Meeting Europe’s power transition challenge
Navigating the shift to the low carbon future provides pressing theme for POWER-GEN Europe 2014
London, UK, 9thDecember 2013 – POWER-GEN Europe, the leading event for power industry professionals, has announced its conference programme for this year’s show. Taking place in Cologne, Germany from 3-5 June 2014, the conference will examine how integration, interconnectivity, and decentralisation are all key to helping Europe move towards a low carbon future.
Change is sweeping the European power industry as the integration of renewables gains pace, and the debate on whether renewables would form a significant part of the future power generation infrastructure has moved on considerably. The question is no longer ‘if’ the transition will take place, but ‘how’. Nowhere has the scale and complexity of the challenge been more apparent than in Germany, where the ‘Energiewende’ has placed the delicate balancing act that Europe’s power industry must perform at the heart of business and political discussion.
“The recession and economic slowdown across Europe has meant the political focus has been on financial markets, with energy pushed to the sidelines,” says Nigel Blackaby, conference director, POWER-GEN Europe 2014. “But as the economy recovers and the banks become stronger, the power industry needs to ensure it doesn’t become the next crisis. At a time when the market is in transition and flux, and with ongoing conflict between European policy and those of member states, it is all the more important for power industry professionals to come together to devise strategies and solutions to keep the lights on and the industry pumping.”
Co-located with Renewable Energy World Europe, the POWER-GEN Europe 2014 conference provides a unique forum to discuss how the conventional power sector is going to operate in markets where at times there is enough wind and solar generation to provide a large proportion, if not all of the supply. Besides this strategy for a changing power sector, topics for the strategic tracks include: Low to zero Co₂ emissions, gas fired generation, advanced & flexible steam plants, generators, monitoring and automation, and optimising existing plants.
The conference will also feature the latest technological options for achieving a combination of renewable power system solutions with flexible low to zero carbon, and fossil power plants serving as base load. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet the world’s foremost technology providers and thought leaders, gain a thorough understanding of the innovative technologies available, and how they can be implemented to realise a balance of clean, affordable electricity that is both reliable and secure.
To see the conference Grid-at-a-glance, please go to: http://s36.a2zinc.net/clients/pennwell/pge2014/CUSTOM/Handout/PGE%20Quick%20Grid%202014.pdf
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POWER-GEN Europe and Renewable Energy World Europe are owned and organised by PennWell Corporation. These events form part of a series staged annually in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, and provide exhibitors with an international ‘one-stop-shop’ for penetrating markets and presenting their products and services to a global audience. For delegates and visitors, the events offer a dedicated forum tailored to their specific regional needs, putting them in touch with suppliers of solutions to their particular problems. The conferences address topical issues critical to the development of power generation in the host region. For more information please visit www.powergeneurope.com
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