Opening Keynote Session
10:30 – 12:00

Keynote Address - Roberto Potì, Executive Vice President of Corporate Business Development, Edison SpA

Keynote Address - Giuseppe Zampini, Chief Executive Officer, Ansaldo Energia, Italy

Keynote Address - Jacob Klimstra, Senior Energy & Engine Specialist, Wärtsilä Power Plants, The Netherlands

Track 1: Strategic challenges
Impact of environmental aspirations on the future direction of the European power market

Chair: Dr. John Horner, Director, e for energy consulting, UK
Co-Chair: James Cronin, Principal Consultant, Cronin Energy Consulting, Ireland

Role of electricity
Juho Lipponen, Head of Energy Policy & Generation Unit, Union of the Electricity Industry – EURELECTRIC. Belgium

EU carbon free by 2020 - The need for demonstration
Patrick Clerens, Secretary General, European Power Plant Suppliers Association (EPPSA), Belgium

Co-Authors:
Dr. Klaus-Dieter Tigges, European Power Plant Suppliers Association (EPPSA), Germany
Dr. Josef Edelmann, European Power Plant Suppliers Association (EPPSA), Germany
William Boyd, European Power Plant Suppliers Association (EPPSA), Belgium

Renewables Directive, what’s the opportunities and challenges for traditional sources of energy?
Ulla Pettersson, Founder & Managing Consultant, e for energy consulting, Sweden

Meeting the 20-20-20 targets: The vision and contribution of Ansaldo Energia to the Italian case
Davide Pagnotta, Strategic Marketing Manager, Ansaldo Energia S.p.A., Italy

Co-Authors:
Romina Salvato, Ansaldo Enegia S.p.A., Italy
Alessio Notari, Ansaldo Energia S.p.A., Italy

Beyond carbon-neutral: lowering atmospheric carbon concentrations with BIO-CCS-CHP
Steve Clemens, Professor, UBI, United Business Institute, Belgium

Chair: Bernt Frydenberg, Consultant, Mercapto, Denmark
Co-Chair: Piotr Karaś, Manager Product Promotion, Rafako S.A., Poland

ENEL strategy for zero emission power generation
Dr. Pietro Barbucci, Head of Project Development Unit, ENEL Italy

EDF Group CCS R&D Programme
Dr. François Giger, Manager Strategy, EDF, France

Coal fired unit CO₂ capture and storage feasibility study, an Italian case
Dr. Giorgio Dodero, Chairman, IPG Industrial Project Group Srl, Italy
Giuseppe Girardi, Director, ENEA, Italy

Low CO₂ emission coal fired power plant and carbon capture technology solutions for Europe
Douglas Spalding, European Business Development Manager, Doosan Babcock Energy Limited, UK

Co-Author:
Graham Welford, Doosan Babcock Energy Limited, UK

Carbon capture technologies for the European market
Dr. Daniel Hofmann, Director, Siemens Sector Energy, Fossile Power Generation, Germany

Co-Authors:
Tobias Jockenhövel, Siemens Energy Sector, Germany
Georg Rosenbauer, Siemens Energy Sector, Germany

Cost of electricity generation of power plant technologies, with and without CO₂ capture
Luca Mancuso, Process Manager, Foster Wheeler Italiana, Italy

Co-Author:
Rosa Domenichini, Foster Wheeler Italiana, Italy

Chair: Enrique Sánchez Pineda - Director of Operations for Spain and Portugal, Nooter/Eriksen Ltd., Spain
Co-Chair: Jose Maria Bronte Malo, Director General, Bahia de Bizkaia Electricidad, S.L., Spain

Transferring proven F-Class reference plant development into the H-Class gas turbine
Andreas Pickard, Product Manager Combined Cycle Power Plants, Siemens AG Energy Sector, Germany

Co-Authors:
Christian Lauth, Siemens AG - Energy Sector, Germany
Willibald Fischer, Siemens AG - Energy Sector, Germany

GE Energy’s 109FB combined cycle steam turbine technology
Richard Kehl, Manager, Combined-Cycle Steam Turbine Products, GE Energy, USA

Co-Authors:
Thomas Logan, GE Energy, USA
David Hicks, GE Energy, USA
John McGuinness, GE Energy, USA
Matthew Turner, GE Energy, USA

Alstom and the Italian liberalized energy market
Berardino Pezzella, Sales & Application Manager, Alstom Power Italia SpA, Italy

Co-Authors:
Fabrizio de Candia, Alstom, Italy
Bernard Tripod, Alstom, Switzerland

Karsto CCPP- the showcase for maximized efficiency and minimized emissions
Stein Espen Bøe, Technical Manager, Naturkraft AS, Norway

Co-Author:
Dr. Heimo Friede, Senior , Siemens AG, Energy Sector, Germany

Alstom breakthrough in United Kingdom with optimized and clean solutions
Bernard Tripod, Product Manager Gas Turbine and Combined Cycle Plants, Alstom, Switzerland

Co-Authors:
Gerhard Frommherz, Alstom, UK
Peter Papert, Alstom, UK
Eric McGeough, Alstom, UK

How to meet the challenges of the 420 MW -repowering of unit 1 of Amercoeur into CCGT using EPCM contract structure
Denis Dumont, Project Manager Amercoeur, Tractebel Engineering, Belgium

Co-Author:
Rudi Cordenos, Electrabel, Belgium

Chair: Giampiero Valenti, Thermal Power Plant Development, Enel Produzione, Italy
Co-Chair: Philippe Delage, Vice President Plant Integration & Optimization, Alstom, Switzerland

