20 – 21 October 2022

Sustainability – outlook for the transformer industry

About

This year’s Transformers Magazine Industry Navigator conference entitled ‘Sustainability – outlook for the transformer industry‘ was held on 20 – 21 October 2022, in hybrid participation (online – Transformers Academy, physical – Zagreb, Croatia; Hotel Antunović, Zagrebačka avenija 100a).

This is an industry-wide event, where all parties had a chance to present their views on the subject and discuss the matter with other stakeholders. The objective was to identify the best approaches for improving sustainability in the industry.

The aim of the Navigator 2024 conference is…

Motivation
This year’s conference follows the Transformers Magazine’s Industry Navigator research, conducted last year, which also covered some aspects of sustainability. The research results have revealed that across the value chain and among different applications, there are significant differences in views on sustainability and related priorities.

This is indeed what we can see in the current practice – data related to sustainability are more frequently required in tenders and purchasing documentation, where different companies require different data and use different formats. This, unfortunately, significantly increases the workload and amount of documentation, undermining the very purpose of the initiative.

Therefore, there is a strong need to consider and discuss different views and priorities as well as to coordinate all activities with the objective of harmonizing the requirements and documentation to the greatest possible extent.

Many companies are considering projects related to sustainability; many will do this soon, therefore, now is the time to get together and unite efforts in making some order in this area to get better results.

Content

In this conference we aimed to present, discuss, and clarify practical aspects of today’s practices, such as:

Options for improving sustainability (circular economy, low losses, CO2 footprint, etc.);
Measures for practical use (which data best reflect improvements?);
An overview throughout the value chain (e.g. do we need to apply the same requirements for the transformer as for its minor components?);
Impacts on transformer specifications;
Impacts on the supply chain, etc.
The research
Following the conference, research focused on key questions related to sustainability was conducted, which provided us with actionable results. You can download the report with all data here.

Testimonials

“I just wanted to express how much I enjoyed your sustainability seminar today. I watched the whole day. Every minute. It was very special. Such a select group of impressive companies and individuals. You must be proud.

I’m please MIDEL was able to contribute to event.

If I may say, Well done!!”

Barry Menzies, M&I Materials

 

“Please accept my heartful thanks for the hospitality during my stay in Zagreb and for the perfect organization of the event, which has been so inspiring.

I’d like to praise and thanks Transformer Magazine team that worked so hard for an awesome outcome of the event!”

Leonardo Maschietto, PTTX

 

“I was happy to participate in Transformers Magazine’s Sustainability 2022 conference in Zagreb. It actually revealed to me another side of the power transformers’ world.

The new knowledge I acquired and the fresh ideas I delivered back to my company were very useful.”

Anatoliy Mudryk, Transformer Expert, Camlin Energy

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Presentations and Recordings

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  • Monday

    22 October 2022

  • Tuesday

    23 October 2022

  • Registration and reception
    8:00 - 9:00

    Registration and reception

  • 9:00 - 9:15

    Opening

    Transformers Magazine team:

    • Barbara Tomic Eterovic, Digital Content Manager (9:00 – 9:05)
    • Mladen Banovic, Director and Editor-in-Chief (9:05 – 9:15)

  • Jean Sanchez
    9:15 - 9:35

    Sustainability considerations in EDF's hydro power plants specifications for transformers (Read more)

    EDF

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    • Herve Dumas, Expert for transformers
    • Jean Sanchez, Senior transformer engineer

    ABSTRACT

    EDF Hydro is buying many different GSU transformers every year since very long, and it tried to value some sustainability issues time to time. This presentation will focus on a few tries which were done to assess transformer carbon footprint on new and old transformers, some feedback with alternative liquid insulation, and some reflections on how to better value sustainability aspects of transformers procurement especially.

    SPEAKERS’ BIO

    Jean SANCHEZ is senior transformer engineer at EDF, French main generation utility, mostly on investigations, tests and its associated diagnosis, FAT, HV bushings, fleet assessments. He completed a PhD degree on power transformers fault diagnosis in 2011 with a French power transformer reparation factory.

