2026 Conference Sessions

Designing the Future: Powering Datacenters via CCGT + CCS Projects

January 22, 2026

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

301B

Carbon Capture and Emission Controls

With AI and data center growth pushing electricity demand to new heights, the challenge for power producers is delivering reliable, low-carbon power at scale. Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) plants with integrated Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) are a possible pathway, but the economics only work when OEMs and EPCs collaborate from the start.

This session brings together GE Vernova and Kiewit to share lessons learned from early CCS+CCGT projects, highlighting how tighter design integration can improve capital utilization and reduce operating costs. Speakers will share strategies for CAPEX reduction, OPEX optimization and project delivery frameworks that make decarbonized gas generation more viable.

Carbon Capture and Emissions Track Sponsored by: Fluor

Chairperson

Dipankar Sahoo, VP, Technology and Energy Transition - Competitive Power Ventures

Speakers

Matthew Davidsaver, CCS Product Champion - GE Vernova

Bryan Lofgreen, Principal Engineer, Carbon Capture - Kiewit

Session Presentation

POWERGEN has been really helpful in identifying the industry scale of what’s going on behind the scenes, and how that affects each and every one of us across different divisions, levels, and inputs in the industry itself [...] That’s something not everybody gets to experience at other conferences.

Sarah White

Associate Electric Co-op, Inc.

The most valuable part of POWERGEN is networking with peers, walking the exhibit floor, and seeing all the activity and energy across the industry. For me, the level of engagement is a strong indication that the future of this industry is in a good place, and I’m excited to be representing this event.

Raj Katamreddy

Vistra

I love the networking. Everyone who’s part of POWERGEN is here, and it’s great to collaborate, meet new vendors in the market, see who’s doing what, and learn about the projects that are happening. It’s a great place for intel.

Sarah Hoelzen

The Williams Companies, Inc

POWERGEN is really important to us. It's an ideal opportunity to come meet existing customers and partners, meet new customers and partners, and showcase the new products that we bring to market.

Sarah Nicholls

STAMFORD | AVK

POWERGEN gives us the opportunity to meet prospective engineering firms, EPCs, and customers, and to share insight into our capabilities in manufacturing centrifugal pumps and supporting the nuclear industry.

Santosh KulkarnI

ANDRITZ

POWERGEN allows us to connect with all of our peers and it brings in folks that are maybe not quite familiar with everything in power, and they get to come to one place and see it all in one place and make new connections.

Sammy Haggar

Wildcat Power Gen