Track 1 - Trends, Finance and Planning

• Global & regional market trends
• Country profiles: power policy, forecasts & planning
• Trends in generation mix inc. nuclear
• Regulatory issues: tariffs and pricing policy
• Project case studies
• Investment opportunities and M & A activity
• Project financing & capital markets
• Carbon markets and finance
• Market structures
• Privatization developments
• Power trading and markets
• Independent power producer issues
• Security of supply
• Market risk
• Project risk management and asset insurance
• Contracts and legal issues
• Asset management
• Trends in contracting, consulting or commodities
• Human resource issues

Track 2 - Environmental Challenges, Fuel Options and Transmission and Distribution

• Emissions legislation and regulation
• Emissions trading
• CDM/JI projects
• Emissions control technologies
• Towards zero carbon technology
• Carbon capture & storage
• Fuel trends, pricing & availability
• Fuel mix choices
• Transmission system planning and optimization
• Grid interconnections
• Power grid technology
• Smart grid developments
• Energy storage

Track 3 - Power Plant Technologies

• Gas turbine technology
• Combined cycle technology
• Steam plant technology
• Cogeneration
• IGCC
• Boilers and HRSGs
• Nuclear power technology
• Clean coal technology
• Supercritical steam technology
• Coal co-firing
• Reciprocating engines
• Microturbines
• Waste to energy
• Fuel cells
• Distributed generation and on-site power

• Plant operating experiences
• Refurbishment, repowering and life extensions
• Servicing, inspection and outage management
• Competitive market operation
• Fleet management and performance optimization
• Improving prime mover economics
• Automation, control and electrical systems
• Boiler upgrades
• Diagnostics, condition monitoring and optimization
• Fuel flexibility
• Water treatment and management
• Environmental performance optimization