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The #PEC24 hydrogen panel—featuring Chris Angelides, Christer Bjorkqvist, Andy Steinhubl, and Rob Andrews, along with moderator Gus Eghneim—discussed the path ahead for alternative fuels. These experts explored the viability of hydrogen usage in power generation, as well as the need to build out infrastructure, facilitate transportation, fund testing, and develop the demand side. #PEC2024

Chief Technology Officer Rob Andrews presented about advancements in the PE6000 validation process, expansion of the PE6000 program to the core, and other exciting R&D updates. #PEC2024 #PEC24

This #PEC24 forum addressed insurance with panelists Bob Edel, John Frasca, Timothy Maker, Jason Rowan, Angela Slattery, and moderator David Marshall. The discussion explained their perspectives on risk, their process for accurate plant profiles, and the ways operators can mitigate losses. # PEC2024

The second panel at #PEC24 brought together Giuseppe Bonforte, Darrell Fell, Rhett Davis, Steve Worthington, and moderator Lance Herrington to give a broad view of global operations. The conversation centered on the importance of gas turbines today coupled with mitigating risks for operational, financial, and workforce resilience. #PEC2024

The first panel at #PEC24 united heavy hitters—including Dylan Bearce, Stephanie Bergeron Perdue, Prescott Johnson, Kyle Kekeisen, and Bobby Noble with moderator Landon Tessmer—to answer regulatory questions. The panelists shared views on the challenges ahead for gas generation, the behavior of financiers toward new projects, the market designs for incentivizing dispatchable power, and the controls on carbon capture and sequestration. #PEC2024

For part 2 of Market and Fleet Trends, Tom Christiansen of Strategic Power Systems looked back on operational performance from a global fleet perspective over the last 10 years. Data from the ORAP? (Operational Reliability Analysis Program) system gave the audience insights on reliability, availability, starts, incidents, and outages. #PEC24 #PEC2024

For part 1 of Market and Fleet Trends, Mark Axford of Axford Turbine Consultants spoke about an increase in gas turbine orders and the changing roles of nuclear, batteries, and peakers in the energy mix. He also touched on the current U.S. landscape with transitions underway in political leadership and government regulations. #PEC24 #PEC2024

Congratulations to this year’s Ingenuity Award winners: Jayk Sanchez, Chris Lenz, and Derek Wilt! The recipients gave a special presentation at #PEC24 on their entry solid-state controllers, which provide customers a plug-and-play retrofit that improves feedback and enhances turbine reliability. #thepowerofingenuity #ingenuityawards #PEC2024

The #PEC24 keynotes continued with Chris Jimenez emphasizing a practical approach rather than a perfect answer to meet power needs in Arizona. He described the transformation of co-op services to satisfy members, and the importance of connecting with the community to realize a reliable plan. #PEC2024

The #PEC24 keynotes kicked off with Bobby Noble from EPRI. He framed this decade as the perfect storm of challenges and opportunities. We see demand increasing with shifting operational profiles, AI trends, and coal retirements, so options such as gas turbines are a requirement. #PEC2024