Achieving environmental goals with Alstom‘s advanced CFB technology
Jean Claude Semedard, CFB Technology Manager, Alstom, France

Co-Authors:
Scott Darling, Alstom , USA
Renato Fagnani, Alstom, Italy

Design optimization for 700 °C bituminous coal-fired once-through steam generator technology
Kurt Busekrus, Process Engineering, Hitachi Power Europe GmbH, Germany

Co-Authors:
Jürgen Klebes, Hitachi Power Europe GmbH, Germany
Dr. Klaus-Dieter Tigges,Hitachi Power Europe GmbH, Germany

Co-Authors:
John M. Wheeldon, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), USA
Bin Xu, Doosan Babcock Energy America LLC, USA
James C. Simpson, Worley-Parsons, USA

Alstom’s largest and most advanced steam turbine generator set for E.ON’s power plant DATTELN 4
Heinrich Klotz, Senior Product Specialist - Turbomachines Group, Alstom Power Systems GmbH, Germany

Co-Author:
Dr. Christoph Brandt, Alstom, Germany

Material aspects of a 700°C – power plant
Liisa Mäenpää, Research and Development, Hitachi Power Europe GmbH, Germany

Co-Authors:
Dr. F. Klauke, Hitachi Power Europe GmbH, Germany
Dr. K.-D. Tigges, Hitachi Power Europe GmbH, Germany

Header-Type Feedwater Heaters – Renaissance Of Superior Technology For Supercritical Power Plants
Dirk Band, Proposal & Sales Manager Feedwater Heaters, Balcke-Dürr GmbH, Germany

Co-Authors:
Jörg Stahlhut, Balcke-Dürr GmbH, Germany
Thorsten Benten, Balcke-Dürr GmbH, Germany

Chair: *Massimo Danieli, Head of BU Power Generation and Network Management, ABB SpA, Italy
Co-Chair: Loris Falavigna, Automation Engineering Dept. Manager, Ansaldo Energia, Italy

The Ansaldo Energia experience in integrated approach to power plant security
Carlo Bima, Automation Engineer Department, Ansaldo Energia SpA, Italy

Co-Authors:
Loris Falavigna, Ansaldo Energia, Italy
Enrico Pignone, Ansaldo Energia, Italy
Emiliano Tagliavini, Elsag Datamat, Italy

New predictive start-up optimization for large steam power plants
Dr. Rasmus Nyström, Senior Engineer, ABB, PTSP-E22, Germany

Co-Authors:
Dr. Rüdiger Franke, ABB, PTSP-E22, Germany
Dr. Alexander Frick, ABB, PTSP-E2, Germany

Continuous improvement of organizational knowledge in a global O&M organization
Pascal Decoussemaeker, Manager Business Development GT/CC Plant Solutions, Alstom, Switzerland

Co-Author:
Ignasi Segura, Alstom, Spain

Education contents development that use thermoelectric power plant generation facility third dimension model
Seok Bok Kim, Power Generation Planning Team, Korea South-East Power Co., South Korea

Co-Authors:
Jae-Heon Lee, Hanyang University, South Korea
Seung-Jae Moon, Hanyang University, South Korea
Nam-Ho Baek, Korea South-East Power Co., South Korea
Kwang-Sig Son, Korea South-East Power Co., South Korea

Large power generation plant simulation through DCS emulation by Emulplant
Dr. Simona Napoli, Control System Specialist, Ansaldo Energia, Italy

Co-Authors:
Dr. Flavio Flamingo, Ansaldo Energia, Italy
Giorgio Marzocchi, Ansaldo Energia, Italy
Loris Falavigna, Ansaldo Energia, Italy

Benefits of an integrated automation platform for production control, management, emergency and accounting
Gianluca Caffaratti, Business Process & Application Manager, EGL Produzione, Italy

Co-Authors:
Fabio Giorgi, Calenia Energia, Italy
Maurizio Barabino, ABB, Italy
Marco Garbero, Poyry, Italy
Pierenzo Barberis, Poyry, Italy

Chair: Armin Drosdziok, Director, Siemens AG - Energy Sector, Germany
Co-Chair: Stephan Hess, Vice President R&D, Technology & Innovation, Alstom, Switzerland

30-year-old turbines – fit for another 20 years?
Stefan Wallenmaier, Technical Project Manager, RWE Power AG, Germany

Co-Authors:
Jürgen Petschke, RWE Power AG, Germany
Hans Schmidt, RWE Power AG, Germany
Wolfgang Welsch, RWE Power AG, Germany

Phased Array inspection - optimal tool for tailor made inspection techniques in turbine service
Hans Rauschenbach , Head of NDT Laboratory, Siemens AG, Energy Sector, Germany

Co-Authors:
Michael Siegel, Siemens AG, Energy Sector, Germany
Michael Clossen-von Lanken Schulz, Siemens AG, Energy Sector, Germany

Monitoring and diagnostic of power plant: AEN experience
Dr. Enrico Pignone, R&D Program Manager, Ansaldo Energia, Italy

Co-Authors:
Carla Penno, Ansaldo Ricerche, Italy
Carlo Bima, Ansaldo Energia, Italy
Mariano Biondo, Ansaldo Energia, Italy
Enrico Pignone, Ansaldo Energia, Italy

Efficiency improvement and optimization achievement since return to service
Mark Boneham, Head of Business Development, Alstom Power Ltd, UK

In situ inspection of generator retaining rings
Jan Willem Noteboom, Manager NDT, KEMA Nederland B.V.,The Netherlands

