Programme

(subject to changes)

Tuesday, 28th April 2009

18.30 h Opening of the exhibition - Get-togther in the exhibition

Wednesday, 29th April 2009

10.00 h	Registration
10.15 h	Welcome Address, Dr. Karl A. Theis , VGB PowerTech e.V. Opening - Tomas Huner, NN, Prague/Czech Republic, Marek Mora, NN, Prague/Czech Republic
10.30 h	Advanced Technologies - Solutions for a Low Carbon Power Supply Vladimir Hlavinka, Member of the Board of Directors, CEZ, Prague/ Czech Republic, Dr. Rolf Linkohr, Direktor, Centre for European Energy Strategy C.E.R.E.S sprl, Brussels / Belgium
11.00 h	Company presentations of the exhibitors ABB AG, Mannheim Optimal unit and turbine control in grids with a large share of renewable generation Siemens AG Energy Sector, Erlangen Efficiency increase in power plants E.ON Anlagenservice GmbH, Gelsenkirchen Kennametal ConForma Clad Inc., New Albany, USA Advanced Erosion Protection Technology Extends the Life of Steam Boiler Superheater Tubes Speaker: Peter Hendrikx Voith Turbo GmbH & Co. KG, Crailsheim
11.30 h	Lunch
	SECTION A Technology	SECTION B Operation	SECTION C Best Practise
12.30h	A1 Development and Service Experience with High Efficient USC Coal Fires Power Plants Jorgen Bugge, Dong Energy Power, Fredericia / Denmark	B1 Power Plant Simulators - New Potentials for Economical Prosperousness Heinz-Gerd Blank, RWE Power AG, Grevenbroich, Axel Pechstein, DREWAG - Stadtwerke Dresden GmbH, Dresden	C1 Technical Supervision and equipment condition monitoring with SAP-TS-ecm Andreas Schmidt, RWE Power AG, Grevenbroich
13.00 h	A2 Operating Experience on Thick-Walled Alloy617 Components at 700°C Dr. Mirko Bader, E.ON Engineering GmbH, Gelsenkirchen	B 2 VGB-Requirements regarding Technical data and Reference designation Jörg Richnow, RWE Power AG, Essen	C2 High Voltage Mobile Test Systems for Power Transformers - Practical Expierences Dr. Peter Werle, ABB AG, Halle, Michael Lukas, Vattenfall Europe Generation AG & Co. KG, Boxberg
13.30 h	A3 The post combustion CO2 scrubbing and the development program of RWE Power AG Dr. Johannes Ewers, Dr. Peter Moser, RWE Power AG, Essen	B3 Modernization of a Coal Dust-Fired 450 MWel Block for Primary Nox Reduction Martin Giehl, Dr. Martin Käß, Dr. Thomas Sabel, Bertram Haas, EnBW Kraftwerke AG, Stuttgart	C 3 Process Quality Control - Modern Information Technology to improve Power Plant Efficiency Andreas Knieschke, Vattenfall Europe Power Consult GmbH, Vetschau, Dr. rer. nat. Peter Deeskow, Evonik Energy Services GmbH, Essen, Theo Hufmann, Theo, E.ON Engineering GmbH, Gelsenkirchen, Hans Nägel, Siemens AG, Erlangen
