Analytics and IoT
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The Forum covers all aspects of big data and its impact on the solar sector as well as identifying issues and challenges and providing potential solutions. It's a great opportunity for industry professionals to come together to exchange the ideas, explore new thinking and help shape the development of the industry.The sessions are set up to be interactive for the attendees to get involved into the experience-sharing process and to tackle existing problems in real-time discussions. Use your chance to get the most out of the great benchmarking, networking and business opportunities!
Learn moreSome of the Past Annual Speakers

Antonio Alcaro
As CEO and Technical Director at Eco-Logico, in Italy, on 2006, Antonio had experience in residential and commercial plants, primarily on photovoltaic, but also solar thermal and wind. From 2009 Anton
Antonio Alcaro
UK portfolio Manager - Operation and Maintenance / Renesola
Guy Auger
Guy is Greensolver’s CEO, a company he founded back in 2008 when part of the Eolfi Group. He bought Greensolver with JOHES SA Company in 2013. Guy has worked as CFO and then CEO of international gro
Guy Auger
Chief Executive Officer / Greensolver
Debbie Brodt
Debbie Brodt-Giles lead the Data Science and Innovation Group at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. For more than 20 years, Debbie has been leading web-based platform development projects with
Debbie Brodt
Data Science and Innovation Group Manager / National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Tim Hickman
Tim is an engineer and Technical Manager at EvoEnergy, and has been working with behind the meter solar deployment for over a decade. Innovation is a key part of our success and we continually seek to
Tim Hickman
Technical Manager / EvoenergyMORE INFORMATION ABOUT FORUM
- Wide Scale Demonstration of Integrated Solutions for European SmartGrid (WiseGRID)
Vaiva Indilaite, European Federation of Renewable Energy Co-operatives
- Statistical Learning Methods for Improving Future Energy Production Forecast
Rostam Dinyari, Sunrun Inc
- Optimizing Power Flows of Residential Distributed Generation Systems
Menelaos Ioannidis, Lightsource Labs
- Using Data Analytic Tools to Reduce Component Failures and Operational Costs
Valerio Pelizzi, Canadian Solar
- Learn how to best benchmark (tools, methods) and what to benchmark in order to get tangible results
- Understand where and why solar resource accuracy can be low using conventional data sources for reference, and how to improve – so that unfeasible projects do not proceed, and feasible projects do not get mistakenly abandoned.
- Understand and address the key drivers of inaccuracy in plant performance assessment, and how these affect forecast production.
- Understand how high level data can be useful to flag performance issues quickly
- Gain pratical insight on examples of patterns in the data and what they mean
- Understand why IT Security is vastly underestimated in the renewable energy industry and solar PV in special
- Learn from the hands-on experience of industry-leaders on using data analytic tools to reduce failures
- Learn about automation and drone data collection
- Gain practical insight about the correct test in O&M for PV modules
- Reduce the O&M costs
- Maximize ROI
- Increase systems' responsiveness
- Optimize desicion-making process
- Employ advanced analytics (AA), artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)
- Increase your competitiveness
- Solar Power
- Energy & Utilities
- IT
- Engineering
- Operation and Maintenance
- Technological solution providers
Representatives Invited:
- Vice Presidents
- Directors
- Heads
- Managers
- Developers
- Researchers
- Engineers
- Scientists
Areas of responsibility:
- Solar Energy
- Technology, Innovation, Research & Development
- Operation & Maintenance
- Big Data application
- Meteorology
- Solar Data Analytics
- Machine Learning
- Data Science
- Condition Monitoring
- Research & development
- Plant siting
Schedule Excerpt
Chairman’s Opening Address
Lunch Time + Coffee and Networking Break
Afternoon Tea and Networking
Closing Remarks from the Chair and End of Day Two
Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Morning Coffee and Networking
Lunch Time + Coffee and Networking Break
Closing Remarks from the Chair // End of Day One
SOME OF PAST RENEWABLE FORUMS ATTENDEES
„This is my first experience with BIS Group and think that was very useful for my professional growth. I go back to IWB with much more knowledge to develop and share.“
Adriano Sorgente – IWB/IT Asset Manager
„The conference collected together an interesting group of speakers who interacted well the audience to provide active learning opportunities. There were good networking activities and relaxing atmosphere.“
Simon Pipkin – REG Power Management/Energy Assessment and Construction Manager
„BIS Group managed to set up an environment that fosters the exchange of insights and experiences, in a familiar friendly yet professional way. Definitely worth attending.“
Lorenzo Gumier – IWB/Asset Manager
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10th -11th October, 2018 Berlin, Germany.
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www . bisgrp . comPricing
EUR 1.599,-
Solar Plant Owners, PV Manufacturers, Energy and Utility Companies
- 2 Day Conference
- Online Documentation
- Luncheon and Refreshments
EUR 1.999,-
Service Providers and Consultancy Companies
- 2 Day Conference
- Online Documentation
- Luncheon and Refreshments
EUR 695,-
Online Documentation
- Speaker Presentations
- Event Materials
- Delegates and Speaker List