    Hervé DUMAS is transformer expert at EDF Hydro power plants engineering, French main generation utility. He works on generation transformers (GSU) installed in Hydro power plants, and is in charge of standards specifications for buying new transformers, expertise and diagnosis of this components and supervision of maintenance and replacement operations. He did most of his career in electrical engineering projects for Hydro power plants.

     

  • Simone Sacco
    9:35 – 9:55

    Natural ester-filled transformer – Terna Experience (Read more)

    Terna

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    • Simone Sacco, Head of Power Transformer Technology, Engineering and Construction Department

    ABSTRACT

    Mineral oil is a well-known fluid used in the insulation of power transformers, most frequently in large power applications. In recent years, the number of power transformers filled with natural ester has been increasing for its key benefits related to sustainability, biodegradability and fire protection. The presentation deals with Terna’s experience with natural ester-filled large power transformers.

    SPEAKER’S BIO:

    Simone Sacco is the Head of Power Transformer Technology at TERNA. Simone is an electrical engineer with more than 15 years of experience in utility (the first being distribution and, since 2010, transmission system operator) and 10 years of experience in high voltage substation equipment. Since 2016, he has been employed in the Engineering Department as a power transformer specialist, becoming  Head of Power Transformer Technology in 2022.

     

  • Christina Iosifidou, Siemens Energy
    9:55 – 10:15

    Enabling the energy transition by providing sustainable products and solutions for the grid (Read more)

    Siemens Energy

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    • Christina Iosifidou, Head of Sustainability for Grid Technologies

    ABSTRACT

    Sustainability is one of the top priorities of our times. It has many levels: inclusion & diversitiy, health & safety as well as decarbonization of our business. No matter, which aspect we highlight, the goal is common: saving our planet and saving the future of the next generations. But how can we enable the energy transition and achieve net zero? What are the main levers for decarbonizing transformers? The session is looking for answers to the questions above and also gives an insight, on how to set new market standards and become more and more sustainable.

    SPEAKER’S BIO

    Christina Iosifidou is the Head of Sustainability Grid Technologies at Siemens Energy. In this role, she drives the decarbonization of products, solutions and services across the value chain. She holds a Masters degree in business engineering from Technical University of Berlin and started her carreer at Siemens Energy as PLM for Large Power Transformers, where she later worked as Global Innovation Sales Manager and gained valuable experiences in Austria and Brazil too. She strongly believes that decarbonization is not a choice; it’s a must to protect our planet for future generations. Achiving net zero is possible only by joining hands together, and for this goal, she involves all the relevant stakeholders to discuss strategies and most importantly to act.

     

  • Namita Asnani, Hitachi Energy
    10:15 – 10:45

    Sustainability across the transformers value chain and impact evaluation best practice - virtual presentation (Read more)

    Hitachi Energy

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    • Namita Asnani, Head of Sustainability Program, Business Unit Transformers

     

    ABSTRACT: 

    There is no denying that sustainable development is the zeitgeist of our times, and this emanates from the specific challenges that humanity and the planet are facing today. This is creating new business paradigms. We will examine in this session the implications and exigencies of this for Transformers, touching on significant topics across the business value chain from supply chains to own operations of transformer manufacturers and the transformer’s life cycle on site. The session will also cover the basics of industry practices in measuring environmental impacts across the transformer life cycle.

     

    SPEAKER’S BIO:

    Namita Asnani is the Head of Sustainability Program for the Transformers business of Hitachi Energy, driving a cross-functional team focused on embedding sustainability through the value chain of the business and across the transformer life cycle. She holds a Professional Graduate Level Certificate in Sustainability from Harvard University Extension School and is close to finishing her Master’s Degree in the same. An Electrical Engineer by training, she started in the organization in Business Development and subsequently gained over 20 years of experience in Strategic and Marketing Communications.

