Tuesday, June 27
1:30 PM-2:00 PM
The Role of Energy Analytics in Ensuring a Resilient Grid
Room: Enel Knowledge Arena, Exhibition Hall 7
The rapid rise in the share of renewables is inducing a dramatic rise in variability, leading to an immense challenge to the electric grid of the future. If unmanaged, this will only lead to increase in unexpected disturbances, grid faults and conventional generation outages. However, emerging technologies seem to have ...read more...
Speaker
Nampuraja Enose
Principal Consultant - Advanced Engineering Group
Infosys Limited
Germany
Wednesday, June 28
Track A - Strategies for Change
9:00 AM-10:30 AM
Session 1a - Will the Lights Go Out? Why and When? - Panel Discussion
Room: Rheinsaal 3
Focussing on Fuel, Grid and Cyber ...read more...
Session Chair
Tim Vink
Director Regulatory Affairs
Honeywell
Belgium
Session Co-Chair
Simon Hobday
Partner
Osborne Clarke
United Kingdom
Panelist
Yuri Rassega
Head of Cyber Security ( CISO )
Enel
Italy
Wednesday, June 28
Track B - Mastering the Digital Era
9:00 AM-10:30 AM
Session 1b - Digital Infrastructure - Edge to Cloud
Room: Rheinsaal 6
This session will cover a range of topics, from the benefits and uses of data generated from machines “at the edge” to how to utilize the resulting data when transferred via the wider industrial internet.<span style="font-family:century ...read more...
Session Chair
William Howard
Senior Product Manager
GE Power Digital
United States
Session Co-Chair
Robert Thornton Jones
Head of Technology: Controls
Brush
United Kingdom
PRESENTATIONS
Managing the Growing Amount of Dynamic Sensor Data in Power Plants
Speaker
Robert Widhopf-Fenk
Head of Application Engineering Software
IfTA GmbH
Germany
Co-Author
Jakob Hermann
CEO
IfTA GmbH
Germany
Co-Author
Roman Karlstetter
Software Engineer
IfTA GmbH
Germany
Leveraging the Industrial Internet of Things for Maximum Asset Reliability
Speaker
David Dobogai
Power Business Development Director
Schneider Electric
United Kingdom
Transform Your Business to Unlock the Value of Data
Speaker
Stuart Ravens
Principal Analyst
Navigant
United Kingdom
Wednesday, June 28
9:00 AM-10:30 AM
Session 1c - Renewable Policy Update, Objectives & Impact - Panel Discussion
Room: Rheinsaal 5
Energy markets & companies are highly relying on regulation … Paris 2015 (COP 22) and Brussels 2016 (winter package) have given our industry new guidance. Hear from government and market representatives how they see our sector ...read more...
Session Chair
Martin Berkenkamp
CEO
advise2energy
Germany
Panelist
Arnaud Coibion
Partner, Global Co-Head of Energy & Utilities
Linklaters LLP
Belgium
Panelist
Cyril Cassisa
Project Manager
Enerdata
France
Panelist
Jochen Hauff
Head of Energy Industry, Policy & Organisation
BayWa r.e. GmbH
Germany
Panelist
Stientje van Veldhoven
Member of Dutch Parliament for D66
D66
Netherlands
Panelist
WonJu Sul
Attorney at Law
United Kingdom
Wednesday, June 28
Track D - Integration & Energy Storage
9:00 AM-10:30 AM
Session 1d - Energy Integration in Europe: The Vision - Panel Discussion
Room: Rheinsaal 1
This session will discuss the policies, opportunities and challenges of reaching the required integration of the different sectors that use energy. Such an integration is inevitable if the transformation to a more sustainable energy use has to take ...read more...
Session Chair
Jacob Klimstra
Energy & Engine Consultant
Jacob Klimstra Consultancy
Netherlands
Session Co-Chair
Bernt Frydenberg
Advisor – Low to zero CO2 technologie
Mercapto Consult
Denmark
Panelist
Jeannette Møller Jorgensen
Senior Consultant
Energinet
Denmark
Panelist
Matti Supponen
Policy Co-Ordinator
European Commission, DG ENERGY
Belgium
Panelist
William D’haeseleer
Professor & Director
KU Leuven Energy Institute
Belgium
Wednesday, June 28
Track E - Gas Fired Generation
9:00 AM-10:30 AM
Session 1e - The Challenges of Project Development
Room: Rheinsaal 4
Developing a gas-fired plant is no easy task in today`s market – By relevant case studies, we explore what it really takes to ...read more...
Session Chair
Peter Hughes
Business Development Director
Black & Veatch Ltd.
United Kingdom
Session Co-Chair
Jose Maria Bronte Malo
Director General
Bahia de Bizkaia Electricidad,S.L.
Spain
PRESENTATIONS
Industrial Co-Generation Based on H-Class – CCGT Płock Project in Poland
Speaker
Marcin Wasilewski
Executive Director, Power & Heat
PKN ORLEN
Poland
Lessons Learned from the UK's Power Market
Speaker
Tim Emrich
CEO
UK Power Reserve
United Kingdom
Industrial Power Generation based on LNG – Example of Delimara, Malta
Speaker
Martin Berger
Head of Business
Siemens
Austria
Development of a 1,600MW CCGT in the UK
Speaker
Simon Jameson
Head of Operations & Projects
Calon Energy Limited
United Kingdom
Wednesday, June 28
Track F - Steam Based Generation
9:00 AM-10:30 AM
Session 1f - Conversion to Biomass
Room: Rheinsaal 2
To utilize and improve a fossil fuel fired power plant through a conversion to ...read more...
Session Chair
Kari Niemela
Vice President Sales, Western Europe
Amec Foster Wheeler OY
Finland
Session Co-Chair
Graham Fagence
Business Development
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe
United Kingdom
PRESENTATIONS
Coal to Wood Pellets - Biomass Conversions
Speaker
Roland Jeschke
Head of Numerical Calculation
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe GmbH
Germany
Co-Author
Christian Klusmann
Combustion Systems
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe GmbH
Germany
Co-Author
Christian Kuhr
Numerical Calculations
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe GmbH
Germany
Speaker
Hans Christian Christensen
O&M Manager, Aftersales
Aalborg Energie Technik a/s
Denmark
Co-Author
Frank Scholdann Lund
Sales Manager
Aalborg Energie Technik
Denmark
Retrofits of Coal Units to Woody Biomass
Speaker
Yves Ryckmans
Chief Technology Officer Biomass and Solid Fuels
ENGIE Laborelec
Belgium
Wednesday, June 28
Track G - Modern Plant Management
9:00 AM-10:30 AM
Session 1g - Automation & Control: Advances in Process Control
Room: A
How to improve the agility and flexibility of Thermal Power production in the post Paris era while maintaining stability and ...read more...
Session Chair
Pascal Stijns
Power & Energy Marketing Europe
Honeywell
Belgium
Session Co-Chair
Loic Charbonneau
Sales & Marketing Director, Power & Water Solutions
Emerson
United Kingdom
PRESENTATIONS
Adaptive and Automated Master Control of a Combined Cycle Power Plant
Speaker
Stefano Ferrua
Engineer
Ansaldo Energia
Italy
Speaker
Henning Zindler
Process EngineerDynamical Simulations of Power Plants Plant control systems
Uniper Technologies GmbH
Germany
Co-Author
Hans Georg Conrads
Managing Director
PROMECON GmbH
Germany
Co-Author
Marc-Hendrick Prabucki
Teamleader Process engineering
Uniper Technologies GmbH
Germany
Speaker
Ingo Wagner
Group Vice President, Head of PG Power & Water Automation
ABB
Switzerland
Co-Author
Gerhard Brandt
Global Marketing Manager, Power and Water Automation
ABB AG
Germany
Wednesday, June 28
Track A - Strategies for Change
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Session 2a - Can We Manage 2030 Sustainability? - Panel Discussion
Room: Rheinsaal 3
Appraisal of the EU 2030 ...read more...
