6TH INTERNATIONAL GAS TURBINE CONFERENCE
17-18 October 2012 • Brussels, Belgium
www.etn-gasturbine.eu
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WELCOME of gas turbine technology will face, as well as promising gas turbine developments. The key topics to be addressed are:
THE FUTURE OF GAS TURBINE TECHNOLOGY
Dear IGTC-12 Participant, On behalf of the ETN Board and the IGTC-12 Conference Advisory Board I am very pleased to welcome you to the 6th biennual International Gas Turbine Conference in Brussels. In the next two days, I hope that you will enjoy the opportunity to join policy makers and gas turbine specialists from the whole value chain to discuss the future energy policy, market and technical challenges which our industry will face. The keynote sessions will debate the medium and longer term outlook for the gas turbine industry. Distinguished speakers during these sessions include political delegates from the European Commission and the International Energy Agency, as well as high-level industry representatives and experts from the gas turbine research community. Once the keynote sessions have outlined the political and commercial expectations of the future, we will run parallel sessions presenting future challenges which the operators
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Flexible operation & fuel flexibility Plant & system integration Maintenance for gas turbines Core gas turbine engine component and process innovation The requirements and on-going R&D projects for the development of the next generation of gas turbine technology will then be presented in technical parallel session on: Combustion Turbomachinery & system analysis Materials Advanced sensors & controls I would like to extend a warm thank you to all our speakers as well as to our generous sponsors, who all play an important part in