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, 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, detailing users’ needs from the High-Level User Meeting (held on 12 October).
- Interactive problem-solving sessions: collaborative group work across our Working Groups, designed to address industrial challenges identified by the users.
This event is kindly sponsored by:
Meet some of the speakers who will be sharing their knowledge:
Full agenda: 12-14 October 2026
Please find the latest version of the ETN Global’s October Workshop 2026 agenda.
Preliminary agenda – 12 October 2026
- 07:30 – 12:30: Visit I to Sesta Lab facilities (incl. a return bus to/from Siena and refreshments)
- 11:30 – 16:30: Visit II to Sesta Lab facilities (incl. a return bus to/from Siena and refreshments) (identical to visit I)
- 18:00 – 19:00: Guided tour of Siena Cathedral’s magnificent floor (symbolic fee to be paid individually on-site)
- 19:30 – 22:00: HLUM/Board/Sponsors dinner
- 19:30 – 22:00: 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 speeches, Giulio Grassi, Sesta Lab and Leonardo Marras, Assessore, Region of Tuscany
- 09:20-09:25: President’s welcome message, ETN Global President
- 09:25-10:15: Keynote speeches by users
- 10:15-10:45: Coffee break & expo
- 10:45-11:45: Presentation of ETN Global Reports
- 11:45-12:30: High-Level User Meeting key messages
- 12:30-13:45: Lunch break & expo
- 13:45-15:15: Interactive session: Verification of the High-Level User Meeting outcomes – problem-solving group work
- 15:15-15:45: Coffee break & expo
- 15:45-16:15: Presentation by the winner of Brian Pitt Excellence Award 2026.
- 16:15-17:15: Presentation of the outcomes of the group work
- 17:15-17:30: Introduction to the parallel Working Group sessions on 14 October, Rene Vijgen, ETN Global & Closing remarks, Christer Björkqvist, Managing Director, ETN Global
- 19:00-23:00: Gala dinner at Nobil Contrada del Bruco, Siena incl. an exclusive visit of the Contrada del Bruco Museum. Speech by Paolo Tedeschi, Director of the Territorial Competitiveness Directorate of Tuscany and Acting Head of the Geothermal Planning and Management Sector
Preliminary agenda – 14 October 2025
- 08:15-09:15: Parallel Working Group sessions:
- Energy Integration
- Component life assessment & extension
- CCS Taskforce meeting
- 09:25-10:25: Parallel Working Group sessions:
- Supercritical CO₂
- Digital solutions & diagnostics
- Air filtration
- 10:25-10:55:Coffee break
- 11:00-12:00: Parallel Working Group sessions
- Hydrogen & other alternative fuels
- Additive Manufacturing
- 12:00-13:00: Lunch break & expo
- 13:00-13:30: Report from the Chairs on takeaways/actions & closing remarks
- 14:00-15:30: Bus from Siena to Florence: one directly to the airport; one to Baker Hughes’ Innovation Lab visits (meeting place for the bus: Piazzale Beringucci, 53100 Siena)
- 15:30-17:30: Visit to Baker Hughes Innovation Lab (max 40 people)
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).
We are offering exhibition opportunities for this event. Please download the Exhibition package with all the necessary details. Please fill-in the form and send it to Viktorija Charbagi (vc@etn.global) at the ETN Global office.
October is one of Siena’s most popular times of the year, with a second peak in visitor numbers following the summer season. We therefore strongly recommend booking your accommodation as early as possible.
To help you plan your stay, you will find a map highlighting a non-exhaustive selection of hotels and B&Bs. Participants are, of course, welcome to choose any accommodation that best suits their preferences.
The information below also provides the approximate distance (walking and/or a ride by bus) from each property to the event venue (marked by a red circle):
- NH hotel Siena – 10′ walking
- Albergo Chiusarelli hotel – 10′ walking
- Hotel la Villa – 15′ walking
- Athena hotel– 5′ walking
- Palazzo Ravizza – 5′ walking
- Best Western San Marco – 10′ bus + 10′ walking
- La Colonna hotel– 10′ bus + 10′ walking
- Hotel Palazzo dei Priori – 10′ bus + 10′ walking
- Executive hotel– 15′ bus + 10′ walking
- Four Points by Sheraton hotel (Marriott Group) 15′ bus + 10′ walking
- Villa Ermellina Siena, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel – 10′ bus + 10′ walking
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