Soirée Technique:
European Electrical Energy Sessions
From the 17th of November until the 8th of December, on four consecutive Thursdays, the IEEE student branch Leuven - PES SB chapter Leuven, organize a series of four "Soirées Techniques"on the future of electrical energy in Europe. The events are co-organized by the K.U.Leuven Energy Institute. The goal of these events is that we, as engineers, know more about energy than what can be read in the newspapers and get inside information by experts in the field.
Well-known experts from various companies, universities and research institutes will explain state-of-the-art and the future energy technologies and how these will form the electricity system of the future.
All lectures will take place in the department of electrical engineering (ESAT) at the K.U.Leuven and start at 19.00 (the full program can be seen below). Participation is free but you are required to register online with the form at the bottom of this page.
All presentations will be given in English.
Click on one of the following links to see more details about the sessions:17 November 2011: Session 1: Fossil power plants
24 November 2011: Session 2: Electricity Grids
01 December 2011: Session 3: Nuclear Energy
08 December 2011: Session 4: Renewable Energy Sources
19h00 -- Welcome (IEEE Student Branch Leuven)
19h15 -- Evolution of the energy mix for power generation in a CO2 constrained society (Joost Van Roost - ExxonMobil)
20h00 -- Gas fired power plants - Function and role (Luc Sterckx - K.U.Leuven)
20h45 -- Coal Power Plant Technologies (Gustaaf Boon - GDF Suez)
21h30 -- Closing reception
Session 1: Fossil power plants
Date: Thursday, 17.11.2011Time: 19.00 - 21.30
Location: K.U. Leuven Electrotechnical Department (ESAT), Auditorium A
In the first session fossil-fuel technologies and their latest technological improvements will be discussed. First an introduction in the latest fuel technologies will be given by Joost Van Roost, president of ExxonMobil-Benelux. The second presentation will be given by Luc Sterckx, professor at K.U.Leuven and former CEO of SPE-Luminus, on steam and gas power plant technologies. The evening will be closed by Gustaaf Boon (Technology Intelligence Officer at the Research & Innovation Division of GDF Suez) introducing coal power plant technologies.
19h00 -- Welcome (IEEE Student Branch Leuven)
19h15 -- The Ten Year Network Development Plan: Challenges of an integrated European transmission grid plan (Irina M. Minciuna - ENTSO-E )
20h00 -- Smart Grids (Ronnie Belmans - KUL)
20h45 -- Offshore grids (Leo van der Pols - ABB)
21h30 -- Closing reception
Session 2: Electricity Grids
Date: Thursday, 24.11.2011Time: 19.00 - 21.30
Location: K.U. Leuven Electrotechnical Department (ESAT), Auditorium A
The second session deals with electricity grids. To cover all levels between power plants and consumers, transmission and distribution grid technologies will be presented. The evening will start with Irina Mihaela Minciuna from ENTSO-E (Planning Advisor at ENTSO-E (European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity)) , who will present the ten year network development plan of ENTSO-E. Then Ronnie Belmans, professor at K.U.Leuven and honorary chairman of Elia, will introduce Smartgrids, the future of distribution grids. The evening will be closed by Leo van der Pols, Market Manager Grid Systems at ABB Benelux , who will present offshore grid technologies.
19h00 -- Welcome (IEEE Student Branch Leuven)
19h15 -- Introduction to Nuclear Energy (William D'haeseleer - K.U.Leuven)
20h00 -- The impact of the Fukushima accident and the future of nuclear energy in Western Europe (Willy de Roovere - FANC)
20h45 -- MYRRHA (Peter Baeten - SCK•CEN)
21h30 -- Closing reception
Session 3: Nuclear Energy
Date: Thursday, 01.12.2011Time: 19.00 - 21.30
Location: K.U. Leuven Electrotechnical Department (ESAT), Auditorium A
In the third session the focus will be on nuclear technologies. William D'haeseleer, professor at K.U.Leuven will give an introduction. Nuclear stress tests will be explained by Willy de Roovere, the director general of FANC (Federal Agency for Nuclear Control). The evening will be closed by a presentation about future nuclear power plant technologies, given by Peter Baeten, professor at SCK•CEN (Belgian Nuclear Research Institute).
19h00 -- Welcome (IEEE Student Branch Leuven)
19h15 -- Photovoltaics (to be announced - Electrawinds)
20h00 -- The Coming Power of Wind: Perspectives and Prospects (Barry Rawn - TU Delft)
20h45 -- Hydro Power Plants (Tone Knudsen - Statkraft)
21h30 -- Closing reception
Session 4: Renewable Energy Sources
Date: Thursday, 08.12.2011Time: 19.00 - 21.30
Location: K.U. Leuven Electrotechnical Department (ESAT), Auditorium A
The focus of the forth session will be on renewable energy technologies and their future impact. The evening will start with PV technologies, presented by Electrawinds (speaker to be announced). Barry Rawn, post-doctoral researcher from TU Delft will present perspectives and prospects for wind energy. The evening will be closed by a presentation on the technical characteristics of hydro-power plants and the future possibilities of using hydro power potential in Europe by Tone Knudsen, Senior Environmental Advisor, Power Generation at Statkraft.