How was Effie SOLAR last June?

The second edition of Effie Solar 2021 was held last June between the 1st and 8th. The event was sponsored by Fronius, as the main sponsor of the virtual meeting. In addition, the companies Enertronic and HellermannTyton sponsored the live technical conference day on the first day of the event. On the remaining days, Axon Time was the promoter of the innovative FastMettings, which took place between June 2nd and 7th, within the interactive spaces of the Effie virtual environment.

Juan Antonio Sempere, Partner Manager for Spain & Latam of Walcon Virtual, opened the event on the 1st of June and gave way to the different participating speakers. Among the conferences, different topics were discussed, such as: 

• The future of DC metering for storage and photovoltaics, Eduardo Gómez, Technical Director and PM MSATEC of Enertronic;
• Solutions for maximum efficiency in residential self-consumption systems, Francisco Heredia, Business Development Manager at Fronius;
• Technical presentation by the sponsor Hellermanntyton: Optimisation solutions for photovoltaic power plant installations.
• Industrial self-consumption and storage, Juan Francisco González, Sales and Project Manager at Riello Solartech.
• New electricity tariffs: "Whoever has a roof has a treasure", Adrián Gómez, Energy Manager-C.E.M of Estalvia Energía.

You can see the full conference programme of Effie Solar 2021 here. You can also view all the recorded videos, if you signed up for the event but were unable to attend, by accessing the Customer Area of the corporate website www.effievirtual.com with your credentials.

The afternoons of June 1st and 8th were also featured by workshops organised by Fronius and Axon Time in the meeting rooms of the virtual pavilions.

During the days of the virtual meeting of the solar industry, it was possible to visit the stands of the exhibiting companies and view the content they had prepared for the event: downloading files such as catalogues, product presentations, promotional videos and live customer service. 

On June 8th, to close the event, APPA Renovables was in charge of holding two live round tables in the virtual auditorium. Two different debates for the Association's day were: "Optimising the value of Self-consumption: sizing, installation and good practices" and "Innovation and financing for star-ups and Growth companies in the solar and self-consumption industry".

+40 exhibiting companies, +2,300 chat conversations, +3,200 business cards exchanged.