Day 2 - Wednesday 13 June
Track 1: Strategies for the European Power Sector
Session 3: No Coal, No Nuclear - Security of Supply?
09:00 - 10:30
Chair: Jim Cronin, Principal Consultant, Cronin Energy Consulting,
Co-Chair: Neils Bergh-Hansen, Executive Vice President, DONG Energy Generation,
Additional Speakers to be confirmed
Track 2: Reducing the Carbon Footprint
Session 3: Pre Combustion Technologies for Zero Emmision Plants
09:00 - 10:30
Chair: Giancarlo Benelli, Head of Technological Scouting, Enel Engineering and Innovation Division,
Co-Chair: Eric Labi, President,
Focusing on innovation in pre-combustion processes suitable for CO₂ concentration in zero emissions plants mainly fed with solid fuels
Francisco Garcia Peña, Engineering - R&D Director, ELCOGAS,
Co-Authors:
Pilar Coca llano, R&D Researcher, ELCOGAS, Spain
Pedro Casero Cabezon, R&D Researcher, ELCOGAS,
Integration of Fixed-bed Chemical Looping Combustion
Sven Van der Gijp, Research Manager, TNO, The Netherlands
Co-Authors:
Erin Kimball, Research Scientist, TNO, The
Patricia Van den Bos, Research Technician, TNO, The Netherlands
Earl Goetheer, Lead Scientist, TNO, The
Large Scale Biomass Gasification Plant Integrated to a PC-Boiler
Mauri Blomberg, Managing Director, Vaskiluodon Voima Oy,
Co-Authors:
Ville Hankalin, Product Engineer, Metso Power
Juhani Isaksson, Product Manager, Metso Power
Matti Tiilikka, Power Plant Manager, Vaskiluodon
Track 3: Gas Fired Power Technology
Session 3: Plant Operation, Innovation and Optimisation I
09:00 - 10:30
Chair: Terry Raddings, Technology Marketing Manager Europe, GE Energy,
Co-Chair: Arthur Close, Sales director, Black & Veatch Energy,
Introduction of an Upgraded 50 Hz F Class Gas Turbine Operating at 1,500ºC TIT for High Combined Cycle Efficiency
Carlos Koeneke, VP of Project Engineering and Quality Assurance, Mitsubishi Power Systems
Dunamenti G3 Repowering: Minimizing Investment Cost Through Conversion of a 220MW Thermal Power Plant into a 400MW CCGT
Rob Versteirt, Project Manager, Tractebel Engineering S.A.,
Co-Author:
Guillaume Lassaux, Design Engineer, Tractebel Engineering S.A.,
The 37 MW Siemens SGT-750 Approaches Commercial Application
Anders Hellberg, Product Manager,
Co-Authors:
Anders Haeggmark, Project Manager,
Anders Junsten, Project Manager,
Performance Improvements in GE’s 9FB Gas Turbine: Field Testing at E.On’s Oresundsverket CHP Plant
Laurent Cornu, 9FB Product Line Manager, GE
Co-Authors:
Anders Svensson, Plant Manager, E.ON Värmekraft
Markus Feigl, 9FB System Engineering Leader, GE
Track 4: Coal Fired Power Plants, Biomass Combustion and Waste to Energy
Session 3: Biomass Combustion Experiences
09:00 - 10:30
Chair: Giorgio Dodero, Chairman, IPG Industrial Project Group,
Co-Chair: Matti Rautanen, Manager - Research and Development, Metso Power
The role of biomass is improving DNA worldwide basis to reduce CO₂ impact
After Thirty Years of Development: Low Carbon Energy in Large Scale with Demanding Biomass
Ari Kokko, Manager, Power Generation Systems, Metso Power Oy,
A Modern Straw Fired Boiler Plant. Plant: BEKW Emlichheim/Germany
Carsten Bo Petersen, Lead Project Engineer, Burmeister & Wain Energy A/S,
From Coal to Biomass, the Challenges of a Successful Conversion of the Unit 4 at Rodenhuize
Sébastien Verhaeven, Mechanical Engineer, Tractebel Engineering (GDF
Co-Authors:
Thomas Bauthier, Engineer, Tractebel Engineering S.A. (GDF
Frank Van den Spiegel, Project Manager, Electrabel, Belgium
Track 5: Electrical, Instrumentation and Control
Session 3: Control Systems II
09:00 - 10:30
Chair: Pascal Stijns, Power & Energy Marketing Europe,
Co-Chair: Gerhard Brandt, Head of Marketing Communication, ABB AG, Bus. Unit Power Generation,
