2026 Agenda
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PPA structures are being reshaped by increased price volatility, evolving policy frameworks, and changing buyer risk appetite. The UK and Ireland provide timely case studies of how these pressures are influencing PPA design, while insights from other power markets with comparable characteristics help illuminate which challenges are structural, which are transitional, and which solutions are transferable. This opening keynote panel focuses on how PPAs are being redesigned to remain bankable, flexible, and scalable in a rapidly changing market environment.
- Which approaches to negative pricing, price caps, and market intervention are most effective for responding to volatility in PPA pricing and execution across different market designs?
- How do REMA, CfDs, I-SEM, and comparable international frameworks reveal insights about managing risk in policy and support mechanisms?
- What are the implications of next-generation PPAs with shorter tenors, hybrid structures, and embedded flexibility for buyers, sellers, and financiers?
Battery storage is becoming essential to strengthen project economics and enhance reliability, especially amid the UK’s drive for energy security and resilience. Yet integrating storage into PPAs requires new commercial thinking. Contract design must capture fluctuating storage value, degradation, and lifespan, while navigating Ofgem’s evolving rules and National Grid ESO’s flexibility reforms.
- From generation-only to hybrid PPAs: how corporates evaluate renewable + storage propositions and what drives contractability
- Defining commercial structures for co-located storage: duration, dispatch rights, degradation risk, and revenue stacking within PPAs
- What unlocks demand: practical examples of buyer-led requirements that make storage-integrated PPAs bankable and scalable
Corporates such as hyperscalers and data centres are shifting from annual REC accounting to 24/7 matching for greater ESG credibility. In the UK and Ireland, this trend intersects with grid congestion and locational pricing reform.
- Why 24/7 matching is gaining traction under Scope 2 frameworks.
- Risks and system impacts: location constraints, flexibility requirements, and cost exposure.
- Practical strategies for implementing hourly matching in constrained UK grids and Ireland’s I-SEM system.
Day 1 - Energy Buyer Stream
Day 1- Energy Developer Stream
The UK’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) mechanism underpins investment stability but can inadvertently limit corporate PPA appetite and distort price signals. With CfD AR6 and potential hybrid CfD–PPA models under review, this session explores how to balance public support with private market growth.
- How CfDs and REMA reforms interact with the UK corporate PPA landscape.
- Strategies to align government-backed incentives with market-based procurement.
- Lessons from Ireland’s RESS framework and corporate PPA integration.
PPAs often involve multiple stakeholders — generators, corporate buyers, lenders, advisors, and legal teams — each with different priorities and risk tolerances. Misaligned objectives and unclear governance can delay or derail high-value transactions.
- Best practices for aligning lenders, advisors, and corporates around shared objectives.
- Transaction frameworks for multi- party, cross-border PPAs in the UK & Ireland structures.
- Practical guidance for governance and stakeholder management in large-scale procurement.
As REMA and Scope 2 reforms move toward locational matching, corporates must source energy from within the same grid region.
• Strategies for aligning PPAs and certificates with same-grid sourcing rules.
• Designing cost-effective, compliant procurement structures under new ESG standards.
• Case examples from the UK and Ireland on localised procurement models.
As renewable penetration accelerates, both solar and wind assets across the UK and Ireland are increasingly exposed to price cannibalisation and negative pricing. Traditional PPA and support mechanisms are being tested as revenue volatility rises. This case study examines how developers, buyers, and offtakers are adapting commercial structures to protect value—drawing on practical examples from the UK and Ireland’s evolving merchant and balancing markets.
- Revenue erosion across wind and solar: exposure to negative pricing, CfD caps, and volume risk
- Commercial mitigation strategies: hybridisation, storage co-location, curtailment management, and flexible PPA structures
- Market signals from Ireland: lessons from merchant exposure and balancing mechanism participation that inform UK strategies
Industrial buyers in manufacturing, construction, and heavy industry are difficult to engage in renewables.
- Barriers to participation: energy intensity, credit, and risk tolerance.
- Innovative contract structures and blended pricing to appeal to industrial buyers.
- Expanding offtaker diversity to improve project bankability in the UK market
Day 1 - Energy Buyer Stream
Day 1- Energy Developer Stream
SMEs account for 99% of UK businesses but remain largely excluded from corporate PPAs.