Session Chair
Jeremy Wilcox
Co-founder
CMS
Thailand
Session Co-Chair
Rüdiger Koenig
Owner
Rudiger Konig
Germany
Panelist
Manfred Hafner
Vice President Consulting
Enerdata
France
Panelist
Matthias Zelinger
Managing Director
VDMA Power Systems
Germany
PRESENTATIONS
Energy World in 2040: Understanding INDCs Perspectives and Challenges
Speaker
Manfred Hafner
Vice President Consulting
Enerdata
France
Wednesday, June 28
Track B - Mastering the Digital Era
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Session 2b - People and Organisation Transformation
Room: Rheinsaal 6
Session Chair
Sjirk van der Goot
Business Development Director
VBR Middle East Turbine Maintenance
United Arab Emirates
Session Co-Chair
Graeme Booth
Chief Engineer - Digital Technology
Doosan Babcock
United Kingdom
PRESENTATIONS
FAST: A Power System Simulation API to Train Nuclear Plant Operators Facing the Energy Transition
Speaker
Francois Promel
Digital Energy Solutions Key Expert
Tractebel (ENGIE)
Belgium
Co-Author
François-Xavier Bouchez
Product Manager - Digital Energy Solution
Tractebel (ENGIE)
Belgium
Co-Author
Gilbert Clermont
Principal Engineer
Tractebel (ENGIE)
Belgium
Co-Author
Michel Deboeck
Project Manager
Tractebel (ENGIE)
Belgium
Speaker
Colin Silvester
Senior Modelling Specialist
Uniper
United Kingdom
Co-Author
Pete Davies
Head of Digital Engineering Solutions
Uniper
United Kingdom
Current innogy/RWE Personnel Mobility Models
Speaker
Steffen Kartenbender
Head of iSWITCH Force
innogy SE
Germany
Wednesday, June 28
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Session 2c - The Competitive Position of Renewable Power
Room: Rheinsaal 5
Renewable auction results across the world send out inspiring signals for deployment … what are the drivers for it and where is the industry heading? Hear from analysist and industry leaders how competitive renewables are in Europe and where the journey will go ...read more...
Session Chair
Jochen Hauff
Head of Energy Industry, Policy & Organisation
BayWa r.e. GmbH
Germany
Session Co-Chair
Martin Berkenkamp
CEO
advise2energy
Germany
PRESENTATIONS
Competitiveness of RES Generation - Current Status and Success Factors
Speaker
Christoph Maurer
Managing Director
Consentec GmbH
Germany
Long-term Wholesale Price Projections and their Impact on the Renewable Energy Development
Speaker
Clemens Hecker
Senior Principal
Pöyry Management Consulting
Germany
The Role of Flexible and Renewable Distributed Generation in the New Energy Markets
Speaker
Luca Manzella
General Manager of the Business Unit Portfolio Management
Innowatio
Italy
Co-Author
Antonino Toro
General Manager of the Business Unit Energy Management & Flexibility
Innowatio
Italy
Wednesday, June 28
Track D - Integration & Energy Storage
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Session 2d - Practical Approaches to Energy Integration
Room: Rheinsaal 1
Power generation technologies are all impacted by the quick evolution of the electrical system with intermittency of power, smart grid management and frequency control on the grid of most concern. This session provides real-life examples of the constraints and opportunities faced to overcome these ...read more...
Session Chair
Philippe Delage
Consultant
PhD.Advisory
France
Session Co-Chair
Sven Granfors
Manager, Power Systems
Solvina International AB
Sweden
PRESENTATIONS
Integration of Wind and Solar in the Smart Energy System
Speaker
Anders Dyrelund
Senior Market Manager
Ramboll
Denmark
Co-Author
Mogens Kjaer Petersen
Department Head
Ramboll Energy
Denmark
Co-Author
Niels Houbak
Senior Engineer
Ramboll Energy
Denmark
Speaker
Giordano Torri
Chief Technology Officer
Fincatieri SI spa
Italy
Co-Author
Gianluca Piscopo
R&D Manager
Isotta Fraschini Motori spa
Italy
Co-Author
Giovanni Bruni
Engineering Director
Isotta Fraschini Motori spa
Italy
Generator Stability Study for High ROCOF Events in a Low Inertia Grid
Speaker
Martin Aten
Senior Electrical Engineer
Uniper Technologies Ltd
United Kingdom
CLEAG: Advanced Geothermal Energy
Speaker
Bodo von Düring
CEO
Clozed Loop Energy AG
Switzerland
Speaker
Lorenz Ueing
Business Development
Clozed Loop Energy AG
Switzerland
Co-Author
Ladislaus Rybach
Chairman
Clozed Loop Energy AG
Switzerland
Wednesday, June 28
Track E - Gas Fired Generation
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Session 2e - Large Frame Gas Turbine Technology Update
Room: Rheinsaal 4
The participants to this session will get acquainted with the latest developments in gas turbine technology to achieve more flexible operation and higher performances in today’s challenging energy market<span style="font-family:century ...read more...
Session Chair
Jean Snoeck
Senior Expert Power
Tractebel
Belgium
Session Co-Chair
Gerardo Marquez
Engineering Technical Standards Manager - Power & Construction
Chubb
Spain
PRESENTATIONS
Latest Developments in Siemens Large Gas Turbine Portfolio
Speaker
Willibald Fischer
Director GT Product Management
Siemens AG
Germany
Advancements in H Class Gas Turbines for Combined Cycle Power Plants
Speaker
Marcus Scholz
Commercial Director
GE
Spain
Co-Author
Christian Vandervort
Senior Product Manager
GE Power
United States
Co-Author
Laurent Cornu
9HA Product Manager
GE Power
France
Gas Turbine Cooling Evolution / Enhanced Air Cooling
Speaker
Carlos Koeneke, Ph.D.
Vice President, Project Engineering
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc.
United States
Co-Author
Ai Toshishige
Gas Turbine Design Manager
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
Japan
Co-Author
Junichiro Masada
General Manager
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
Japan
Co-Author
Masanori Yuri
Gas Turbine Design Manager
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
Japan
Co-Author
Sosuke Nakamura
Director
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas
United States
GT36 – The Very Large Gas Turbine With Superior Operational Flexibility
Speaker
Thorsten Osterhage
Product Manager
Ansaldo Energia
Switzerland
Wednesday, June 28
Track F - Steam Based Generation
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Session 2f - Conversion and Cofiring with Gas
Room: Rheinsaal 2
The latest examples of the conversion of a boiler plant to a full or partial firing of ...read more...
Session Chair
Graham Fagence
Business Development
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe
United Kingdom
Session Co-Chair
Bernhard Michels
Managing Director
Kraftwerk Mehrum GmbH
Germany
PRESENTATIONS
Retrofit, Conversion from Solid to Gas Fuel for Circulating Fluidized Bed Utility Boiler
Speaker
Jay Richardson
Combustion Engineer
Zeeco, Inc.
United States
Co-Author
Zoe Slaw
Applications Engineer, Power Burners
Zeeco, Inc.
