Programme

(Subject to revision)
Conference languages:
German and English (simultaneous translation)

Tuesday, 29 March 2011

18:30 

Opening of the exhibition
Invitation for "Get Together"

Wednesday, 30 March 2011

10:15 Welcome
Dr. Karl A. Theis, VGB PowerTech e.V., Essen

 

Plenary Session

10:30

Impact of demographic change
Prof. Bernd Raffelhüschen, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

11:00

Development of existing generation portfolio towards a future supply system
Hubertus Altmann, Vattenfall Europe Generation AG, Cottbus

11:30

Company presentation of the exhibitors:

Maximum Flexibility - without compromise in safety and reliability"
Erich Wex, General Manager Product Management Instrumentation, Controls and Electrical, Siemens AG, Energy Sector

Inspection of a boiler assembly before putting into service - current experiences of an accredited inspection body (ZÜS)
Dr. Michael Schuknecht, Dipl.-Ing. Uwe Rechtien, TÜV NORD Systems GmbH & Co. KG

E.ON Anlagenservice - Competence for sophisticated power plant service
N.N., E.ON Anlagenservice GmbH

12:00 Lunch break
 

Section A - Technologies/Studies

13:00
A1

Status of European energy policy, market and climate protection
Philip Lowe, European Commission, Brussels/Belgium

13:30
A2

Setting up new conventional capacity in Europe and EU regulation: An overview and critical assessment of legal projects
Dr. Susanne Nies, Eurelectric, Brussels/Belgium

14:00
A3

Perspectives of power generation in Germany and Europe
Dr. Dietmar Lindenberger, EWI - Energiewirtschaftliches Institut an der Universität zu Köln

14:30
A4

Market for power generation - Challenges and chances for suppliers
Marc Gruenewald, Accenture GmbH, Düsseldorf

15:00 Coffee break
15:30

Company presentation of the exhibitors:

Environmentally responsible power plant solutions. Sustainable, efficient and flexible
Lothar Balling, General Manager GT Power Plant Solutions, Siemens AG, Energy Sector

Marking technology: The faster, better and more cost-efficient way of producing signs in house - on metals, plastics and foils
Peter Jakob, Michael Dao, PrintoLux GmbH, Frankenthal

 

16:00  A5

Challenges of network development and NetworkCodes
Gerald Kaendler, Amprion GmbH, Dortmund

16:30
A6

Impact of "EU NetworkCodes" on design and operation of power plants
Dr. Jens Paetzold, E.ON New Build and Technology GmbH, Gelsenkirchen

17:00
A7

Outcome of investigation on grid/generation
Prof. Dr. Harald Weber, Universität Rostock, Institut für Elektrische Energietechnik (IEF), Lehrstuhl für Elektrische Energieversorgung

17:30
A8

Impact of intermitting generation on power system stability
Joachim Lehner, Dominik Schlipf, Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Feuerungs- und Kraftwerkstechnik (IFK)

18:00 Visit of the technical exhibition
19:00 Evening event 
 

Section B - Projects/Operation

13:00
B1

Consequences of low load operation for  coal fired power plants
Dr. Hermann Brüggendick, Dr. Wolfgang A. Benesch, Evonik Energy Services GmbH, Essen

13:30
B2

Pro Quality - An approach for project management
Dr. Franz Bauer, VGB PowerTech e.V., Essen

14:00
B3

Sumitomo's R&D activities for advanced USC boiler
Hiroshi Matsuo, Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd., London/Great Britain

14:30
B4

V&M innovative tubular contributions to the challenges of present & future conventional power plants
Alain Dieulin, Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes, Boulogne Billancourt/Frankreich

15:00 Coffee break
15:30

Company presentation of the exhibitors:

Green MW and Flex Power - More Efficiency and Flexibility for your Power Plants
Dr. Roland Sommer, Marketing Manager Steam Plant Modernization, Siemens AG, Energy Sector

16:00  B5

Steam side oxidation at austenitic boiler materials
Dr. Gereon Lüdenbach, VGB PowerTech e.V., Essen

16:30
B6

OL3 project - A multicultural challenge
Käthe Sarparanta, Teollisuuden Voima Oyj, Eurajoki/Finland

17:00
B7

Knowledge management - Preservation and maintenance of implicit knowledge within a company
Ulrich Schmidt, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Karlsruhe

17:30
B8

Competition about green investments  - The European targets for renewables
Dr. Thorsten Schneiders, E.ON Climate & Renewables GmbH, Gelsenkirchen

18:00 Visit of the technical exhibition
19:00 Evening event 
 

Section C - Best Practise

13:00
C1

Retrofitting Program of CEZ power plants
Peter Szenasy, CEZ a.s., Prague/Czech Republik

13:30
C2

Power sector skills - Adressing the challences
Steve Davies, The National Skills Academy for Power, Shirley, Solihull/Great Britain

14:00
C3

Requirements on structural maintenance in power plants
Dr. Dieter Lehnen, Joachim Meyer, ZERNA Ingenieure GmbH, Bochum

14:30
C4

Application of rifled tubes
Joachim Kahlert, Vattenfall Europe Generation AG, Cottbus

15:00 Coffee break
15:30

Company presentation of the exhibitors:

Siemens solutions in CCS, from pilot- to large scale demonstration projects
Hermann Kremer, Vice President New Technologies CCS, Siemens AG, Energy Sector