• Simplified contract templates, aggregation models, and advisory support for smaller buyers.
• The role of local energy markets and regional cooperatives in enabling SME access.
As corporate PPA demand has matured, developers, buyers, and advisors have learned hard lessons about what structures work, where complexity stalls deals, and how legal frameworks shape commercial outcomes. This panel brings together in-house counsel and external lawyers to explore the tension between bespoke solutions and standardisation. The discussion highlights practical insights from drafting real corporate PPAs, green tariffs, and hybrid structures, and offers guidance on balancing flexibility with bankability.
• Where complexity creates friction: common legal and contractual pitfalls in bespoke corporate PPAs
• Standardisation vs flexibility: what clauses, structures, and templates actually scale
• Emerging solutions: hybrid contracts, green tariffs, and innovative approaches to align corporate demands with commercial and legal realities
Ongoing regulatory reform and delay (e.g., REMA, CfD revisions) introduce timing risk and uncertainty into project finance, contract structuring and market entry decisions.
• Examine major regulatory reform programmes
• Assess how regulatory timing and policy clarity influence investor decisions
• Compare markets with rapid vs slow intervention
• Explore which contractual or operational mechanisms can mitigate regulatory risk.
Many companies have committed to 100% renewable electricity, but meeting these targets is not straightforward. Limited control over their value chain, high demand for RECs, and emerging regulatory rules make procurement complex. This session explores the practical obstacles corporates face in sourcing credible renewable energy and aligning their strategies with ambitious ESG targets.
• Examine the barriers to achieving 100% renewable goals, including value chain and supplier limitations
• Discuss how to strategically combine RECs and Green PPAs to secure credible supply
• Explore approaches to manage cost exposure, compliance risk, and greenwashing concerns
• Provide guidance on procurement strategies aligned with ESG commitments under evolving regulations
With many UK solar and onshore wind projects supported by CfDs or transitioning from older schemes like ROCs, corporate buyers face a complex landscape. This session examines how developers, brokers, and intermediaries can structure PPAs that appeal to corporates without cannibalising CfD returns. It also explores strategies for projects rolling off older support mechanisms and how aligning size, technology mix, and location with corporate priorities can improve offtake and project bankability.
• Corporate access in a supported market: how CfDs and ROC roll-offs influence PPA opportunities
• Structuring deals to compete: what makes a corporate PPA attractive compared to support-backed revenues
• Strategic engagement: aligning project offerings with corporate procurement priorities, leveraging intermediaries, and planning around AR7 insights
• AR7, CfD, and ROC impacts on project and corporate PPA opportunities
• Positioning projects to attract corporates versus support-backed buyers
• Strategic planning for bankable, demand-aligned projects in 2026+
Frequent policy shifts and delayed regulatory reforms are creating new risks for renewable project developers, buyers, and investors. Static contract or procurement frameworks can quickly become outdated when markets face challenges such as price cannibalization, negative pricing, or grid congestion. This session explores how to design flexibility into renewable contracts and procurement structures through adaptive PPAs, CfD hybrids, and dynamic pricing mechanisms while aligning investment strategies with evolving policy and market conditions.
• Examine how policy lag and reform uncertainty impact renewable contracts and investment confidence
• Explore tools for adaptive contract design, including hybrid CfDs and flexible PPAs
• Discuss frameworks for aligning procurement and contracting strategies with shifting policy environments
• Gain practical insights to future-proof procurement and contracting strategies against policy volatility and evolving market reforms.
Relying solely on CfDs or fixed-price contracts is increasingly risky in volatile markets. Negative pricing events and intraday fluctuations threaten margins and project bankability. This session explores strategies for active revenue management, including intraday trading, dynamic dispatch, and storage integration, to optimize earnings and mitigate risk.
- Examine why static contracts expose sellers to negative pricing and revenue volatility
- Explore intraday trading, flexible dispatch, and storage solutions for revenue optimization
- Discuss tools and frameworks to make renewable generation more market-responsive and bankable
Volatile markets and geopolitical uncertainty are making long-term power price forecasts increasingly unreliable, complicating investment and contract decisions. This session explores forecasting methodologies, emerging demand factors such as EVs and data centres, and the distinction between bankable forecasts for contracts and economic forecasts for strategic planning.
