CONFERENCE INFORMATION
POWER-GEN International covers ALL forms of power generation broken up into 12 tracks. Nearly 300 industry experts from all over the world will present new solutions and innovations for the future. Full conference attendees will also earn 10 PDH credit hours. Make sure to register as a full conference attendee to take advantage of all these opportunities.
Our newly aligned conference sessions are organized into multiple concurrent session tracks, including:
Flexible Generation & On-Site Power
Operation & Design of Gas-Fired Plants
Energy Storage Breakthroughs
All Things Solar
Optimizing Plant Performance
Digital Solutions and Cybersecurity
Gas Turbines: What's New?
Microgrids: An Ideal Solution
Next-Gen Wind
Emissions: Cut it Out!
Hydropower Trends & Innovations
Show Me the Money!
8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room: W305A
Format: Paper
POWER-GEN University registration fee for this workshop is $425.00
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Instructor+
Robert Jackson
National Market Director - Solar Power/Energy Storage
TRC
United States
Instructor
Doug Kilmer
Senior Client Service Manager
TRC
United States
Instructor
Ginny Plumeau
Market Director - Natural Resources
TRC
United States
Instructor
Steve Karl
Engineering Manager
TRC
United States
8:00 AM-12:00 PM
PGU 202 - Best Practices for Operator Interface and Control Room Design
Room: W305B
Format: Paper
POWER-GEN University registration fee for this workshop is $425.00
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Instructor+
Shaun Chaney
Senior Program Specialist, High-Performance Control Room
Emerson Automation Solutions
United States
Instructor
Benjamin Poskie
Program Manager - High-Performance Control Room
Emerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions
United States
8:00 AM-12:00 PM
PGU 203 - How Denmark is Handling High Wind Power Penetration
Room: W306A
Format: Paper
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Instructor
Svend Enevoldsen
Chief Lecturer
Energy and Climate Academy, Denmark
Denmark
8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room: W306B
Format: Paper
POWER-GEN University registration fee for this workshop is $425.00
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Instructor+
Scott Affelt
President
XMPLR Energy
United States
Instructor
Deepak Khajouria
Partner
AVP Group
United States
Instructor
Randall Bickford
President
Expert Microsystems
United States
8:00 AM-12:00 PM
PGU 205 - Operational Fundamentals of a Gas Turbine Engine: A Holistic Approach
Room: W304E
Format: Paper
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Instructor
Jayanta Kapat, Sc.D.
Professor
Center for Advanced Turbomachinery and Energy Research at UCF
United States
8:00 AM-5:00 PM
PGU 101 -Gas Turbines: Emissions, Combustion and Fuels
Room: W307A
Format: Paper
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Instructor
Ben Emerson, Ph.D.
Senior Research Engineer
Georgia Tech
United States
Instructor
Tim Lieuwen
Executive Director
Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute
United States
8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Room: W307B
Format: Paper
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Instructor
Gobind Khiani
Director Piping Systems and Materials Eng.
Canada
8:00 AM-5:00 PM Room: W307C Format: Paper POWER-GEN University registration fee for this workshop is $525.00 Instructor 1:00 PM-5:00 PM Room: W305A Format: Paper POWER-GEN University registration fee for this workshop is $425.00 Instructor 1:00 PM-5:00 PM PGU 302 - Asia Pacific Power Generation Market – Strategic Review & Forecast - 2018 Room: W305B Format: Paper POWER-GEN University registration fee for this workshop is $425.00 Instructor 1:00 PM-5:00 PM PGU 303 - Energy Storage Fundamentals Room: W306A Format: Paper POWER-GEN University registration fee for this workshop is $425.00 Instructor 1:00 PM-5:00 PM PGU 304 - Machine Learning for Power Plant Managers Room: W306B Format: Paper POWER-GEN University registration fee for this workshop is $425.00 Instructor 1:00 PM-5:00 PM PGU 306 - Using Data Analytics for Gas Turbines: Basics, Potential Pitfalls, and Best Practices Room: W304E Format: Paper POWER-GEN University registration fee for this workshop is $425.00 Instructor Decarbonization & Decentralization 1:00 PM-1:30 PM 13A - Integrating Renewables Into the Modern Power System Room: Hub Booth 2269 Format: Paper The rapid growth in renewable generation are impacting power grids worldwide. Grid operators are working to evolve market designs to properly value flexibility in their systems. Flexible generation and battery storage are playing an increasing role in this integration. This session will discuss ways to solve the flood of renewables ...read more... Session Chair Presentation/Paper Engineering the Optimal Power System with Renewables Speaker Realizing the Full Value of Flexible Generation Under Tomorrow's Market Dynamics Speaker 1:00 PM-1:30 PM 15A - Energy Storage and Chiller Challenges on Duke Energy’s Hines Project Room: Hub Booth #1069 Format: Panel Duke Energy installed the Hines Chiller Project at the Hines Energy Complex to increase the plant's summer capacity by over 200 MW net. This presentation will identify several of the construction and commissioning challenges that the project team ...read more... Session Chair Presentation/Paper Hines Chiller Uprate Project - Adding Turbine Air Inlet Cooling Speaker Emerging Industry Trends & Technologies 1:00 PM-1:30 PM 16A - Disruptive Markets Creating Opportunities in the Power Sector Room: Hub Booth #4183 Format: Panel This session will cover the emergence of blockchain and cryptocurrency markets on an international scale with a focus on their dramatic growth and impacts on power consumption. Electric providers may have new opportunities to leverage this growth to find novel forms of immediate load growth in markets where ...read more... Session Chair Panelist 1 Panelist 2 Hydropower Trends and Innovations 1:00 PM-2:30 PM 12C - How Climate Change Can Affect Development and Operations Room: W304H Format: Panel Changing weather patterns are affecting the development and operation of hydroelectric facilities. Glacial melting is adding more “fuel” to the system, but some areas of the globe are experiencing significant water shortages. This session covers the feast and famine sides of the water supply issue, from utilities adjusting their development ...read more... Session Chair Panelist 1 Flexible Generation & On-Site Power 1:30 PM-3:00 PM 11A - Renewable Backstop & Flexible Power Room: W307D Format: Paper The North American utilities are developing integrated resource plans (IRP) to match their growth in renewables. This session will discuss how reciprocating engines are being integrated to firm the grid up capacity and ancillary ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Presentation/Paper A Flexible Power Perspective, Montclair University Project Speaker A Look at the Recent Global 10MW Reciprocating Natural Gas Engine Case Studies Speaker Flexible Power for Coops & Muni's Speaker Coordination and Collaboration - The Keys to Project Success. A RICE Case Study Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Co-Author Hydropower Trends and Innovations 1:30 PM-3:00 PM 12A - Small Hydro: The Ultimate Distributed Energy - Panel Discussion Room: W304H Format: Panel Development and operation of small hydropower facilities provides great value in terms of low-cost electricity, particularly for nearby communities. Learn about various aspects of this ultimate distributed energy source, from financing issues to case studies of projects being built to technology advances that are accelerating this ...read more... Session Co-Chair Panelist 1 1:30 PM-3:00 PM 1A - Operating Challenges of Cycling the Modern Coal Fleet - Panel Discussion Room: W305A Format: Panel This panel will discuss the real-life impacts of operating cycling coal-fired power plants not originally designed for this service, including the complexity of multiple air quality control systems. Panelists will be experienced power generator operators who will share their real-life challenges. ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Panelist 1 Panelist 2 Digital Solutions & Cybersecurity 1:30 PM-3:00 PM 2A - Approaches to Cybersecurity Room: W304E Format: Paper This session includes discussion on how to approach cybersecurity at a facility, demystifying the lingo and providing use cases for ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Presentation/Paper Cybersecurity Assessment – The Most Critical Step to Secure an Industrial Control System Speaker Systems Approach to Network Design & Segmentation for Cybersecurity Speaker Co-Author Speaker So Many Cybersecurity Standards, So Little Time! Speaker 1:30 PM-3:00 PM 3A - Power Markets and Financing Challenges - Panel Discussion Room: W305B Format: Panel Industry leaders from private equity firms, OEMs, lenders, and developers will address the differences between capacity and energy-only markets, contrasting challenges in project development and project financing. In addition, our panelists will highlight PJM and ERCOT markets in ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Panelist 1 Panelist 2 Panelist 3 Panelist 4 1:30 PM-3:00 PM 4A - Integrating Energy Storage with Conventional Power Generation Room: W304F Format: Paper This session will explore the role of energy storage in traditional generating plants with specific focus on gas turbine plants in simple cycle or combined cycle configuration. The session will include case studies examining the application of energy storage, in various forms, at new and existing power ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Presentation/Paper Energy Storage Plus Gas Turbines – Improving Grid Flexibility Speaker Co-Author Co-Author Advanced Thermal Hybrid Solutions Speaker 1 Speaker 2+ Co-Author+ Co-Author Co-Author Assets Optimization of an Internal Combustion Engine (Ice) Power Plant with Energy Storage System Speaker Co-Author Co-Author Energy Storage:Enhancing Your Plant's Economics withBattery or Thermal Energy Storage Speaker Co-Author Co-Author Co-Author 1:30 PM-3:00 PM 7A - The Evolution of Microgrids: Case Studies Room: W304G Format: Paper Multiple microgrid case studies will be presented, demonstrating the uniqueness of design to meet specific resiliency, sustainability, and cost efficiency objectives. These case studies will also show how microgrids change over time to meet additional electrical and thermal requirements. Different business models will be shared relating to the ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Presentation/Paper How Microgrids Changed Over Time - Case Studies from Different Energy Markets Speaker Speaker Speaker 1 Speaker 2+ 1:30 PM-3:00 PM 8A - Expanding Gas Turbine Fuel Capability & Flexibility Room: W307A Format: Paper The world of power generation continues to evolve as new technologies expand the availability of non-traditional and renewable fuels. As a result, these fuels, such as hydrogen, are being considered and adopted for a variety of power projects around the world. This session will explore the benefits, challenges, and ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Presentation/Paper Speaker Co-Author+ Hydrogen Co-fring in Siemens Low NOx Industrial Gas Turbines Speaker Co-Author Co-Author Co-Author Trends in Gas Turbine Fuel Flexibility Speaker Expanding Fuel Capabilities for Small to Medium Industrial Gas Turbines Speaker Co-Author Operation and Design of Gas-Fired Plants 1:30 PM-3:00 PM 9A - Gas Fired Power Solutions in Today's Disrupted Market - Panel Discussion Room: W307B Format: Panel Emerging alternatives from distributed energy resources are disrupting centralized power generation. As a result, a trend is developing for small to medium size generation projects. Integrated resource planning is dictating the size and duty of resources to avoid overbuilding baseload generation. This panel will examine the effect on gas-fired plant ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Panelist 1 Panelist 2 Panelist 3 Panelist 4 Decarbonization & Decentralization 2:00 PM-2:30 PM 13B - Enhancing Community Resiliency With Microgrids Room: Hub Booth #2269 Format: Paper Community microgrids are being built across the globe, from post-hurricane Puerto Rico to remote communities in Brazil, to drought-stricken South Africa. Learn how reciprocating gensets are being integrated with energy storage and renewable generation to create weeks of autonomy. Learn how these systems are designed and built, and how these ...read more... Session Chair Presentation/Paper Canada’s First Utility Microgrid Provides Resiliency to Community Speaker Speaker Energy Storage: Changing the Game 2:00 PM-2:30 PM 14B - Latest Trends, Development & Challenges In Energy Storage Room: Hub Booth #1033 Format: Paper This session will review the latest trends and innovative approaches in energy storage. Panelists will discuss the challenges related to the development of energy storage systems and current storage ...read more... Session Chair Presentation/Paper Challenges in the Development of an Energy Storage System Product Speaker A High Level Look into the Energy Storage System in Texas’ ERCOT Region Speaker Co-Author Emerging Industry Trends & Technologies 2:00 PM-2:30 PM 16B - Blockchain Technology, Real Opportunity or All Hype? Room: Hub Booth #4183 Format: Panel Technology buzzwords abound – AI, machine learning, digital twins, augmented reality, blockchain, IioT. What are these? How are they applied across the power supply chain? Which have the greatest potential for ROI? What are barriers to deployment? This panel of technology experts will provide a high-level perspective on emerging technologies and ...read more... Session Chair Presentation/Paper Blockchain Technology, Real Opportunity or All Hype? Speaker Energy Storage and Integration Challenges 3:00 PM-3:30 PM 14C - Integrating Energy Storage with Conventional Power Generation Part 2 Room: Hub Booth #1033 Format: Paper This session features further discussion of the role of energy storage in traditional power plants with specific focus on gas turbine plants in simple cycle or combined cycle configuration. The sessions will include case studies examining the application of energy storage, in various forms, at new and existing power ...read more... Session Chair Presentation/Paper Enhancing Peak Generation Asset Utilization and Revenues by Integrating Energy Storage Speaker Co-Author Speaker 3:00 PM-3:30 PM 15C - Minimize Project Delays in Combined Cycle Plants Room: Hub Booth #1069 Format: Paper High construction costs are driving changes in the execution approach of gas-fired power projects. Schedules are getting shorter as owners are pushing more fast-track construction schedules. This session will examine several trends, including case studies that identify how the industry is addressing these challenges. ...read more... Session Chair Presentation/Paper Commissioning – Design and Execution to Minimize Project Delays in Combined Cycle Plants Speaker Co-Author Co-Author Co-Author Co-Author Emerging Industry Trends & Technologies 3:00 PM-3:30 PM 16C - Digital Twining & Machine Learing Room: Hub Booth #4183 Format: Paper Session Chair Presentation/Paper Digitization and Machine Learning as a Disruptive Technology for the Power Industry Speaker 3:00 PM-3:45 PM Room: Hub Booth #2269 Format: Panel From rooftops to enormous fields of solar panels, the future of electricity is actually here now. This session will take attendees through the basics of home owned solar, community owned solar to utility owned solar, defining and explaining the basics of this fast growing ...read more... Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Energy Storage and Integration Challenges 4:00 PM-4:30 PM 14D - Energy Storage and Microgrids Room: Hub Booth #1033 Format: Paper Energy storage can be an essential component of any microgrid design solution. This session will discuss the integration of energy storage within microgrid systems. This session will also include recent case studies for planned microgrid ...read more... Session Chair Presentation/Paper Speaker A Commercial Microgrid to Benefit All – The David Johnston R+T Park Microgrid Speaker 4:00 PM-4:30 PM 15D - Development of Natural Gas Infrastructure in North America and Effect on Power Markets Room: Hub Booth #1069 Format: Panel Challenges and delays in development of natural gas infrastructure have contributed to disparate power prices in North America and challenged the operation of regional transmission systems and power markets. This session addresses the state of natural gas infrastructure in the United States, the prospects for change in the ...read more... Session Chair Panelist 1 Panelist 2 Emerging Industry Trends & Technologies 4:00 PM-4:30 PM 16D - Drivers Of Renewed Load Growth In North America Room: Hub Booth #4183 Format: Panel Load growth has been stagnant in the U.S. for the past decade and has become decoupled from economic growth. What is on the horizon for the U.S. energy markets, load growth or load decline? This session will evaluate major trends in industrial, commercial, and residential demand. Panelists ...read more... Session Chair Panelist 1 Panelist 2 10:00 AM-10:45 AM Room: Hub Booth #1069 Format: Panel This session will cover the design and operation of natural gas-fired power generation. Starting with a simple electricity generator, the discussion will advance to gas turbines (GT), combined-cycle gas turbines (CCGT) and, ...read more... Speaker 10:30 AM-12:00 PM 10B - Modernizing Steam Turbines for Improved Efficiency and Life Extension Room: W304G Format: Paper Panelists in this session take on an important topic: Upgrading steam turbines for improved operation as required by new dispatch protocols and enhanced efficiency, including life extension. ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Presentation/Paper Retrofitting an Aging Steam Turbine for Life Extension and Performance Improvement Speaker Speaker 2+ Speaker Co-Author Speaker Co-Author Co-Author Co-Author Co-Author Co-Author Co-Author Optimize Turbine Bypass System Performance and Eliminate Erratic Operation of Hydraulic Actuators Speaker Co-Author Flexible Generation & On-Site Power 10:30 AM-12:00 PM 11B - Emerging Trends and Alternative Power Models Room: W307D Format: Paper With so many dynamic changes in the power markets over the last several years, this session will be the place where we address themost relevant hot topics: Disruptive business Models, Carbon Capture and Sequestration, Demand Response, Blockchain Crypto Currency, and CHP Applied to the Cannabis Industry. These ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Presentation/Paper Disruptive "As-a-Service" Business models Fueling New Power Generation Projects Speaker Semi Closed Cycle - CO2 Carbon Capture and Sequestration Technology Speaker Speaker Decentralized Digital Organization – A New Business Model for Project Financing and Asset Management Speaker Co-Author Co-Author Hydropower Trends and Innovations 10:30 AM-12:00 PM 12B - Hydro’s Essential Role as a Baseload Resource Room: W304H Format: Panel With its low operating costs, non-existent fuel costs, and long lifespan (100 years or more), hydropower is an exceptional baseload resource. Recognizing this, many in the electric utility industry are relying more and more on hydro, through such approaches as co-locating intermittent renewables and adding battery backup. This session includes ...read more... Session Co-Chair Panelist 1 10:30 AM-12:00 PM 1B - Measuring Up: Emissions Monitoring Strategies Room: W305A Format: Paper How do your plant emissions measure up? This session will address some current topics in emissions monitoring and measurements, including recent project performance. There will also be discussions on the development of predictive emissions monitoring systems (PEMS), modeling, and other logics-type approaches to controlling emissions levels. ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Presentation/Paper Predictive Emissions Monitoring and Control Speaker Optimizing De-SOx Control by Modification of the Logic Without Facility Changes Speaker Co-Author Combating Fossil Fuel Generated Carbon Dioxide Emissions Speaker Co-Author Co-Author Co-Author A Fit for Purpose Approach to the Design of an FGR System for NOx Reduction in a Waste Gas Boiler Speaker Digital Solutions & Cybersecurity 10:30 AM-12:00 PM 2B - Digital Technologies for Today Room: W304E Format: Paper This session explores the basics of getting started with digital applications and demonstrates real world examples of how you can enable the Internet of Things in the process automation industry. This session is for those that are just getting started on their digital journey as well as those ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Presentation/Paper Operator Effectiveness and the Control Room in the Age of Digitalization Speaker Knocking Down the Barriers to IIoT Adoption Speaker What is a Digitally-Enabled Power Plant? Speaker Co-Author+ Co-Author Energy Innovation: A Focus on Power Generation Data Capture & Analytics in a Competitive Market Speaker 10:30 AM-12:00 PM Room: W305B Format: Panel During this session, our experts will discuss the emergence of a new breed of power purchasers such as community choice aggregations. Panelists will also discuss corporations going green, green banks, and the challenges each bring to achieving financial close. ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Panelist 1 Panelist 2 Panelist 3 Panelist 4 Panelist 5 10:30 AM-12:00 PM 4B - Integrating of Energy Storage with Solar PV Plants Room: W304F Format: Paper This session will discuss the integration of energy storage with PV assets and how this combination optimizes solar energy production and delivery. Panelists will also discuss recent case ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Presentation/Paper Speaker Braving the Extremes: Deploying LADWP’s first “solar + storage” BESS in the Mojave Desert Speaker Speaker Co-Author Co-Author Co-Author A Framework for Utilities to Request PV + Storage (PVS) Assets for Peaking Applications Speaker Co-Author 10:30 AM-12:00 PM 5B - The Devil is in the Details: Industry Trends in PV Project Design - Panel Discussion Room: W306A Format: Panel Designing a profitable solar PV power plant is a complex undertaking not for the faint of heart. This session will examine current design trends for industrial and utility-scale PV projects, offering attendees a deep dive into the RFP process, ground mounting systems, inverter selection and control dynamics. Presentations ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Panelist 3 Panelist 4 10:30 AM-12:00 PM 6B - Optimal Operations & Maintenance for Wind Power Room: W306B Format: Paper This session includes presentations about wind plant topology and frequency response control strategies, operational assessment methods, and turbine inspection best ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Presentation/Paper Wind and Solar Energy System Inspections using Drones Speaker Co-Author Wind Power Plant Control Topology Speaker Co-Author+ Wind Farm Independent Primary Frequency Response Controller Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 10:30 AM-12:00 PM 7B - Meet the Microgrid Experts - Panel Discussion Room: W304G Format: Panel This will be a highly interactive discussion of microgrids, featuring current trends and the outlook of this fast-growing segment of power ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Panelist 1 Panelist 2 Panelist 3 Panelist 4 10:30 AM-12:00 PM 8B - Small And Medium Gas Turbines Room: W307A Format: Paper Market applications for small and medium gas turbines continue to expand due to interest in CHP applications by utilities and other entities seeking reliable on-site power. Our speakers will review these advancements and actual industry ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Presentation/Paper MHPS H-100 (50 Hz) Gas Turbine Validation Results with a New DLN Combustor Speaker Feasibility of Achieving 62% Efficiency for a Combined Cycle Using a 200 MW Gas Turbine Speaker Improvement the efficiency of ABB11D5 Gas Turbine Units at Peak Time in Jeddah Power Plant Speaker 1+ Speaker 2 Investing in the Westinghouse D5/D5A Frame: Technology Revelations Speaker 1+ Speaker 2 Operation and Design of Gas-Fired Plants 10:30 AM-12:00 PM 9B - Building or Adding Operational Flexibility into Combined Cycle Power Plants Room: W307B Format: Paper With increased power generation from renewables, combined cycle power plant operations are required to be more flexible. This session will investigate what is needed to add operational flexibility into combined cycle power ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Presentation/Paper Unlocking the Startup Flexibility of Combined Cycle Plants Speaker 1 Speaker 2+ Best Life Cycle Efficiency and Flexibility at Lowest Total Installed Cost Speaker Fast Starting Combined Cycle Plants : Emission Control Issues During Start-Up and Operation Speaker Co-Author Co-Author Integration of the Advanced Class Gas Turbine with the Combined Cycle Bottoming Cycle Speaker Co-Author Energy Storage and Integration Challenges 11:00 AM-11:30 AM 14E - Flexible Gas Generation and Energy Storage Room: Hub Booth #1033 Session Chair 11:00 AM-11:30 AM Room: Hub Booth #1069 Format: Panel Broad discussion on the current state of nuclear markets, both domestic and international. Topics include plant license renewals, state regulations, and existing market conditions/economics for merchant and regulated ...read more... Session Chair Panelist 1 Panelist 2 Emerging Industry Trends & Technologies 11:00 AM-11:30 AM 16E - Reaching New Heights with UAS in the Generation Space Room: Hub Booth #4183 This session will focus on how Duke uses drones to collect data and leverage 3D point clouds to conduct desktop inspections. This is an improvement over physically having to work at heights and/or confined spaces to conduct the inspections, whether it’s a cooling tower or ...read more... Session Chair Speaker 11:00 AM-11:45 AM Room: Hub Booth #2269 Format: Panel Ever wonder about what’s actually happening when a wind turbine captures the wind and produces electricity? Today’s wind turbines are complex, technologically advanced machines, but perform the same basic function as wind mills