Emission reduction and environmental remediation at fossil-fired plants are critical for viability, with even less pressure around decarbonization mandates under the Trump administration. POWERGEN will explore how evolving state and federal policies affect plant operations, spotlighting operational strategies and control technologies that help operators navigate compliance, even amid changing regulatory expectations.

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Waterpower Hydro Basics

January 19, 2026 |  08:00 AM - 04:00 PM

A favorite from the former HYDROVISION International conference, Waterpower Hydro Basics is a practical training designed to equip professionals with essential knowledge of hydropower. Ideal for newcomers, those with limited experience and industry veterans seeking a refresher, this course provides a comprehensive foundation in hydro technology and its role in today’s energy mix. Participants will learn how hydropower complements both renewable and thermal resources, while exploring its operational flexibility, grid services and value to a resilient energy system.

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POWERGEN UNIVERSITY

POWERGEN University

POWERGEN is thrilled to present pre-conference workshop-format courses through POWERGEN University, designed for intensive skill development and knowledge enhancement in specific industry fields. These workshops will be available in 2-hour formats on Monday, January 19th.

These courses are paid add on items and pre-registration is required on a first-come, first-served basis.

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EMISSIONS REDUCTION Roundtable

Emissions & Environmental Breakfast Roundtables 

Date: Jan 22, 2026
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Location: 220

Breakfast Roundtable tickets are included for all Full Conference Attendee Badges. Seats will be first-come, first-served but you can pre-register.