Rebuilding Power Plant Automation Gradually
Jari Leppäkoski, Manager, Energy Efficiency,
Co-Authors:
Ari Anttila, Power Plant Manager,
Kari Envall, Maintenance Manager,
Cyber Security and Compliance in Increasingly Distributed and Aging Power Generation Infrastructures
Gerhard Brandt, Head of Marketing Communication, ABB AG, BU Power Generation,
Real Time Performance Improvement for a Thermal Power Plant Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques
Jatinder Singh Chandok, DGM, NTPC Limited,
Co-Author:
Himanshu Pant, Senior Engineer, NTPC Limited,
Track 6: Refurbishment, Operation, Maintenance and Optimization
Session 3: Maintenance Tools
09:00 - 10:30
Chair: Pier Giuseppe Bottini, Business Development & Projects Manager,
Co-Chair: Wilhelm Kleffner, Head of Power Plant Franken, E.ON Kraftwerke
Technical and management tools for maintenance
Development and Implementation of Integral Operation & Maintenance Management System Protis in EPS
Vera Stanojevic, Sector Manager, EPS,
Co-Authors:
Bosko Buha, Manager, EPS,
Vojislav Skundric, Coordinator, EPS,
Zeljko Lazovic, Project Manager, VPC-East, EPS
GT Rotor Assessment & Correction of Geometrical Unbalancing and Blade Tip Non-Homogeneus Surface
Enrico Pignone, R&D Program Manager,
Co-Authors:
Alessandro Rava, Engineer Turbine Production & Technology Dept.,
Riccardo Traverso, Engineer Product Development Dept,
Alessandro Pesatori, Professor, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Advanced Outage Compression Methods and Tools for Steam Turbines
Roland Moser, Chief Engineer Service Technologies,
Co-Author:
Piotr Sikon, Product Manager,
Integration Track
Session 3: Flexible Thermal 1: Responding to Renewables
09:00 - 10:30
Chair: Peter Ramm, Technical Director, Advanced
Co-Chair: David Appleyard, Conference Director,
Matching supply against demand has historically featured flexible thermal generation capacity. But, with the complexities and volatility associated with a large proportion of variable output renewables, the capabilities of these flexible thermal systems are rapidly expanding. This session opens the debate with a look at the current state of play.
Changing Electricity and Power Markets
Florian Schiller, Product Manager, MAN Diesel & Turbo,
Johannes Lauterbach, Product Manager, MAN
Co-Author:
Carsten Dommermuth, Head of Business & Product Development, MAN
Aeroderivative Gas Turbine Solutions for Firming the Grid
Daniel Loero, Aero Energy Products Marketing Leader, GE
Flexible Combined Cycle Plants are the Best Solution to Balance the Stochastic Energy from Renewables
Paolo Masiero, Manager, Marketing and Business Development, <읔Ȉ>
10:30 – 11:00 Delegate Coffee Break
Track 1: Strategies for the European Power Sector
Session 4: Regional & National Power Strategies
11:00 - 12:30
Chair: To be confirmed
Co-Chair: To be confirmed
What Does the
Simon Hobday, Partner, Pinsent Masons LLP,
Co-Authors:
Melanie Grimmitt, Partner, Pinsent Masons LLP,
Flexible Conventional Power Plants to Supplement Renewable Energy – The Pathway to a More Efficient use of Gas and Coal
Michael Geßner, Director General, Mining Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia,
Co-Authors:
Ernst Kugeler, Referent, Mining Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia,
Nicole Hilger, Referent, Mining Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia,
Klaus Görner, Professor,
Generation Capacity Planning and Development in Deregulated Competitive Electricity Markets. (Will
Phil Lawless, Principal Consultant, Parsons
Co-Author:
Dan Cook, Graduate Consultant, Parsons
Track 2: Reducing the Carbon Footprint
Session 4: Oxy-Fuel Combustion Next Steps?