dating back to Don Quixote; harnessing the wind to perform work. This course will provide you with ...read more... Speaker Emerging Industry Trends & Technologies 1:00 PM-1:30 PM 16F - Plant Performance Optimization at Antelope Valley Station Room: Hub Booth #4183 Format: Paper Competitive generation markets place an emphasis on optimized unit operation. A vast amount of valuable data is available to help manage and improve unit performance. This session will focus on case studies and examples where predictive analytics have helped improve plant ...read more... Session Chair Presentation/Paper Plant Performance Optimization at Antelope Valley Station Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Co-Author Co-Author 1:00 PM-2:30 PM 10C - Improving the Competitiveness of Coal-Fired Power Plants Room: W304G Format: Paper Coal-fired power plants worldwide are continually challenged to be more competitive to survive amid a revolution in renewable power. This session will discuss various ideas, methods and case studies for improving your coal plants competitiveness in the changing global power ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Presentation/Paper Speaker Increasing Electric Power Through Improvement of Boiler's Steam Generation Speaker Maximizing Unit Dispatchability, Performance and Reliability by Reducing Air In-Leakage Speaker Unaccounted Loss in Power Plant Boilers Speaker Co-Author+ Co-Author Flexible Generation & On-Site Power 1:00 PM-2:30 PM 11C - Rate Base On-Site Power and CHP - Panel Discussion Room: W307D Format: Panel The complex and difficult development of smaller on-site power and combined heat and power assets is being enhanced by regulated utilities supporting and developing projects at customer sites. These projects are designed to provide system-wide shared benefits and as such these projects are being supported in the rate base, ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Panelist 1 Panelist 2 Panelist 3 Panelist 4 Panelist 5 Digital Solutions & Cybersecurity 1:00 PM-2:30 PM 2C - Practical Applications of Digital Twins - Panel Discussion Room: W304E Format: Panel Recently, digital twins have been all the rage; but what exactly is a digital twin and how can it be applied to realize tangible benefits? In this session, we will demystify the digital twin by pulling together a panel of experts who will discuss real-life applications of digital twins ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Panelist 1 Panelist 2 Panelist 3 Panelist 4 1:00 PM-2:30 PM 3C - Risk Mitigation Tools for Financing New Technology - Panel Discussion Room: W305B Format: Panel Panelists examine new and innovative tools for risk sharing and risk mitigation for projects with new technologies, which can expedite project financing. ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Panelist 1 Panelist 2 Panelist 3 Panelist 4 Panelist 5 1:00 PM-2:30 PM 4C - Thermal Energy Storage Solutions Room: W304F Format: Paper Thermal energy storage solutions have made technological progress over the past few years. This session will examine possible alternatives for implementing Thermal energy storage into existing power ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Presentation/Paper Pumped Electricity Storage with Heat and No Mountain Speaker Why Integrate Thermal Energy Storage System into Your Combined Cycle Power Plant? Speaker Co-Author Co-Author Co-Author Transforming Legacy Fossil Generation Plants with Thermal Energy Storage Speaker Co-Author Speaker Co-Author Co-Author Co-Author 1:00 PM-2:30 PM 5C - Considerations for Successful Utility and Distributed Solar Grid Integration - Panel Discussion Room: W306A Format: Paper Our panel discussion will address grid interconnection of both utility and distributed solar electric generation projects and present challenges, experiences and solutions. The panel will discuss handling excess generation and use of historical data to improve operational flexibility, while improving cost efficiencies with data analytics and advances in ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Panelist 1 Panelist 2 Panelist 3 Panelist 4 1:00 PM-2:30 PM 6C - Understanding Regulation and Compliance for Wind Projects Room: W306B Format: Paper Whether you are building, buying, owning, or operating a wind farm connected to the bulk electric system, understanding the impact of the North American Reliability Corporation’s Reliability Standards is important because that could lead to significant penalties. State regulations and reporting and safety requirements play a critical role ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Presentation/Paper Wind Turbine Electrical System Compliance in the United States Speaker Speaker Co-Author+ Cybersecurity for Wind and Solar Projects: Protecting Generation Assets and the Grid Speaker Speaker 1:00 PM-2:30 PM 7C - Diversity in Microgrid Technologies Room: W304G Format: Paper Microgrids can combine a variety of different technologies: new technologies as well as traditional ones in new applications. There is no one solution that fits all. This session highlights innovations in microgrid ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Presentation/Paper Building Resilient Distributed Energy Into Military Microgrids Speaker Making Coal Relative in a Smart Grid World Speaker Buildings as Power Stations: A Modern Concept of Mini and Micro Grids Speaker Notre Dame Turbomachinery Laboratory: Microgrids Speaker Co-Author Co-Author 1:00 PM-2:30 PM 8C - Gas Turbine Maintenance, Upgrades, and Field Experiences Room: W307A Format: Paper As gas turbine operators seek to extend the life of their assets while improving efficiency and reliability, maintenance and predictability are becoming a critical aspect of their asset management plans. This session explores maintenance and operational enhancement options for frame gas turbines to improve reliability, flexibility, and performance. ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Session Co-Chair 2 Presentation/Paper Predicting and Diagnosing Gas Turbine Malfunctions Speaker Speaker Speaker Modernizing of 7FA Gas Turbine LCI Starters Brings New Life to Legacy Systems Speaker Co-Author+ Co-Author Decarbonization & Decentralization 2:00 PM-2:30 PM 13E - Market Design Challenges in a Changing Power Generation Landscape Room: Hub Booth #2269 Format: Panel The ongoing energy transition introduces new challenges to the already complex task of designing and managing electricity markets. This discussion will explore the challenges introduced by increasing variability, how they have been addressed in recent years, and what changes may be coming. Topics include variability forecasting, challenges facing ...read more... Session Chair Panelist 1 Panelist 2 2:00 PM-2:30 PM 15G - Retirement Planning For Power Plants Room: Hub Booth #1069 Format: Panel Coal and other fossil-fueled plant retirements are increasing due to changes in the generation mix, increased use of renewables, and ongoing environmental compliance costs. This session will outline steps to take when planning for retirement and decommissioning efforts, including case studies and discussion on strategies implemented by ...read more... Session Chair Panelist 1 Panelist 2 2:00 PM-2:45 PM Room: Hub Booth #1033 Format: Panel Residential Battery-Based Applications The use of energy storage, specifically in residential applications, has grown considerably in recent years. Whether storing grid power for backup or alternative energy sourced from solar, wind or hydro for daily off-grid use, proper system sizing, product selection & setup ...read more... Speaker Decarbonization & Decentralization 3:00 PM-3:30 PM 13F - Wind Power: Opportunities for Growth Room: Hub Booth #2269 Format: Paper This session will address different opportunities for growth in the wind industry. The discussion will explore lifetime extension opportunities and project development, focusing on long term operation and repowering potentials. Panelists will also discuss opportunities around developing product portfolios for any market segment with a broader range of ...read more... Session Chair Presentation/Paper US Wind Market Growing, but Still has Significant Under-Exploited Potential Speaker Energy Storage and Integration Challenges 3:00 PM-3:30 PM 14G - Generator Performance and O&M Improvements Room: Hub Booth #1033 Format: Paper Innovative solutions will be presented and discussed with a view on generator performance and operation and maintenance improvements. The papers presented will include a mix of real life power plant problem-solving case studies from around the world along with some tutorial and program/process type materials. ...read more... Session Chair Presentation/Paper New Insights into How the Insulation Degrades in a Gas Fired Generator Speaker Generator Life Extension, Performance Upgrade and Maintenance Process Improvement Speaker Co-Author Co-Author Co-Author 3:00 PM-3:30 PM 15H - Compliance With CCR/ELGRequirements Room: Hub Booth #1069 Format: Panel Coal fired power plants are challenged by market economics and regulatory uncertainty, including current CCR requirements and pending ELG. This panel will discuss the interaction between the regulations and strategies for ...read more... Session Chair Panelist 1 Panelist 2 Emerging Industry Trends & Technologies 3:00 PM-3:30 PM 16H - Shortening Planned Outages Durations Room: Hub Booth #4183 Format: Paper As with any process, planning is critical. In supply chain management, a failure to plan properly can be a very costly mistake. In fact, failure may be the unexpected consequence of poor planning across the entire procurement and delivery process. ...read more... Session Chair 3:00 PM-4:30 PM MS I - Large Frame Combustion Turbine Technology Room: W304H Format: Paper Panel discussion of major OEM Gas Turbine advancements, including the latest fleet performance, issues and future enhancements and offerings. ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Presentation/Paper Speaker Co-Author Co-Author Co-Author Speaker Operational Experience of GE’s HA Class Fleet Speaker Co-Author Siemens HL-class: Pushing Performance and Efficiency to the Next Level Speaker 3:00 PM-4:30 PM MS II - Cyber Security- Should You Be Worried? - Panel Discussion Room: W304G Format: Panel Panel of cyber security experts discuss the risks of cyber security for power generation, the challenges of implementation and how best to manage the cyber security ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Panelist 1 Panelist 2 Panelist 3 Panelist 4 3:00 PM-4:30 PM Room: W304F Format: Panel This session will examine the evolving power market from the levelized cost of energy perspective and the impacts of various generation technologies. The facilitated discussion will provide information on cost drivers, impacts of commodity pricing, regulation, subsidies, equipment and capital on each generation type’s competitive ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair 3:00 PM-4:30 PM MS IV - Power Plant Decommissioning/Demolition/Repurposing - Panel Discussion Room: W304E Format: Panel Exelon Nuclear, Duke, Xcel and TRC will present owner and consultant perspectives on decommissioning and asset recovery for aging power plants, including nuclear generation. Strategic options include sell, decommission and sell, hold, decommission and hold or redevelop. The New Tax Act also provides potential avenue for repurposing/redeveloping ...read more... Session Chair Panelist 1 Panelist 2 Panelist 4 Panelist 5 3:00 PM-4:30 PM MS V - The Death of Bulk Power: Is It Exaggerated? - Panel Discussion Room: W304A Format: Panel The rapid growth and prominence in the media of renewable generation, demand response, energy storage, micro-grids, distributed energy and other technologies could lead many to believe that the traditional bulk power market is dead or dying. This session brings together a diverse group of experienced energy leaders to ...read more... Session Chair Session Co-Chair Decarbonization & Decentralization 10:00 AM-10:30 AM 13G - How Low Can Solar Electricity Prices Go? Room: Hub Booth #2269 Format: Panel Further improvements in solar module technologies, balance of system components and O&M as well as regulatory and financing options present opportunities for continued solar electricity cost reduction. It has already achieved 80% reduction in the past decade. In this session, we will discuss the forecast for future cost ...read more... Session Chair Panelist 1 Panelist 2 Emerging Industry Trends & Technologies 10:00 AM-10:30 AM 16J - Emerging Markets in Latin America Room: Hub Booth #4183 Format: Paper In recent years the Latin American market has been transforming as part of a process to create a low-carbon economy. The power sector plays a key role in this region due to the competing needs of electricity coverage and growing per-capita consumption. Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Argentina and other ...read more... Session Chair Presentation/Paper Transformation of Latin America Energy Markets Speaker What Makes for a Successful Reverse Energy Auction: Good Practices from Latin America Speaker Energy Storage and Integration Challenges 11:00 AM-11:30 AM 14J - Decarbonizing the Northeast: Reducing Costs by Increasing Regional Integration Room: Hub Booth #1033 Format: Panel The grid is evolving quickly, moving towards renewable generation, distributed generation and electrification. Speakers will discuss how regionalization and infrastructure build outs can enable the use of resources over a wider geographical scale, how technology can manage the grid of the future and maintain reliability, the need for ...read more... Session Chair Speaker Emerging Industry Trends & Technologies 11:00 AM-11:30 AM 16K - Technologies Utilized in Emerging International Markets Room: Hub Booth #4183 Format: Paper They say necessity is the mother of innovation. This session will discuss challenges facing various international markets and creative solutions that are being implemented to power the world’s energy ...read more... Session Chair Presentation/Paper The Transformational Potential of Geothermal in East Africa's Power Sector Speaker NopalPower - Empowering Individuals, Transforming Communities and Growing a Stronger Planet Speaker
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Krishnan & Associates, Inc.
United States
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algorithmica technologies Inc.
United States
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Senior Research Engineer
Georgia Institute of Technology
United States
Dan Shelledy
Senior Business Development Manager, Energy Solutions
Wartsila North America Inc.
United States
Tyler Murphy
Manager, Marketing, Energy Solutions, Americas
Wärtsilä North America
United States
Gary Dorris, Ph.D.
Chairman & CEO
Ascend Analytics
United States
Chris Mieckowski
Director, Global Solutions Marketing
Siemens Energy
United States
Mark Gillespie
GM Engineering Services
Duke Energy - Fossil Hydro Operations
United States
Jeremy Bero
Program Manager
HDR, Inc.
United States
Thomas Friend
Business Agility Consultant / Block Chain Startup Advisor
Afterburner Inc,
United States
David Henson
CEO
Lancium
United States
Alberto Ferrer
Vice President
Mott MacDonald
United States
Lasantha Sampath Jayasinghe
Climate Change and Hydro Power Potential in the Region and the World
Eco Power Holdings Limited, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Peter Belmonte, P.E.
Vice President & Director, Power Generation
TRC
United States
Kimberly Getgen
VP, Strategic Marketing
Fairbanks Morse Engine
United States
Jonathan Wohl
Senior Vice President - Project Development
DCO Energy LLC
United States
John Hoeft
Sales Director – J920
GE Power
United States
Joseph Ferrari
General Manager, Utility Market Develoment
Wartsila North America Inc.
United States
Jeremy Sutton
Director of Power Resources
Rochester Public Utilities
United States
Jim Lee
Division President
The Boldt Company
United States
Nelson Rosado
Project Associate
Sargent & Lundy
United States
Lee Ward
Regional Business Manager
Rockwell Automation
United States
Mwaura "Felix" Njogu
Chief Technical Officer
Skynotch Energy Africa
Kenya
Brandon Bell
Senior Project Manager
Valdes Engineering Company
United States
Keith Morris, P.Eng.
Technical Advisor
XMPLR Energy
United States
Kenneth Luebbert, P.E.
Performance and Compliance Supervising Engineer
Kansas City Power & Light
United States
Rudy Navarro
Plant manager - Coronado Generating Station
SRP
United States
James Knowlton
Vice President - Business Development
Hyperion Power Services
United States
Karen Ratcliff
Strategic Marketing Manager
Siemens Energy, Inc.
United States
Dan DesRuisseaux
Directory of Cybersecurity - Industry I&T
Schneider Electric
United States
Luke Reznecheck, P.E.
Project Engineer
Cybertrol Engineering
United States
Jason Lachowsky
Industrial IT Engineer
Cybertrol Engineering
United States
Jaime Foose
Director, Security Solutions and Lifecycle Shared Services
Emerson Automation Solutions - Power & Water Solutions
United States
James McQuiggan, CISSP
Product & Solution Security Officer
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
United States
William Damon, III, P.E.
Sr. Vice President, Consulting and Development
HDR
United States
Jeff Hatfield
Director, Business Development
Zachry Group
United States
M. Gary Helm
Lead Market Strategist, Emerging Markets
PJM Interconnection
United States
Mark Halpin
Director
Whitehall & Co. LLC
United States
Kenan Ogelman
Vice President, Commercial Operations
ERCOT
United States
Michael Bedley
Managing Partner
APEX Power Services Corp.