United Kingdom
CFB Boiler Modernisation for Utilisation of Retort Gas
Speaker
Raivo Attikas
Project Manager
Enefit
Estonia
Co-Author
Kalle Nuortimo
Market Analyst
AMEC Foster Wheeler
Finland
Co-Author
Kimmo Koskinen
Manager, technology modernizations and upgrades
Amec Foster Wheeler Energia Oy
Finland
Co-Author
Yacine Layachi
Project Manager
Enefit
Estonia
Emissions and Performance Benefits From Natural Gas Co-Firing at OUC Stanton Energy Center
Speaker
Chetan Chothani
Chief Operating Officer
Breen Energy Solutions
United States
Wednesday, June 28
Track G - Modern Plant Management
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Session 2g - Automation & Control: Plant & Unit Coordination
Room: A
Session Chair
Loic Charbonneau
Sales & Marketing Director, Power & Water Solutions
Emerson
United Kingdom
Session Co-Chair
Pascal Stijns
Power & Energy Marketing Europe
Honeywell
Belgium
PRESENTATIONS
Control of Electrical Power Generation and Distribution at a Large Sewage Treatment Facility
Speaker
Robert Thornton Jones
Head of Technology: Controls
Brush
United Kingdom
Challenges in the Control Philosophy for Large CCPP with Single Push Button Requirements
Speaker
Juan San Isidro
Process Control Senior Engineer in Thermal Generation
Idom
Spain
Co-Author
Luis Ibarzabal
Senior Process Engineer in thermal generation (fossil)
Idom
Spain
Speaker
Enrico Repetto
Engineer
Ansaldo Energia
Italy
Case Stories – Flexibility with Production Optimization and Advanced Process Control
Speaker
Jyri Kaivosoja
Product Manager, Plant Performance Solutions
Valmet Automation Inc.
Finland
Co-Author
Marko Ketola
Production Optimization Specialist
Tampereen Sähkölaitos
Finland
Co-Author
Matti Virta
Production Manager
Napapiirin Energia ja Vesi
Finland
Co-Author
Timo Korpela
Research Scientist
Tampere University of Technology
Finland
Wednesday, June 28
Track A - Strategies for Change
2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Session 3a - Designing Markets
Room: Rheinsaal 3
Innovative Approaches to Efficient Capacity ...read more...
Session Chair
Peter Ramm
Chief Executive Officer
Advanced Power AG
United Kingdom
Session Co-Chair
Tamer Turna
Chief Executive Officer
Yidirim Energy Holding Inc.
Turkey
PRESENTATIONS
Adapting the Electricity Market to the Renewable Reality
Speaker
Leendert Florusse
CEO
Rooftop Energy
France
Post Brexit Renewable Energy Policy. Status Quo or a New Beginning.
Speaker
Mark Moriarty
Co-founder
CMS
United States
Co-Author
Jeremy Wilcox
Co-founder
CMS
Thailand
Speaker
Fabien Roques
Senior Vice President
FTI France, trading as Compass Lexecon
France
Wednesday, June 28
Track B - Mastering the Digital Era
2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Session 3b - OEMs Approach to Digitization
Room: Rheinsaal 6
Highlighting the opportunities and challenges created by the merger of the OT and IT ...read more...
Session Chair
Stefano Besseghini
President and CEO
Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico - RSE SpA
Italy
Session Co-Chair
Mike van der Jagt
Director Commercial Operations
Turner Engine Controls Solutions
Netherlands
PRESENTATIONS
The Impact of Data Analytics on Plant O&M
Speaker
James DiCampli
Engineer
GE
United States
The Internet of Things is Available for Power Generation Today
Speaker
Marc Antoine
Global Service Product Manager/Power Generation
ABB Power Generation
Switzerland
Co-Author
Leonardo Ambrosi
Global Technology Manager, Innovative Applications
ABB
Italy
Finding Value for Customers in a Sea of Data
Speaker
Karen Ratcliff
Head of New Service Business Models
Siemens Energy, Inc.
United States
Co-Author
Edwin Castaneda
Marketing Specialist
Siemens Energy, Inc
United States
An Inclusive Approach to the Power Plant Digital Analytics Platform
Speaker
Daryl Massey
Senior Manager
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas
United States
Speaker
Hiroyasu Ishigaki
Engineering Manager, Control Systems / IT Strategy & Planning - Digital Innovation Division
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Ltd.
Japan
Wednesday, June 28
2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Session 3c - The Financial & Institutional Drivers for Renewable Development
Room: Rheinsaal 5
Session Chair
Kees van der Leun
Managing Partner Strategic Consultancy
Ecofys
Netherlands
Session Co-Chair
Jantine Zwinkels
Consultant
Royal HaskoningDHV
Netherlands
PRESENTATIONS
RES-E Tender Mechanisms: Background and First Experiences from Germany
Speaker
Tim Mennel
Senior Consultant
DNV GL Energy
Germany
Power Generation From RES in Greece: Development, Market Distortions and New Policy Framework
Speaker
John Anagnostopoulos
Board Member of RAE, Associate Professor NTUA
Greek Requlatory Auhtority for Energy / National Technical University of Athens
Greece
Co-Author
Dionysios Papachristou
Electrical Engineer, Scientific Expert Director, Press & Public Relations Office
Regulatory Authority for Energy
Greece
Speaker
Bettina Geisseler
Lawyer
Geisseler Law
Germany
Wednesday, June 28
Track D - Integration & Energy Storage
2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Session 3d - Effective Management of Integrated Energy Systems
Room: Rheinsaal 1
This session is focused on innovative solutions and technologies for integrated systems ...read more...
Session Chair
Giancarlo Benelli
Senior Consultant
Green Engine Consulting S.R.L
Italy
Session Co-Chair
Sven Granfors
Manager, Power Systems
Solvina International AB
Sweden
PRESENTATIONS
Speaker
Wilhelm Kleffner
Consulting Engineer
IPC - Independent Power Consulting
Germany
The Flexibility Principle of the Future Energy Market: First Shift, then Store
Speaker
Jochen Schwill
Founder and CEO
Next Kraftwerke GmbH
Germany
Control and Optimization Solutions for the 4th Generation of District Heating and Cooling Networks
Speaker
Gerhard Brandt
Global Marketing Manager, Power and Water Automation
ABB AG
Germany
Megawatts to Negawatts: The Barriers to Unlocking a Pull Market for Demand Side Response in the UK
Speaker
Robbie Claase
Associate Engineer
Atkins Ltd.
United Kingdom
Co-Author
Azad Camyab
Chief Executive Officer
Pearlstone Energy
United Kingdom
Wednesday, June 28
Track E - Gas Fired Generation
2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Room: Rheinsaal 4
Increasing shares of intermittent renewables drive demand for more flexibility in power systems. How is conventional gas fired generation adapting to this ...read more...
Session Chair
Kristian Mäkelä
General Manager
Wärtsilä Finland Oy
Finland
Session Co-Chair
Gerardo Marquez
Engineering Technical Standards Manager - Power & Construction
Chubb
Spain
PRESENTATIONS
Emerging Trends in Distributed Generation
Speaker
Elton Hooper
Global Product Marketing Manager for Siemens Distributed Generation
Siemens AG
United States
Commercial Applications of GE’s 7HA and 9HA Gas Turbines
Speaker
Laurent Cornu
9HA Product Manager
GE Power
France
Co-Author
Christian Vandervort
Senior Product Manager
GE Power
United States
Co-Author
Siegfried Trippold
Senior Product Manager
GE
Switzerland
Commissioning Results of Mitsubishi Hitachi latest 50 Hz Gas Turbine Fleet
Speaker
Carlos Koeneke, Ph.D.
Vice President, Project Engineering
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc.
