Happy New Year from PennWell! This can only mean one thing – a new country, a new venue and a new theme for POWER-GEN Europe.
This year’s conference and exhibition will be taking place from 12-14 June at the KölnMesse, Cologne. As the leading event for the international power industry, the overriding theme will be ‘Integrating the power sector’, and nowhere is this issue more compelling than in Germany, following the country’s decision to phase out all nuclear power by 2022.
Europe’s future electricity supply is facing a major integration challenge – a convergence between existing conventional power and the fast-growing renewable generation sector. Flexible solutions are increasingly being brought to the market, raising the question of how to service this evolving energy sector. POWER-GEN Europe will bring together leading figures in the industry to address this compelling issue.
Plans for the conference tracks, exhibitors and speakers are also in full swing. Dr. Michael Suess, Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Energy Sector and Member of the Managing Board Siemens AG has already been confirmed as a speaker for the opening keynote session. The full conference programme will also include sessions on flexible generation, electricity storage, smart grids and infrastructure management.
Last year, the exhibition attracted 15,000 attendees and the conference featured 70 sessions, with 250 speakers presenting over the three days. We can’t wait to build on this success in Cologne!
For more information about the show, please visit www.powergeneurope.com.
