Solar O&M Insider

Welcome to the Solar O&M Insider, the first podcast series dedicated to solar PV operations, maintenance and asset management. This series is brought to you by Alectris, a global solar asset care innovation firm. Glenna Wiseman of Identity3 is the host. This is the third episode of our special series on the Global Solar Energy Standardisation Initiative or SESI by IRENA and The Terrawatt Initiative with the support of SolarPower Europe and the Global Solar Council. December 7 the work of these organizations, along two parallel tracks, comes together at the O&M and Asset Management Conference in London. To talk with us about standardisation milestones related to best practices guidelines and complimentary legal contract templates are: •Sophie Dingenen, Partner, Bird & Bird, one of the leads in the SESI O&M Work Group •Bruce Douglas, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO, SolarPower Europe and Chairman, Board of Directors, Global Solar Council •Vassilis Papaeconomou, MD, Alectris and SolarPower Europe’s O&M Task Force Leader •Jean-Pascal Pham-Ba, Secretary General, The Terrawatt Initiative This episode of the Solar O&M Insider features: •How They Work Together: O&M Best Practices Guidelines and SESI Contract Templates •SolarPower Europe O&M Best Practices Guidelines Version 2.0 •Facilitating Higher Solar Standards, Lowering Costs •Three Core Pillars in the SESI Initiative •Reducing Cost of Capital to Reduce Cost of Solar Electricity •A New Toolkit for Solar O&M Best Practices and Contract Templates •What to Expect from the SolarPower Europe O&M Best Practices Guidelines Version 2.0 •A Note About the Emerging CRMM, Common Risk Mitigation Mechanism