United States
Co-Author
Ai Toshishige
Gas Turbine Design Manager
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
Japan
Co-Author
Masanori Yuri
Gas Turbine Design Manager
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
Japan
Co-Author
Narayanaswamy KV
Engineering Manager
Mistubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe Ltd
United Kingdom
Co-Author
Sosuke Nakamura
Director
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas
United States
Optimising Flexible Combined Cycle Costs and Performance
Speaker
Jason Rowell
Associate Vice President and Turbine Technologies Manager
Black & Veatch
United States
Co-Author
Craig Wakeman
Associate Vice President and Project Director
Black & Veatch
United Kingdom
Wednesday, June 28
Track F - Steam Based Generation
2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Session 3f - Large Units, Development & Improvement
Room: Rheinsaal 2
New and old units finding their place in the tough generation scenario being faced ...read more...
Session Chair
Giampiero Valenti
Technology Manager
Enel Engineering & Research
Italy
Session Co-Chair
Kari Niemela
Vice President Sales, Western Europe
Amec Foster Wheeler OY
Finland
PRESENTATIONS
Speaker
Timo Jäntti
VP, Global Technology
Amec Foster Wheeler Energia Oy
Finland
Co-Author
Juhani Burke
Project Director
Amec Foster Wheeler Energia Oy
Finland
Co-Author
Kalle Nuortimo
Market Analyst
AMEC Foster Wheeler
Finland
Co-Author
Riku Parkkonen
System Engineer
Foster Wheeler Energia Oy
Finland
CFB’S Evolution from only Coal to Biomass Boiler – Or Anything in Between
Speaker
Ari Kokko
Director, Technology and R&D
Valmet Technologies Oy
Finland
Study on Reducing the Differential Pressure Rise of Air Preheater at Opposite Wall Boiler
Speaker
Doohyun Kang
Senior Manager
KOEN (Korea South-East Power Co.}
Korea (South)
Co-Author
Eung Gu Shim
General Manager of Operation Team of Yeongheung 5&6 Thermal Power Plant
KOEN(Korea South-East Power Co.)
Korea (South)
Co-Author
Inchan Park
Senior Manager
KOEN (Korea South-East Power Co.}
Korea (South)
Co-Author
Suseok Kim
General Manager
KOEN (Korea South-East Power Co.}
Korea (South)
Wednesday, June 28
Track G - Modern Plant Management
2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Session 3g - Operation & Maintenance: Predictive Tools & Methodologies
Room: A
Advanced methods to increase power plant efficiency and match the flexibilization ...read more...
Session Chair
Stefan Ritzmann
Global Marketing & Communication Manager
ABB Power Generation Service
Switzerland
Session Co-Chair
Stefan Hatt
Group Vice President
ABB Group
Switzerland
PRESENTATIONS
Speaker
Dennis Braun
Sales Engineer
STEAG Energy Services GmbH
Germany
Co-Author
Urs Steinmetz
Product Manager
STEAG Energy Services GmbH
Germany
Speaker
Albert Bagaviev
Head of Computational Engineering Department
TÜV Rheinland Werkstoffprüfung GmbH
Germany
Co-Author
Ansgar Kranz
Authorized Officer
TÜV Rheinland Werkstoffprüfung GmbH
Germany
Speaker
Axel Schulz
Project Leader
TÜV NORD GROUP
Germany
Co-Author
Detlef Rieck
Dipl. Physicist
ENCOS GmbH & Co. KG, Standort Greifswald
Germany
Wednesday, June 28
Track A - Strategies for Change
4:00 PM-5:30 PM
Session 4a - Looking beyond the EU Borders
Room: Rheinsaal 3
How other countries are addressing local ...read more...
Session Chair
Cezmi Bilmez
General Manager
WSP - Parsons Brinckerhoff
Turkey
Session Co-Chair
Wolfgang Benesch
Director Energy Technologies
STEAG Energy Services GmbH
Germany
PRESENTATIONS
Unbundling of the Egyptian Grid -- Challenges and Opportunities
Speaker
Mark Thurber
Partner
Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP
United States
Speaker
Tamer Turna
Chief Executive Officer
Yidirim Energy Holding Inc.
Turkey
Internationally Recognized Project Tendering Funding and Domestic Regulations
Speaker
Ljiljana Rudic-Dimic
Head of the Contract Division
Public Enterprise Electric Power Industry of Serbia, Belgrade
Serbia
Co-Author
Zorana Stojkovic
Corporative Director
Public Enterprise Electric Power Industry of Serbia, Belgrade
Serbia
Wednesday, June 28
Track B - Mastering the Digital Era
4:00 PM-5:30 PM
Session 4b - OEMs Panel Discussion
Room: Rheinsaal 6
Discussing the opportunities and challenges created by the merger of the OT and IT ...read more...
Session Chair
Stefano Besseghini
President and CEO
Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico - RSE SpA
Italy
Panelist
Daryl Massey
Senior Manager
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas
United States
Panelist
Karen Ratcliff
Head of New Service Business Models
Siemens Energy, Inc.
United States
Panelist
Marc Antoine
Global Service Product Manager/Power Generation
ABB Power Generation
Switzerland
Panelist
William Howard
Senior Product Manager
GE Power Digital
United States
Wednesday, June 28
4:00 PM-5:30 PM
Session 4c - The Renewable Business Model Revolutions
Room: Rheinsaal 5
Session Chair
Azad Camyab
Chief Executive Officer
Pearlstone Energy
United Kingdom
Session Co-Chair
Jantine Zwinkels
Consultant
Royal HaskoningDHV
Netherlands
Wednesday, June 28
Track D - Integration & Energy Storage
4:00 PM-5:30 PM
Session 4d - Future Integration Concepts & Trends
Room: Rheinsaal 1
A presentation of technologies showing the realistic solutions of ...read more...
Session Chair
Bernt Frydenberg
Advisor – Low to zero CO2 technologie
Mercapto Consult
Denmark
Session Co-Chair
Gerhard Brandt
Global Marketing Manager, Power and Water Automation
ABB AG
Germany
PRESENTATIONS
Next Level Hybrid Power Plants
Speaker
Tilman Tuetken
Vice President Head of Region Europe Power Plants
MAN Diesel & Turbo SE
Germany
Co-Author
Norbert Anger
Head of Market Intelligence
MAN Diesel & Turbo
Germany
Co-Author
Timothy Meyers
Sales Manager
MAN Diesel & Turbo SE
Germany
Smart-Energy Operating-System; A framework for Implementing Flexible and Integrated Energy Systems
Speaker
Henrik Madsen
Head of Center
Technical University of Denmark
Denmark
Co-Author
Guila De Zotti
Phd Student
Technical University of Denmark
Denmark
Co-Author
Niels Poulsen
Assoc. Professor
Technical University of Denmark
Denmark
Solid Oxide Electrolysis: A Key Enabling Technology for Integration of Intermittent Power Production
Speaker
John Bøgild Hansen
Senior Research Engineer
Haldor Topsøe A/S
Denmark
Wednesday, June 28
Track E - Gas Fired Generation
4:00 PM-5:30 PM
Session 4e - Gas Fired Hybrid Solutions
Room: Rheinsaal 4
This session discusses the application of different hybrid systems intended to improve the stability of grids that have been impacted by increasing levels of renewable ...read more...
Session Chair
Carlos Koeneke, Ph.D.
Vice President, Project Engineering
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc.
