May 2011

News

1) EnBW Baltic 1 officially in operation

2) Call for Papers - VGB Conference "Chemistry in Power Plants 2011"

New publications

4) Nuclear Power, Operation of Nuclear Power Plants - VGB PowerTech Journal 05/2011

Dates

VGB Workshop "Flue Gas Cleaning 2011" May 25/ 26, 2011, Helsinki/Finland
http://www.vgb.org/en/flue_gas_cleaning_2011.html

VGB European Occupational Health and Safety Conference 2011 September 15/16, 2011, Stockholm/Sweden
http://www.vgb.org/en/health2011.html

VGB Congress "POWER PLANTS 2011" with technical exhibition September 21 - 23, 2011, Berne/Switzerland
http://www.vgb.org/en/hv_2011.html

VGB Conference "Chemistry in Power Plants 2011" with technical exhibition October 26/27, 2011, Munich/Germany
http://www.vgb.org/en/cik11.html

Information for Members

News

> VGB Quality Award 2011 < There are new power-station construction projects with an electrical capacity of over 100,000 MW in Europe. These are in the planning process, tender phase or already under construction. Experience from implemented and under construction power-station projects showed deficiencies in quality which have to be absolutely avoided in the forthcoming and current projects. To increase quality in the extensive sense, VGB will be award the "VGB Quality Award" meanwhile for the sixth time. All regular VGB members are welcome submit nominations until August 9, 2011. More information in the member area:
http://www.vgb.org/vgborg/en/vgb_quality_award_e.html

> List of New Power Plants in Europe: Update April 2011 < The list New Power Plants comprises power plants in planning and under construction in Europe. Energy sources like gas, hard coal, lignite, wind, water, waste etc. are considered. Based on the list, the planned total output (MW) and the portions of the sources of energy (MW) can be determined. Due to political and economic decisions, the list lives with further planning measures and with cancellations. The current list is available in the member area for download:
https://www.vgb.org/en/newplants.html

New Abstracts of Minutes

Performance Indicators - 1st October 2010
https://www.vgb.org/en/kf_ak_bw_16.html

Pipe Systems, Valves and Pressure Vessels - 26th/27th October 2010
https://www.vgb.org/en/kf_en_ak_ra_29.html

Materials and Quality Supervision - 8th/9th December 2010
https://www.vgb.org/en/kf_en_fa_wq_27.html

1) EnBW Baltic 1 officially in operation

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has officially taken the first commercial offshore windfarm in Germany into operation on May 2, 2011. EnBW gained the Baltic 1 project in March 2008. The symbolic foundation stone was laid in spring 2010. Almost three years after the start 21 wind power plants and the substation platform have been installed in the Baltic Sea; 16 kilometres from the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern coastline. Each turbine has an installed capacity of 2.3 MW; together they achieve 48.3 MW. The construction of the six times larger offshore windfarm project EnBW Baltic 2 will probably start in 2012.

http://www.enbw.com/content/en/press/press_releases/2011/05/PM_20110502_Einweihung_Baltic1_ENG_cu_ys_01/index.jsp

2) Call for Papers - VGB Conference "Chemistry in Power Plants 2011"

VGB's annual Conference "Chemistry in Power Plants" will take place in Munich/Germany on October 26/27, 2011. The conference is a forum for energy utilities and operators of industrial power plants. Operating experience will be discussed and technical developments in the field of power plant chemistry will be presented.

Please submit your Call for Papers by May 13, 2011, at the latest to:
mailto:ines.moors@vgb.org
https://www.vgb.org/vgbmultimedia/Veranstaltungen/CC4/Call2011english_e-p-4344.pdf

3) VGB Job Market: Current Vacancies

The VGB Job Market is offering prospective persons the possibility to develop their career in the range of power and heat generation. You can find current vacancies on our homepage.

http://www.vgb.org/en/jobmarket.html

4) Nuclear Power, Operation of Nuclear Power Plants - VGB PowerTech Journal 05/2011

Main topics of the May issue are: U.S. company's new nuclear project progresses; Load cycling capabilities of German Nuclear Power Plants (NPP); AVARIS: An innovative procedure to repair seal seats surfaces in gate and check valves; Operating Experience with Nuclear Power Plants.

Abstracts of all articles are available here:
http://www.vgb.org/en/current_issue.html