Podcast of the Energy Futures Lab Annual Lecture 2012

Charles Soothill, Chief Technology Officer of Alstom Power, presents on 'More Sustainable Power Generation Technologies'

You can now listen to a podcast of the Energy Futures Lab Annual Lecture, recorded on 19th March 2012. You can also download the slides presented at the event.

Abstract

The world faces many big challenges: financial crisis, population density, resource constraints, long term prosperity and climate change. Power generation is both a measure and a driver of these challenges. The changes to more sustainable power generation that have already happened are impressive and expansive. However we have not yet understood all the infrastructure and technology implications of their widespread implementation. The talk addresses some of the scenarios we can forecast and tries to measure the outcomes and the necessary research and development from the standpoint of Alstom, a major supplier of power generation equipment world wide in fossil, nuclear and renewable.

Biography

Charles Soothill is Chief Technology Officer for ALSTOM Power.  With Responsibility for leadership of innovation, R&D and related processes and communities for development and implementation of technologies and products, he supports Alstom's business success short and long term.

Charles is a Mechanical Engineer and his experience includes 25 years in the field of Gas Turbine, Research and Development, Engineering and Manufacture.  For 5 years he has been responsible for Alstom Power's R&D program portfolio and its expansion to grow the product range in the field of Renewables and Low Carbon Technologies.  He also leads the Future Technology Program linked to the firm's long term strategy.  Since 2005, Charles has been Vice Chairman of the European Technology Platform Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power, an initiative to address the impact of power generation on climate change in Europe.