• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Mariano Berges

Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV)

Chief Technical & Commercial Officer

Mariano Berges joined FRV as Chief Technical Officer in 2007. Since then he has led all FRV’s engineering activities, EPC negotiations, construction, procurement, O&M and AM activities within the company worldwide. Now, he is also leading the business development and  innovation department within the company, FRV-X. He started his career as Project Director within the Ticket Department of Indra Sistemas, working with Spanish main public transport companies (i.e. RENFE, EMT and METRO). Afterwards, he was Project Director within the Renewable Energies department of Socoin (Unión Fenosa) being responsible for the construction of wind farms (installed capacity of 50 MW), as well as the solar energy area development. Mariano Berges holds an Industrial Engineer bachelor from Alfonso X University in Madrid and a Renewable Energies Master from Zaragoza University and AMP from IESE.

Sessions With Mariano Berges

Thursday, 12 March

  • 07:30am - 08:40am (CST) / -

    How PV Competes in a Low Cost, Low Revenue Environment?
    Clean Tech
    Utility-scale solar PV accounted for 20% of power capacity additions last year, growing from virtually nothing at the beginning of the century to over 270 GW of installed capacity in 2019. Solar power plants are expected to grow faster than any other technology, with installations to at least double again by 2030. At the same time, costs for newly installed systems have plummeted, driven by continuous innovations in the supply chain and fierce competition among developers owing to the phaseout of direct subsidies and the introduction of competitive tenders. Will the supply chain be able to deliver on expectations of further cost reductions? How can companies stay competitive in an extremely low-price tender environment? What is the reality behind “zero-subsidy” bids in recent solar auctions? How can developers deal with the risks of value erosion through revenue cannibalization in merchant markets?