Designing auctions: what we have learned and where we should go

Finance

When: Thursday, 27 September 2018, 13:00 - 14:15
Where: Room: Brussels

Session description

Competitive auctions in onshore and offshore wind have produced astonishing results. But behind the big headlines, the fine print matters more than ever. This session will explore what has and hasn’t worked in auction design, how results are to be interpreted, and what role financiers and investors can play make sure it all adds up.

Learning objectives

• Learn about the key design parameters in auctions in EMEA and elsewhere
• Be able to ask the right questions when the next zero-subsidy bid hits the headlines
• Understand the role financiers and investors can take in keeping onshore and offshore wind bids competitive.

Session chair

David Hostert

Head of Wind Research, Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Introduction

David Hostert

Head of Wind Research, Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Jérôme Guillet

Co-Founder, Green Giraffe

Panel Discussion

Mike Crawley

CEO, Northland Power

Sean Whittaker

Senior Renewable Energy Specialist , International Finance Corporation

Connor Teskey

President & Chief Investment Officer, Brookfield Renewable Europe

Dionysios Papachristou

Electrical Engineer, Coordinator of the RES Auction Team and Director of the Press & Public Relations Office , Regulatory Authority for Energy, Greece

Catrin Jung-Draschil

Director Market Development, Vattenfall Europe Windkraft GmbH

Presentations

The Greek experience of the recent auctions for Wind installations

Dionysios Papachristou

Electrical Engineer, Coordinator of the RES Auction Team and Director of the Press & Public Relations Office , Regulatory Authority for Energy, Greece