THE FUTURE OF GAS TURBINE TECHNOLOGY - ETN

07:00 Registration and welcome coffee
THE FUTURE OF GAS TURBINE TECHNOLOGY
DAY 1
MORNING, WEDNESDAY 17 OCTOBER 2012
THE FUTURE OF GAS TURBINE TECHNOLOGY
6 TH INTERNATIONAL GAS TURBINE CONFERENCE
08:15 Welcome note: Key points from the 2010 Conference and
Introduction to IGTC-12
Christer Björkqvist, Managing Director, ETN and
Bernard Quoix, Total and President of ETN
08:30 POWER GENERATION TRENDS AND THE ROLE
OF GAS TURBINES IN THE ENERGY MIX TOWARDS
A DECARBONISED ECONOMY BY 2050
Chair: Michael Ladwig, Director Scientific Collaboration,
Alstom Power
What has changed in the future energy outlook during the last
2 years
• Energy policy changes and developments linked to GT
technology
• Energy market trends including fuel supply
• Emission regulations and targets
• Security of supply
Speakers:
• The changing role of natural gas in a clean energy system
Steve Heinen, Energy Analyst, Energy Technology Policy
Division, International Energy Agency
• EU’s 20/20/20 goals & EU’s 2050 Energy Roadmap
Philip Lowe, Director-General for Energy, European
Commission
• The Future of Ground Power Gas Turbines - An American
Perspective
Richard Tuthill, Chairman, Gas Turbine Association (GTA),US
Panel discussion
Moderator: Junior Isles, The Energy Industry Times
Panellists: Philip Lowe, European Commission; Richard Tuthill,
Gas Turbine Association,US; Steve Heinen, International Energy
Agency; Mark Johnston, WWF
10:20 Coffee break offered by Siemens
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POWER GENERATION TRENDS AND THE
ROLE OF GAS TURBINES IN THE ENERGY MIX
TOWARDS A DECARBONISED ECONOMY BY 2050
The opening session will examine the trends and
policies driving gas-fired generation, and analyse
whether gas has a long-term future. The increasing
availability of gas combined with the need for flexible
generation to support renewables is creating what
has been named a ‘golden age for gas’ with a boom in
gas-fired generation. According to the International
Energy Agency (IEA) natural gas use could increase
dramatically and meet more than 25% of global energy
demand by 2035. The replacement of other fossil fuels
with gas would lead to lower emissions; however
the IEA scenario for increased gas consumption will
not fulfil the longer-term climate change targets. A
number of questions therefore still surround its future:
• Will energy policies change to accommodate an
increased use of gas-fired generation?
• What part will gas play in the near- to mid-term?
• What is the role for gas in the EU beyond 2050?
• Is the increased availability a global phenomenon?
• What has been the impact of US shale gas and are
there lessons to be learned in Europe?