United States
Session Co-Chair
Fabrizio De Candia
Global Power Business Consultant
SS&A Power Consultancy Gmbh
United Kingdom
PRESENTATIONS
Developing High Efficiency Cogeneration / Trigeneration Systems to Reduce Country CO2 Emissions
Speaker
Denilson Espirito Santo
Director
Sisterm Thermal System
Brazil
Speaker
Uwe Fuchs
Senior Sales Manager for Battery Energy Storage Solutions
Siemens AGEM MS PA APS BD
Germany
State of the Art Hybrid Solutions for Energy Storage and Grid Firming
Speaker
James DiCampli
Engineer
GE
United States
Co-Author
Donald Laing
Engineer, Systems Design Integration
GE Power
United States
Optimization of a Gas Fired Engine Power Plant with Energy Storage Batteries in an Isolated Grid
Speaker
Hans-Alexander Öst
Project Manager, Energy Solutions
Wärtsilä Projects
Finland
Co-Author
Jyrki Leino
Senior Power System Analyst
Wärtsilä Finland
Finland
Co-Author
Mats Östman
Senior Development Manager,Electrical & Automation
Wärtsilä Finland Oy
Finland
Wednesday, June 28
Track F - Steam Based Generation
4:00 PM-5:30 PM
Session 4f - Reconstructing of Thermal Power Generation - State-of-the-Art Projects and Concepts
Room: Rheinsaal 2
Presentation of technologies which will be applied in the near future by the steam based power ...read more...
Session Chair
Piotr Karas
Marketing Director
RAFAKO S.A.
Poland
Session Co-Chair
Jan Antonczyk
Marketing Director
Energoprojekt-Katowice SA
Poland
PRESENTATIONS
World's Largest Greenfield 100% Biomass Fired Power Plant
Speaker
Gabriel Ruiz
Commercial Director
A28092583
Spain
Speaker
Timo Eriksson
Sr. Technology Engineer
Amec Foster Wheeler Energia Oy
Finland
Co-Author
Kalle Nuortimo
Market Analyst
AMEC Foster Wheeler
Finland
Co-Author
Matti Nikkilä
Project Director
Amec Foster Wheeler Energia Oy
Finland
Speaker
Lukasz Grela
General Director
Energoprojekt Katowice S.A.
Poland
Co-Author
Jan Grzeszczak
Procurement and Liaison Coordinator
Rafako S.A.
Poland
Co-Author
Thomas Achter
Senior Key Expert Portfolio Management Steam Turbine Generators
Siemens AG
Germany
The Condensing Heat Recovery Steam Generator: Making the Most of Flue Gas Heat
Speaker
Sebastien Borguet
R&D Engineer
CMI Energy
Belgium
Co-Author
Jean-François Galopin
Director of Technology
CMI Energy
Belgium
Co-Author
Nicolas Balczunas
Design manager
CMI energy
Belgium
New Generation Ferritic Steels for more Efficient Power Plants
Speaker
Matteo Ortolani
Senior Researcher
Tenaris
Italy
Wednesday, June 28
Track G - Modern Plant Management
4:00 PM-5:30 PM
Session 4g - Operation & Maintenance: Flexible Operation
Room: A
Plant optimization and its monitoring leads to higher flexibity in operation whilst maintaining the lifetime expectations of the plant. This session looks at actual and proven ...read more...
Session Chair
Wilhelm Kleffner
Consulting Engineer
IPC - Independent Power Consulting
Germany
Session Co-Chair
Stefan Ritzmann
Global Marketing & Communication Manager
ABB Power Generation Service
Switzerland
PRESENTATIONS
Superheater Failures Associated with Present Operation Character of 200MW Power Units
Speaker
Filip Klepacki
Thermal and Mechanical Devices Diagnostics Department Manager
Energoprojekt-Katowice S.A.
Poland
Performance Optimization of CHP Plant EL-TO Zagreb
Speaker
Davor Biscan
General Manager
MIKRA Ltd.
Croatia (Hrvatska)
Co-Author
Ivan Androcec
Advisor
Croatian Electricity Utility (HEP d.d.)
Croatia (Hrvatska)
Co-Author
Josef Petek
Authorized Officer
VTU Energy GmbH
Austria
Co-Author
Kresimir Komljenovic
Executive Director
Hrvatska elektroprivreda d.d.
Croatia (Hrvatska)
CCPP Improvements in a Business Environment of Intermittent Power Generation
Speaker
Andreas Feldmueller
Director of Expanded Scope Solutions
Siemens AG
Germany
Co-Author
Florian Roehr
Product Manager Global Combined Cycle Solutions
Siemens AG
Germany
Co-Author
Tjark Eisfeld
R&D Project Manager
Siemens AG
Germany
Thursday, June 29
Track A - Strategies for Change
9:00 AM-10:30 AM
Session 5a - Where is the Money?
Room: Rheinsaal 3
How to convert ideas into robust business ...read more...
Session Chair
Wolfgang Benesch
Director Energy Technologies
STEAG Energy Services GmbH
Germany
Session Co-Chair
Cezmi Bilmez
General Manager
WSP - Parsons Brinckerhoff
Turkey
PRESENTATIONS
Breaking Barriers in Energy Efficiency Finance
Speaker
Yodaly Sierra-Rubio
EMEA, Energy Finance and Business Development Manager.
CBRE
United Kingdom
Energy Backed Universal Greenmoney Initiative
Speaker
Amnon Samid
CEO
BitMint
Israel
Commercial Success from Second-Hand Power Plants and Components from the European Generation Crisis
Speaker
Hardy Hilliges
Head of Business Development Western Europe
VPC GmbH
Germany
Co-Author
Andreas Stephan
General Manager
SPRINT! Energy Consulting GmbH
Germany
Speaker
Tamer Turna
Chief Executive Officer
Yidirim Energy Holding Inc.
Turkey
Thursday, June 29
Track B - Mastering the Digital Era
9:00 AM-10:30 AM
Session 5b - Cyber Security Implementation & Regulation
Room: Rheinsaal 6
Session Chair
Yuri Rassega
Head of Cyber Security ( CISO )
Enel
Italy
PRESENTATIONS
Cyber Security for Power Automation Systems - Effects on Business Processes in Power Plants
Speaker
Richard Biala
Cyber Security Sales
ABB
Germany
Assured Cyber Security within Digitized, Integrated OT and IT Systems
Speaker
Theodor Rosch
Service Portfolio Manager
Siemens AG
Germany
Speaker
Daniel Breuer
Senior Associate
Osborne Clarke
Germany
Speaker
Gereon Abendroth
Partner
Osborne Clarke
Germany
Cyber Warfare and Critical Infrastructure Security
Speaker
Bulent Baskus
Lead Consultant-Software Engineer
STM A.S.
Turkey
Co-Author
Aydin Direskeneli
Lead Consultant-Systems Engineer
STM A.S.
Turkey
Thursday, June 29
9:00 AM-10:30 AM
Session 5c - Is 100% Renewable Feasible - Panel Discussion
Room: Rheinsaal 5
Rapid technological progress and the urgency of climate action increasingly drive scenarios for 100% renewable energy, even at national level, by 2050 or before. In this session, you will get insights on what that takes, in terms of technology, markets, and policies. Opening presentation by Trend:Research followed by panel ...read more...
Session Chair
Kees van der Leun
Managing Partner Strategic Consultancy
Ecofys
Netherlands
Panelist
Dirk Briese
CEO
trend:research GmbH
Germany
Panelist
Pritil Gunjan
Program Manager
Frost and Sullivan
United Kingdom
Panelist
Stephan Singer
Chief Advisor Energy Policy
Climate Action Network International (CAN-I)
Belgium
PRESENTATIONS
Renewable Energies in Europe - An Overview
Speaker
Dirk Briese
CEO
trend:research GmbH
Germany
Thursday, June 29
Track D - Integration & Energy Storage
9:00 AM-10:30 AM
Session 5d - Why Energy Storage?