11:00 - 12:30
Chair: Pascal Stijns, Power & Energy Marketing Europe,
Co-Chair: Christoph Blessing, Senior Engineer, EnBW Kraftwerke AG,
What are the challenges of taking oxy-fuel to commercial scale?
Oxy-Combustion Large-Scale Demonstration: A Key Step in CCS Deployment
Benedicte Prodhomme, Product Manager,
Reducing Carbon Footprint by Developing Advanced Steam Plants and Integrating Carbon Capture Technologies
Kevin McCauley, Director, Strategic Planning Global Technology,
Doosan Power Systems OxyCoal Demonstration and Deployment
Michael Maloney, Engineer, Doosan Power Systems,
Co-Authors:
David Sturgeon, Senior Engineer, Doosan Power Systems,
Jim Rogerson, Engineer, Doosan Power Systems,
Konrad Kuczynski, Senior Engineer, Doosan Power Systems,
Hyeok-Pill Kim, Staff R&PD Engineer, Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction,
Track 3: Gas Fired Power Technology
Session 4: Plant Operation, Innovation and Optimisation II
11:00 - 12:30
Chair: Terry Raddings, Technology Marketing Manager Europe, GE Energy,
Co-Chair: Mark Stevens, Product Manager,
1300 MW Repowering Project Claus C - For Additional and Cleaner Power
Christian Bohtz, Product Manager Gas Power Plants,
Co-Authors:
Thomas Gross, Project Director,
David Heredero, Project Manager,
Bart Beljaars, Project Manager Claus C, RWE/Essent, The
Configurations for Combined Cycles - Challanges and Opportunites
Justin Zachary, Technology Manager,
Combined Cycle Power Plants for District Heating – How to Manage the Challenge of Secure Heat Supply and Flexible Power Generation?
Martin Wilkening, Head of Sales, GT Power Plant Solutions Central Eastern Europe, Siemens AG,
Co-Authors:
Robert Riedl, Project Manager, Energie AG Oberösterreich Kraftwerke
Andreas Pickard, Head of Product Line Marketing CCPP, Siemens AG,
Ensuring and Optimizing Island Operation Capability at a SCC-800 CHP Plant using Unique Test and Optimization Methods
Sven Granfors, Manager, Solvina International,
Track 4: Coal Fired Power Plants, Biomass Combustion and Waste to Energy
Session 4: Co- Firing of Biomass and Waste
11:00 - 12:30
Chair: Frank Höse, Head of Sales, Steam Power Plant Solutions, Siemens AG,
Co-Chair: Ronald Meijer, Managing Principal Clean Fossil Power, KEMA, The
Present experience and future developments
Co-Firing of Biomass and RDF with Coal Within Large Conventional Power Generation Units: Present Experience and Future Developments
Giorgio Dodero, Chairman, IPG Industrial Project Group
Operation Experience of the RHKW
Markus Bolhar-Nordenkampf, Head of Sales, STRABAG Energietechnik
Co-Authors:
Philipp Kolbitsch, Process engineer, STRABAG Enerietechnik GmbH, Austria
Florian Madl, Project Leader, STRABAG Energietechnik
Ansaldo Caldaie Coal Biomass Co-Firing Testing Experience
Giovanni Mainini, Firing Systems Chief Engineer, Ansaldo
Co-Authors:
Massimo Penati, Boiler Technologies Director, Ansaldo
Romeo Piasente, Engineering Director, Ansaldo
Alessandro Saponaro, Chief Executive Officer, CCA srl, Italy
Luca Rusconi, Detail Engineering Manager, Ansaldo
Coal and Biomass Combustion Experience in Fortum Czestochowa CHP after 1 year of Operation and Konin Advanced CFB - Project Update
Damian Goral, Chief Engineer Performance Engineering, Foster Wheeler Energia Polska Sp. z.o.o,
Track 5: Electrical, Instrumentation and Control
Session 4: Plant Monitoring
11:00 - 12:30
Chair: Gerhard Brandt, Head of Marketing Communication, ABB AG, Bus. Unit Power Generation,
Co-Chair: Mike Ferris, Sales & Marketing Manager - Europe & CIS, Emerson Process Management,
More Process Transparency with Ethernet
Markus Schade, Global Industry Manager Energy, Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG,
Are your Profits Going up in Steam?
