ETN Global October Workshop 2026
Energy & Turbomachinery Network’s (ETN Global’s) October Workshop will take place on 12-14 October 2026 at Santa Maria della Scala in Siena, Italy, hosted by our member Sesta Lab.
This prestigious 2,5-day event brings together the energy & turbomachinery user community, industry leaders, policy makers and technical experts to discuss and shape the future of dispatchable, secure, affordable and clean power generation.
Our event provides a great opportunity for all our members to meet in person, to discuss and assess the current market situation, the users’ needs, technology developments and listen to local policy developments, and explore future cooperation and partnerships.
At ETN Global we want to ensure that our activities are addressing the most relevant topics for our community while progressing towards the net-zero goals.
The event will feature:
- Two incredible site visits: one organised by our host Sesta Lab to their state-of-the-art facilities in Radicondoli & another by Baker Hughes to their Innovation Labs, located in Florence.
- High-Level user insights: key messages and outcomes, detailling users’ needs from the High-Level User Meeting (held on 12 October).
- Local and European energy policy: understanding the regulatory landspace.
- Interactive problem-solving sessions: collaborative groupwork across our Working Groups, designed to address industrial challenges identified by the users.
Agenda
- 12 October: site visit to Sesta Lab
- 13-14 October: Workshop
- 14 October: visit to Baker Hughes’ Innovation Labs
Preliminary agenda – 12 October 2026
- 13:00-18:00: Visit to Sesta Labs – a video below highlights what to expect (Copyright: Sesta Labs)
- 19:00-23:00: Working Group dinners
Preliminary agenda – 13 October 2026
- 08:00-09:00: Registration of attendees & Exhibitors to set up their stands
- 09:00-09:10: Opening and introduction to the Workshop, Christer Björkqvist, Managing Director, ETN Global
- 09:10-09:20: Welcome speech, Giulio Grassi, Sesta Lab
- 09:20-09:25: President’s welcome message, ETN Global President
- 09:25-10:15: Keynote speeches by local policy makers
- 10:15-10:45: Coffee break & expo
- 10:45-11:15: Presentation of ETN Global Reports
- 11:15-12:00: High-Level User Meeting key messages,
- 12:00-13:30: Lunch break & expo
- 13:30-15:00: Interactive session: Verification of the High-Level User Meeting outcomes – problem-solving group work
- 15:00-15:45: Coffee break & expo
- 15:45-16:15: Presentation by the winner of Brian Pitt Excellence Award 2026.
- 16:15-17:45: Presentation of the outcomes of the group work
- 17:45-18:00: Introduction to the parallel Working Group sessions on 14 October, Rene Vijgen, ETN Global
- 18:00-18:10 Closing remarks, Christer Björkqvist, Managing Director, ETN Global
- 19:00-23:00: Gala dinner event at Contrada del Bruco, Siena, hosted by Sesta Lab
Preliminary agenda – 14 October 2025
- 08:00-08:30: Registration of late comers
- 08:30-09:45: Parallel Working Group sessions:
- Energy Integration WG meeting
- Component life assessment & extension WG meeting
- CCS Taskforce meeting
- 09:45-10:15: Coffee break & expo
- 10:15-11:30: Parallel Working Group sessions:
- Supercritical CO₂ WG meeting
- Digital solutions & diagnostics WG meeting
- 11:30-12:45: Parallel Working Group sessions
- Hydrogen & other alternative fuels WG meeting
- Additive Manufacturing WG meeting
- 12:45-14:00: Lunch break & expo
- 14:00-14:30: Report from the Chairs on takeaways/actions & closing remarks
- 15:00-16:00: Bus from Siena to Florence (via the airport) for Baker Hughes’ Innovation Lab visits (more info on what to expect below)
The itinerary will feature a walkthrough of internal R&D infrastructure, specifically the prototype instrumentation area and subsystem testing facilities. Additionally, the visit includes external environments such as the Hydrogen Village, which is the site of the NovaLT16’s full-scale 100% validation and the dedicated gas turbine burner characterisation rig – part of HyPowerGT (EU-funded project that ETN Global is also a part of).
Relevant documentation and proceedings
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