Co-Author:
Coen Boxma, KEMA Nederland B.V., The Netherlands

Unburned carbon in ash prediction in pulverized coal utility boilers
Javier Pallarés Ranz, Researcher, CIRCE Foundation, Spain

Co-Author:
Dr. lnmaculada Arauzo Pelet, CIRCE Foundation, Spain

Chair: Frank Forberger, Director Sales PowerGen, MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH, Germany
Co-Chair: Enzo Tortello, Electrical Engineer - Senior Consultant, Ansaldo Energia, Italy

Useful heat from reciprocating engines and temperature levels
Albertus Dijks, Marketing, Waukesha Engine, The Netherlands

Five years of experience with a large engine-driven cogeneration power plant
Dr. Jacob Klimstra, Sr. Energy Specialist, Wärtsilä Power Plants, The Netherlands

Optimizing reciprocating engines for the use of biogas in decentralized power plants
Pedro Gil Vodermayer, Head of Product Marketing and Product Management, DEUTZ Power Systems GmbH, Germany

Co-Authors:
Karl Stellwagen, DEUTZ Power Systems GmbH, Germany
Anja-Katharina Lehmann, DEUTZ Power Systems GmbH, Germany

Firing on all cylinders - The first 24 cylinder high speed Jenbacher gas engine with 4 MW
Andreas Eberharter, Strategic Marketing Leader, GE Energy Jenbacher Gas Engines, Austria

Co-Author:
Dieter Chvatal, GE Jenbacher GmbH & Co OHG, Austria

Chair: Antonio Ferreira da Costa, Director, EDP - Energias de Portugal, Portugal
Co-Chair: Jorge Ferreira Duarte, General Manager Iberia, KENA Lda., Portugal

The role of flexible grids on emission reduction
Dr. Jochen Kreusel, Head of Marketing and Technology Power Divisions, ABB AG, Germany

How fossil fuels will complement renewable energy
Philippe Delage, Vice President Plant Integration & Optimization, Alstom, Switzerland

Co-Authors:
Dr. Klaus-Dieter Tigges, EPPSA, Germany
Dr. Josef Edelmann, EPPSA, Germany
William Boyd, EPPSA, Belgium

The role of electricity storage Cian McLeavey-Reville, Consultant, Delta Energy and Environment, UK

Central and Eastern Europe’s role in EU supply security
Peter Kiss, Head of Sector, Energy, KPMG in Central and Eastern Europe; Partner, Energy and Utilities Advisory Services, KPMG, Hungary

Co-Author:
Christopher Timothy Dinsdale, KPMG Advisory Ltd., Hungary

Legal measures to tackle gas shortage in Italy
Dietmar Zischg, Partner, CMS Adonnino Ascoli & Cavasola Scamoni, Italy

Chair: Richard Dennis, Head of Research and Development, Doosan Babcock Energy Limited, UK
Co-Chair: Dr. François Giger, Manager Strategy - Fossil-Fired Generation and Engineering, EDF, France

Oxy - combustion of pulverized coal with flue gas recirculation - pilot scale demonstration
Dr. Giancarlo Benelli, Research Manager, ENEL Ricerca, Italy

Co-Authors:
Danila Cumbo, ENEL, Italy
Catarina Ferreira N. Cavalheiro, ENEL, Italy
Marco Gazzino, ENEL, Italy
Elio Morgani, ENEL, Italy

First experience gained from design, erection and commissioning of Vattenfall´s 30 MW oxyfuel plant
Hubertus Altmann, Head of Engineering, Vattenfall Europe Generation AG & Co. KG, Germany

Co-Author:
Dr. Georg N. Stamatelopoulos, Alstom Power Systems GmbH, Germany

Process Engineering and Design Aspects for Oxyfuel Retrofits of Existing State-of-the-art Power Stations – Bringing "Capture Ready" to Reality
Dr. Klaus-Dieter.Tigges, Head of Business Unit Steam Generation, Hitachi Power Europe GmbH, Germany

Co-Authors:
Dr. Friedrich Klauke, Hitachi Power Europe GmbH, Germany
Dr. Christian Bergins, Hitachi Power Europe GmbH, Germany
Kurt Busekrus, Hitachi Power Europe GmbH, Germany
Jürgen Niesbach, Hitachi Power Europe GmbH, Germany
Dr. Martin Ehmann, Hitachi Power Europe GmbH, Germany
Bernd Vollmer, Hitachi Power Europe GmbH, Germany
Torsten Buddenberg, Hitachi Power Europe GmbH, Germany

CCS technology: when “post” is first
Philippe Paelinck, Director CO₂ Product, Alstom Global Sales and Marketing, France

Co-Author:
Sean Black, Alsom, USA
Michael Pontbriand, Alstom, USA

Recent development of MHI flue gas CO₂ recovery technology
Hiroshi Tanaka, Senior Researcher, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Japan

Co-Authors:
Nobuo Imai, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Europe, Ltd., Spain
Tsuyoshi, Oishi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, LTD, Japan
Mitchell Ronald, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, LTD, Japan
Atsushi Kato, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, LTD, Japan

Chair: Eldred R W Clark, Engineering Manager, ACE European Group, UK
Co-Chair: Jose Maria Bronte Malo, Director General, Bahia de Bizkaia Electricidad, S.L., Spain

The GT24/GT26 reheat concept: the proven pathway to low emissions and flexibility at high efficiency
Stephen Philipson, Senior Product Specialist, Alstom, Switzerland

Co-Authors:
Peter Flohr, Alstom, Switzerland
Martin Zajadatz, Alstom, Switzerland

