Shine On Policycast

Welcome to season 2 of Shine On Policycast: the podcast that brings you EU policy updates relevant to solar, in 20 minutes or less! Join your host Bethany Meban, Head of Press and Policy Communications at SolarPower Europe as she dives into key topics with our team of experts. 

In this episode, we sit down with Senior Technical Advisor at SolarPower Europe, Catarina Augusto, to talk all things grids-related! We delve into the challenges European grids are seeing, and what we need to do to ensure are grids are ready, and flexible, for solar energy.

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Welcome to season 2 of Shine On Policycast: the podcast that brings you EU policy updates relevant to solar, in 20 minutes or less! Join your host Bethany Meban, Head of Press and Policy Communications at SolarPower Europe as she dives into key topics with our team of experts. 

In this episode, we talk with Policy and Impact Director of the Renewable Hydrogen Coalition, François Paquet, about the role of green hydrogen in decarbonising European economy, the main challenges facing the sector and some of the key solutions to ensure renewable hydrogen meets the ambition set out by the European Commission.

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Welcome to season 2 of Shine On Policycast: the podcast that brings you EU policy updates relevant to solar, in 20 minutes or less! Join your host Bethany Meban, Head of Press and Policy Communications at SolarPower Europe as she dives into key topics with our team of experts.

In this episode, published during #SolarJobsWeek, we talk with Policy Advisor, Arthur Daemers, about the solar skills challenge in Europe. In our most recent EU Solar Jobs Report 2023, we revealed that 650,000 people were employed in the solar sector in 2022. This number is now set to reach 1 million by as early as 2025.

So what are they key challenges, and how do we address them to ensure a robust, diverse solar workforce to deliver our energy and climate objectives? Listen to find out!

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Welcome to Shine On Policycast, SolarPower Europe's new podcast segment that gives you the run down on EU policy relevant to solar and the energy transition in 10 minutes or less!

In this episode, our Head of Press and Policy Communications, Bethany Meban, sits down with Annie Scanlan, Impact Director at RE-Source, to discuss corporate renewable energy sourcing and how it is helping deliver the green transition. All you need to know about PPAs, Market Design and the upcoming RE-Source event in under 15 minutes. 

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Welcome to Shine On Policycast, SolarPower Europe's new podcast segment that gives you the run down on EU policy relevant to solar and the energy transition in 10 minutes or less!

In this episode, our Head of Press and Policy Communications, Bethany Meban, sits down with Jan Osenberg, Policy Advisor at SolarPower Europe, to discuss the concept of energy sharing which could transform citizen solar in Europe. Find out exactly what energy sharing is, how it works, and the future foreseen for energy sharing in the proposed revision to the EU electricity market design.

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In this episode, our Head of Press and Policy Communications, Bethany Meban, sits down with Jonathan Bonadio, Senior Policy Advisor at SolarPower Europe, to discuss the perfect solution that solar offers for decarbonising cities, and how solar and cities can support one another through the energy transition.

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In this episode, our Head of Press and Policy Communications, Bethany Meban, sits down with Lina Dubina, Policy Advisor for Sustainability at SolarPower Europe, to discuss global challenges to nature and agriculture, and how solar offers the perfect solution. Find out more about what Agrisolar is, how it benefits the land and the farmers, and how EU policy can support its uptake.

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In this episode, our Head of Press and Policy Communications, Bethany Meban, sits down with Naomi Chevillard, Head of Regulatory Affairs at SolarPower Europe, to discuss the recent proposal to reform the Electricity Market Design. Hear why we’re happy with the proposal, what it’s missing and what all of this means for solar power in Europe.

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In this episode, our Head of Press and Policy Communications, Bethany Meban, talks with Dries Acke, Policy Director at SolarPower Europe, about the Net Zero Industry Act. The Act was announced in March 2030 as part of the Green deal Industrial Plan, as an attempt to boost European manufacturing of solar. But does it really do what it says on the tin? 

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Welcome to ShineOn Policycast, SolarPower Europe's new podcast segment that gives you the run down on EU policy relevant to solar and the energy transition in 10 minutes or less! 

In this episode, our Head of Press and Policy Communications, Bethany Meban, talks with Raffaele Rossi, Head of Market Intelligence, about National Energy and Climate Plans. EU Member States will have to submit their updated plans by June 2023 - so what does this mean for solar? Where are EU Member States currently sitting in terms of ambition and what do we expect in the coming months as they review their NECPs for the years ahead? 

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