Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) is thrilled to announce that our Net Zero Europe 2026 will officially kick off at the Hilton Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, on November 2–3, 2026. This event is Europe's premier deal-focused leadership summit, bringing together senior decision-makers, project developers, utilities, investors, and technology innovators shaping the future of solar, energy storage, and grid flexibility.
Conference Background
Negative power prices, grid congestion, and sharp price volatility have become the new normal in Europe’s energy market. Against this backdrop, energy storage has evolved from an option into a system necessity. Meanwhile, the policy landscape is being reshaped: CfD 2.0 caps renewable revenues, dynamic tariffs expose assets to real-time market signals, and the proposed Industrial Accelerator Act introduces “EU-made” localisation requirements for batteries and inverters. These are not just compliance thresholds—they are redefining competitiveness.
Yet within the challenges lie enormous opportunities. GW-scale hybrid plants are moving from ambition to bankable reality, while revenue stacking and co-location are rewriting project profitability. This is the moment to rethink strategies, secure financing, and build resilient assets.
Join us in Barcelona to help shape the next decade of European solar-storage.
Four Core Values of Net Zero Europe 2026
1. Swiftly Responding to Market Shifts and Capturing Business Opportunities
Faced with policy adjustments such as negative electricity prices, dynamic electricity pricing, capacity markets, and CfD 2.0, how can enterprises quickly respond to market changes and find new profit opportunities? The conference will bring together front-line developers, investment institutions, and industry experts from the European market to jointly analyze the latest market trends, business models, and investment opportunities, helping enterprises grasp the development direction of the European PV+ESS market.
2. A Premium Platform for Investment & Cooperation on High-Quality Projects
As large-scale PV+ESS projects continue to emerge, how can you find reliable partners, high-quality projects, and investment opportunities? The conference will gather project developers, IPPs, utility companies, EPCs, equipment suppliers, and financial institutions to build an efficient business cooperation platform for participating enterprises, promoting project collaboration, supply chain alignment, and capital exchange.
3. Pooling Industry Resources and Expanding Global Connections
The conference will attract key decision-makers from the PV+ESS industry chain in Europe and around the world, including energy company executives, government agencies, industry associations, investment institutions, and technology enterprise representatives. Whether you are looking for partners, expanding overseas clients, or establishing long-term business relationships, you will gain high-value networking resources and face-to-face communication opportunities.
4. Gaining First-hand Information and Insights into the Industry’s Future
As European energy policies, market demand, and industry landscape continue to evolve, mastering market information as early as possible is a competitive advantage. The conference will focus on hot topics such as European energy transition, supply chain layout, energy storage market, AI data centers, and power grid upgrades, helping enterprises stay up-to-date with the latest policy orientations, market opportunities, and industry development trends, thereby providing decision-making references for their overseas business layout.
Why You Must Not Miss This Event
Our Net Zero Europe 2025 delivered expressive results: 500+ senior-level attendees, 20+ countries, and 60+ speakers.
Among the attendees, 35% were from project developers, IPPs and large utilities; 25% from financial institutions, investors and ESG funds; 20% from technology providers, EPC and consulting firms; and 20% from government and regulatory bodies. By job title, 25% were C-suite and founders, 35% directors and department heads, and 20% senior managers and project leaders.
This year, we have upgraded our confernce by offering more in-depth agendas, more precise matchmaking, and more actionable insights.
Attendee Breakdown by Industry
The 2026 summit brings together professionals from Europe and across the global new energy industry chain, covering policy-making, project development, equipment manufacturing, and financial investment, to build a high-quality industry exchange platform.
► Technology Suppliers & Equipment Manufacturers: 35%
► Developers & EPC Contractors: 18%
► Financial Institutions: 17%
► Other Industry Representatives: 17%
► Government & Policy-Making Bodies: 12%
Attendee Breakdown by Job Title
Attendees are predominantly corporate decision-makers and senior management, providing high-value networking for business cooperation, project matchmaking, and strategic exchange.
► Directors & Department Managers: 33%
► Marketing, Sales & Business Leads: 25%
► Project Managers and Technical Leads: 17%
► Chairpersons and CEOs: 15%
► Policy and Regulatory Experts: 10%
✅ Understand the new revenue logic under CfD 2.0, dynamic electricity prices, and capacity markets
✅ Master the financing and implementation pathways for gigawatt-scale PV+ESS hybrid projects
✅ Understand the changing landscape of the European supply chain and its practical impact on equipment selection and project costs
✅ Connect with 500+ core decision-makers in the European PV+ESS industry chain
Senior Speakers 2025 (Partial)
Conference Agenda
Day 1, Monday, Nov 2
09:10-09:20
Opening Remarks
09:20-09:40
Keynote Speech：Europe's Solar-Storage & Power Market Outlook 2026–2030: Policy Drivers, Market Transformation & Strategic Pathways
09:40-10:00
Keynote Speech：From Cost Center to Grid Backbone： Why Energy Storage Is Europe’s Most Strategic Energy Infrastructure
10:00-10:50
Panel Discussion: From Gigawatt Ambition to Bankable Reality: The Rise of Europe's Massive Solar-Storage Hybrids
10:50-11:20
Coffee Break & Networking
11:20-11:40
Keynote Speech: Safety as Profitability: How High-Reliability Batteries Maximize Long-term Asset Value in Solar-Storage Projects
11:40-12:00
Keynote Speech: Merchant & CFD 2.0: Revenue Model Innovation for Europe's Next-Generation Solar-Storage Projects
12:00-12:20
Keynote Speech: From Market Reform to System Transformation: The Strategic Role of Energy Storage in Europe‘s New Power Landscape
12:20-13:30
Lunch & Networking
13:30-13:50
Keynote Speech: From Passive Monitoring to Predictive Care: How Battery Data Platforms De-risk and De-carbonise Storage Assets
13:50-14:40
Panel Discussion: Powering the AI Revolution: How Data Centres Become the Next Catalyst for Solar-Storage Growth in Europe
14:40-15:00
Keynote Speech: Reserved for SMM
15:00–15:50
Panel Discussion: How Next-Generation Module Technologies (TOPCon, HJT, BC) Reshape Project Profitability in Europe
15:50–16:20
Coffee Break & Networking
16:20–16:40
Keynote Speech: When Prices Speak by the Hour: How Germany‘s Dynamic Tariff Reform Reshapes the Value of Behind-the-Meter (BTM) ESS
16:40–17:00
Keynote Speech: From Reactive to Proactive: Maximising Asset Value Through Advanced O&M Strategies in Europe’s Solar-Storage Era
Day 2, Tuesday, Nov 3
09:30-09:50
Keynote Speech: From “Consumer Market” to “Manufacturing Rebalancing”: The New Landscape and Strategic Pathways for the Localisation of Europe‘s Solar-Storage Industry
09:50-10:40
Panel Discussion: A Key Pillar of European Energy Transition: Unlocking the Growth Potential of Distributed Solar-Storage
10:40-11:10
Coffee Break & Networking
11:10-11:30
Keynote Speech: Capturing the Price Spread: How Intelligent Residential Storage Turns Dynamic Tariffs into Daily Revenue
11:30-11:50
Keynote Speech: Reserved for SMM
11:50-13:00
Lunch & Networking
13:00-13:20
Keynote Speech: Reconstructing LCOS: How High‑Efficiency n‑Type Modules Unlock Greater Value in PV‑Storage Hybrids
13:20-14:10
Women Leadership Panel: She Powers the Sun: Women Driving the Next Wave of Solar-Storage Growth in Europe
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