2022 IEA SolarPACES Lifetime Achievements Award
On the closing day of the International Energy Agency (IEA) SolarPACES 2022 conference held in Albuquerque, NM, USA, Mr. Xavier Lara, Senior Vice President CSP at Pacific Green Technologies Group (PGTK), CEO at the international consultancy AELIUS, CEO at the SPV Santa Cruz Termosolar, Renewable Energy International Senior Consultant on CSP for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and EU Climate Pact Ambassador for Spain, focused on green hydrogen and green ammonia, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by SolarPACES chair, Dr. Gilles Flamant, in recognition of his wide-ranging experience and international leadership in the sector including roles in the development of CSP in China, Morocco, Dubai, India and Spain.
2022 CSP Focus China
Our CEO, Mr. Xavier Lara, who also serves as the CEO of the affiliated SPV Santa Cruz Termosolar, was a distinguished speaker at the 2022 CSP Focus China conference in Beijing. His insightful presentation, titled “Opportunities for Chinese Developers, Technology Providers, and Construction Companies in the Spanish and Greek CSP Markets”, highlighted the potential for collaboration and growth in these dynamic and emerging sectors.
2020 SolarPACES interview to Xavier Lara
Interview from SolarPACES to our CEO Mr. Xavier Lara on how Spain´s new renewable auctions could achieve the 5 GW of CSP indicated in the PNIEC (NECP).
CSP Madrid 2019
AELIUS had an important presence in the 2019 CSP Madrid International Solar Conference. Where we were attending as speakers in one panel and moderators in another one.
Interview about DEWA Phase IV 700 MW CSP + 250 MW PV
Long interview, with very interesting insights, to our CEO Xavier Lara (former ED, Empresarios Agrupados) about the DEWA Phase IV 700 MW CSP + 250 MW PV, before the CSP Madrid 2018.
MENA New Energy 2019
We attended the MENA New Energy 2019 in Dubai, participating in one of the main panels, “The Role of CSP in MENA”.
2022 World Hydrogen Leaders (WHL) MENA
Our CEO, Mr. Xavier Lara, was a distinguished panelist at the World Hydrogen Leaders (WHL) MENA event, participating in the discussion on “Assessing the Market Appetite for Green Ammonia.” Alongside Alicia Eastman, President of InterContinental Energy, and moderated by Rob Stevens, President of the Worldwide Ammonia Energy Association, Mr. Lara contributed valuable insights to this important conversation on the future of sustainable energy.
AELIUS was attending as speaker on the 2020 CSP Focus China
Our CEO Mr. Xavier Lara gave the speech “The Opportunities of Overseas Projects for Chinese Companies”
Interview in article about Abengoa new 2020 CSP O&M contract
Very interesting article “Abengoa CSP contract signals Spanish maintenance battle”, where were interviewed Mr. Alberto Vergara (CEO of Services, Abengoa) and Mr. Xavier Lara (CEO, Aelius)
NewEnergy Update Interview about CSP financing cost
In the picture, from left, Mr. Andrea Lovato (SVP Renewables, ACWA Power), Mr. Xavier Lara (CEO, Aelius), Mrs. Belen Gallego (CEO, ATA Insights), Mr. Iñaki Perez (Team Principal Solar, Mott MacDonald) and Mr. Michael Geyer (MD, Abengoa Solar)
Our CEO Xavier Lara (former ED, Empresarios Agrupados) was interviewed in Dubai, together with Michael Geyer (MD, Abengoa Solar), Ranjan Moulik, (Global Head Power & Renewables, NATIXIS) and Christopher Cantelmi, (Principal Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation – World Bank Group); about the CSP Financing cost, the ramp-up faults and how to lower cost of finance.
COP25 Chile – Madrid 2019
We attended the COP 25 Chile – Madrid 2019, participating in one of the panels. “CSP. Climate Change and 5 Objectives of Sustainable Development”.
2022 Interview by Protermosolar on adding storage to the grid
Interview by Protermosolar (Spanish Solar Thermal Association) on Mr. Lara mandate by European Union as Spain’s Climate Pact Ambassador and to add storage capacity to the grid.
The EU extends Mr. Lara mandate up to 2024 as EU Climate Pact Ambassador for Spain.
In acknowledgment of Mr. Xavier Lara’s exceptional contributions to the fields of green hydrogen and green ammonia, the European Union has extended his mandate as a Climate Pact Ambassador through 2024. This extension underscores the EU’s confidence in Mr. Lara’s ongoing commitment to advancing climate action and promoting sustainable energy solutions.
Our CEO Mr. Xavier Lara is appointed also as SVP CSP in PGTK
Our CEO Mr. Xavier Lara is appointed as Senior Vice President CSP in PGTK. He still keeping is role as AELIUS CEO as well as Renewable Energy Senior Consultant in the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
NOOR Energy 1: A watershed Project for CSP? Section 1: Financing
Full document with the insights of the lowest CSP LCoE at the date, 0.071 USD/kWh and the biggest renewable investment in the history, in one single Site USD 4.4 billion.
Our CEO Xavier Lara was deeply involved in the LCOE reduction and it is interviewed, together with other key persons in such a milestone.
9th Annual CSP Focus China 2019
Aelius had an important presence in the 9th Annual CSP Focus China 2019 Conference, in Beijing, where we were speakers with the presentation “Solar Field Cleaning. Key for the success of the Production Model”.