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.Our special multi-part series focused on The Global Solar Energy Standardisation Initiative or SESI features leaders of this initiative and those involved with the O&M workstream.

SESI is a joint program of IRENA – International Renewable Energy Agency and The Terrawatt Initiative, along with SolarPower Europe and the Global Solar Council.

Members of the operations and maintenance work group are developing a Solar O&M contract template that is one of seven integrated contract templates mapping each stage of solar PV development, finance, construction and operation.This series features:•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 InitiativeIn this episode we explore why the upcoming COP23 Conference of Parties on Climate Change is important to the SESI program and what the SESI leaders intend to accomplish at the Bonn, Germany gathering of nations.

This episode of the Solar O&M Insider features:•COP23 and Its Importance to the SESI Program•Standardising Contracts to Speed Solar Development•Connecting the Dots between COP23 and the Solar Industry•SESI Standardised Contract Templates Will Help Realize Paris Agreement Climate Goals•SESI Goals at COP23 and Next Steps for the Solar Standardisation Program