Shaping a 21st century power sector

Power Engineering international asked a panel of experts about their  views on  some of the biggest issues facing the European power sector now and in the future

Liberalization, renewables and evolution towards a single power market have all presented strategic challenges to the European power sector.

Meanwhile, utilities face dramatic upheaval as change sweeps across the European industry and the integration of renewables gains pace. Ahead of POWER-GEN Europe 2014 in Cologne on 3-5 June,  asked members of POWER-GEN Europe's Advisory Board some of the key questions.

The board members were:

• David Porter, senior advisor to the global energy team at Navigant;
• Simon Hobday, partner at Pinsent Masons;
• Tim Vink, director of regulatory affairs at Honeywell EMEA;
• Philippe Paelinck, vice-president of portfolio and strategic positioning at Alstom;
• Risto Paldanius, director of business Development at Wärtsilä;
• Dr Franco Rosatelli, chief technology officer at Ansaldo Energia;
• Dr Tamer Turner, chief executive of Yildirim Energy Holding.

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