14.00 h	A4 Imported Coal - market overview, operational and technical implications for the entire power plant Dr. Wolfgang Benesch, Evonik Energy Services GmbH, Essen	B4 Quality Assurance for New Power Plants – today’s practise? Ute Hartfil, RWE Power AG, Essen	C4 Intelligent Application of Established and New Developed Monitoring Systems for Water and Steam Cycles Andreas Heß, VGB PowerTech e.V., Essen
14.30 h	Coffee break
15.00 h	Company presentations of the exhibitors ABB AG, Mannheim New applications for simulator aided engineering, plant optimisation and training in project execution and operation Siemens AG Energy Sector, Erlangen Efficiency increase in power plants Balcke-Dürr GmbH, Ratingen Modern cost and time effective ESP modernisation methods in coal fired power plants PROMECON GmbH, Barleben NOx and CO2 reduction by boiler tuning and OFA Speaker: Hans Georg Conrads E-T-A Elektrotechnische Apparate GmbH, Altdorf Safe and Reliable Sensor/Actuator Circuits Modern Power Supplies Require a New Approach to I/0 Field Design Speaker: Monika Hennessen
15.30 h	A5 EU Energy and Climate Package – Consequences for the Electricity Sector Juho Lipponen, Eurelectric, Brussles/Belgium	B5 Competition of Post Combustion -Technologies for CO₂ Capture Dr. Holger Zimmermann, E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH, Hannover	C5 Maintenance for a Braod Fuel Technology Portfolio - Solvable Service? Darius Filipczyk, Mainova AG, Frankfurt
16.00 h	A6 The European Flagship Programme for CCS Demo Plants - Position of the ETP ZEP Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants Heinz Bergmann, VGB Power Tech / RWE Power AG, Essen	B6 Breaking New Groung Qualifying Power Plant Operators Jürgen Herzfeld, Evonik Steag GmbH, Essen	C6 Video and Temperature Monitoring with Furnace Camera - KEEPING AN EYE ON THE FLAME - Roland Zepeck, DURAG Industrie Elektronik GmbH & Co KG, Hamburg
16.30 h	A7 Increase of Total Annula Electricity Output of Power Plants - Effective Solutions to Optimize the Cold end within Power Generation Technoloy Rainer Alzinger, Ulrich Maschke, Envi Con & Plant Engineering GmbH, Nürnberg	B7 RWE Power´s new Power Plant Projects and Future Strategy for Power Generation and the Fossil Business Unit Dr. Reinhold Elsen, Dr. Manfred Kehr, Dr. Ralf Nowack, RWE Power AG, Essen	C7 Technical Benchmarking – Tool for better Performance Hans-Joachim Meier, Dr. Franz Bauer, Stefan Prost, VGB PowerTech e.V., Essen , Jürgen Aydt, EnBW Kraftwerke AG, Karlsruhe, Jeans-Fracois Lehougre, EDF, Paris/France
17.00 h	Visit of the exhibition
18.00 h	City sight-seeing bus tour ensuing transfer to the evening event at the former monastery St. Agnes
19.15 h	Bus transfer to the evening event
19.30 h	Evening Event at St. Agnes

