Programme Overview

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  (back)

Opening of the Exhibition

Opening of the Congress

Opening Speech
Prof. Dr. Gerd Jäger
Chairman of the Board of the VGB PowerTech e.V.

Grußworte
Dr. Peter Kurz, Lord Mayor of the City of Mannheim
Dr. Georg Müller, CEO, MVV Energie AG, Mannheim
Dr. Karl-Heinz Czychon, CEO, GKM Grosskraftwerk Mannheim AG, Mannheim
Hans ten Berge, Secretary General, Eurelectric, Brussels, Belgium

Honours

Festive Lecture
Prof. Dr. Dr. Franz-Josef Radermacher

Ensuing Get-Together in the Exhibition

Thursday, October 11, 2012   (back)

P

Plenary Sessions

“Security of Supply - Power Generation at the Crossroads?”
Chairman: David Marsh, SCCO International, London, Great Britain

Requirements for future power plants
Dr. Werner Götz, EnBW Kraftwerke AG, Stuttgart, Germany

Requirements for the power supply system
Dr. Konstantin Staschus, Secretary General, ENTSO-E - European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity, Brussels, Belgium

Perspectives of renewables until 2030 - focusing on wind
Christian Kjaer, CEO EWEA European Wind Energy Association asbl/vzw, Brussels, Belgium

The ability of the industry to finance the European “Energiewende”
Roman Waleczek, Vice President, Morgan Stanley Bank AG, Frankfurt, Germany

The Electricity Sector at a Crossroads
Hans ten Berge, Eurelectric, Brüssel, Belgien

Break

Chairman: David Marsh
Speaker P1, P2, P3, P4, P5

Lunch / Luncheon Speaker
Roland Koch, CEO, Bilfinger Berger SE, Mannheim, Germany

A

Section A

"Flexibility and Storage"

Possibilities and limits to optimize operational flexibility of the existing fleet
Joachim Kahlert, Vattenfall Europe Generation AG, Cottbus, Germany; Dr. Volker Schüle, Alstom Power Service GmbH, Mannheim, Germany

Economic operation of fossil fired power plants to guarantee supply security
Dr. Georg-Nikolaus Stamatelopoulos, EnBW Kraftwerke AG, Stuttgart, Germany;
Andreas Pickard und Thomas Schneider, Siemens Energy AG, Erlangen, Germany

Heat based storage systems for the generation of heat and power
Dr. Matthias Meierer, GKM Grosskraftwerk Mannheim AG, Mannheim, Germany und N.N., Siemens AG

Adiabatic compressed air energy storage - Status and perspectives
Dr. Sebastian Freund, GE Global Research, München, Germany;
Roland Marquardt und Dr. Peter Moser, RWE Power AG, Essen, Germany

Flexibility of the Norwegian hydropower system
Dr. Gundolf Dany, Statkraft Markets GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany

B

Section B

''Value Creation in Existing Fleet"

Requirements for a sustainable safety culture
Roger Miesen, RWE Power AG, Essen, Germany

Successful occupational health and safety in an international matrix organisation
Matthias Eiden, E.ON Generation GmbH, Hannover, Germany

Joint research for innovative turbomachines in power stations
Dr. Alexander Wiedermann, MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, Oberhausen, Germany;
Prof. Dr. Peter Jeschke, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany;
Dr. Dirk Goldschmidt, Siemens AG, Mülheim, Germany, Chairman AG TURBO

Assessment of CCGT power plants - Comparison between new and repowering
Dr. François Giger, EDF, Saint-Denis Cedex, France; N.N.

Flexibility - necessary to survive in sensitive markets
Torsten Röglin, E.ON Generation GmbH, Hannover, Germany

Friday, October 12, 2012    (back)

A

Section A

“Renewables"

Future renewable energy production from a Nordic utility perspective
Heikki Andersson, Fortum Power & Heat Oy, Fortum, Finnland

Experiences with the offshore wind farm Baltic 1 and outlook
Miachel Boll, EnBW Erneuerbare Energien GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany

Availability and sustainability of biomass
Dr. Yves Ryckmans, Laborelec GDF Suez, Linkebeek, Belgium

Break

New experiences and developments at solar-plants
Dr. Olaf Heil, RWE Innogy GmbH, Essen, Germany

European hydro power road map
Herfried Harreiter, Verbund Hydro Power, Wien, Austria;
Thomas Leitl, RWE Power AG, Essen, Germany

Advanced CFB technology for large scale biomass firing power plants
Timo Jäntti, Foster Wheeler Energia Oy, Varkaus, Finland 

B

Section B

“Acceptance/New Projects - Future Generation Platform - Possibilities and Limits”

Siting a final repository of spent nuclear fuel, or when science meets society
Saida Laârouchi Engström, Vice President, Strategy and Programme, Svensk Kärnbränselhantering AB, Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co

New build project adventures - our political, legal and technology experiences while working on Datteln 4
Dr. Andreas Willeke, E.ON New Build & Technology GmbH, Hannover, Germany

The municipal platform for the generation of heat and power - Possibilities and limits
Ulrich Sigel und Dr. Wolfgang A. Benesch, Steag Energy Service GmbH, Essen, Germany

Break

BoA 2&3 - Implementation of an innovative power plant concept and first operational experience
Dr. Reinhold Elsen, RWE Technology GmbH, Essen, Germany;
Guido Schöddert, RWE Power AG, Grevenbroich, Germany;
Manfred Hensel, RWE Technology GmbH, Grevenbroich, Germany

Requirements on future supply system - transmission perspectives
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Weber, Universität Rostock, Rostock, Germany; N.N.

Implementation of the EU stress test in european nuclear power plants
Dr. Cord-Henrich Lefhalm, RWE Power AG, Essen, Germany

Sensitivity of T24-boiler tubes against stress corrosion cracking (SCC) under hot water condition
Dr. Gereon Lüdenbach, VGB PowerTech e.V., Essen, Germany, N.N.