Room: Rheinsaal 1
Benefits & Costs of Energy Storage, exploring Challenges & ...read more...
Session Chair
Hugh Logue
Director, Gaelectric Ltd. & Gaelectric Energy Storage Ltd.
Executive Board Member, Eu Assoc Storage Energy
Ireland
Session Co-Chair
Haike van de Vegte
Senior Consultant Energy Storage
DNV GL Energy
Netherlands
PRESENTATIONS
Speaker
Patrick Clerens
Secretary General
The European Association for Storage of Energy - EASE a.i.s.b.l.
Belgium
Technical and Economic Analysis of the European Electricity System with 60% RES
Speaker
Vera Silva
Research Program Director “Electricity Systems and Markets”
EDF R&D
France
The Need for More Battery Storage in the UK and its Resulting Commercial Opportunities
Speaker
Mike O'Hare
Grid Edge Programme Lead
National Grid
United Kingdom
Thursday, June 29
Track E - Gas Fired Generation
9:00 AM-10:30 AM
Session 5e - Small & Medium Frame Gas Technology Update
Room: Rheinsaal 4
Application of Flexible and Reliable Small and Medium Size Gas Turbines and Reciprocating Engines Operating with Natural Gas in order to Address the Cyclic Nature of the Modern Grids with High Percentage of Renewable ...read more...
Session Chair
Thorsten Osterhage
Product Manager
Ansaldo Energia
Switzerland
Session Co-Chair
Carlos Koeneke, Ph.D.
Vice President, Project Engineering
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc.
United States
PRESENTATIONS
Flexibility of Gas Reciprocating Engines Generates Innovative Solutions
Speaker
Carl Richers
Senior Product Manager
GE Power
Austria
Co-Author
Klaus Payrhuber
Product Manager
GE Distributed Power
Austria
Co-Author
Martin Schneider
Prodcut Line Manager
GE Jenbacher gas engines
Austria
Highly Flexible Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Gas Power Plants for Today and the Future
Speaker
Ulrich Voegtle
Vice President, Head of Sales Support Power Plants
MAN Diesel & Turbo
Germany
Co-Author
Hans Joerg Lauer
Germany
Speaker
Jacek Janczewski
Advisory Expert Gas Turbine Combustion
Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery AB
Sweden
Co-Author
Magnus Persson
Specialist, Gas turbine combustion
Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery AB
Sweden
Co-Author
Mats Andersson
Senior Specialist
Siemens
Sweden
Co-Author
Olle Lindman
Senior Key Expert, Combustion Systems
Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery AB
Sweden
Thursday, June 29
Track F - Steam Based Generation
9:00 AM-10:30 AM
Session 5f - Steam Turbines - Current Developments and Operational Improvements
Room: Rheinsaal 2
Session Chair
Artur Ulbrich
Vice President - Plant Engineering & Rotating Equipment
Uniper
Germany
Session Co-Chair
Roberta Gatti
Head of Gas Turbine performance, bids and technical coordination
Ansaldo Energia
Italy
PRESENTATIONS
Plant Level Value Trade Offs with Modern Steam Turbines focused on Low Pressure Turbine Selection
Speaker
John Basirico
Product Manager – Combined Cycle Steam Turbines
GE Power, Gas Power Systems
United States
Steam Turbine Plant Improvements Implemented by an Owner & Operator
Speaker
Ben Morell
Rotating Plant Engineer
Uniper Technologies
United Kingdom
700oC‐Class A‐USC Steam Turbine Development
Speaker
Eiji Saito
Engineering Manager
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
Japan
Co-Author
Shin Nishimoto
Engineering Manager
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
Japan
Co-Author
Yoshinori Tanaka
Senior Manager
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
Japan
Steam Turbine Flexible Operation in 21st Century Power Plants
Speaker
Carlo Bima
Head of Steam Turbine Functional & Control System Design
Ansaldo Energia
Italy
Thursday, June 29
Track G - Modern Plant Management
9:00 AM-10:30 AM
Session 5g - Emissions: Advanced Technologies for NOx Reduction
Room: A
This session will showcase aspects of the best available technologies for emission reduction by using non catalytic selective reduction and in situ prevention of NOx content in the flue ...read more...
Session Chair
Thomas Sabel
Maintenance Director
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
Germany
Session Co-Chair
Wilhelm Kleffner
Consulting Engineer
IPC - Independent Power Consulting
Germany
PRESENTATIONS
SNCR for Large Combustion Plants - Most Recent Application at a 380 MWel Lignite-Fired Boiler
Speaker
Wolfgang Schüttenhelm
Senior Vice President
ERC Emissions-Reduzierungs-Concepte GmbH
Germany
Co-Author
Zoltan Teuber
Senior Sales Manager
ERC Technik GmbH
Germany
Retrofit of the Firing System and Emission Reduction At Nikola Tesla A3
Speaker
Christian Storm
Head of Process Engineering Dept.
Babcock Borsig Steinmüller GmbH
Germany
Co-Author
Aleksandar Milenkovic
-
Via Ocel d.o.o.
Serbia
Co-Author
Bernd Thaler
Head of plant engineering
Babcock Borsig Steinmüller GmbH
Germany
Co-Author
Sasa Momcilovic
Technical Director
VIA OCEL d.o.o.
Serbia
Co-Author
Silke Jährig
-
Babcock Borsig Steinmüller GmbH
Germany
Speaker
Bernd von der Heide
Chief Executive Officer
Mehldau & Steinfath Umwelttechnik GmbH
Germany
Emission Minimisation by Real-time Combustion Optimisation
Speaker
Carl Clayton
Control & Instrumentation Engineer
Drax
United Kingdom
Speaker
Geoff Lewis
APC Consultant
Schneider Electric
United Kingdom
Co-Author
Yasser Ahmed
Senior Technical Consultant
Schneider Electric
United Kingdom
Thursday, June 29
Track A - Strategies for Change
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Session 6a - Technology for Sustainability - Panel Discussion
Room: Rheinsaal 3
Panel discussion on harnessing new technologies to meet sustainability ...read more...
Session Chair
Ralf Wezel
Secretary General
EUTurbines
Germany
Session Co-Chair
Wolfgang Benesch
Director Energy Technologies
STEAG Energy Services GmbH
Germany
Panelist
Arthur Heberle
Deputy Vice President Innovation & New Products
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe GmbH
Germany
Panelist
Heimo Friede
Environmental Manager
Siemens AG Power and GAs Division
Germany
Panelist
Kerstin Lichtenvort
Policy Officer - Co-ordinator NER 300
European Commission
Belgium
Panelist
Klaus Görner
Head of Institute
University of Duisburg-Essen
Germany
Panelist
Patrick Clerens
Secretary General
The European Association for Storage of Energy - EASE a.i.s.b.l.
Belgium
Thursday, June 29
Track B - Mastering the Digital Era
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Session 6b - Cyber Security - Panel Discussion
Room: Rheinsaal 6
Session Chair
Yuri Rassega
Head of Cyber Security ( CISO )
Enel
Italy
Panelist
Daniel Breuer
Senior Associate
Osborne Clarke
Germany
Panelist
Gaetano Sanacore
Senior Systems Engineer
Ansaldo Energia
Italy
Panelist
Maik Seewald
Senior Technical Lead
Cisco
Germany
Panelist
Richard Biala
Cyber Security Sales
ABB
Germany
Thursday, June 29
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Session 6c - Biomass & Waste-to-Energy Update
Room: Rheinsaal 5
According to the POWER-GEN Europe Confidence Index 2016 results, biomass and waste to energy is the 9th most important industry issue out of 24 for the next 10 years, and the 14th most important issue for the next 20 years. This session will present some of the latest project developments ...read more...
