Special Focus: POWER-GEN Europe 2013
Moreover, the energy industry is constantly striving for and achieving greater efficiency, with marginal gains being found through programmes of plant refurbishment and modernisation.
Retro-fit and modernisation A relatively modest retro-fit and modernisation programme at an existing power plant can deliver an increase in efficiency of several per centage points. And if an extra 10 per cent efficiency in terms of power generation is achieved at a large power plant, this can almost equate to what can be achieved by building a small power plant - but at significantly lower cost. In many ways, the power industry continues to successfully solve its most pressing challenges and it is much more efficient than it was. Te main challenge of course, is continued business uncertainty and the risk that companies might be inclined to cut back on R&D. Fortunately, the power industry has been to a
certain extent sheltered from the downturn as it continues to drive forward in its own efforts to meet targets on decarbonisation, energy efficiency and green energy.
POWER-GEN Europe 2013 Now in its 21st year, POWER-GEN Europe, co-located with Renewable Energy World Europe, offers the largest and most comprehensive conference and exhibition for the European electricity and power technology sectors. Te combination of conferences and exhibitions
across the entire spectrum of power generation is unique and is serving the vital move towards integrating
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the traditional fossil fuel and fast-growing renewable generation sectors. POWER-GEN Europe 2012 attracted more than 13,000 attendees 13,014 attendees from 105 countries and 595 exhibitors and 1,054 delegates. Show highlights included opening keynote speeches
from Laslo Varro, Head of IEA’s Gas, Coal and Power Division; Bernard Fischer CEO of E.ON Generation; and Michael Süß, CEO of Siemens Energy Sector Germany, all of whom shared their visions for the future of the energy industry. Meanwhile, many of the other presentations
throughout the show focused on exciting new technology developments, particularly in the areas of biomass and coal-firing while also confirming interest in the progress of commercialising CCS (carbon capture and storage). POWER-GEN Europe 2013 is being held from the 4th to the 6th of June 2013, and is taking place at Messe Wien, Vienna, Austria. Taking Keeping Europe’s Power Flowing as the theme across POWER-GEN Europe and its co-located event Renewable Energy World Europe, the conference sessions will cover strategic and technical topics chosen and presented by leading practitioners from the power industry itself. For more information, please visit the POWER-
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Nigel Blackaby is Conference Director, POWER-GEN Europe, Waltham Abbey, Essex, UK.
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