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08:00 AM
  1. A Tour of SwRI’s sCO₂ Pilot, Pumped Thermal Energy Storage and Turbomachinery Labs
    Offsite
    240 mins
    Pre-registration for this event is required and includes an additional fee. Visit your registration resource center or reach out to info@powergen.com to reserve your seat. The Power Cycle & Energy Sys …
  2. Waterpower Hydro Basics
    301B
    480 mins
    A favorite from the former HYDROVISION International conference, Waterpower Hydro Basics is a practical training designed to equip professionals with essential knowledge of hydropower. Ideal for newco …
  3. Coal Users’ Group Annual Safety and Technical Forum
    225A
    630 mins
    Pre-registration for this event is required and may include an additional fee. Visit your registration resource center or reach out to info@powergen.com. The Coal Users’ Group (formerly the PRB Coal U …
08:15 AM
  1. Waterpower Hydro Basics: Hydro Overview
    301B
    45 mins
    Pre-registration is required for this event. Please register for our Waterpower Hydro Basics Workshop to participate in the sessions included in this program. Welcome   Description of How Course Works …
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Blake Rothfuss
    Blake Rothfuss, Chief Engineer - Hetch Hetchy Water & Power Division of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
08:30 AM
  1. 43rd Electric Utility & Cogeneration Chemistry Workshop
    221A
    435 mins
    Now in its 43rd year, the Electric Utility & Cogeneration Chemistry Workshop (EUC2W) brings together leading experts and plant personnel to address the most pressing water/steam chemistry, cooling wat …
10:00 AM
  1. Retrofitting Emergency Standby Generators with Emissions Controls in Utility DSG Programs
    301A
    120 mins
    This Powergen University course is open to any attendee at an additional fee. To pre-register and reserve a seat, please visit the registration resource center or reach out to info@powergen.com. Learn …
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Rick (Bly) Elder
    Rick (Bly) Elder, Senior Technical Sales Manager - Pacific Power Group
10:20 AM
  1. Waterpower Hydro Basics: Hydraulic Turbine Basics
    301B
    60 mins
    Pre-registration is required for this event. Please register for our Waterpower Hydro Basics Workshop to participate in the sessions included in this program. This session builds on the Fuel Managemen …
07:00 AM
  1. Coal Users’ Group Annual Safety and Technical Forum
    225A
    660 mins
    Pre-registration for this event is required and may include an additional fee. Visit your registration resource center or reach out to info@powergen.com. The Coal Users’ Group (formerly the PRB Coal U …
11:30 AM
  1. Flex or Famine: The Power to Accelerate AI
    303B
    45 mins
    Large-scale energy users like data centers and manufacturers are increasingly facing years-long delays in utility interconnections, putting critical project timelines at risk. This session, featuring …
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Michael Sanford
    Michael Sanford, Senior Sales Application Engineer - Cummins, Inc.
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Allan Schurr
    Allan Schurr, Chief Commercial Offcier - ENCHANTED ROCK
  2. Clearing the Air: The Current and Future State of Carbon Capture
    301B
    60 mins
    Despite significant progress, the path to commercial deployment for carbon capture remains complicated by technical, economic and regulatory hurdles. This panel brings together a uniquely diverse grou …
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Patricia Scroggin-Wicker
    Patricia Scroggin-Wicker, Director of Decarbonization - Burns & McDonnell
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Justin Schnegelberger
    Justin Schnegelberger, Manger - Emerging Technology - Burns & McDonnell
02:15 PM
  1. Scaling Carbon Capture: Lessons from the World’s Largest Membrane Pilot
    301B
    45 mins
    The Membrane Technology & Research (MTR) Carbon Capture Large Pilot at the Wyoming Integrated Test Center is the largest membrane capture plant in the world, designed to demonstrate a fully integrated …
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Thomas Sarkus
    Thomas Sarkus, Senior Managerial & Technical Advisor - National Energy Technology Laboratory
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Dana Pierik
    Dana Pierik, Senior Project Manager & Mechanical Engineer - Sargent & Lundy
  2. Air Permitting Considerations for New Data Center Power Generation
    303C
    45 mins
    Securing reliable onsite generation for data centers is often complicated by air permitting requirements that can impose operational restrictions and delay construction schedules. New fossil fuel-fire …
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for David Chong
    David Chong, Manager, Engineering & Support Services - Tampa Electric
    Speakers
    Speaker image for David Helm
    David Helm, Senior Environmental Consultant - Sargent & Lundy
03:15 PM
  1. Feasibility of Methane Pyrolysis System Integration with Industrial Applications
    303A
    45 mins
    Methane pyrolysis offers a unique pathway by splitting methane into clean hydrogen and solid carbon: Eliminating CO₂ emissions at the point of production. This session will share findings from a detai …
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Megan Reusser
    Megan Reusser, Technology Manager - Burns & McDonnell
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Pallavi Bobba
    Pallavi Bobba, Technical Leader - Electric Power Research Institute
  2. An integrated approach to fleet optimization: Thermal optimization and emissions controls
    301A
    45 mins
    Both flexibility and heat rate are key drivers of thermal plant competitiveness and supporting pillars of the energy transformation. Navigating this transformation presents industry several complex an …
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Daniel Tegtmeier
    Daniel Tegtmeier, Director - Plant Performance Center - EthosEnergy
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Stephen Storm
    Stephen Storm, Program Area Manager, Thermal Optimization and Emissions Controls - EPRI
    Speaker image for Marc Lemmons
    Marc Lemmons, Boiler Program Manager - EPRI
07:00 AM
  1. Coal Users’ Group Annual Safety and Technical Forum
    225A
    660 mins
