The 4th International Gas Turbine Conference - Future of Gas Turbine Technology was held in Brussels on 15-16 October 2008. More than 140 participants from Europe, US, Middle East and Asia attended the conference. A quarter of them were gas turbine users, and more than a third from OEMs and third party suppliers.
Participants gathered in a climate of rising demand of reducing emission and fuel flexibility. Policy maker from the EU presented the current status of the industrial emissions regulation. The US Department of Energy reported on the progress of technology R&D programmes in the US. A panel cosisted of OEM, GT users, research institute and policy makers discussed the role of gas turbine technology improvement in reaching climate policy goals.
The high level keynote sections were accompanied by technical presentations on some of the major technology breakthroughs in the gas turbine industry.
Conference Keynote Speakers
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Wim Hardeveld, Global Manager Rotating Equipment, Shell Global Solutions
Wolfgang Menapace, Director of Project Strategy & Marketing, Siemens
Nick Otter, Director of Technology and External Affairs, Alstom Power
Dave Wallis, Gas Turbine Generations Manager, RWE nPower
Paul Browning, Vice President, Solar Turbines
Gerhard Mueller, Senior Risk Consultant, Allianz
Derek Taylor, Senior Advisor, DG Transport and Energy, European Commission
Marienne Wenning, Head of Unit for Industrial Emissions, DG Environment, European Commission
Victor Der, Director, US Department of Energy DoE
Phil Ligrani, Oxford University
Peter Childs, Imperial College London
Riti Singh, Cranfield University, ETN Board member