David Hannah, Marketing Manager Wireless and Plantweb, Emerson Process Management,
Condition-Based Monitoring of a State of the Art Combined-Cycle Power Plant Supports Early Failure Detection
Isabel Escobar, Asset Manager,
Co-Authors:
Volker Schnerch, Director of I&C Department,
Hilmar Lichte, Geschäftsführer KGH,
Holger Hackstein, Product Manager, Diagnose Systems,
Reserve Presentation
Plant Operation at Your Desktop: Remote Access
Fabio Piccardo, Engineer,
Co-Author:
Carlo Bima, Head Steam Turbine Automation Engineering Department,
Track 6: Refurbishment, Operation, Maintenance and Optimization
Session 4: O&M Management
11:00 - 12:30
Chair: Enzo Tortello, Electrical Engineer - Senior Consultant,
Co-Chair: Enrico Malusardi, Senior Consultant, Edison SpA,
Improve the way of machine power plants
Aiming for the Best Production Cost
Nina Mört-Happonen, Development Manager,
Co-Authors:
Tiia Niemi, Development Engineer,
Björn Malmström, Managing Director, Energy
GT Upgrading Experience and Outage Time Reduction on Large Fleet by Means of Strategic Spare Parts
Roberto Barbieri, Fleet Engineer,
Co-Authors:
Michele Moroni, Fleet Engineer,
Roberto Masala, Fleet Engineer Coordinator,
Improving Operations and Maintenance Through Remote Optimization
Marc Antoine, Programme Manager, ABB,
Co-Author:
Gabriele Nani, Project Manager, ABB,
Integration Track
Session 4: Flexible Thermal 2: Economic Solutions
11:00 - 12:30
Chair: David Appleyard, Conference Director,
Co-Chair: Peter Ramm, Technical Director, Advanced
Response times, spinning reserve, capacity payments, these are just some of the issues that are explored in this session which builds on Flexible Thermal Session 1 to deliver a comprehensive understanding of the capabilities and limitations of flexible thermal capacity as it relates to supporting renewable energy integration.
Low Load Factors and Very High Efficiency CCGTs: Does it Work?
Peter Ramm, Group Technical Director, Advanced
Co-Author:
James Dickson, Senior Development Director, Advanced
Increasing Photovoltaic: Study about Weaknesses and Challenges of a Peak Load Plant in Southern Germany
Wilhelm Kleffner, Plant Manager, E.ON Kraftwerke,
Flexibility via High Efficient Technology
Roland Jeschke, Know-How Management,
Co-Authors:
Björn Henning, Head of Proposal Management,
Wolfgang Schreier, Chief Technical Officer,
Fast Ramping Diesel & Gas Gen-Sets
Representative from Frost & Sullivan
12:30 – 14:00 Delegate Lunch
Joint Plenary Panel Discussion
14:00 - 15:30
Moderator: Stephen Sackur, International Journalist and TV Presenter,
15:30 – 16:00 Delegate Coffee Break
Track 1: Strategies for the European Power Sector
Session 5: Winning the PR Battle
16:00 - 17:30
Chair: John Horner, Director, E for Energy Consulting,
Co-Chair: Juan Ballesteros, Manager R&D,
Gaining Public Acceptance for Waste to Energy Plants
Paul Davison, Managing Director, Proteus PR Ltd,
Additional Speakers to be confirmed
Track 2: Reducing the Carbon Footprint
Session 5: Post-Combustion CCS Technology
16:00 - 17:30
Chair: Christoph Blessing, Senior Engineer, EnBW Kraftwerke AG,
Co-Chair: Pascal Stijns, Power & Energy Marketing Europe,
Results from demonstration and pilot plants
