Alstom at the 21st World Energy Congress

Energy leaders from around the world recently gathered in Montreal, Canada for the 21st World Energy Congress where delegates from 94 countries discussed the global challenge of increasing energy production while cutting CO2 emissions and protecting the environment.

Solutions for an energy-efficient future. 

Several Alstom executives, including Chairman and CEO Patrick Kron, participated in WEC and emphasized the companys 3-part Clean Power Today strategy, which focuses on:

• A balanced energy portfolio for new generation including renewable sources such as hydro, wind, solar, geothermal, biomass and others
• Increasing the efficiency of existing power plants to lower CO2 emissions
• Adopting Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology to reduce CO2 emissions from new and existing power plants that use fossil fuels

Smarter Power: New Systems Architectures For Improved Power Generation Automation And Fleet Management In The Smart Grid Context

Smart grids will play an important role in helping the power sector meet the challenges of the future. They will be required to accommodate the increase in intermittent renewable energy. At the same time, power plant operators will have to change the way in which they operate in order to reduce emissions; improve efficiency while offering more ramping capabilities to the system.

Alstom Power and Microsoft joined forces to launch a new Reference Utility Architecture bringing significant benefits to utilities to reduce their IT TCO while significantly increasing the richness of critical applications to optimise plant dispatch and maintenance decisions.
 

Click on the videos below to learn more about Alstoms interventions at WEC by:
Pierre Gauthier, Alstom Country President for Canada and the United States, outlines the companys three-pronged Clean Power Today! strategy for increasing global power generation while reducing environmental impacts a key theme of the WEC discussions. Pierre also outlines how the strategy translates to U.S. and Canadian markets, and the differences between the two.

Claude Lambert, Vice President for Hydro in North America for Alstom, delivers an overview of Alstoms hydro business and how it complements the groups portfolio of renewable energy offerings. He also discusses ongoing Hydro activities in North America, differences between the U.S. and Canadian markets, and how Alstom is addressing specific customer needs in each country.

Bernard Duvoisin, Country Sales Director and Country President for Alstom Grid in Canada, provides an overview of the sectors key activities in North America and how they relate to discussions at WEC on the need to improve the worlds energy transmission infrastructure. Bernard also describes the companys vision for Smart Grid, natural synergies between the Grid and Power sectors and key customer needs.

Joan MacNaughton, Alstom Power Senior Vice President for Power and Environmental Policies, discusses the role of Alstom in the policy arena in driving the expansion of renewable energy sources and the widespread implementation of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology. Ms MacNaughton discusses Alstom's role at WEC and how policy makers can help to support Alstom's Clean Power Today strategy to decarbonise the energy industry.