  • 10:45 - 10:55 Q&A

    Q&A

  • Coffee break
    10:55- 11:10

    Coffee break

  • Marlies van Tilburg, SGB-SMIT
    11:10 - 11:30

    The journey towards green transformers (Read more)

    SGB SMIT Group

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    • Marlies van Tilburg, Sustainability Manager

    ABSTRACT

    The energy sector has a major role in the energy transition towards cleaner energy. With the increase of 6 % in 2021, which stands for 36.3 billion tonnes of global CO2 emissions related to energy, our sector needs to take responsibility (https://www.iea.org/news/global-co2-emissions-rebounded-to-their-highest-level-in-history-in-2021). Our transformers are an important asset within this ecosystem, they need to fit in future demands. Within our value chain, we need to define how to make the transition towards green transformers, and understand what green transformers are, how to measure circularity and make it more concrete, what is required. We have calculated our impact and we have insight into supplier capabilities and can already offer more sustainable products or take back assets. What is important to understand is what investments everybody is prepared to make in order to make this journey happen. “Transforming together the future of energy.”

     

    SPEAKER’S BIO: 

    Marlies van Tilburg works as the Sustainability Manager of SGB-SMIT Group. Her background is Business Management with specialization in Supply Chain Management and Circular Business Model implementation within the value chain.

    She has been working for the SGB-SMIT Group for 6 years and she is located at the Royal Smit Transformers factory Nijmegen. She started working at the purchasing department there, became manager materials management and did her masters management in parallel.

     

  • Ghazi Kablouti Hitachi Energy
    11:30 - 11:50

    Measuring transformer life cycle environmental performance in practice (Read more)

    Hitachi Energy

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    • Ghazi Kablouti, Global Portfolio Sustainability Manager, Business Unit Transformers

    ABSTRACT

    Transformers are highly material-intensive and energy efficient devices with a long operational life-time. Taking a life-cycle perspective on their environmental impact is crucial to optimize the design of new transformers that contribute to advancing a more sustainable energy value chain and a sustainable energy future for all.

    In this session, we are sharing insights from our life-cycle impact assessment tool by discussing the impact of different transformer design options on their environmental and economic (TCO) performance. We discuss the implications of these results on future design choices and emphasize the need for factoring the value of future carbon costs associated with operational losses for choosing an environmentally as well as economically optimized design.

     

    SPEAKER’S BIO

    Ghazi Kablouti is the Global Portfolio Sustainability Manager for the Transformers business of Hitachi Energy. He has more than 15 years of international experience in managing the development and commercialization of cleantech and decarbonization solutions at industry-leading corporations in the energy infrastructure sector. He also served as senior advisor to the World Bank and to leading corporations in the automotive and chemical industry on impact management strategies and tools. He has a degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of Stuttgart (in Germany) and a PhD in Systemic Management from the University of St. Gallen (in Switzerland).

     

  • 11:50– 12:10

    Trailblazer in transformer sustainability Mitigate environmental impact and increase personal safety by reducing fire and explosion risks (Read more)

    Siemens Energy

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    • Martin Stoessl, Customer Innovation Power Transformers

     

    ABSTRACT

    Trailblazer in transformer sustainability

    Climate change will be a challenge for society and infrastructure. Only with the help of renewable energy sources a mitigation is possible. And this results in further challenges for an aged grid which was built in a total different energy environment. Newest sustainable technologies mitigate environmental impact and increase personal safety by reducing fire and explosion risks.

     

    SPEAKER’S BIO

    Martin Stössl is with Siemens Energy Grid Technology for international standardization in product management. The last years he acted as customer innovation manager using over three decades of experience in the transformer business. Among other functions, he was responsible for technical design calculation and strategic contracts in the Near East, worked as business improvement director for Siemens Transformers worldwide, was head of R&D in the plant Weiz and managed the global technology center for large power transformers.