250 MWe Demo Post-Combustion CCS Integration, Practical Aspects and Technical Issues from the Power Plant Perspective
Guido Magneschi, Consultant, KEMA, The
Co-Authors:
Gerard Stienstra, Senior Consultant, KEMA International B.V., The
Elvira Huizeling, Asset Development Manager, E.ON Benelux N.V., The
Recent Developments on Advanced Amine Process Technology and Pilot Plant Operations
Christina Edvardsson, Program Manager, Advanced Amines,
Co-Authors:
Larry Czarnecki, Process Development Manager,
Fabrice Chopin, Research Engineer,Electricite
Olivier Deruelle, Chef de Project, Electricite de France, France
Craig Schubert, Principal Research Engineer, Dow Chemical Company,
CCPILOT100+ Operating Experience and Test Results
Matthew Hunt, CCS Sales Manager, Doosan Power Systems,
Co-Author:
David Fitzgerald, Technical Lead Plant Product Innovation, Doosan Power Systems,
Track 3: Gas Fired Power Technology
Session 5: Fuel, Combustion and Emissions
16:00 - 17:30
Chair: Jean
Co-Chair: Fernando Campos, Fossil & Renewable Energy Business Development Manager, Tecnatom SA,
The session will consider different aspects and challenges of fuel combustion for power generation with gas turbines such as fuel flexibility, new developments and impact on emissions
Gas Turbine Fuel Flexibility: An Enabler for New Regional Power Generation
Robert Jones,
Co-Author:
Jeffrey Goldmeer, F-Platform Fuel Flexibility Manager.GE
Open Gas Markets, Experience Gained and Challenges for Gas Fired CHP Plants
Jan de Wit, Project Manager, Danish Gas Technology Centre,
Co-Authors:
Steen D. Andersen, Measurement Technician, Danish Gas Technology
Bjarne Koch, Team Manager, Customer Installations, DONG
The Use of Pyrolysis Oil for Gas Turbine Produced Power and Heat
Martin Beran, Combustion Engineer, OPRA
Co-Author:
Lars-Uno Axelsson, Chief Engineer - Development, OPRA
Novel Fuel Injectors for Ultra-Low Emission Hydrogen/Syngas Combustion
Barry Blackburn, Engineering Manager,
Co-Authors:
Adel Mansour, R&D Engineering Manager,
Erlendur Steinthorssen, Principal Engineer,
Brian Hollon, Senior Design Engineer,
Track 4: Coal Fired Power Plants, Biomass Combustion and Waste to Energy
Session 5: Large Coal Fired Power Station
16:00 - 17:30
Chair: Giampiero Valenti, Thermal Power Plant Development,
Co-Chair: Philippe Delage, Vice President Global Integration,
Present challenges and future perspectives
Best Available Materials for Boilers Operated at Ultra-Supercritical Steam Parameters (653/672ºC – 303/60 bar)
Krzysztof Cieszynski, Designer, Rafako S.A.,
Co-Authors:
Adam Sutowicz, Design Department Manager, Boiler Equipment Construction, Rafako S.A.,
Jerzy Pasternak, Integrated Management System Manager, Rafako S.A.Poland
Stanislaw Fudali, Chief Welding Engineer, Rafako S.A.,
Belchatow: Retrofitting the EU Largest Power Plant Site
Bernhard Pinkert, Process Engineer, Babcock Borsig Steinmüller GmbH,
Co-Authors:
Georg Gasteiger, Chief Executive Officer, Babcock Borsig Steinmüller GmbH,
Frank Adamczyk, Head of Department, Babcock Borsig Steinmüller GmbH,
Krzystof Matyskiewicz, Head of Department, PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna S.A.