Industrial efficiency improvements with aeroderivative gas turbines
Tayo Montgomery, Sales Manager, GE Energy, USA

Latest performance upgrade of the Siemens gas turbine SGT5- 4000F
Hajrudin Ceric, Lead Product Definition SGT5-4000F, Siemens AG, Germany

Co-Authors:
Dr. Harald Kurz, Siemens AG, Germany
Jan Slad, Siemens AG, Germany
Thomas Johnke, Siemens AG, Germany

Ansaldo Energia experience in seventeen years of gas turbines operation
Dr. Roberta Gatti, Gas Turbine Engineering Department/ Head of Functional Design, Performance and Technical Bids, Ansaldo Energia S.p.A., Italy

Co-Authors:
Silvia Burlando, Ansaldo Energia SpA., Italy
Luca Caselli, Ansaldo Energia SpA, Italy
Luigi DiPasquale, Ansaldo Enegia SpA, Italy

Mitsubishi 15 PPM dry low NOX combustor for G class gas turbines
Satoshi Tanimura, Manager of Gas Turbine Combustor Engineering Group, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Japan

Chair: Harry Lampenius, Vice President Sales - Western Europe, Russia, Foster Wheeler, Finland
Co-Chair: Philippe Delage, Vice President Plant Integration & Optimization, Alstom, Switzerland

Large scale cofiring of REF and biofuels in a CFB with advanced steam parameters and very high plant efficiency
Markus Slotte, Technical Manager, Service & Repair, Foster Wheeler Energi AB, Sweden

Co-Author:
Anne Suomalainen, Foster Wheeler Energia OY, Finland

Utilizing biofuels in fluidized bed combustion at a paper mill - experience over 20 years
Asko Rantee, Product Manager, BFB Boilers, Metso Power, Finland

Co-Authors:
Tapio Suoniemi, UPM-Kymmene, Finland
Kevin Smith, UPM Shotton, UK
Hassan Tazine, UPM Chapelle Darblay, France

CO₂ reduction utilizing existing assets - dedicated biomass co-firing
Sam Saimbi, Business Development Manager, Alstom Power Ltd, UK

Future of biofuels: use of Cynara Cardunculus biomass in fossil power plants
Sara Ruiz, R&D Engineer in Operating Systems, Tecnatom S.A, Spain

Co-Authors:
Juan Azcue, Tecnatom S.A, Spain
Andrés Sanchez-Biezma, ENDESA Generación S.A, Spain
Antonia Gil, Fundación CIRCE , Spain
Cristobal Cortes, Fundación CIRCE , Spain
Anne Juul Pedersen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Martti Aho, Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT), Finland

The influence of biomass burning in the design of a SCR installation
Mario Crespi, Senior Process Engineer, Alstom Power Environmental Control Systems, Italy

Co-Authors:
Magnus Porle, Alstom Power Environmental Control Systems, Sweden
Raffaella La Civita, Alstom Power Environmental Control Systems, Italy

Chair: Enzo Tortello, Electrical Engineer - Senior Consultant, Ansaldo Energia, Italy
Co-Chair: Frank-Peter Kirschning, Power Station Manager, EnBW Kraftwerke AG, Germany

Life time extension solutions for turbogenerators in global vacuum pressure impregnation stator winding technology
Giovan Battista Do, Generator Business General Manager, Alstom Italy - Power Service, Italy

Co -Authors:
Luigi Cattaneo, Alstom Power, Italy
Fabio Bisarello, Alstom Power, Italy
Christoph Schaedeli, Alstom Power, Switzerland
Malgorzata Graf, Alstom Power, Switzerland

Range extension of the air-cooled TOPAIR Generator
Constantin Ginet, Project Manager, Alstom, Switzerland

Co-Authors:
Kevin Mayor, Alstom, Switzerland
Reinhard Joho, Alstom, Switzerland

Investigation of synchronous generator excitation systems fuzzyautomatic voltage regulators and system stabilizers robustness property
Alexander Karachev, Electrical Engineer of Power Electrical Machine Excitation Systems Design Department, Power Machines - the Branch “Electrosila”, Russia

Co-Authors:
Alexander Loginov, Power Machines - the Branch «Electrosila», Russia
Alexander Burmistrov, Power Machines - the Branch «Electrosila», Russia

Evolution of large fossil fired turbo-generator
Hiromichi Ito, Chief Engineer – Generator, Toshiba Corporation, Japan

Co-Authors:
Hitoshi Katayama, Toshiba Corporation, Japan
Mikio Kakiuchi, Toshiba Corporation, Japan

A new 350 MVA air cooled turbogenerator from Ansaldo
Vincenzo Tartaglione, Generator Design Department, Ansaldo Energia, Italy

Chair: Stephan Hess, Vice President R&D, Technology & Innovation, Alstom, Switzerland
Co-Chair: Armin Drosdziok, Director, Siemens AG - Energy Sector, Germany

Emission optimization of sub and supercritical boilers; managing the challenges and opportunities
John Blundell, Lead Engineer, Alstom, UK

Start-up and operation of 3.48 Mio m³N/h single FGD system at Elektrownia Kozienice power station
Takanori Nakamoto, Deputy General Manager of Environmental Systems Design Dept., Babcock-Hitachi K.K. Kure Division, Japan
Bernd Vollmer, Head of Engineering Air Quality Control System, Hitachi Power Europe GmbH, Germany

