European Power Investment Summit 2025

· Examining the political and social backlash against net zero Europe and the UK, and the potential for renewable subsidy rollbacks.

· How US-China-EU tensions and supply chain security are reshaping access to finance and materials for clean energy.

· How can the power sector structure deals to get ahead of political risk?

· Will utilities and big developers diversify or double down on renewables?

· What new pricing models or strategies are emerging?

· Future bankability under pressure: what will lenders require?

· What support mechanisms and pools of capital are available for early-stage projects and new technologies?

· Are current market reforms unlocking or blocking renewables deployment in Europe?

· Can phased reform in the EU restore market confidence in renewable projects?

· Are Zonal Markets proposals here to stay, and what are the alternatives?

· Offshore wind under pressure: are government-led mechanisms helping or hindering investment confidence? 

· Are Negative prices here to stay, and what are the main drivers?

· How are developers, banks, and investors pricing in this risk As negative hours rise across Europe

· How can storage exploit negative prices through trading and arbitrage? 

· Forecasting Negative Prices - what are the implications for yield analysis and due diligence?

· Assessing the Long-Term Value of BESS as short-duration assets.

· A deep dive into results and business cases of early projects

· Grid access and regulatory reform: who gets connected, and when?

· Are battery IPPs the next renewable platform play - or a trap?

· Co-located vs. standalone: Which is more attractive to investors?

· What are the latest lender requirements to structure bankable hybrid deals?

· How do hybrid and co-located storage strategies perform in markets with volatile or negative pricing?

· Innovations to reduce investor risk

· New asset classes and markets emerging from TSO/DSO innovation

· How TSOs are deploying innovation to stretch existing infrastructure

· What kind of grid will we be connecting to in 2030?

· How are we funding flexibility, and how will flexibility shape how and where money flows?

· Analysis what delays mean for project value as connection queues pile up across Europe

· Is there a role for private capital step in to finance grid upgrades?

· How to price in climate threats like storms and floods, as well as technical outages.

· Managing inflated costs and delayed projects due to supply chain disruption

· Will Europe’s proposed localisation of supply chains reshape investment flows?