     

  • 12:10 - 12:20

    Q&A

  • Lunch break
    12:20 - 13:30

    Lunch break

  • 13:30 - 13:50

    Sustainability from oil refiners’ perspective (Read more)

    Ergon

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    • Juan Acosta, Global Technical Marketing Manager

    ABSTRACT

    Since founded 68 years ago, Ergon’s mission has been to meet needs, support families, and serve customers. Long before the world’s attention turned to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) impacts, Ergon’s culture and values were built around Doing Right with our products, for our planet, by our people, and through our principles. As a world-leading supplier of transformer oils (HyVolt), the presentation will share Ergon’s perspective as a refiner on making cleaner products, supporting and protecting our people and our communities today and for future generations, and ensuring the continued success of the organization upon which so many people around the world depend.

    SPEAKER’S BIO

    Juan Acosta joined Ergon as Global Technical Marketing Manager for Insulating Oils after leading the Transformer Lifecycle Management portfolio for Siemens in the US. He worked 15 years with Siemens and held different positions within the power transformers division to include Manufacturing Technologies, Strategic Planning, Manufacturing Management, Asset Services, and Transformer Lifecycle Management. Juan is currently member of IEC, ASTM, IEEE and CIGRE, he has a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, MBA and is a certified Project Management Professional.

     

  • 13:50 - 14:10

    Reducing greenhouse gas emissions using natural ester - Virtual presentation (Read more)

    Cargill

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    • Roberto Ignacio da Silva, Technical Services Manager for Dielectric Fluids

    ABSTRACT:

    The presentation will show the global increase in electricity demand estimated for 2030 and 2050 due to a massive electrification of end-users and rapidly growth of electric vehicles. By 2050, solar PV and wind will be the main supply in the global electricity matrix. Important to review planned actions to reduce CO2 emissions in the electricity sector like accelerate decarbonization in the electricity generation as well as to prioritize improvements in the energy efficient. Transformers plays a vital role in the electricity sector and its industry can contribute with sustainable strategies adopting methods of energy efficiency (reducing losses) and selecting environmentally friendly materials, more specifically for the insulating liquid. In the last two decades, the use of natural ester insulating liquids has increased globally due to the properties like environmentally friendly (biodegradable and non-toxic) and safer (with a higher fire point). And now, when sustainability is pushing new actions in the electrical sector, another property of natural ester is in highlight: carbon neutral. A proposal case to mitigate CO2 emissions using FR3 natural ester in the power transformers int the electrical power transmission sector in Brazil will be analyzed.

    SPEAKER’S BIO: 

    Mr. Roberto Ignacio da Silva is the technical services manager for dielectric liquids at Cargill. He is a professional with more than 26 years of experience in engineering and product development of capital goods equipment in the energy sector in multinational industries like GE, ABB and Bosch. At ABB, Mr. Roberto was the mechanical engineering manager for power transformers, leading the whole portfolio of mechanical design for 12 years. Mr. Roberto is pursuing a PhD in energy policy at the University of Sao Paulo’s Institute of Energy and Environment. He has an MSc in energy from the University of Sao Paulo, holds an MBA in engineering and management products and services from the University of Sao Paulo and a BSc in mechanical engineering from Braz Cubas University. He is a member of Cigré acting on committee A2 Transformers, member of Brazilian standards committee (ABNT) for mineral oils and other insulating fluids (synthetic and natural), and the secretary of ABNT Committee for Power Transformers.

  • Marika Rangstedt Nynas
    14:10 - 14:30

    Circularity - a necessary part of sustainability (Read more)

    Nynas

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    • Marika Rangstedt, Manager Sustainable Development

    ABSTRACT

    In recent years alternative insulating liquids have been a topic of much discussion. Traditional naphthenic mineral insulating oils still offer many advantages but other options such as re-refined mineral oils and bio-based hydrocarbons can add additional value to the user. It is evident sustainability is becoming a key attribute when it comes to insulating liquid selection. In this presentation we will discuss two new alternative fluids and how these alternatives contribute to sustainability.

