Hydropower Development: Europe 2015

Exclusive Site Visit at Kaprun – Tuesday 22nd September 2015

During the afternoon of 22nd September 2015 a limited number of conference attendees will receive a unique opportunity to visit VERBUND Reservoirs in Kaprun.

There is no extra charge to attend the site visit, but spaces are limited and allocated on a first come first served basis. Please register your attendance for the site visit when booking for the conference.

Kaprun Main Stage Storage Power Plant

Kaprun Upper Stage Pumped Storage Power Plant

• Hydropower regulation outlook
• Financing development of hydro
• Place of hydro in the new energy world after energy transition: hydro as an asset of the future or an old one?
• Civil Engineering in dam construction
• Best practices for assessing the influence of climate changes on plants operation and energy generation
• The role of small hydro
• Operation and maintenance practices
• Maximizing the benefits of existing power plants by timely refurbishment and upgrading
• Pumped storage plants retrofit and upgrades – case histories

• Otto Pirker, Senior Advisor, Holding, Public Affairs, VERBUND and Eurelectric  WG Hydro (Chair Day 1)
• Ghislain Weisrock, Director of International Relationships, GDF SUEZ Energie France (Chair Day 2)
• Sergio Grigatti, Project & Operations Business Support Manager, Enel Produzione
• Peter Matt, Head of Engineering Services, Vorarlberger Illwerke AG
• Robert Fenz, Head Of National/International Water Management, Federal Ministry Of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment & Water, Austria
• Norbert Bock, Board Member, Small Hydro Association Austria & Energy Generation/Hydropower, Wien Energie GmbH
• Andrea Panizzo, Head of Hydropower Business Development, Enel Green Power SpA
• Pierre Biedermann, Principal Environmental Advisor, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• Olivier Teller, Product Director, Alstom Renewable Power Hydro
• Mirjam Sick, Vice President Global R&D Program and Innovation, ANDRITZ HYDRO
• Ueli Aebi, Mechanical Engineer, BKW Energie AG
• Josef Lampl, Managing Director, Kössler GmbH & Co KG.
• Damir Dolenc, Head of Research & Development Department, Litostroj Power
• Gerald Zenz, Hydraulic Engineering And Water Resources Management, TU Graz
• Adam Adamkowski, Head Of The Hydropower Department, Polish Academy Of Sciences
  
• Ånund Killingtveit, Professor Department Of Hydraulic And Environmental Engineering, NTNU
• Julio Alterach, Sustainable Development And Energy Resources Department, Ricerca Sul Sistema Energetico – RSE Spa
• Niko Iliadis, Founder, Owner And MD, EnerCo
• Thomas Fritz, Business Development Director, ILF Consulting Engineers
• Hugues Albanel, Chairman Of The Management Board, Hydrowatt

• Otto Pirker – Senior Advisor, Holding, Public Affairs, VERBUND and Eurelectric WG Hydro
• Michael Detering – Head of Asset Management Hydro, RWE Innogy GmbH
• Ghislain Weisrock – Director of International Relationships, GDF SUEZ Energie France
• Peter Matt – Head of Engineering Services, Vorarlberger Illwerke AG
• Andrea Panizzo – Head of Hydropower Business Development, Enel Green Power SpA
• Fabrizio Sala – Senior Civil Hydraulic/Hydropower Engineer, Edison spa

Company type:

Hydro Energy Companies
Engineering Companies

Grid Companies
Machinery Service Providers
Consultants
Regulators

Job functions:

Plant Manager

Product Director

Operations-Hydropower Plants

Head of Pumped Storage

Energy Policy & Generation

Hydropower Engineer

Hydro Power & Energy Storage

Hydropower Sustainability

‎Project Manager

Manager for Hydro R&D

‎Hydraulic R&D Engineer

The Litostroj Power Group is the right partner for custom-made, integrated solutions for hydroelectric power generation equipment with unit output of up to 350 MW.

For hydropower plants and pumping stations we provide:

• Water-to-wire solutions
• New installations
• Rehabilitations
• Upgradings
• Overhauls
• Model testing

INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS

The guiding principle of our work is the introduction of technical improvements that lead to increased and optimized energy production and a longer service life of a power plant. The requirements regarding the operational safety of a power plant, the high quality of the components installed and the environmental protection are strictly followed.

The Litostroj Power Group is committed to customer satisfaction. Such a commitment requires, among other things, broad knowledge and wide experience associated with flexibility, short response time, and, last but not least, modern manufacturing equipment.

IMPLEMENTED PROJECTS IN MORE THAN 60 COUNTRIES

• More than 22 GW total installed power
• More than 800 water turbines
• 150 pumping stations
• 1200 large cranes
• 7000 large presses & die casting machines
• 70 years of experience

http://www.litostrojpower.eu/

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