Co-Authors:
Atsushi Katagawa, Babcock-Hitachi K.K. Kure Division, Japan
Noriaki Taniguchi, Babcock-Hitachi K.K. Kure Division, Japan
Takuro Ueda, Hitachi Power Europe GmbH, Germany
Eija Moilanen, Sirius Engineers Ltd., Finland

Fuel switch from fossil to 100% biomass on tangential fired PC boiler
Prof. Włodzimierz (Wlodek) Blasiak, Vice President Strategy, Mobotec Europe AB, Sweden

Co-Authors:
Michael Ryding, Mobotec Europe AB, Sweden
Kenneth Ekensteen, Öresundskraft AB, Sweden
Bengt Jönsson, Öresundskraft AB, Sweden

Operational and environmental effects of fish inundation in cooling water systems and ‘best practice’ solutions
Andrew Turnpenny, Senior Consultant, Jacobs UK Ltd., UK

Chair: Dr. Jacob Klimstra, Sr. Energy Specialist, Wärtsilä Power, The Netherlands
Co-Chair: Albertus Dijks, Marketing & Engineering, Waukesha Engine, The Netherlands

Understanding CHP markets
Simon Minett, Director, Delta Energy and Environment, Belgium

Co-Author:
Michael Brown, Director, Delta Energy and Environment, UK

Energy storage to facilitate a high penetration of renewable generators
Martin Aten, Electrical Engineer, EON Engineering, UK

Thermal energy storage of electricity
Jacques Ruer, Manager Technology Development, SAIPEM, France

Co-Authors:
Elvire Sibaud, SAIPEM, France
Tristan Desrues, SAIPEM France

PV Plants in Italy and Europe
Prof. Andrea Vacca, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer - EURO ESCO S.r.l., Italy

Plenary session:
The power industry’s response to the challenge of climate change - A panel discussion

Confirmed panellists:

• Dr. Sankar Bhattacharya, Senior Energy Analyst, International Energy Agency, Belgium
  
• Urban Keussen, Member of ETSO Steering Committee and Member of the Executive Board at E.ON Netz, Germany
  
• Frederic Hauge, President, Bellona Foundation, Norway
  
• Dr. Michael Suess, CEO Siemens Energy Division Fossil Power Generation, Germany

Chair: James Cronin, Principal Consultant, Cronin Energy Consulting, Ireland
Co-Chair: Sabina Scarpellini, Deputy Director, Fundación CIRCE, Spain

Impact of ownership unbundling
Alessandra Fratini, Partner, Fratini Vergano European Lawyers, Belgium

Co-Authors:
Fabio Filpo, Associate, Fratini Vergano European Lawyers, Belgium

Integration of Europe’s energy markets
Anders Plejdrup Houmøller, Director of Business Development, Nord Pool Spot, Denmark

Making wind dispatchable through hybrid plants
Warren Ferguson, Marketing Program Manager, GE Energy, USA

Chair: Adolfo Eric Labi, President, Megalia Foundation, Italy
Co-Chair: Eberhard Schreiber, Senior Consultant, AIE, Germany

Energy from waste: green and clean, a contribution to the vision of a CO₂ free environment
Dr. Edmund Fleck, President, European Suppliers of Waste to Energy Technology (ESWET), Belgium

Co-Authors:
Dr. Manfred Napp, European Suppliers of Waste to Energy Technology (ESWET), Germany
Guillaume Perron-Piché, European Suppliers of Waste to Energy Technology (ESWET), Germany

Renewable energy from organic waste
Davide Mainero, Plant Manager, ACEA Pinerolese Industriale SpA, Italy

Co-Author:
Cristina Savino, ACEA Pinerolese Industriale SpA, Italy

CFB operation in burning heterogeneous fuels. The experience of Lomellina Energia WTE plant
Franco Gasparini, Process Engineer, Foster Wheeler Italiana, Italy

Co-Authors:
Emilio Lorena, Lomellina Energia, Italy
Anti Rokka, Process Engineer, Foster Wheeler Energy Oy, Finland

SNCR process - Best available technology for NO_Xreduction in WTE plants
Bernd Von Der Heide, Managing Director - Mehldau & Steinfath Umwelttechnik GmbH, Germany

Chair: Dr. Michael Ladwig, Technical Technical Director Plant Business, Director Product Promotion , Alstom, Switzerland
Co-Chair: Jean-Pierre Goffin, Head of Mechanics & Civil Works Department, Tractebel Engineering (Suez), Belgium

Monitoring and control of combustion system dynamics
Richard Chiafolo, Technical Leader, GE Energy, USA

Co-Author:
Ross Mclean, GE Energy, USA

VeLoNOx combustion system for Ansaldo Energia V94.3A: design and operating experience
Federico Bonzani, Head of Combustion Engineering, Ansaldo Energia S.p.A, Italy

Co-Authors:
Luigi Di Pasquale, Ansaldo Energia, Italy>br> Carlo Piana, Ansaldo Energia, Italy
Lorena Della Fiore, Ansaldo Energia, Italy
Pierpaolo Pastorino, Ansaldo Energia, Italy

Optimization of combined power/water plants
Dr. Emilio Ghiazza, Process Manager, Fisia Italimpianti, Italy

Model testing results of more stressed GTE-65 gas turbine components
Dr. Nikolay Simin, Deputy Chief Designer of Gas Turbines – Power Machines, the Branch LMZ, Russia

Co-Authors:
Alexander Lebedev, Power Machines, the Branch LMZ, Russia
Vladimir E. Michailov, OJSC “NPO CKTI”, Russia

Chair: Giorgio Dodero, Chairman, IPG Industrial Project Group, Italy
Co-Chair: Giuliano Locatelli, Manager, Power Projects, Ansaldo Nucleare