    SPEAKER’S BIO: 

    With an MSc in Chemical Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Marika joined Nynas in 1999. She has held various positions within R&D, including Technical Advisor and Manager of the Technical Development and Market Support department. The most recent years Marika has as Manager Sustainable Development been working with projects and other initiatives in the area of sustainability and developing the basis for Nynas’ sustainability ambition and strategy. She is based at Nynas’ headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden.

  • 14:30 - 14:50

    The benefits of adopting esters in substation design & operation - Virtual presentation (Read more)

    M&I Materials

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    • James Reid, Technical Manager

    ABSTRACT:

    Increasing urbanisation, efficient land use, effective asset management, capability for renewable generation & battery storage integration, changing load profiles, regulatory changes, sustainability, financial prudence, and, critically, reducing human and environmental risk, are all factors that influence utilities companies and substation designer’s decisions.  These factors are now converging in many cases, especially in more populated locations, to make the use of mineral oil in substations expensive in terms of mitigation or even untenable given that alternatives are available.  Ester liquids have become an established alternative that enable cost and carbon savings in substation designs due to being less flammable and readily biodegradable, while also delivering operational flexibility and potential to extend asset life.  This presentation will set out a case for the adoption of esters as the standard dielectric liquid for substations.

    SPEAKER’S BIO:

    James Reid is a chartered Chemical Engineer and a member of the IChemE and ASTM.  He holds a MSc Reliability Engineering & Safety Management from Heriot Watt University and a BEng Chemical Engineering from University of Edinburgh. James has over two decades experience in technical and operations roles with leading specialist oil, major utility and chemical companies before joining M&I Materials as Technical Manager – Midel Applications in September 2019.  He leads the team providing technical support to customers, consultants and industry on the use of MIDEL natural and synthetic esters.

     

  • Marcel Hilgers
    14:50 - 15:10

    Decarbonizing the energy world – materials for sustainable transformers (Read more)

    thyssenkrupp

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    • Marcel Hilgers, Head of Customers, Markets & Technology

    ABSTRACT

    Our customers (transformer makers) and their customers (utilities, etc.) have ambitious decarbonization targets – and sustainability is a key priority. Now it is time to walk the talk for all of us. How can we as an essential raw material supplier support this? How can we ourselves decarbonize our product and, by this, support the targets of our customers? tkES is truly committed to decarbonizing itself and, with this, supporting our customers and the electricity industry. We believe that CO2-reduced steel and grid assets are a must in a carbon-sensitive industry. With our product, we represent a base material for the energy transition and we continue to work on improving the quality (magnetic losses, noise, reliability). Energy transition and decarbonization go hand in hand, and CO2-reduced steel is the most efficient lever to decarbonize transformers. With this background, we aim to inform our customers and their customers about solutions for decarbonization, and initiate a discussion on these activities. Ultimately, we can only change (the electricity world to green) if we do it together and involve all stakeholders and regulations.

     

    SPEAKERS’S BIO:

    Marcel believes in listening to his customers and creating solutions to serve their true needs. With over 20 year experience in global steel business, and thereof more than 10 years serving the transformer industry, he now works intensely on the green transformation of both, steel and transformers.

    Marcel leads the sales, technical customer engineering and communications team at thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel – the European and Indian market leader in grain oriented electrical steel.

    His key priority today is to inform the electricity industry about options to decarbonize the grid and to form alliances across raw material suppliers, transformer makers and electric utilities.

     

  • Q&A 3
    15:10 - 15:20

    Q&A

  • Coffee break 2
    15:20 - 15:40

    Coffee Break & networking

  • DGA Round Table illustration
    15:40 - 16:25

    Panel

    PARTICIPANTS

    • Herve Dumas, EDF
    • Christina Iosifidou, Siemens Energy
    • Marlies van Tilburg, SGB-SMIT
    • Ghazi Kablouti, Hitachi Energy
    • Marcel Hilgers, thyssenkrupp
    • Marika Rangstedt, Nynas

  • 16:25 - 16:30

    Closing

  • Social programme
    19:00

    Social programme

  • 9:00 - 9:05

    Opening

    Transformers Magazine team

  • Brian Sparling picture
    9:05 - 9:25

    Improving safety and sustainability of HV assets through situational awareness - Virtual presentation (Read more)

    Dynamic Ratings

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    • Brian Sparling, Senior Technical Advisor

    ABSTRACT:

    The use of online monitoring to make sustainable, intelligent decisions is an area that is quickly finding acceptance with HV and MV asset owners. Online monitoring is a valuable tool for condition assessment of not only transformers, but circuit breakers and instrument transformers, in optimising utilisation and reducing the risk of unexpected failures.