Challenges on Operation and Design of Existing and New Build Coal Fired Power Plants
Florian Krull, Team Leader Boiler & Combustion, RWE
Co-Author:
Gereon Thomas, Head of Engineering, RWE
Advanced Boiler Technology Meets New Electricity Market Conditions
Kurt Busekrus, Manager,
Track 5: Electrical, Instrumentation and Control
Session 5: Online Optimization
16:00 - 17:30
Chair: Enrico Filusch, Marketing & Communications Manager, Siemens AG,
Co-Chair: Jari Leppäkoski, Manager, Energy Efficiency, Metso Automation
Achieving Low NOx Levels with the Combustion Manage
Pawel Domanski, Senior Performance Specialist,
Three-Dimensional Temperature Profiling of Pulverized Coal Flames
Francesco Turoni, Product Manager, EUtech Scientific Engineering
Co-Authors:
Izet Delalic, Chief Rngineer, TPP
Reinhardt Kock, Product Manager, EUtech Scientific Engineering
Clemens Lindscheid, Development Engineer, EUtech Scientific Engineering
Exploring the Possibilities of Transient Simulation with the Fully Flexible Plant Modelling System EBSILON®Professional
Sergej Pulyaev, Engineer, Steag Energy Services,
Reserve Presentation
Co-Firing Optimisation with Continuous Coal Flow Measurement
Reinhardt Kock, Product Manager, EUtech Scientific Engineering
Co-Authors:
Stefan Stooker, Specialist Generation Technology, N.V.
Francesco Turoni, Product Manager, EUtech Scientific Engineering
Clemens Lindscheid, Development Engineer, EUtech Scientific Engineering
Track 6: Refurbishment, Operation, Maintenance and Optimization
Session 5: Lifetime Optimization
16:00 - 17:30
Chair: Enrico Malusardi, Senior Consultant, Edison SpA,
Co-Chair: Andreas Feldmuller, Head of Service Technology Implementation, Siemens
New life of power plants to face market changes
Steam Turbine Optimization for Operation in Thermal Solar Power Plants
Markus Jöcker, Specialist Steam Turbine Operation, Siemens Industrial
Co-Authors:
Jesus Santos, Manager, Teyma Gestión de Contratos de Contrucción e Ingeniería, Spain
Rolf Wikström, Senior Company Specialist, Siemens Industrial
Jari Nyqvist, Manager, Siemens Industrial
Stepwise Evolution of Hydraulic, Instrumentation and Controls to Protect Customer’s Investments and Ensures 20 More Years of Operation
Daniel Looser, General Manager Service, ABB Switzerland Ltd.,
Low Cost Solutions to Improve the Environmental Performances of First Generation DLN Gas Turbine Combustors
Iarno Brunetti, Mechanical Engineer, ENEL Ingegneria ed
Co-Authors:
Luciano Carrai, Qualified Technician, ENEL Ingegneria ed Innovazione, Italy
Alessio menci, Chemical Engineer, ENEL Ingegneria ed Innovazione, Italy
Davide Cecchini, Mechanical Engineer, ENEL Ingegneria ed Innovazione, Italy
Nicola Rossi, Chemical Engineer, ENEL,
Integration Track
Session 5: Storage
16:00 - 17:30
Chair: Patrick Clerens, Secretary General, European Power Plant Suppliers Association (EPPSA),
Another vital approach to supporting variable renewables is the use of energy storage technologies which allow output volatility to be effectively smoothed. While there is no doubt that engineering challenges remain, the accelerating pace of development means that storage must be considered a part of the solution. This session considers both key storage technologies and their considerable market opportunities.
Energy Storage to Support Large RES Integration in Greece: Current Policy, Legislation, and Investment Prospects
John Anagnostopoulos, Assistant Professor, National Technical University of Athens, School of Mechanical Engineering, Greece
Co-Author:
Dimitris Papantonis, Professor, National Technical University of Athens, School of Mechanical Engineering, Greece
Pump Storage Power Plants - A Flexible Solution
Werner Janik, Global Head of Sales Energy Efficiency and Service, ABB, <읔Ȉ>
Saltwater Pumped Storage for Renewable Storage with Poor Grid
James Nolan, Director, EES, <읔Ȉ>