United States
Vibhu Kaushik
Director of Grid Technology & Modernization
Southern California Edison
United States
Jeffrey Penterson
President
RK Griffith & Associates LLC
United States
Frank Jakob
Technology Manager - Energy Storage
Black & Veatch
United States
Brian Reinhart
Manager - Technology Assessments and Technical Due Diligence
Black & Veatch
United States
Jonathon Mollet
Mechanical Engineer, Distributed Energy/CHP
Black & Veatch
United States
Vibhu Kaushik
Director of Grid Technology & Modernization
Southern California Edison
United States
Kurt Waldner
Leader - Marketing, Product Management and Services
GE Energy Storage
United States
Katharina Weeber
Lead Digital Marketing Specialist,
GE Power, Power Services
Switzerland
Griffin Fulmer
Senior Product Marketing Leader Aeroderivative Gas Turbine Services
GE Power
United States
Jason Nassar
Senior Product Manager
GE Power
United States
Néstor Campo
Sales Director-Internal Combustion Engine Power Plants
Indar Electric
Spain
Alex Galarraga
New Developments Manager-Internal Combustion Engine Generators
Indar Electric
Spain
Iker Garmendia
New Business Manager
Indar Electric
Spain
Paul Johnston
Director, Process Engineer
Fluor
United States
Cecil Lawrence
Principal Process Engineer
Fluor Corporation
United States
Michael Schatzmann
Process Engineer
Fluor
United States
Van Nguyen
Process Engineer
Fluor
United States
Adam Forni, PE
Senior Research Analyst
Navigant Research
United States
Daniel Fingleton
Program Manager - Strategic Growth and Special Projects
Solar Turbines
United States
Dalia El Tawy
Director, Thermal Power Solutions
Siemens Energy
United States
Abdulelah Habib
Sr. Controls Development Engineer
Solar Turbines
United States
Chris Fallon
VP DE Renewables & Commerical Portfolio
Duke Energy Renewables
United States
Chris Dunlap
Power Generation Business Development Manager, Americas
Schneider Electric
United States
Guy DeLeonardo
Power Generation Products Product Manager
GE Power
United States
Chris Lyons
Manager, Power Generation
Solar Turbines Incorporated
United States
Elena McKenzie
Market Analyst
Ansaldo Energia Group
United States
Ian Summerside
Global Product Line Manager
PSM - Ansaldo Energia Group
United States
Mats Blomstedt
Technical Service Product Positioning Manager
Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery
Sweden
Aasa Lyckstroem
Product Positioning Manager
Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery AB
Sweden
Jenny Larfeldt
Senior Combustor Expert
Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery AB
Sweden
Mats Björkman
Product Manager
Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery
Sweden
Jeffrey Goldmeer
Director, Gas Turbine Combustion and Fuels Solutions
GE Power
United States
Luke Cowell
Manager, Combustion Strategy
Solar Turbines Inc.
United States
Chris Lyons
Manager, Power Generation
Solar Turbines Incorporated
United States
Jeffrey Schroeter, P.E.
Managing Director
Genova Power Advisors, LLC
United States
Paul Trygstad
President
West Peak Energy LLC
United States
Guy DeLeonardo
Power Generation Products Product Manager
GE Power
United States
Chris Mieckowski
Director, Global Solutions Marketing
Siemens Energy
United States
David McDeed
Seniour Product Manager
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas
United States
Dan Shelledy
Senior Business Development Manager, Energy Solutions
Wartsila North America Inc.
United States
Kishore Billapati, PE
Senior Manager, Generation Asset Management
Southern California Edison
United States
Chris Evanich
Director of Microgrids
S & C Electric Co.
United States
David Santamaria
Vice President and General Manager
Fairbanks Morse
United States
Jeff Myles
Marketing Manager / Product Support
Surrette Battery Co.
Canada
James Underwood
Engineering Program Manager - Energy Storage
Solar Turbines Inc. (A Caterpillar Company)
United States
Donald Maul
Meter Engineer
ERCOT
United States
Henry Perez
Supervisor - Meter Engineering
ERCOT
United States
Joyce Dasch
Power Marketing Director
Emerson Automation Solutions
United States
Aaron Ling
Senior Consultant, Power & New Energy, Americas
Advisian (part of WorleyParsons’ Group)
Canada
Jeffrey Penterson
President
RK Griffith & Associates LLC
United States
Pat Hayes
Business Development Manager, Energy Storage
ABB Inc.
United States
Vernon Smith
Account Manager, Turbine
ABB Inc.
United States
Andrea Burrato
WHR & Energy Storage Product Leader
Baker Hughes, a GE Company
Italy
Teresa Poussard
Director of Project Development, Power
Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
United States
Kendall McFarland
Sr. Engineer
Wisconsin Power & Light
United States
Colleen Scholl
Senior Vice President
HDR
United States
Gary DeRoche
Commissioning Manager
Alliant Energy WPL
United States
Mike Gibbs
Mechanical Engineer Lead
HDR
United States
Todd Young
Project Manager
HDR
United States
Joyce Dasch
Power Marketing Director
Emerson Automation Solutions
United States
Patrick Bangert
CEO
algorithmica technologies Inc.
United States
Paula Mints
Chief Market Research Analyst
SPV Market Research
United States
Jennifer Runyon
Chief Editor, Renewable Energy World
PennWell Corporation
United States
Richard Vesel, Sr.
Business Development
ABB Inc.
United States
William Conlon, P.E.
President
Pintail Power LLC
United States
Mike Voll
Sector Leader - Microgrids & Energy Storage
Stantec Consultant Co.
Canada
Bradley Patterson
Director LNG Products - Natural Gas Business Unit
Duke Energy Commercial Transmission
United States
Sherry Orton
Senior Analyst
Doyle Trading Consultants
United States
Joseph McCallister
Dir Nat Gas Oil & Emissions
Duke Energy
United States
Tom Cornell
Vice President Sales & Commercial Operations SF&ES
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas
United States
Thomas Friend
Business Agility Consultant / Block Chain Startup Advisor
Afterburner Inc,
United States
Thomas Lubnow, Jr.
Vice President
MPR Associates Inc.
United States
Tom Seng
Assistant Professor
University of Tulsa
United States
Reza Akhavain
Business Development Manager - Steam Turbines
EthosEnergy
United States
Edwin Haddad
Consultant
Cochrane Steam LLC
United States
Nolan Frederick
Team Lead
Entergy Texas Inc.
United States
Muhammad Riaz
Manager Steam Turbine Engineering
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas
United States
Lewis Lenard, MBA
Sr. Category Manager
Evergy
United States
Rob Bursch
Marketing Specialist, Steam Turbine Modernizations
Siemens Energy, Inc.
United States
Scott McQueen
Senior Director NRG Technical Services, Steam Turbines
NRG Energy
United States
Andrew Mills
Reverse Engineer
EthosEnergy Power Plant Services USA
United States
Elizabeth Kupcinskas
Senior Engineer
Ethos Energy
United States
Nick Faust
Design Engineer
EthosEnergy Group
United States
Paul DiCristoforo
Manager - Mechanical Design
EthosEnergy
United States
Piotr Smietana
Repair Engineer
Ethos Energy
United States
Vivek Choudhry
Principal Engineer
Siemens Energy Inc.
United States
Rich Rochford
Power Industry Manager
REXA
United States
Alistair Stuart
Sales Engineer
REXA
United States
Justin Rathke
President
Vergent Power Solutions
United States
Halley Dickey
Vice President
Industrial Builders
United States
Kimberly Getgen
VP, Strategic Marketing
Fairbanks Morse Engine
United States
Paul Dunn
President and CTO
Enhanced Energy Group Inc.
United States
Zachary Power
Director
Edison Energy LLC
United States
Yohannes Ghermay
TBD
Siemens Energy, Inc.
United States
Petra Michalke
Marketing Communication Manager
Siemens AG
Germany
Tanja Romahn
Project Manager Gas Turbine Life Cycle Cost Management and Blockchain Initiator
Siemens AG
Germany
Brian Murtha
Black & Veatch Corporation
United States
Carl Atkinson, III, P.E.
Director, Sales and Marketing
Voith Hydro, Inc.
United States
Thomas Sarkus
Industrial Partnerships Manager
National Energy Technology Laboratory, USA Department of Energy
United States
Joseph Mashek, P.E.
Business Development Manager, Energy Group
Burns & McDonnell
United States
Bill Poe
Sr. Principal Technical Consultant
AVEVA
United States
Min-Jae Lee
Instrument and Control Section, Senior Manager
Korea South-East Power Co.
Korea (South)
Deok-Gyu Kim
Instrument & Control Section
Korea South-East Power Co.
Korea (South)
Anupam Sanyal
Director
International Environmental & Energy Consultants Ltd.
United Kingdom
Jeffrey Allen
Director
International Environmental and Energy Consultant
United Kingdom
Ken Parker
Director
International Environmental and Energy Consultants Ltd
United Kingdom
Prit Panesar
Director
IEEC Ltd.
United Kingdom
Tom Plikas
A Fit for Purpose Approach to the Design of an FGR system for NOx Reduction in a Waste Gas Boiler
Hatch Ltd.