    The objective of the presentation is to share knowledge of the activities of other utilities, how to make use of existing assets and apply technology to improve the understanding of the asset performance.

    SPEAKERS’S BIO:

    Brian D. Sparling, a Senior Member of IEEE, is a Senior Technical Advisor with Dynamic Ratings Inc. Brian has over twenty years of experience in the field of power and distribution transformers. For the last 30 years, he has been involved in all aspects of on-line monitoring and diagnostics and condition assessment of power transformers.

    He has authored and co-authored more than 33 technical papers on several topics dealing with the monitoring and diagnostics of transformers.

    He has worked on many guides and standards with the Canadian Electricity Association, IEEE Transformers Committee and, the CIGRÉ A2 Transformer committee

  • Koncar D&ST
    9:25 – 9:40

    Carbon footprint of oil immersed transformers (Read more)

    Koncar D&ST

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    • Ines Kolaric, Management system development engineer
    • Vlatka Serkinic, Management system development engineer

    ABSTRACT

    Constant increase in the greenhouse gas emissions leads to a greater interest of the customers, employees and shareholders in the environmental impact of their activities, products and services.

    Carbon Footprint of a Product (CFP) is term closely related to the greenhouse gas emissions which is described within the standard ISO 14067:2018 Carbon footprint of products. The CFP is considered as a total of the greenhouse emissions generated during the life cycle of a product – from raw material acquisition or generation from natural resources to dispatch from the factory or final disposal, depending on the system boundaries.

    In Končar D&ST, used functional unit was the product – oil immersed transformer, in different product variations. The Life Cycle Assessment scope used in CFP study was “cradle to grave” – it covers the CFP from the acquisition of the raw materials (“cradle”) up to end of life of the product (“grave”). The objectives of product life cycle calculations in Končar D&ST were to reduce the use of natural resources and emissions to the environment, as well as to improve social performance at different stages of the product life cycle.

    According to the company’s sustainability strategy CFP has been recognized as an opportunity for transparent communication to interested parties about its carbon management.

    In this way company could achieve greener products and processes, competitive advantage in the market and improved platform that will meet the needs of the changing business climate.

     

    SPEAKERS’ BIO:

    Ines Kolarić joined Končar Distribution and Special Transformers Inc. in 2019 at the position of management system development engineer. Her previous work experience was as expert advisor in the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy. Ines has over a decade experience in environmetal topics.  In Končar D&ST she has been working as a responsible person for environmental protection, sustainability, waste management and chemicals. In recent years she has been working as a team leader on Carbon Footprint of Product projects for medium power transformers.

    Vlatka Šerkinić works as a management system development engineer in Končar Distribution and Special Transformers Inc. for 10 years already. In recent years she has been working as a team leader on Carbon Footprint of Product projects for distribution transformers which help to determine environmental impact of a single distribution transformer. Furthermore, she’s maintaining documentation within the scope of environmental protection as well as handling questions regarding sustainability, raw material passport, environmental regulations, chemicals and other.

     

     

     

  • 9:40 – 9:55

    Sustainability without compromise - pioneering instrument transformers with biodegradable liquids (Read more)

    Koncar Instrument Transformers

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    • Kresimir Koprivec, Designer expert

    ABSTRACT 

    There is no thorough experience regarding instrument transformers filled with biodegredable liquids. This called for extensive dielectric and other testing to verify its insulation system. The prototypes which have been examined were filled with two different types of biodegredable liquids: MIDEL 7131 and Nynas Nytro BIO 300 X. Both liquids have been successfully implemented, thereby also creating a large base of accompanying results and experience.

