{"id":37034,"date":"2026-06-30T13:43:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/news\/review-of-the-vgbe-technical-conference-steam-turbines-and-steam-turbine-operation-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T13:45:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:45:33","slug":"review-review-steam-turbines-2026","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/news\/review-review-steam-turbines-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of the vgbe Technical Conference \u201cSteam Turbines and Steam Turbine Operation 2026\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"37034\" class=\"elementor elementor-37034 elementor-36986\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d0a38 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"60d0a38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f60f178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f60f178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The role of the steam turbine in the future energy system<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77da176 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77da176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The decarbonisation of the energy system associated with the energy transition might suggest that the importance of the steam turbine is declining. However, this assumption was once again disproved at the biennial vgbe Technical Conference \u201cSteam Turbines and Steam Turbine Operation\u201d. Around 200 participants from Germany and abroad travelled to Dresden to learn about the latest trends and to exchange insights within the highly interconnected vgbe steam turbine community.  <\/p><p>The field of application for steam turbines is increasingly evolving: from conventional large-scale power generation technology to a key component for efficiency improvements, sector coupling, and the utilisation of waste heat. In an energy system dominated by renewables, with a growing share of wind and solar power, steam turbines will in future be used less for baseload operation and more for the provision of dispatchable power. Consequently, steam turbines will remain technically relevant, even though the share of fossil fuels is expected to decline in the long term.  <\/p><p>This was also outlined in the opening address:<br\/>\u201cThe steam turbine is far from obsolete; rather, it is a key technology for reconciling security of supply, economic viability, and climate targets.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d7ae3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d7ae3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/TitelB_DT26_1280-720-rpplqtn90wbvjpycbn5sgduo3nsyor6ejrcnv1jzhs.jpg\" title=\"TitelB_DT26_1280-720\" alt=\"TitelB_DT26_1280-720\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cbb158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cbb158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key topics of the conference<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0602c3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0602c3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The event focused in particular on the following subject areas:<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Adaptation of existing fleets<\/li><li>Operational challenges<\/li><li>Handling of findings<\/li><li>Maintenance strategies for steam turbines<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>The topics \u201cAdaptation of existing fleets\u201d and \u201cOperational challenges\u201d can be summarised under the guiding theme: \u201cSteam turbines in a changing operating regime.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12590a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12590a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Changing operating regimes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7676802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7676802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The volatility of wind and solar power has a direct impact on the mode of operation of steam turbines. The consequences include: <\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Frequent start-ups<\/li><li>Rapid load changes<\/li><li>Operation in the part load range<\/li><li>Short downtime periods<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>As a result, the original design conditions are increasingly exceeded. Nevertheless, plants continue to achieve very high availability rates. Targeted adaptations are required to ensure that these positive results can be maintained under changing framework conditions.  <\/p><p>Various contributions presented retrofit measures, conversion concepts, modernisation approaches, and methods for improving energy efficiency.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfa91c3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfa91c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15d8d1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15d8d1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maintenance and condition monitoring<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bf570a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bf570a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the field of maintenance, condition-based maintenance continues to gain prominence. Presentations covered: <\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Long-term experience with condition monitoring systems<\/li><li>A tool combining physics-based diagnostic methods with data-driven fault detection<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>Furthermore, proven risk mitigation measures for creep fatigue cracking in steam turbine rotors were presented.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36bcf99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36bcf99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contribution to grid stability<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636f634 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"636f634\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn addition to flexible power generation, steam turbines make an important contribution to grid support. Against this background, additional requirements from grid operators may arise in the future.<br\/>One presentation demonstrated, as an example, the role steam turbines can play in maintaining system stability during over-frequency events, particularly by preventing unplanned shutdowns. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b83861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b83861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Damage patterns and operational experience<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a7f3fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a7f3fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The range of potential damage scenarios was illustrated through several practical case studies, including:<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Major global failures of steam turbine sets resulting from the failure of protection and emergency systems<\/li><li>Crack formation in last-stage blades<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>These contributions underlined the importance of systematic condition monitoring and preventive measures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-757c4e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"757c4e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bc619b\" data-id=\"2bc619b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9698e42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9698e42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/376_RH6_8705.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37016\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/376_RH6_8705.jpg 1024w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/362_RH6_8676.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37020\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/362_RH6_8676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/362_RH6_8676-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/362_RH6_8676-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a19ff44 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a19ff44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7259b71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7259b71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exchange and networking<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b17bd0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b17bd0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe themed discussion sessions once again made a significant contribution to practical and intensive professional exchange. In discussion rounds on topics such as \u201cMaintenance and outage planning\u201d, as well as in an English-language format titled \u201cBest Practices\u201d, participants shared experiences, gained new insights, and established professional contacts. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d41200 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d41200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Technological developments<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6904c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6904c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The concluding presentation emphasised that the fundamental physical principles of the steam turbine remain technology-neutral. The development of a reaction turbine for the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC), aimed at the efficient utilisation of low-temperature waste heat, was introduced. <\/p><p>Further development of this technology will be followed with great interest, and it is expected that the latest results will be presented at the next conference.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01abb48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01abb48\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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The lecture programme was complemented by sufficient breaks, which were actively used for technical discussions and visits to the exhibition. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b85691a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b85691a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acknowledgements and outlook<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f4ef0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45f4ef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The entire vgbe team would like to thank all speakers, participants, and exhibitors for their technically sound contributions, constructive discussions, and presented innovations. 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