Workshop Program


Monday, October 17th
Day One Moderator: Scott Hastie, Liburdi Turbines Services / Chair, IAGT Committee
7:30 am - 8:30 amRegistration and Hot Breakfast
Grand Salon Foyer
8:30 am - 9:00 amIntroduction and Keynote
Grand Salon
Michèle Thébeau, Manager, Natural Gas Technology and Innovation , Union Gas Ltd.
OVERVIEW OF GAS TURBINE SYSTEMS
9:00 am - 9:45 am Gas Turbine Basics
Grand Salon
Jim Noordermeer, Power & Thermal Generation Engineering Consultant
9:45 am - 10:15 amCanadian Outlook for Bio-Energy with Gas Turbines
Grand Salon
Jonathan Martin, Manager, BioEnergy Program, National Research Council Canada
10:15 am - 10:45 pmOpportunities for Renewable Natural Gas - Canadian Gas Association
Grand Salon
Paul Cheliak, Director, Innovation and New Markets, Canadian Gas Association
10:45 am - 11:00 amRefreshments
Grand Salon Foyer
11:00 am - 11:30 am Minimizing GHG and Air Pollution Emissions
Grand Salon
Manfred Klein, MA Klein & Associates
11:30 pm - 12:15 pmGas Turbine Operations for Natural Gas Compression
Grand Salon
Darryl Arnold, Principle Design Engineer, Union Gas Ltd
Boye Olaoye, Project EIT, Union Gas Ltd
12:15 pm - 1:30 pmLunch
Grand Salon Foyer
1:30 pm - 1:45 pmSiemens Tour Briefing
Grand Salon
Kathleen Bohan, Combustion Group, Siemens Canada
2:00 pmA Plant tour of Siemens Energy
Attendees may bring safety shoes if they wish but it is not mandatory. Close toed shoes are a must.
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmReturn

Tuesday, October 18th - With the participation by CanmetENERGY and the National Research Council of Canada
Day Two Moderator : Bob Wellington, Union Gas / Vice-Chair, IAGT Committee
7:30 am - 8:30 amRegistration and Hot Breakfast
Grand Salon Foyer
8:30 am - 9:00 amEnergy Innovation Support
Grand Salon
Fiona Zuzarte, Senior Science & Technology Advisor, Office of Energy Research and Development
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND PROCESS INTEGRATION
9:00 am - 9:45 amHeat Recovery Steam Generators for Flexibility
Grand Salon
Landon Tessmer, Innovative Steam Technologies
9:45 am - 10:15 amClean Combustion of Liquid Biofuels and Waste Streams
Grand Salon
Mike Klassen, LPP Combustion LLC
10:15 am - 10:30 amRefreshments
Grand Salon Foyer
10:30 am - 12:15 pmProcess Integration Basics
Grand Salon
Philippe Navarri, Project Manager, Industrial Systems Optimization, CanmetENERGY
Training Modules and Modelling
Grand Salon
Etienne Bernier, CanmetENERGY
Industrial Opportunities and New Cycles
Grand Salon
Serge Bedard, Project Manager, Industrial Systems Optimization , CanmetENERGY
12:15 pm 1:00 pmLunch
Grand Salon Foyer
1:00 pm - 3:00 pmClean Power and Energy Needs for Communities - Gas Turbine Technology Opportunities
Grand Salon
Moderator: Wajid Ali Chishty, Senior Research Officer, National Research Council Canada
Energy needs for Canadian remote communities
Claudio Cañizares, University of Waterloo Institute of Sustainable Energy
Renewable and Clean Power and Energy Solutions for Communities
Michel Carreau, Director Energy, Hatch
Role of Gas Turbines in Bio-based Energy Solutions
Kathleen Bohan, Combustion Group, Siemens Canada
Technology Development Opportunities and Challenges for Gas Turbine Integration
Shaji Manipurath, Team Leader, Gas Turbine Facilities, National Research Council Canada
3:00 pm - 3:15 pmClosing Remarks/Evaluations and Adjourn
Grand Salon