Session Chair
Osman Turkmen
Founder & CEO
TRL Trade Ltd. & TRL Enerji ve Makine Ltd.Şti.
Turkey
Session Co-Chair
Matti Rautanen
Manager - Research and Development
Valmet Technologies Oy
Finland
PRESENTATIONS
Plasma Gasification: Large Scale Waste-to-Energy Plants
Speaker
Richard Fish
President
ALTER NRG
Canada
Speaker
Frank Scholdann Lund
Sales Manager
Aalborg Energie Technik
Denmark
HOFOR Goes Towards CO2 Neutrality by Utilizing CFB’s Capabilities
Speaker
Lars Fenger
Project Manager
HOFOR
Denmark
Co-Author
Ari Kokko
Director, Technology and R&D
Valmet Technologies Oy
Finland
Co-Author
Jonas Wallen
Sales Manager
Valmet Technologies Oy
Finland
Thursday, June 29
Track D - Integration & Energy Storage
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Session 6d - Update on Energy Storage Technologies
Room: Rheinsaal 1
Maturity costs and trends of Energy Storage ...read more...
Session Chair
Francois Giger
Strategy Director, Thermal Generation & Engineering Direction
Electricite de France
France
Session Co-Chair
James Cronin
Principal Consultant
Cronin Energy Consulting
Ireland
PRESENTATIONS
Energy Storage Technologies: Maturity, Costs, Trends
Speaker
Dirk Uwe Sauer
Chair Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Systems
Institute for Power Generation and Storage Systems (PGS) @E.ON ERC, RWTH Aachen Unviersity
Germany
Co-Author
Kai-Philipp Kairies
Head of Department
Institute for Power Generation and Storage Systems (PGS) @E.ON ERC, RWTH Aachen Unviersity
Germany
Co-Author
Philipp Stöcker
Scientific Instructor
Institute for Power Generation and Storage Systems (PGS) @E.ON ERC, RWTH Aachen Unviersity
Germany
Pumped Storage - Reliable Flexibility
Speaker
Herfried Harreiter
Head of Maintenance Coordination and Asset Management
Verbund Hydro Power GmbH
Austria
Commercialisation of Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES)
Speaker
Keith McGrane
Head of Energy Storage
Gaelectric
Ireland
Managing Massive Wind Integration in Electricity Grids with Lithium-Ion Energy Storage
Speaker
Michael Lippert
Business Development Manager
SAFT
France
Co-Author
Eckard Quimann
Head of Grid Integration
Enercon
Germany
Co-Author
Terji Nielsen
R&D Manager
SEV
Electric Power Company Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
Thursday, June 29
Track E - Gas Fired Generation
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Session 6e - Digitalisation of Gas Fired Generation
Room: Rheinsaal 4
The era of digitalization promises brainpower boost for the world’s most efficient combined-cycle power plants. These new capabilities combine data analytics with software tools that run directly on the plant components and enable real-time decision-making to support grid reliability, improve plant productivity, and increase overall plant profitability. How far this ...read more...
Session Chair
Marcus Scholz
Commercial Director
GE
Spain
Session Co-Chair
Peter Hughes
Business Development Director
Black & Veatch Ltd.
United Kingdom
PRESENTATIONS
Digital Solutions for 50 Hz. GTCC Responsiveness
Speaker
Daryl Massey
Senior Manager
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas
United States
Speaker
Narayanaswamy KV
Engineering Manager
Mistubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe Ltd
United Kingdom
Co-Author
Katsuhiko Abe
Engineering Director
Mitsubishi HItachi Power Systems Europe
United Kingdom
Co-Author
Kazuyuki Misawa
Senior Chief Engineer
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Ltd.
Japan
Co-Author
Vipulkumar Patel
Customer Support Engineering Team Leader
Mistubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe Ltd
United Kingdom
Optimal Engine Based Power Plant Operation in the Digital Age
Speaker
Ville Rimali
Manager, Digitalisation
Wärtsilä Corporation
Finland
Co-Author
Kristian Blomqvist
Application Manager, Engine Power Plant
Wärtsilä Corporation
Finland
Co-Author
Mikko Tepponen
Vice President, Digital Portfolio Management
Wartsila Corporation
Finland
Thursday, June 29
Track F - Steam Based Generation
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Session 6f - Combustion & CO2 Capture Technologies
Room: Rheinsaal 2
Combustion is a base for most power conversion technologies from gas through biomass to CO2 ...read more...
Session Chair
Bernhard Michels
Managing Director
Kraftwerk Mehrum GmbH
Germany
Session Co-Chair
Ulrich Greul
Managing Director
e-flox GmbH
Germany
PRESENTATIONS
Speaker
Grzegorz Szastok
Deputy Managing Director
Amec Foster Wheeler Energia Polska Sp. z o.o.
Poland
Speaker
Mark Fitzsimmons
Institute Engineer
GTI
United States
Co-Author
William Follett
Program Manager
Gas Technology Institute (GTI)
United States
Bioenergy Carbon Capture – An Approach To Industrial Carbon Capture Plants
Speaker
Juergen Peterseim
Director - Strategy & New Products
ERK Eckrohrkessel GmbH
Germany
Co-Author
Trina Dreher
Technology Development Manager
Suez Oil & Gas Systems
Australia
Co-Author
Udo Hellwig
Managing Director
ERK Eckrohrkessel GmbH
Germany
Pillard NANOxFlam®, Fives' Ultra-low NOx Burner for the Boiler Industry
Speaker
Pascal Laroche
R&D Department Director
Fives Pillard
France
Thursday, June 29
Track G - Modern Plant Management
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Session 6g - Emissions: Advanced Technologies for SOx and Mercury Reduction
Room: A
Session Chair
Bernd von der Heide
Chief Executive Officer
Mehldau & Steinfath Umwelttechnik GmbH
Germany
PRESENTATIONS
The Increase of Mercury Capture by Oxidation and Reemission Prevention in Wet FGD Systems
Speaker
Mariola Kobylanska
Manager of FGC Technology Innovation Department
Rafako S.A.
Poland
Co-Author
Arkadiusz Świerczok
Ph.D
Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Poland
Co-Author
Maria Jedrusik
Professor
Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Poland
Co-Author
Michał Kania
Senior assistant
Rafako S.A.
Poland
Next Generation of Tray Technology to Optimize Plant Performance and Reduce Pressure Loss
Speaker
Stefan Binkowski
Department Manager for Flue Gas Cleaning Processes
Steinmüller Engineering GmbH – IHI Group Company
Germany
Co-Author
Axel Thielmann
Department Manager Proposals Flue Gas Cleaning
Steinmüller Engineering
Germany
Co-Author
Dorian Rasche
Process Engineer Flue Gas Cleaning
Steinmüller Engineering
Germany
Co-Author
Uwe Schadow
Mechanical Engineer, Operations Manager
Steinmueller Engineering GmbH
Germany
Speaker
Stephane Crevecoeur
Market Manager Flue Gas Cleaning
Carmeuse
Belgium
Co-Author
Harald Reissner
Head of Process Technology
Andritz Energy & Environment
Austria
Speaker
Conner Cox
Strategic Project Manager
United Conveyor Corporation
United States
Co-Author
Jon Norman
DSI Sales & Technology Manager
United Conveyor Corporation
United States
Thursday, June 29
Track A - Strategies for Change
2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Session 7a - Who will Pay for all this? - Panel Discussion
Room: Rheinsaal 3
Panel Discussion: Balancing the future grid will require substantial investment. How will this be ...read more...