Canada
Juan Panama
Global Business Development Manager
Emerson
United States
Jon Towslee, P.E.
Director, Marketing & Business Development
ABB Inc.
United States
Tom Maczuzak
Business Development Manager, Operator Effectiveness
ABB Inc.
United States
Brian Joe
Global Product Manager
Emerson
United States
Daryl Massey
Director
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas
United States
John Kessinger
Executive Director
KessEnergy / MH TG Users' Groups
United States
Koji Imakita
Manager
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Ltd., Japan
Japan
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Presentation - DellaVilla - Energy Innovation: A Focus on Power Generation Data Capture & Analytics 
Salvatore DellaVilla, Jr.
CEO
Strategic Power Systems
United States
Sara Roccisano
Commercial Financing Manager
Centrica Business Solutions
United States
Matthew Thibodeau
Vice President
Sargent & Lundy LLC
United States
Michael Pantelogianis
Co-Head of Power & Infrastructure - North America
Investec
United States
Rob Harmon
Director
MEETS Accelerator Coalition
United States
Kumar Aiyer
CEO
Blueflame Energy Finance
United States
Rachel Davis
Vice President, PACE Originations
Petros PACE Finance
United States
Michael Nguyen
Directory, Energy Group
CommunaLife
United States
Christopher McCallum
Principal Consultant
Lummus Consultants International
United States
Richard Vesel, Sr.
Business Development
ABB Inc.
United States
James Wolter
Managing Partner
Energy Partners LLC
United States
Dan Sowder
Vice President, Power Systems Integration
Doosan GridTech
United States
Ferry Fathoni
M.T
PT. Pertamina (Persero)
Indonesia
Edi Leksono
Ir, MEng, Dr.
Institut Teknologi Bandung
Indonesia
Hery Haerudin
Dr.
PT. Pertamina (Persero)
Indonesia
Irsyad Nashirul Haq
M.T.
Institut Teknologi Bandung
Indonesia
Rob Van Haaren
PV + Storage (PVS) Lead Analyst
First Solar, Inc.
United States
Scott Rackey
PVS Head of Development
First Solar, Inc.
United States
Matt Dorogi
Vice President, Renewables & Storage
West Peak Energy LLC
United States
Gretchen Dolson, PE, LEED AP
Renewable Energy Practice Lead / Vice President
HDR
United States
Kathleen Lentijo
Modeling Inverter Control Dynamics in Weak Grids
Mitsubishi Electric Power Products
United States
Jose Walsh
Solar PV Sub-Sector Lead
Stantec Consulting
Canada
Anant Jain
Staff Engineer
Intertek
United States
Kenneth Pennock
Global Director, Grid Solutions
UL Renewables
United States
George Yeboah
Principal Engineer, Public Service of Oklahoma
American Electric Power
United States
Anant Jain
Staff Engineer
Intertek
United States
Pranav Aramane
SCADA Engineer
Siemens Gamesa
United States
Kerstin Thomson
Director Program Management
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy – SGRE
United States
Phillip Costantinou, P.E.
Senior Automation Engineer
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
United States
Rouslan Tzartzev
Director, Control Center and HV Operations
EDP Renewables North America LLC
United States
Craig Dalziel
Director
GP Strategies
Canada
Chris Dunlap
Power Generation Business Development Manager, Americas
Schneider Electric
United States
Daniel Fingleton
Program Manager - Strategic Growth and Special Projects
Solar Turbines
United States
Bill Abolt
Vice President
AECOM
United States
William Conlon, P.E.
President
Pintail Power LLC
United States
Christopher Cuthbert
Director of Operations
Greensmith Energy
United States
Peter Asmus
Research Director, Energy
Navigant Research
United States
Stephen Reid, P.E.
President
TG Advisers Inc.
United States
Brian Stewart
Senior Engineering Manager
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
United States
L.Todd Shaw, P.E.
Director, Industrial Gas Turbine Products
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas Inc.
United States
Justin Zachary
President
Expertech Engineering Corporation
United States
Aldaabali Hamzah
Generation Engineering Specialist
Saudi Electricity Company
Saudi Arabia
Hatim Munshi
Generation Engineering Specialist
Saudi Electricity Company
Saudi Arabia
Tony Deal
TBD
Siemens Energy, Inc.
United States
Jose Rafel Serje Polo
Maintenance Director
Celsia
Colombia
Patrick Albert
Director - Proposal Engineering Support
Siemens Energy Inc.
United States
Yogesh Patel
Engineering Fellow
Tampa Electric
United States
Timothy Bosworth
Project Manager
FPL - Power Generation Division
United States
James Nyenhuis
Performance Engineer
Emerson Automation Solutions
United States
Jason Rowell
Associate Vice President and Turbine Technologies Manager
Black & Veatch
United States
Darryl Taylor
Manager Central Engg.
Vogt Power International
United States
Akber Pasha
Technical Director
Consultant
United States
Matt Schnitzer
Proposal Engineer
Vogt Power
United States
Brian Stewart
Senior Engineering Manager
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
United States
Christopher Bethel
Assistant Engineering Manager, Process Engineering
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
United States
Jim Neurohr
Regional Sales Manager - North America
PW Power Systems Inc.
United States
Rick Higginbotham
Executive Vice President
Research Solutions Group
United States
Doug Vine
Senior Energy Fellow
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
United States
Reiner Kuhr, P.E.
Senior Principal Consultant
Lummus Consultants International
United States
Karen Bertram
President
Integrated Energy LLC
United States
Jacob Velky
Manager - Unmanned Aerial Systems
Duke Energy Aviation Services
United States
John Keller
President, CEO and Founder
InventivEnergy
United States
Jeff Sullivan
Director of Continuous Improvement
Duke Energy
United States
Joshua Raynes
Performance Engineer
Basin Electric Power Cooperative
United States
Neel Parikh
Principal Engineer
Siemens Energy, Inc.
United States
Bernd Fuetterer
Principal Engineer
Siemens Energy, Inc.
United States
Kyle Keidel
Performance Engineer
Basin Electric Power Cooperative
United States
Jim Monette
Vice President, Sales
Babcock Power Services Inc.
United States
Merrill Jones
Sr. Director Business Development
Day & Zimmerman ECM
United States
Una Nowling, P.E., M.Sc.
Technology Leader, Fuels & Reliability
Black & Veatch
United States
Juhyun Kim
Assistant Manager
Korea South East Power Company
Korea (South)
Patrick Fitzgerald
Air In-Leakage Reduction Manager
High Temperature Technologies
United States
Robb Jackson
CEO
Industrial Thermal Systems
United States
Zeljko Warga, PhD
Boilers heat transfer specialist
Independent consultant
Slovenia
Peter Novak
Professor Emeritus
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Dept. (Faculty) of Mechanical Engineering
Slovenia
Gary Hilberg
President
Continuum Energy
United States
Jon Rodriguez, P.E.
Business Development Manager
ABB, Inc.
United States
Dale Bradshaw
CEO/Consultant to NRECA and CEATI
Electrivation LLC
United States
Kurt Koenig
VP Project Development
DCO Energy
United States
Ken Duvall
Managing Partner/CEO
Sterling Energy Group, LLC
United States
Charles Conlen
Vice President, Commercial Strategy
DTE Energy Resources
United States
Greg Fields
Managing Director Business Dev
Duke Energy
United States
Mark Hachenski
Executive - Product Manager
GE
United States
Timothy Fuller
Business Development Manager
Babcock & Wilcox
United States
Timoteo Lujan
Shift Supervisor/Special Projects
Tri-State G&T Association
United States
Rolf Orsagh
Manager of Testing Services
SimuTech Group
United States
Eric Kauffman
Product Manager
GE Power
United States
Scott Cloyd
General Manager, Gas Turbine Service Engineering
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc.
United States
Richard Matsui
CEO
kWh analytics
United States
Raj Chudgar
President
Viridity Energy Solutions Inc.