    Pre-registration for this event is required and may include an additional fee. Visit your registration resource center or reach out to info@powergen.com. The Coal Users’ Group (formerly the PRB Coal U …
09:30 AM
  1. From Gas to Hydrogen: A Practical Path for Utilities
    303A
    45 mins
    Utilities are searching for solutions to decarbonize natural gas that don’t depend on massive new infrastructure investment. Modern Hydrogen offers a new solution, piloted with utility partners across …
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Megan Reusser
    Megan Reusser, Technology Manager - Burns & McDonnell
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Tony Pan
    Tony Pan, CEO and Co-Founder - Modern Hydrogen
  2. Against the Flow: Engineering Solutions for Fish on the Move
    304B
    45 mins
    From turbine passage to downstream bypass systems, fish protection remains one of the most visible measures of a hydropower project’s environmental performance. This session focuses on field-proven en …
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Amanda Smith
    Amanda Smith, Operating Project Manager - USACE - Albeni Falls Dam
11:30 AM
  1. Clean Fuel Power Applications: Ammonia and Hydrogen for Gas Turbines
    303A
    45 mins
    Global shipping manufacturer Hanwha Ocean is adopting an ammonia-capable combustion retrofit on Baker Hughes small-scale gas turbines for use in marine e-propulsion, showing how gas turbine technology …
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Karen Bertram
    Karen Bertram, President - Integrated Energy
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Amir Shoraka
    Amir Shoraka, Global Product Manager - Clean Energy Solutions - PSM, a Hanwha Company
  2. Environmental Regulations in Transition: What Utilities Need to Know
    301B
    45 mins
    2025 was a year of change. With a new President, regulatory repeals and reconsiderations affecting the power sector swiftly dropped, while courts put many Biden-era challenges on hold. The year closed …
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Patricia Scroggin-Wicker
    Patricia Scroggin-Wicker, Director of Decarbonization - Burns & McDonnell
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Liz Williamson
    Liz Williamson, Partner - Balch & Bingham LLP
  3. Nanocoating in Action: Efficiency Gains and Increased Output Across Utilities
    301A
    45 mins
    Improving efficiency and reliability across the existing generation fleet is a top priority as the industry seeks to meet rising demand while lowering costs and emissions. A breakthrough nano-coating …
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Stephen Henson
    Stephen Henson, Senior Project Manager - 1898 & Co.
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Jay Crilley
    Jay Crilley, President - Pittsburgh Chemical Solutions
01:30 PM
  1. CO₂ Capture in Action: Lessons from a Large-Scale Pilot in Springfield, IL
    301B
    45 mins
    A large-scale pilot project in Springfield, Illinois, is putting carbon capture technology to the test under real-world conditions. At the City Water Light and Power coal-fired plant, BASF’s OASE® blu …
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for John Grusha
    John Grusha, Director of Combustion Systems - R-V Industries, Inc.
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Grace Mierl
    Grace Mierl, Technical Marketing Manager - BASF
    Speaker image for Mohamed Anas Mohamed Shaharuddin
    Mohamed Anas Mohamed Shaharuddin, Senior Technical Marketing Manager - BASF
07:00 AM
  1. Coal Users’ Group Annual Safety and Technical Forum
    225A
    360 mins
    Pre-registration for this event is required and may include an additional fee. Visit your registration resource center or reach out to info@powergen.com. The Coal Users’ Group (formerly the PRB Coal U …
08:00 AM
  1. Breakfast Roundtables
    220
    75 mins
    Full-conference badge is required for admittance. You can pre-register for this event, however, seats are first-come, first-served.Visit your Visitor Hub to add this event onto your badge. Join us on …
09:30 AM
  1. From Pilot to Potential: EPRI’s Research on Renewable Liquid Fuels
    303A
    45 mins
    While natural gas dominates gas turbine fuel use, liquid fuels have historically played only a limited role due to cost, emissions and reliability concerns. The growing availability of renewable liqui …
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Karen Bertram
    Karen Bertram, President - Integrated Energy
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Jim Harper
    Jim Harper, Senior Principal Technical Lead - EPRI
    Speaker image for Trenton Rogers
    Trenton Rogers, Technical Leader 1 - EPRI
  2. Balancing Energy Needs and Environmental Sustainability: The Future of Hydropower in Changing World
    304B
    45 mins
    As climate patterns shift and river systems evolve, hydropower operators face new challenges in balancing generation goals with ecosystem stewardship. This session examines how utilities and plant own …
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Usha Khatiwada
    Usha Khatiwada, Board Director - Sanima Mai Hydropower Limited
11:30 AM
  1. Beyond Combustion: How Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Transform Carbon Capture
    301B
    45 mins
    The U.S. grid is straining under unprecedented demand from data centers, artificial intelligence, electrified transportation and industrial expansion—all while pressure mounts to deliver around-the-cl …
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Dipankar Sahoo
    Dipankar Sahoo, VP, Technology and Energy Transition - Competitive Power Ventures
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Jittisa Ketkaew
    Jittisa Ketkaew, Principal Technologist - Bloom Energy
  2. Gas Turbines in Their Golden Years: Unlocking the Upgrade Opportunity
    302A
    60 mins
    The U.S. power sector is in a new era: after decades of flat demand, electricity consumption is now surging, driven by artificial intelligence data centers, large-scale electrification and high-tech m …
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Gilbert Shupe
    Gilbert Shupe, Sr. Principal Gas Turbine Engineer - Salt River Project
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Amir Shoraka
    Amir Shoraka, Global Product Manager - Clean Energy Solutions - PSM, a Hanwha Company

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