    SPEAKER’S BIO:

    Krešimir Koprivec was born in Čakovec, Croatia, in 1994.

    He received the master’s degree from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, in 2019.
    He is currently attending postgraduate specialist study in transformers at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing.

    Since 2019, he has been employed as an electrical design engineer at Končar Instrument transformers Inc.

    His research interests include high-voltage instrument transformers, with a focus on biodegradable insulating liquids.

     

     

  • Marius Grisaru
    9:55 – 10:15

    Oil circularity, a sustainable environmental practice (Read more)

    Micafluid

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    • Paul Gonçalves, Director of Operations at Micafluid
    • Marius Grisaru, Consultant

    ABSTRACT

    One of the generally accepted solutions extending the transformer’s life and avoiding inutile environment pollution by insulating oils is to provide adequate oil treatments. Today’s oil treatment market is overcrowded with numerous technologies, companies, and service providers. Due to increased sensitivity of new designs and materials in recent decades, selecting experienced, knowledgeable, and veteran companies is vital. The presentation will showcase some best available technologies by veteran and hi-tech companies dealing in advanced oil treatment systems . These technologies also make it possible to treat all insulating liquids available today on the market. Online monitors may provide the best-tailored recipe, both by saving time and energy, for becoming sustainable. It is probably the best practical methodology for preserving significant quantities of valuable mineral and vegetable resources, along with prolonging the transformer’s operational life.

    SPEAKERS’S BIO:

    Marius Grisaru is an electroanalytical chemist, expert on oil test domain focus on dissolved gas analysis from planning, sampling, testing to diagnosis. Marius has a vast worldwide experience on all relevant aspects and debates them among the fellow experts around the globe. Enthusiast educator of scientific subjects.

  • 10:15 – 10:25

    Q&A

  • Coffee break
    10:25 – 10:40

    Coffee break

  • Oktay-Akkas-MR-photo v2
    10: 40 – 11:00

    The influence of digitalization on sustainability - how OEMs and operators can achieve their goals (Read more)

    Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH

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    • Oktay Akkas, Business Development Manager

    ABSTRACT: 

    Increasing prices for raw materials and for energy due to the political and environmental circumstances put this topic in the center of attention more than ever before. Accordingly, transformer manufacturers as well as system grid operators are keen on implementing their goals for being sustainable as fast and as significantly as possible.

    While the transformer manufacturers are continuously developing new compact design, increase the efficiency and ensure a reliable operational safety and the grid operators expect less noise and losses, an extended lifetime and optimized thermal design with a green CO2 footprint.

    Intelligent solutions for digitalization and automation could enhance the opportunities within the energy sector to achieve the required results. A CPU combined with an exclusive algorithm could help to operate the grid in a smarter way and support transformer manufacturers to optimize individual transformer design. Improving possibilities of the operator’s maintenance strategy might extend the lifetime of power transformers.

    It is not only the transformer manufacturer or the system grid operator who have an influence to the green footprint, there are much more players in this game.

    SPEAKERS’S BIO:

    Oktay Akkas is a scientist and engineer in the field of energy transmission with over 15 years of technical and managerial experience.

    Currently he is responsible for the business development of OEM business at the business unit AUTOMATION of Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen which is well known in the branch for their On-Load tap changers.

    At the beginning of his career, he started as testing engineer for OLTC motor drive units and managed afterwards the sales & service responsibility of MR’s Automation & Control products in Europe. Beside his sales activity he also had influence on the R&D with his experience for secondary equipment in electric power grids.