United States
Rob Eberhardt
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright
United States
Joel Cohn
Partner
CohnReznick, LLP
United States
Barney Schauble
Managing Parner
Nephila Advisors LLC
United States
Kyle Hatzes
Vice President
Deutsche Bank
United States
Jared Johnson
Vice President, Weather & Energy Origination
Swiss Re
United States
Joseph Buckler
Project Manager
Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc.
United States
Jeff Myles
Marketing Manager / Product Support
Surrette Battery Co.
Canada
Sebastian Freund
Sr. Engineer
Google X
United States
Javier Alvarez
Vice President
Idom Consulting Engineering, Architecture S.A.U.
United States
Alex Azpitarte
Mechanical Engineer
Idom
United States
Alireza Mokhtarzadeh
Technical Director
Idom
United States
Susana Martinez
IDOM Renewable Energy Manager
Idom
Spain
Bill Capp
Founder
Grid Storage Consulting
United States
Scott Frazier
CEO
Bright Energy Storage Technologies
United States
Jeremy Dockter
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Expansion Energy LLC
United States
David Beck
Managing Partner
Audubon Engineering Company LLC
United States
David Vandor
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Expansion Energy LLC
United States
Gene Larson
VP, Project Development
SNC Lavalin
United States
Robert Jackson
National Market Director - Solar Power/Energy Storage
TRC
United States
Todd Kerschbaum
Chief Technical Officer
JERA Americas
United States
Nachum Sadan
CEO
GridEdge Networks
United States
Ketut Dartawan
Managing Principal
Pterra, LLC
United States
Mahesh Morjaria
VP, PV Systems
First Solar
United States
Mark Kimball, P.E.
Project Director - Solar
Eversource
United States
Kenneth Pennock
Global Director, Grid Solutions
UL Renewables
United States
George Yeboah
Principal Engineer, Public Service of Oklahoma
American Electric Power
United States
Anant Jain
Staff Engineer
Intertek
United States
Pranav Aramane
SCADA Engineer
Siemens Gamesa
United States
Kerstin Thomson
Director Program Management
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy – SGRE
United States
Bruce Bailey
Senior Advisor, Energy and Power Technologies
UL
United States
Neal Gyngard
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Tower Climbing Grease Monkeys
United States
Dalia El Tawy
Director, Thermal Power Solutions
Siemens Energy
United States
Kishore Billapati, PE
Senior Manager, Generation Asset Management
Southern California Edison
United States
Tony Soverns
Chief Technology Officer
Go Electric, Inc.
United States
Chilkoot Ward
Director of Utilities
University of Alaska Fairbanks
United States
Olufemi Ogunkeye
Architect
Innovation City Ventures
Nigeria
John Robert "Bob" Fagan
Business Consultant
Notre Dame Turbomachinery Laboratory
United States
Joshua Cameron
Director
Notre Dame Turbomachinery Laboratory
United States
Scott Morris
Professor, Research Director
Notre Dame Turbomachinery Laboratory
United States
Thomas Reed, PE, PMP
Project Engineering Manager
McDermott
United States
Tom Ghesquiere
Consultant
United States
Brian Reinhart
Manager - Technology Assessments and Technical Due Diligence
Black & Veatch
United States
Patrick Bangert
CEO
algorithmica technologies Inc.
United States
Jinyi Jung
Senior Manager
Shinincheon Combined Cycle Power Plant, Korea Southern Power Company
Korea (South)
Scott Keller
Technical Lead, Structural Engineer
PSM – Ansaldo Energia Group
United States
John Downing
Chief Executive Officer
Turbine Controls and Excitation Group
United States
Manish Verma
Sales Application Engineer
TMEIC
United States
Barry Dick
Applications Engineer
TMEIC Corporation
United States
Laura Nicholson
Energy Consultant
KLN Energy Consulting
United States
Tom Rumsey
SVP, External Affairs
Competitive Power Ventures Inc.
United States
David Schweizer
Manager, Generation
PJM Interconnection
United States
Jason Eichenberger
Associate Civil Engineer
Burns & McDonnell
United States
Jeffery Pope, PE
Manager, Facility Decommissioning & Demolition Services
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co., Inc.
United States
Troy Booth
Senior Project Manager - Decommissioning
Alliant Energy
United States
Jeff Myles
Marketing Manager / Product Support
Surrette Battery Co.
Canada
Kerstin Thomson
Director Program Management
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy – SGRE
United States
Philip Totaro
CEO
Totaro & Associates
United States
Russell Chetwynd
Service Manager
National Electric Coil
United States
Peter Kung
President
QPS Photronics Inc.
Canada
Jeonggeon Lee
Assistant Manager
KOEN (Korea Energy)
Korea (South)
Heechul Kang
Senior Manager
KOEN
Korea (South)
Hyungkuk Kim
General Manager
KOEN
Korea (South)
Wooyong Kim
Vice President
KOEN
Korea (South)
Clark Harrison
Director - Business Development
Purestream Services
United States
Jared Morrison
Director, Water and Wastewater Programs
Westar Energy Inc.
United States
Jerry Purvis
VP Environmental
East Kentucky Power Co-Op
United States
Rob Gappa
Project Manager
MasTec Power
United States
Donald Schubert
Owner
SHL Consulting LLC
United States
Jeffrey Benoit
Vice President, Product Management & Marketing
PSM – Ansaldo Energia Group
United States
Carlos Koeneke, Ph.D.
Vice President, Project Engineering
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc.
United States
Daryl Massey
Director
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas
United States
Itaru Endo
Engineer; Service Business Strategy, Service Project Engineering Department
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
Japan
Toshishige Ai
Gas Turbine Design Deputy Manager
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
Japan
Thorsten Osterhage
Product Manager
Ansaldo Energia
Switzerland
Christopher Corron
Product Manager - 60 Hz Plant & Integrated Systems
GE Power
United States
Jonathan Truitt
7HA Product Manager
GE Power & Water
United States
Pratyush Nag
Director of Advanced Product Development
Siemens AG
United States
Scott Affelt
President
XMPLR Energy
United States
James Knowlton
Vice President - Business Development
Hyperion Power Services
United States
Dee Kimata
Cyber Security and Collaborative Operations Centers Product Manager
ABB Inc.
United States
Ali Elnaamani
Head of Cyber Security - Power Generation Services
Siemens Energy, Inc
United States
Will Simmons
Cyber Security Analyst
Seminole Electric Cooperative Inc.
United States
Reid Fudge
Chief Information Security Officer
Tri-State G&T Assoc.
United States
Gretchen Dolson, PE, LEED AP
Renewable Energy Practice Lead / Vice President
HDR
United States
Jennifer Runyon
Chief Editor, Renewable Energy World
PennWell Corporation
United States
Peter Belmonte, P.E.
Vice President & Director, Power Generation
TRC
United States
Dennis Dunning
United States
Robert Osborn, Esq.
Director Strategic Revenue Initiatives Corporate
Xcel Energy
United States
Todd Thomas
Manager - Regulated Plant Demolition - Retirement
Duke Energy
United States
Edward Malley
Vice President Power & Utility Development
TRC
United States
Gary Hilberg
President
Continuum Energy
United States
Bradley Patterson
Director LNG Products - Natural Gas Business Unit
Duke Energy Commercial Transmission
United States
Mahesh Morjaria
VP, PV Systems
First Solar
United States
Dale Bradshaw
CEO/Consultant to NRECA and CEATI
Electrivation LLC
United States
Steven Chan
CEO
Sungrow USA Corp.
United States
Juan Carlos Olmedo
CEO
Narvik Energy
Chile
Omar Olvera
Marketing
Siemens
United States
Johanna Koolemans-Beynen
Senior Program Coordinator
United Stated Energy Association
United States
Thomas Lubnow, Jr.
Vice President
MPR Associates Inc.
United States
Gary Sutherland
Relationship Manager, Business Development Group
Hydro-Quebec
Canada
Arvind Patel, P.E.
Director of Power & Engineering
Valdes Engineering Co.
United States
Caitlin Smith
Senior Program Coordinator
United States Energy Association
United States
Dorian Dickinson
Managing Partner
GSD Innovations, LLC
United States
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