EPR Flamanville 3, a project to prepare the future
Robert Pays, Deputy Director EDF Nuclear Engineering Division, EDF, France

Energy and the nuclear option
Alessandro Clerici, Senior Advisor to the President, ABB SpA, Italy

Nuclear Renaissance in Europe: the reentry of Italy
Rinaldo Sorgenti, Managing Director, IUS SITRIS S.r.l., Italy

Ansaldo research activities on generation IV, transmutation and fusion reactors
Alessandro Alemberti, Manager, Ansaldo Nucleare SpA, Italy

Co-Authors:
Luigi Mansani, Ansaldo Nucleare, Italy
Gian Paolo Sanguinetti, Ansaldo Ricerche, Italy

Nuclear Power Renaissance
Daniel Liew, Managing Partner, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, Hong Kong SAR

Chair: Gerhard Brandt, Head of Marketing Communication – Business Unit Power Generation , ABB AG, Germany
Co-Chair: Enrico Pignone, R & D Program Manager, Ansaldo Energia, Italy

Successful introduction of the fourth generation DCS SPPA-T3000 in the Italian market
Karlheinz Springer, President Instrumentation & Controls, Siemens AG - Energy Sector, Germany

Co-Author:
Frank-Peter Kirschning, EnBW Kraftwerke AG, Germany

Challenges of the new 1100 MW class units for power plant automation
Joerg Orth, Head of Product Support, ABB AG, Germany

Automation system solutions
Guido Niehaves, Project Manager Automation Systems, E.ON Anlagenservice GmbH, Germany

Co-Authors:
Richard Kock, E.ON Anlagenservice GmbH, Germany
Dr. Michael Maurer, SAR Elektronic GmbH, Germany

Steam turbine participation to the primary frequency control in combined cycle power plants: Ansaldo Energia experiences and results
Federico Calzolari, Steam Turbine Automation Engineer, Ansaldo Energia, Italy

Co-Authors:
Corrado Nahum, Ansaldo Energia, Italy
Enrico Repetto, Ansaldo Energia, Italy
Ubaldo Paoli, Ansaldo Energia, Italy
Raffaele Traverso, Ansaldo Energia, Italy

Chair: Carlo Luzzatto, Director - Service Department, Ansaldo Energia, Italy
Co-Chair: Armin Drosdziok, Director, Siemens AG - Energy Sector, Germany

Power augmentation and fast loading with fogging / wet compression in gas turbines
Giacomo Picco, Gas Turbine Engineering / Performance and Technical Bids, Ansaldo Energia SpA, Italy

Co-Author:
Paolo Traverso, Ansaldo Enegia SpA, Italy

A study of a last stage blade upgrade of a low pressure steam turbine while maintaining operation conditions
Francis Delhopital, R&D Engineer, Alstom, France

Co-Authors:
Jean-Michel Blanchet, Alstom, France
Paul Gruau, Alstom, France

Feedback of experiences on availability and reliability of thermal power plants
Juergen Aydt, Employee at EnBW Kraftwerke AG and Committee Leader at VGB PowerTech, EnBW Kraftwerke AG, Germany

Co- Authors:
Dr. Wilfried Aretz, RWE Power AG, Germany
António Felicio, EDP– Gestão da Produção de Energia, S.A., Portugal
Jean-François Lehougre, EDF - Industry Branch, France
Ir. Henk C. Wels, NRG Arnhem, The Netherlands
Hans-Joachim Meier, VGB PowerTech e. V, Germany

gAte4optimization - A testing concept for the new power station generation working at operating temperatures exceeding 600 °C
Hans Christian Schroeder, Head of Department Power and Waste to Energy, TUEV SUED, Germany

Co-Authors:
Friedrich Heess, TUEV SUED, Filderstadt, Germany
Achim Foos, TUEV SUED, Filderstadt, Germany
Gerhard Müller, TUEV SUED, Munich, Germany

Chair: Albertus Dijks, Marketing & Engineering, Waukesha Engine, The Netherlands
Co-Chair: Frank Forberger, Director Sales PowerGen, MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH, Germany

Latest info about operation of the Siemens SOFC generators CHP100 and SFC5 in a factory
Gianmichele Orsello, Director, Hydrogen Technologies, TurboCare SpA, Italy

Co-Authors:
Allan Casanova, Siemens Energy, Stationary Fuel Cells, USA
Joachim Hoffman, Siemens Energy, Stationary Fuel Cells, Germany

Molten carbonate fuel cells from demonstration to market
Bartolomeo Marcenaro, Marketing & Sales Manager, Ansaldo Fuel Cells, Italy

Co-Authors:
Arturo Torazza, Ansaldo Energia, Italy
Elio Ferrari, Ansaldo Energia, Italy

Chair: Andrzej Kowalski, President of the Board, Energoprojekt Katowice SA, Poland
Co-Chair: Elena Calvo, Manager of the International Area in the International Innovation Unit CO₂, Fundación CIRCE, Spain

Government policies in Poland in the next years
Boleslaw Fraczek, Design Assistant, Energoprojekt Katowice SA, Poland

Co-Author:
L. Grela, Energoprojekt Katowice, Poland

Potential for large scale power plants in Russia
Anton Milto, Deputy General Director for Marketing and Sales, SibCOTES, Russia

Co-Authors:
Yury Sekretarev, Novosibirsk State Technical University, Russia
Dmitry Serant, SibCOTES, Russia

Strategy for new generation capacity in Hungary
Gábor Bercsi, Managing Director, Sinergy Ltd., Hungary

