The first workshop, “AI agents in PV plant-integrated monitoring systems,” will take place on 17 February from 14:40 to 15:40. The session will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) agents can enhance solar PV plant monitoring, featuring insights from the Supernova project and contributions from Becquerel Institute Italia, delivered through a series of presentations and group exercises. Lukas Koester will moderate the session, which will also include:
• Elena Petrova, Project Manager, Saidea
• David Moser, Managing Director, Becquerel Institute
Supernova’s second session, “Predictive maintenance in action,” will be held on 17 February from 16:10 to 17:25. The session will showcase next-generation tools redefining solar asset operation and maintenance, such as environmental sensors on tracker systems that automatically trigger weather-driven safety actions. Lukas Koester will lead this discussion, joined by:
• Will Hitchcock, Founder and CEO, Above
• Ricardo Alonso, Manager of Renewable Energy O&M Platform, Tecnalia Research & Innovation
• Chiara Barretta, Researcher, Sustainable Polymer Solutions, PCCL
• Andrea Monni, Programme, Quality and Process Manager, Convert Italia
AI takes centre stage at Solar Quality Summit Europe 2026
Supernova’s third panel discussion, “Next-gen forecasting: AI-driven solar and grid predictions,” will take place on 18 February from 10:05 to 11:20. The discussion will highlight the latest AI model developments from Google, NVIDIA, and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), examining how these advances are reshaping short- and medium-term weather forecasting. Grazia Barchi, Team Leader and Senior Researcher at Eurac Research, will moderate, with additional insights from:
• Pierre-Jean Alet, Group Leader, Digital Energy Solutions, CSEM
• Oriol Saltó i Bauzà, Associate Partner, Chief Data Scientist, AleaSoft
• Masaaki Hasegawa, General Director, EKO Instruments
“We are looking forward to exchanging directly with the sector on how to build and operate more resilient and high-quality solar PV systems,” said Lukas Koester, Supernova Project Coordinator, Researcher and Team Leader at Eurac Research. (hcn)