• Examine the challenges of forecasting power prices in volatile and evolving markets
• Explore forecasting methodologies and the value of frequent updates versus static annual models
• Discuss how forecasting uncertainties affect investment decisions, contract risk, and developer creditworthiness
Local elections can shift energy policy priorities, regulatory enforcement, permitting processes, and incentives, creating uncertainty for project developers and corporate buyers. Changes in political leadership may accelerate or delay renewables deployment, influence subsidies, and affect grid access, all of which have a direct impact on procurement strategies and revenue stability. This session examines how upcoming local elections could alter market conditions and explores practical approaches for managing policy-driven risk.
• Analyse how local political cycles can influence energy policy, permitting, and incentives
• Discuss implications for corporate procurement strategies and PPA negotiations
• Explore ways sellers and buyers can mitigate revenue risk and maintain project timelines
• Highlight examples where election outcomes have historically affected renewables markets
Day 2 - Energy Developer Stream
Day 2- Energy Buyer Stream
1. Securing Corporate Offtakers: Navigating Diverse Industries
Different industries have unique procurement requirements, making it challenging to secure long-term corporate buyers aligned with project attributes.
2. Managing Grid Bottlenecks and Connection Constraints
Grid congestion, technical limitations, and delays threaten project timelines and revenue certainty.
3. CFD vs PPA: Competing Revenue Models in a Shifting Market
Government-backed Contracts for Difference provide stable revenue but may reduce corporate PPA opportunities, requiring strategic positioning.
4. Greenhouse Gas protocol updates
What you need to know and how it will impact you.
5. Managing Revenue and Operational Risk in a Volatile Renewable Market
Practical strategies for sellers to hedge against negative pricing and market cannibalization
1. Navigating Renewable Price Volatility: Wholesale vs PPA
Buyers face unpredictable renewable energy prices, making it challenging to structure PPAs that balance cost stability with market exposure.
2. Mastering PPA Negotiations: Choosing the Right Deal
Selecting the right PPA requires understanding contract structures, risk allocation, and financial implications—missteps can lock buyers into unsuitable terms.
3. Scope 3 Decarbonization: Making Your Value Chain Truly Green
Achieving 100% renewable across a global supply chain is complex, with risks of indirect emissions undermining corporate sustainability goals.
4. Keeping Up With Evolving Reporting Standards: RE100, SBTi, and Beyond
Stricter ESG and energy reporting requirements demand more granular data, creating compliance and operational challenges for multi-market buyers.
5. Short-Term vs. Long-Term Power Contracts: Balancing Flexibility with Revenue Stability
This session brings together industry leaders to dissect the fundamental trade-offs between contract duration strategies and their impact on project economics, investor appeal, and operational risk management. While shorter-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) offer generators the agility to capitalize on favorable market conditions and potentially higher revenues during price spikes, they simultaneously expose projects to significant revenue instability and increased market risk. Conversely, long-term contracts provide the revenue certainty that underpins project financing but may limit upside participation in strong market conditions.
Hyperscale tech companies are driving unprecedented demand for renewable energy, creating both opportunities and market distortions. Their scale, timing, and specific procurement requirements challenge traditional sourcing and contract structures. This session explores how developers, corporates, and intermediaries can respond strategically to meet massive, time-sensitive renewable demand while managing market impact.
• Examine how hyperscale corporate demand affects renewable markets and pricing
• Explore strategies to align procurement, project development, and contract timing with hyperscale needs
• Discuss lessons for managing market impact and ensuring reliable delivery at scale
Policy, technology, and corporate demand are rapidly reshaping renewable energy markets. This session provides forward-looking insights into expected capacity growth, emerging PPA trends, merchant exposure, and hyperscale demand, offering guidance on how to position procurement, investment, and development strategies to capitalize on opportunities and mitigate risks.
• Highlight expected market trends, including renewable capacity growth and pricing shifts
• What does the future of PPA structures, hybrid projects, and shorter-term contracting look like.
• Quick screenshot of the next phase for developers, corporate buyers, and investors
• Identify key opportunities and risks for 2026–2027