Serbian generation needs
David Zarkovic, Leading Engineer, Public Enterprise Electric Power Industry of Serbia, Republic of Serbia

Co-Authors:
Mijat Milosevic, PE Electric Power Industry of Serbia, Republic of Serbia
Dragan Jovanovic, PE Power Plants and Pit Mines “KOSTOLAC”, Republic of Serbia
Ivan Jankovic, PE Electric Power Industry of Serbia, Republic of Serbia

Load forecasting in Eastern European countries
Murat Kandaz, Business Development Senior Expert, Çalik Energy, Turkey

Co-Author:
Murat Bütün, Çalik Energy, Turkey

Chair: Prof. Philippe Mathieu, Professor, University of Liege, Belgium
Co-Chair: Bernd Von Der Heide, Managing Director , Mehldau & Steinfath Umwelttechnik GmbH, Germany

IGCC for a carbon constrained world – key components and developments
Jürgen Karg, Director Business Development, Sales Support IGCC, Siemens AG Energy Sector, Germany

Co-Authors:
Georg Rosenbauer, Siemens AG Energy Sector, Germany
Christiane Schmid, Siemens Fuel Gasification Technology, Germany

IGCC - The keystone for low carbon coal power
Richard Rapagnani, Commercial Director, GE Energy, USA

Co-Authors:
Dr. Norman Z. Shiling, GE Energy, USA
Terry Radding, GE Energy, UK

New generation gasifier with significant reduction of emissions
Valeriy Titov, President, Credo Engineering, USA

Development of an advanced process for producing multi-purpose synthesis gas from solid biofuels – Ultra-clean synthesis gas
Sami Kokki, R&D Engineer, Foster Wheeler Energia Oy, Finland

Author:
Juha Palonen, Foster Wheeler Energia Oy, Finland

NanoGLOWA
Paul Raats, Consultant, KEMA Nederland BV, The Netherlands

Co-Authors:
J. de Wolff, KEMA Nederland BV, The Netherlands
P. M. Follmann, RWTH Aachen, The Netherlands
A. Stam, KEMA Nederland BV, The Netherlands

*Towards 2nd generation of IGCC plants: Nuon magnum multi-fuel power plant
Robert de Kler, Head T&PD Engineering Services, Nuon Technical & Project Development, The Netherlands

Chair: Terry Raddings, Technology Marketing Manager Europe, GE Energy, UK
Co-Chair: Dr. Michael Ladwig, Technical Director Plant Business, Director Product Promotion, Alstom, Switzerland

Fuel applications in modern gas turbines
Volker Poloczek, Gas Turbine Service Engineering Modernization & Upgrades, Siemens AG, Germany

Co-Authors:
Emil Bruetsch, Siemens AG, Germany
Georg Ennemann, Siemens AG, Germany
Claus Grewe, Siemens AG, Germany
Dieter Schuett, Siemens AG, Germany

Low-NO_X hydrogen fuelled GT features and environmental performances
Dr. Stefano Sigali, Researcher, Enel Ricerca, Italy

Co-Authors:
Massimo Balestri, Enel Ricerca, Italy
Michele Provenzale, GE Oil & Gas, Nuovo Pignone, Italy
Stefano Cocchi, GE Oil & Gas, Nuovo Pignone, Italy

Fuel flexibility for industrial gas turbines through modelbased control using aircraft gas turbine control technology to accommodate LNG
Frederick Garth, Combustion Design Engineer, GE Energy, USA

Co-Author:
Dr. Timothy Healy, GE Energy, USA

New fuel flexibility requirements: fuelling hydrogen enriched natural gas in a heavy duty gas turbine
Federico Bonzani, Head of Combustion Engineering, Ansaldo Energia S.p.A, Italy

Authors:
Lorena Della Fiore, Ansaldo Energia, Italy
Luigi Minervini, Ansaldo Energia, Italy

Fuel flexible heavy duty industrial gas turbines
Dr. Jeffrey Goldmeer, Fuel Flexibility Platform Leader, GE Energy, USA

Co-Authors:
Jean-Michel Bisseaud, GE Energy, France
Michel Molière, GE Energy, France

Chair: Giorgio Dodero, Chairman, IPG Industrial Project Group, Italy
Co-Chair: Roberta Gatti, Gas Turbine Engineering Department - Head of Functional Design, Performance and Technical Bids, Ansaldo Energia, Italy

FGD Neurath - World’s largest scrubber made of concrete + PP inliner ready for start up
Marcus Dietrich, Project Manager, RWE Power AG, Germany

Co-Author:
Harald Reissner, AE&E AG & Co KG, Austria

NO_X reduction for 600 MW coal units at Le Havre and Cordemais
Philippe Claret, Project Manager, EDF, France
Patrick Simon, Plant Manager, EDF - Unité de Production Cordemais, France

Emission reduction by process optimization in coal fired power plants
Frank-Peter Kirschning, Managing Director Power Station, EnBW Kraftwerke AG, Germany

Co-Authors:
Karlheinz Springer, Siemens AG Power Generation, Germany
Dr. Bernhard Meerbeck, Siemens AG , Germany

SCR system design challenges on ASNAES Unit #5
Larry Czarnecki, Product Development Manager DeNOx, Alstom, USA

Co-Authors:
Filip Lundin, Alstom, Sweden
Dr. Ann-Charlotte Larsson, Alstom, Sweden
John Buschmann, Alstom, USA

