New Trends in Power Generation

• Gas Turbines and Reciprocating Engines
• Waste to Energy – a practical solution to large cities
• Biomass – Gasification and Incineration approaches
• PC and CFB Combustion Boilers
• Coal – Advanced Technologies to reduce environmental effects
• Natural Gas: new international pipelines with TANAP and Turkish Stream, storage increasing LNG terminals, a new market: FSRU’s
• HRSGs & BOP
• Hydro Plants and Water storage – Basis to system balance
• Is Pump Storage feasible for Turkey
• Wind and Solar – Booming around the World
• New trends in Wind turbines – larger scale turbines, improved blade and tower designs
• Turkish equipment manufacturers for Wind and Solar systems.
• Solar – Costs are reducing while efficiency is increasing; when will the grid parity satisfy the economics?
• Energy Storage Technologies – small and large scale storage applications
• Hybrid Solutions
• Planning the Flexible generation Operations.
• Future of Nuclear power as base loads
• Battery Technologies

Digitalization & Data

• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Cybersecurity
• Grid Management Automation Solutions
• Plant Digitalization, Automation & Controls
• Real Time Data Technology and Analyses

Distributed Electricity Generation Resources

• Distributed Energy Resources Management Systems (DERMS)
• Electric Vehicles (EV): Charging Infrastructure and storage capabilities
• Electricity Generators’ and Distributors’ role in Smart Cities
• Energy Storage at homes and commercial places
• Heating, Cooling and cogeneration system integration
• Small Scale Renewables: Technologies, Project development and Grid Integration
• Solar Roof-Top Applications

Environmental Issues

• NOx, SOx and Particle emissions: Control Strategies and Technologies
• Strategies and Technologies to Reduce Water Usage
• Environmental adaptation of growing renewable power
• Weather & Climate Issues

Asset Management & Optimization

• Asset Optimization and new Project Development
• Asset Management, Well planned Maintenance programs
• Data Driven O & M Strategies
• Decommissioning, re-location and Re-purposing
• Digitalization of Assets (Grids, Conventional or Renewable plants)
• Grid Architecture repowering and reinforcement
• Life Extension and Refurbishments
• Disaster Planning
• Workforce Management & Optimization

Customer Strategies, Technologies and Advanced Metering Infrastructure

• Behind-the-Meter Strategies
• Energy Management
• Consumer Engagement and Management
• Energy Efficiency Programs
• Internet of Things
• Products and Energy Services
• Prosumers
• Smart Buildings and Smart Cities
• Understanding of Turkish Consumer Tariffs and purchasing power from the liberal market
• Advanced Customer services, Billing and Payment Systems

Smart Grid & Smart Infrastructure

• Advanced Distribution Management Systems
• Communication and Network Technologies
• Energy Storage and the Grid
• Grid Planning Strategies – Real-Life Examples
• Grid’s Role in Security of Supply
• HV Infrastructure and Interconnectors
• Integrating Centralized and Decentralized Energy into the Grid
• Operating the Green Grid

Energy Strategies Turkey

• Policy and Regulatory Issues (2030 Climate & Energy Framework, Energy Roadmap 2050)
• Paris Agreement (COP21)
• Tariffs and Incentives for Renewable Energy Development-(feed-in tariffs beyond 2020-YEKDEM)
• Capacity Markets and other Mechanisms
• Regulations for hybrid power plants
• Future of Unlicensed Power Plants – what will happen after 10th year of operation?
• Financing Infrastructure Investments: How strong is the local financing sector?
• Mergers and Acquisition Activities
• Optimized Power Generation
• Sector horizontal and vertical Coupling
• Offering Shares to “Borsa Istanbul”
• Local Manufacturing of power plant equipment: Which manufacturing technologies are expected to be localized resulting from the executed wind and solar tenders. What is the future tenders driving local manufacturing?
• Women in Energy Sector