Albert Kammerer

As Director of Machine Engineering in Ansaldo Energia Albert is leading the execution of the main machines for power islands, namely the gas turbines, generators, and steam turbines. These are equipment packages in the range from 60-800MW in capacity. In this role he is responsible for project specific engineering of the main machines for all phases of execution. Albert leads a team located in the main execution centers in Genoa (Italy) and Baden (Switzerland). He is member of the Management Team and BoD member of Ansaldo Energia Switzerland.
Albert joined Alstom Power in 2009 where he started as technical assistant to the Chief Engineer for the Gas Turbine Business. He then moved on to a Project Management role in the development of the GT26 F-Class as well as the GT36 H-Class engines during which time the engines have been fully developed, tested and commercialized. He joined Ansaldo Energia in 2016 refocusing on the execution of gas turbines as Head of Engineering.
Albert has graduated as mechanical engineer from the Technical University of Braunschweig in 2003 complimented by an MSc from Cranfield University. During this period he finalized his Master’s Thesis at Rolls-Royce Plc. (Derby, England) on turbine flow modelling in aeroengines. In 2009 Albert received his Doctoral degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich) on the subject of blade forced vibration, a project accomplished with industrial partners MAN Turbo and Accelleron (former ABB Turbo Systems).

Panel 5: How to Deal with Penetration of Renewables in the Grid?

Thursday, January 16th
16:15 – 17:45 | HG F 30 | Audi Max

Moderator: Albert Kammerer (Ansaldo Energia)

Panelists: Yunhe Hou (The University of Hong Kong), Frank Robin Muller (Amprion),  Brett Oakleaf (NREL), Andrew J. Owens (Hitachi Energy)

Abstract:

Power grids have been built on the concept of centralized power production. Large power units in the 10-1’000 MWe range provide steady base load power supply which is dispatchable on demand. Their capacity has been typically matching the local demand for power and therefore providing a stable and reliable power system. However, with the ever increase of renewables, the existing power grids must adapt. Several factors strain the capacity of power grids: intermittency of renewable power, increased distance for power transmission, lack of large-scale storage and lack of reactive power. This panels addresses this trend and highlights the challenges and possible solutions.