Session Chair
Rüdiger Koenig
Owner
Rudiger Konig
Germany
Session Co-Chair
Jeremy Wilcox
Co-founder
CMS
Thailand
Panelist
Leon Pulles
Managing Partner
Energy Investment Management BV
Netherlands
Panelist
Mariusz Przybylik
Partner
MM Consulting
Poland
Panelist
Ralf Bartels
Director Energy Reforms / Sustainability
Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau, Chemie, Energie (IGBCE)
Germany
Thursday, June 29
Track B - Mastering the Digital Era
2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Session 7b - New Business Models & Smart Services
Room: Rheinsaal 6
Digital tools and methods offer greatly improved performance in operation and maintenance of power generation systems – an experience and case study session with leading OEMs and research ...read more...
Session Chair
Holger Hackstein
Innovation Manager
Siemens Energy Instrumentation&Electrical
Germany
Session Co-Chair
Stefan Hatt
Group Vice President
ABB Group
Switzerland
PRESENTATIONS
A Digital Approach to Increase Power Flexibility in Thermal Units
Speaker
Conrad Gierow
R&D Engineer
FVTR GmbH
Germany
Co-Author
Egon Hassel
Prof.
University Rostock
Germany
Co-Author
Moritz Huebel
R&D Engineer
University of Rostock / FVTR GmbH
Germany
Applications of Virtual Power Pools - Demand Response at Industrial Sites
Speaker
Sleman Saliba
Business Development Optimization
ABB AG
Germany
Co-Author
Lennart Merkert
Germany
Co-Author
Reinhard Bauer
United States
Experiences on Combined Cycle Power Plant Remote review and Control System Remote Upgrade
Speaker
Fabio Piccardo
Engineer
Ansaldo Energia
Italy
Enhanced Performance Services by using Industrial Internet
Speaker
Janne Koivuniemi
Product Manager
Valmet Automation
Finland
Co-Author
Jaani Silvennoinen
Global Product Manager
Valmet
Finland
Thursday, June 29
2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Room: Rheinsaal 5
Electricity, heating, mobility, and industry must link together to unlock the full potential of renewables. Sector-coupling increases energy efficiency. This session covers policy, market and real-world sector-coupling ...read more...
Session Chair
Steven Laycock
Managing Director
Aeltari International SPRL
Belgium
Session Co-Chair
Ulla Pettersson
Director
E for Energy Management Consulting
Sweden
PRESENTATIONS
Legal Framework for Business Models for Power to Gas
Speaker
Alexander Dlouhy
Partner
Osborne Clarke
Germany
Güssing: from 100% Renewables in 1996 to PtL in 2017
Speaker
Richard Zweiler
President
Güssing Energy Technologies
Austria
Thursday, June 29
Track D - Integration & Energy Storage
2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Session 7d - Implementation of Storage Solutions
Room: Rheinsaal 1
New applications of storage technologies in real ...read more...
Session Chair
Mathias Meusburger
Head of Excitation Department
Andritz Hydro GmbH
Austria
Session Co-Chair
Christoph Blessing
Senior Engineer
EnBW Kraftwerke AG
Germany
PRESENTATIONS
The STORY of Showing Added Value of Storage in Distribution System
Speaker
Tomi Medved
Researcher / PhD Candidate
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Slovenia
Co-Author
Andrej Gubina
Assoc.Prof. Head, Laboratory for Energy Policy
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Slovenia
Co-Author
Francesco Reda
Senior Scientist
VTT
Finland
Co-Author
Mia Ala-Juusela
Senior Scientist
VTT
Finland
Storage as a Tool for Smart Distribution
Speaker
Gert De Block
Secretary General
CEDEC
Belgium
Speaker
Carsten Krause
Managing Director
AREVA H2Gen GmbH
Germany
Co-Author
Bertram Schroeal
Engineer
AREVA GmbH
Germany
Co-Author
Kerstin Genner-Berkbilek
Head of R&D and Technology Development
AREVA GmbH
Germany
The Graciosa Project - Towards the Next Generation of the Islands ElectricaI Grid
Speaker
Rui Barros
Managing Director
Graciolica, Lda
Portugal
Thursday, June 29
Track E - Gas Fired Generation
2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Room: Rheinsaal 4
Driven by renewables, fuel flexibility is getting more important due to the emergence of new fuels and blends (biofuels and power to ...read more...
Session Chair
Terry Raddings
Thermal Applications Engineering - Manager
GE
United Kingdom
Session Co-Chair
Thorsten Osterhage
Product Manager
Ansaldo Energia
Switzerland
PRESENTATIONS
Hydrogen Co-Firing in Siemens Low NOx Industrial Gas Turbines
Speaker
Jenny Larfeldt
Senior Combustor Expert
Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery AB
Sweden
Co-Author
Anders Larsson
Fuel Specialist
Siemens
Sweden
Co-Author
Mats Andersson
Senior Specialist
Siemens
Sweden
Biofuels – Challenges and Opportunities for Gas Turbines
Speaker
Nick Gralike
Combustion Engineer
Opra Turbines International BV
Netherlands
Co-Author
Lars-Uno Axelsson
Chief Engineer, Development
OPRA Turbines
Netherlands
Co-Author
Thijs Bouten, MSc
Combustion Engineer
OPRA Turbines BV
Netherlands
Speaker
Ian Summerside
Global Product Line Manager
PSM - Ansaldo Energia Group
United States
Upgraded Biogas in the Natural Gas Grid, Operational Challenges for Power Producing Appliances
Speaker
Jan de Wit
Business Area Manager, Cogeneration
Danish Gas Technology Centre
Denmark
Co-Author
Leo van Gruijthuijsen
Head of Laboratory
Danish Gas Technology Centre
Denmark
Co-Author
Steen Duebjerg Andersen
Measurement Technician
Danish Gas Technology Centre
Denmark
Thursday, June 29
Track F - Steam Based Generation
2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Session 7f - Improvements of Boiler Operation
Room: Rheinsaal 2
Improvements for the combustion area and the water + steam ...read more...
Session Chair
Roland Zepeck
Marketing Consultant
IBD - International Business Development
Germany
Session Co-Chair
Piotr Karas
Marketing Director
RAFAKO S.A.
Poland
PRESENTATIONS
Speaker
Peter Unger
Project Manager
STEAG Energy Services GmbH
Germany
Co-Author
Michael Nolte
Project Manager
STEAG Energy Services GmbH
Germany
How Combustion Devices can Support Flexible Operation of Fossil Fuelled Power Plants
Speaker
Cornelius Wuelker
Product Manager Combustion Technology
Durag GmbH
Germany
Method of Boiler Tube Clogging Early Detection by Using Tube Temperatures
Speaker
Geechan Park
Senior Manager
Korea South-East Power Co. (KOSEP)
Korea (South)
Thursday, June 29
Track G - Modern Plant Management
2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Session 7g - Electrical Generators
Room: A
Session Chair
Andreas Feldmueller
Director of Expanded Scope Solutions
Siemens AG
Germany
Session Co-Chair
Thomas Sabel
Maintenance Director
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
Germany
PRESENTATIONS
Speaker
Matthias Baca
Head Generator Design in Power and Gas
Siemens Power and Gas
Germany
Co-Author
Ana Joswig
Electrical Engineer
Siemens AG
Germany
Speaker
Pawel Berger
Turbogenerator Specialist
EthosEnergy Poland S.A.
Poland
Speaker