16:00  C5

Technical plant documentation - Challenges and first experiences with the VGB-R 171
Stefan Ostrowski, RWE Power AG, Grevenbroich, Jörg Richnow, RWE Technology GmbH, Essen

16:30
C6
On-/Offshore wind projects
Dr. Urban Keussen, E.ON AG, Düsseldorf
17:00
C7
Solarthermal plants - Hybrid and stand alone solutions
Dr. Christopher Guder, Dirk-Uwe Neumann, Evonik Energy Services GmbH, Essen
17:30
C8
Renewable energy from biomass and integration into the grid
Andy Carling, E.ON, Great Britain
18:00 Visit of the technical exhibition
19:00 Evening event 


Thursday, 31 March 2011

 

Section A - Technologies/Studies

09:00
A9

Environmentally friendly future power generation with fossil fuels
Prof. Alfons Kather, Technische Universität Hamburg, Institut für Energietechnik

09:30
A10

Comparison and application of storage technologies - A power plant operator's point of view
Dr. Marcus Kurth, Jürgen Marquard, Evonik Energy Services GmbH, Essen

10:00 A11 Overlook of underground energy storage facilities
Dr. Andrei Zschocke, E.ON Gas Storage GmbH, Essen
10:30 Coffee break
11:00

Company presentation of the exhibitors:

Siemens AG, Energy Sector

Advanced Insulation Solutions for modern Power Plants
N.N., Eugen Arnold GmbH

11:30
A12

Assessment of risk - an insurance company view
Ingo Grawenhoff, HDI-Gerling Sicherheitstechnik GmbH, Hannover
12:00
A13
Human resources as multiplier for a company's value
Manfred Bornemann, Intangible Assets Consulting GmbH, Graz/Austria
12:30 Lunch break
13:30

Company presentation of the exhibitors:

Siemens AG, Energy Sector

14:00
A14

Status of E.ON Post Combustion Capture Activities
Dirk Meyer, E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH, Hannover

14:30
A15

CCS strategy of Vattenfall
Dr. Thomas Porsche, Vattenfall Europe Generation AG, Cottbus

15:00 
A16

Optimised plant process management
Markus Bieder, RWE Power AG, Ludwigshafen 

15:30 Final discussion
 

Section B - Projects/Operation

09:00
B9

ENEL activities on carbon capture and sequestration 
Dr. Sauro Pasini, Enel Engineering and Innovation SpA, Pisa/Italy

09:30
B10
Experiences of bachelor studies
Thomas Bölz, EnBW Kraftwerke AG, Stuttgart
10:00 B11 Functional safety management of thermal power plants from the I&C perspective of an energy provider
Günter Dirding, E.ON New Build & Technology GmbH, Hannover
10:30 Coffee break
11:00

Company presentation of the exhibitors:

Siemens AG, Energy Sector

11:30
B12

ENEL - New build activities
Dr. Leonardo Arrighi, Enel Produzione S.P.A., Rome/Italy
12:00
B13
Modern power plants as investments in the future - RWE Powers current new builds
Alexander Frohne, RWE Power AG, Essen
12:30 Lunch break
13:30

Company presentation of the exhibitors:

Siemens AG, Energy Sector

14:00
B14
Status new build projects of E.ON
Dr. Holger Zimmermann, E.ON New Build & Technology GmbH, Hannover
14:30
B15
Experiences with planning and licensing of 2 x 840 MW hard coal power plant Moorburg
Günter Heimann, Vattenfall Europe Genration AG, Cottbus
15:00 
B16

EnBW overlook conventional new build projects
Dr. Joachim Manns, EnBW Kraftwerke AG, Stuttgart 

15:30 Final discussion
 

Section C - Best Practise

09:00
C9

Evaluation and perspectives of future power plant technologies
Markus Rieck, Alstom Deutschland AG, Berlin

09:30
C10
Development prospects for coal-based power generation technologies incl. CCS in competition
Dr. Peter Moser, RWE Power AG, Essen
10:00 C11 Greener generation technologies - Perspectives from Siemens view

Hermann Kremer, Siemens AG, Erlangen

10:30 Coffee break
11:00

Company presentation of the exhibitors:

Siemens AG, Energy Sector

11:30
C12

Nuclear generation IV reactors - An utilities' perspective
Dr. Willibald Kohlpaintner, E.ON Energie AG, Düsseldorf
12:00
C13

Evaluation and perspectives of future technologies
Dr. Klaus-Dieter Tigges, Wolfgang Schreier, Hitachi Power Europe GmbH, Duisburg

12:30 Lunch break
13:30

Company presentation of the exhibitors:

Siemens AG, Energy Sector

14:00
C14

Beneficial effects of dry bottom ash system in modern power stations
Vincenzo Quattrucci, Magaldi Power S.p.A., Salerno/Italy

14:30
C15

Planning for large power plants 2004 till 2011 - Lessons learned: Experience from past and solutions for future projects
Rainer Alzinger, EnviCon & Plant Engineering GmbH, Nürnberg

15:00 
C16

Use of simulators for virtual commissioning of main DCS on retrofitting projects. Case study: Power Plant Neurath Unit D, RWE Power
Dr. Heinz-Jürgen Wüllenweber, RWE Power AG, Grevenbroich, Jürgen Brunner, Siemens AG, Erlangen, Ludger Küppers, Kraftwerksschule e.V., Essen

15:30 Final discussion