Alstom seawater FGD technology
Fredrik Ringnes, Sales Manager, Alstom, Norway

Practical experience of modernization of condensing plants for NPP high-power steam turbines
Dr. Vladimir Nazarov, Deputy Chief Designer of Steam Turbines, Power Machines – the Branch LMZ, Russia

Co-Author:
Alexander Lisyanskiy, Power Machines, the Branch LMZ, Russia

Chair: Enrico Malusardi, Feasibility Studies and Special Projects Manager, EDISON SpA, Italy
Co-Chair: Stephen Hess, Vice President R&D, Technolofy & Innovation, Alstom, Switzerland

Design, development and prototype production of control, measurement and protection system for small and medium size hydroelectric power plant project
Abdullah Nadar, Group Coordinator, TUBITAK-UZAY, Turkey

Co-Authors:
Cem Sahin, TUBITAK-UZAY, Turkey
Erdal Bizkevelci, TUBITAK - UZAY, Turkey
Emre Benlier, TUBITAK - UZAY, Turkey
Ali Riza Içtihadi, TUBITAK - UZAY, Turkey
M. Rasid Pac, TUBITAK - UZAY, Turkey
H. Serdar Karahan, TUBITAK - UZAY, Turkey
Dogan Gezer, TUBITAK - UZAY, Turkey
Muhittin Baskaya, TEMSAN, Turkey
Erdogan Guner, TUBITAK - UZAY, Turkey
Nevzat Ozay, METU-EEE, Turkey

An answer to prevent transformer explosion and fire: live test and simulations on large transformers
Gaël de Bressy, Research Engineer, SERGI Holding, France

Co-Authors:
Guillaume Perigaud, SERGI Holding, France
Sebastien Muller, SERGI Holding, France
Ryan Brady, Transformer Protector Corporation (TPC), USA
Philippe Magnier, Transformer Protector Corporation (TPC), USA

Improved integration of power plants into complete network grid system - IEC 61850, first experiences and achieved savings –
Marco Sanguineti, Technology Manager, ABB Energy Automation, Italy

Safe and reliable sensor and actuator circuits
Monika Hennessen, Business Field Manager: Environmental & Power Engineering, E-T-A Elektrotechnische Apparate GmbH, Germany

TEC-Intelligent monitoring system for power transformers
Javier Antoran, Global Marketing Manager, Asean Brown Bovari, Spain

Chair: Angelo Arnaldi, Service Engineering Manager, Ansaldo Energia, Italy
Co-Chair: Franco Gatti , Product Manager, ABB SpA, Italy

Intelligent information management for a mixed portfolio of generation plants
Frank - Peter Kirschning, Plant Manager, EnBW Kraftwerke AG, Germany

Co-Authors:
Karlheinz Springer, Siemens AG Power Generation, Germany
Hand-Richard Kraft, Siemens AG Power Generation, Germany
Juergen Aydt, EnBW Kraftwerke AG, Germany

An improved performance pulverized coal low NO_X burner that also attains up to 5:1 turndown
Tarkel Larson, Director Field Sales & Service, Advanced Burner Technologies Corp., USA

Co-Authors:
Jiefeng Shan, Advanced Burner Technologies Corp/Siemens, USA Joel Vatsky, Advanced Burner Technologies Corp/Siemens, USA

Monitoring and diagnostics of HRSG performance in 400 MW combined cycle power plants
Roberto Bittarello, Thermodynamics Senior Engineer, Ansaldo Energia S.p.A., Italy

Co-Authors:
Paolo Levorato, Ansaldo Energia, Italy
Silvio Cafaro, UniGE, Italy
Aristide Massardo, UniGE, Italy

Advances in ESP controllers for particulate matter compliance
Dr. Alain Bill, R&D Manager, Alstom, France

Co-Authors:
Lars Leigard, Alstom, Sweden
Giuseppe Paganini, Alstom, Italy

Asset Management System: the role in a competitive scenario
Valerio Bertelli, Performance & Procedures Leader, Edipower, Italy

Co-Authors:
Patrizia Frumento, ABB, Italy
Ivano Scarrone, ABB, Italy

Chair: Franco Rosatelli, Director of Technological Development & Engineering Dept., Ansaldo Ricerche, Italy
Co-Chair: Jan Grimbrandt, COO, Mobotec Europe AB, Sweden

Modelling and experimentation with a direct fired 20 KWE gas turbine wood gasifier
Dr. Ionut Porumbel, Senior Researcher, National Research Development Institute for Gas Turbines COMOTI, Romania

Co-Authors:
Dr. Cristian Cârlânescu, National Institute R&D Gasturbine COMOTI, Romania
Cornel Sandu, National Institute R&D Gasturbine COMOTI, Romania
Erol Murad, “Politehnica” University of Bucharest, Romania
Dr. Alexandru Marin, “Politehnica” University of Bucharest, Romania

R&D measures for reduction of emissions from small scale combustion plants with biofuels for district heat and power production in Germany
Dr. Andrej Stanev, Project Manager for the Promotion Sector of Bioenergy Esp. Solid Biomass and Biofuels, Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V. (Agency for Renewable Resources), Germany

Combined cycle gasifier plant
Kenneth Jorgensen, Sales Director, Babcock & Wilcox Vølund A/S, Denmark

Author:
Robert Heeb, Babcock & Wilcox Vølund A/S, Denmark

T100: high fuel flexibility 100 KW microturbine
Giulio Mori, Head of Combustion Department, Ansaldo Ricerche SpA, Italy

Co-Authors:
Franco Rosatelli, Ansaldo Ricerche, Italy
Domenico Zito, Ansaldo Energia, Italy
Enrico Bianchi, Turbec, Italy