    Education: BSc degree in industrial engineering (Regensburg, Germany)

  • 11:00 – 11:20

    Green Supply Chains for Transformer Industry (Read more)

    SCM Consulting

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    • Ufuk Kivrak, Consultant

    ABSTRACT:

    The carbon footprint of transformers during the life cycle, including raw materials, production and operation stages have been analysed. Primary raw materials are discussed regarding their contribution to the carbon footprint. As the largest contributor to carbon footprint, the steel industry is discussed in detail. The current investments and commercial offerings for green steel are presented. The enormous challenges, the steel industry faces to reach carbon neutral status in 2050 and the revolutionary changes in steel making process are discussed. The same points are also presented for the copper, aluminium and oil industries. Some sample carbon footprints of different transformer types (LPT, SPT, DT with copper or aluminium) are also included. It is also explained that the transport industry is a major contributor to global emissions and the transport of transformers creates a significant carbon footprint. As the last point, it is discussed how the transformer industry could contribute to decarbonization efforts in their factories and during the operation stage of the transformers and some suggestions have been made.

    SPEAKER’S BIO

    Ufuk Kivrak has BS and MS degrees in mechanical engineering. He has had more than 25 years of industrial experience in transformers and power grid industries. He has worked for ABB in several management positions in Turkey, Thailand, and Switzerland. He led the Supply Chain Management organisation of ABB transformer business globally from 2003 to 2015, which included explosive growth of transformer market from 2003 to 2008, followed by a market collapse in 2009 and onwards. In 2015, he joined Alstom Grid as VP-Strategic Sourcing and continued as Head of Strategic Sourcing in GE Grid Solutions after Alstom was acquired by GE. Currently, he is the Managing Director of SCM Consulting GmbH.

  • Marius Grisaru
    11:20 – 11:40

    Sustainable oil economy – how we can save 1,000,000 litres of oil p.a. (Read more)

    Transformers Academy

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    • Marius Grisaru, Consultant

    ABSTRACT

    Insulating liquid oils should be spared inside the transformer, as the ratio of oil volume to kV has been decreasing in the last decades. To become more sustainable, oil resources should be preserved and their disposal minimized. Of course, users are also interested in saving them due to a continuous price increase. The audience will hear about significant and technically justified tactics to annually save at least 1 million litres of this precious resource worldwide.

    SPEAKER’S BIO:

    Marius Grisaru is an electroanalytical chemist, expert on oil test domain focus on dissolved gas analysis from planning, sampling, testing to diagnosis. Marius has a vast worldwide experience on all relevant aspects and debates them among the fellow experts around the globe. Enthusiast educator of scientific subjects.

  • Leonardo Maschietto
    11:40 – 11:55

    PTTX: Grain-oriented steel for a greener planet (Read more)

    PTTX

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    • Leonardo Maschietto, Regional Director

    ABSTRACT:

    Grain Oriented steel and the core made with it is the pulsing heart of a transformer.

    PTTX sustainable products made of grain oriented steel are able to help transformer manufacturers to attain sustainable results by reducing transformer weight and increasing efficiency with a state-of-the-art low and ultra low losses GO steel range.

    SPEAKER’S BIO:

    Leonardo Maschietto is an experienced senior executive in B2B international environment, with over 35 years of managerial experience.

    He currently holds the position of Regional Director at PTTX Wuxi Putian Iron Core – a leading company headquartered in Wuxi, China, providing the transformers manufacturers market with low losses and low thickness grain-oriented electrical steel.

    Leonardo entered the energy business with MV, HV and UHV insulators for transmission and distribution, having as reference customers utilities, EPC, and OEMs.

    The experience and networking achieved in the insulator business, as well as a long relationship with the Chinese energy industry, provide a solid background to start cooperation with PTTX Wuxi Putian Iron Core as a European-origin resident manager.

    With his commercial, technical and communication skills with internal and external stakeholders, solid international and geopolitical culture, and fluency in six foreign languages, Leonardo successfully brings growth in private and venture capital environments.

  • 11: 55 – 12:05

    Q&A

  • Closing remarks day II
    12:05 – 12:10

    Closing remarks

  • Lunch break 2
    12:10 – 13:30

    Lunch

  • 13:30 – 15:30

    Social program – a visit to Koncar D&ST, Koncar Electrical Engineering Institute

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