Thursday, 30th April 2009

	SECTION A Technology	SECTION B Operation	SECTION C Best Practise
09.00 h	A8 Coupled Simulation of the Combustion and Steam Generation Process in Large Utility Boilers Prof. Dr. Günter Scheffknecht, A. Matschke, M. Müller, Universität Stuttgart (IVD), Stuttgart, Dr. Bernedetto Risio, RECOM Services GmbH, Stuttgart, Christoph Götte, RWE Power AG, Essen, Dr. Thomas Sabel, EnBW Kraftwerke AG, Stuttgart, Dr. Peter Weiß, Evonik STEAG GmbH, Essen, Dr. Christian Gabriel, EVN AG, Maria Enzersdorf/Austria	B8 The New Power Plant Projects and Technology Perspectives of Enel Dr. Leonardo Arrighi, ENEL Produzione S.P.A., Rome/Italy, Dr. Sauro Pasini, ENEL Produzione SpA, Pisa / Italy	C8 Functional Security Check Bernhard Hoffmann, RWE Power AG, Grevenbroich, Heinz Gall, TÜV Rheinland Industrie Service GmbH, Köln
09.30 h	A9 Pumped Storage Plants: Guardians for European Transmission Grid Stability Kurt Klein, EnBW Kraftwerke AG, Stuttgart Josef Schernthanner, Verbund Austrian Hydro Power AG, Vienna / Austria	B9 Advantages of Flexible Thermal Generation in High Wind Penetration Grids Nicholas W. Miller, Devon Manz, Sebastion Achilles, Gene Hinkle, GE Energy, Schenectady/USA	C9 The characterisation of lignite grindability using the PMI index Dr. Thomas Hilber, Klaus Kapp, Alstom Power Systems, Stuttgart, Bernhard Röper, Jörg Schubert, RWE Power AG, Grevenbroich
10.00 h	A10 Experiences from the Commissioning and the Trial-Operation of the Oxyfuel-Research Plant of Vattenfall Hubertus Altmann, Dr. Thomas Porsche, Vattenfall Europe Generation AG & Co. KG, Cottbus, Dr. Georg-Nikolaus Stamatelopoulos, Alstom Power Systems GmbH, Stuttgart	B10 Carbon Capture Ready - the Solution for CCS Inspection of new Power Plants Dr. Michael Schuknecht, TÜV Nord Systems GmbH, Essen Lars Kirchner, Rainer Winter, TÜV Nord Cert, Essen Dr. Helmut Rieskamp, TÜV Nord Umweltschutz GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg	C10 Power Plant Modernisation through the Latest Upgrade of the SGT5-4000F Hajrudin Ceric, Siemens AG Mülheim, J. Slad, Siemens AG, Erlangen
10.30 h	Coffee break
11.00 h	Company presentations of the exhibitors ABB AG, Mannheim Asset management and monitoring with System 800xA Siemens AG Energy Sector, Erlangen Efficiency increase in power plants Ingenieure Prof. Sturm + Partner GmbH, Dresden Innovative Engineering Services for Utilities Speaker: Dr.-Ing. Sven Billhardt
11.30 h	A11 Transmission Code - From DVG Recommendation to UCTE Requirements for Generating Units Dr. Marcus Kurth, Evonik Energy Services GmbH, Essen	B11 Ecology and Economy in Conflict? The Mellach Project - A Case Study of Modern Day Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plants Dipl.-Ing. Anton Smolak, VERBUND-ATP, Neudorf ob Wildon / Austria, Dipl.-Ing. Martin Hochfellner, Dipl.-Ing. Christof Kurzmann, Verbund-ATP Graz / Austria	C11 Experience with the Quality Assurance of Electrical Equipment Dr. Jens Paetzold, E.ON Engineering GmbH, Gelsenkirchen, Holger Weiland, Vattenfall Europe Power Consult GmbH, Vetschau
12.00 h	A12 Limitation of Insurance Models - Requirements on the Risk Management Dr. Michael Härig, Marsh GmbH, Düsseldorf	B12 Investments of CEZ into Coal Fired Power Plants in Czech Republic with a Special Focus on the New Flue Gas Desulphurization Plants Peter Szenasy, CEZ a.s., Prague / Czech Republic, Dr. Klaus Bärnthaler, Austrian Energy & Environmental AG & Co. KG, Graz / Austria	C12 Realistic Approaches for Improving the Efficiency of a Power Plant Dr. Miroslav Podhorsky, Balcke-Dürr GmbH, Ratingen
12.30 h	Lunch
13.30 h	Company presentations of the exhibitors ABB AG, Mannheim Plant and information management - innovative solutions for plant operators Siemens AG Energy Sector, Erlangen Efficiency increase in power plants
14.00 h	A13 Strategy Approach for the Electric Power Sector Dr. Jörg Schrottke, AT Kearny GmbH, München	B13 Impact of New Power Plant Technologies as Challenge for Staff Training Hans-Werner Otte, Referent des VGB-Arbeitskreises "Ausbildung von Kraftwerkspersonal", Heinrich Nacke, Kraftwerksschule e.V., Essen	C13 CO2 Capture for the Retrofit of Power Plants Based on Limestone Prof. Bernd Epple, Dr. Jochen Ströhle, Universität Darmstadt
14.30	A14 EDF Group Actions to Reduce CO2 Emission Dr. Fraicois Giger, Valérie Czop, EDF, Fossil Fired Generation and Engineering, Saint-Denis Cedex / France, Louis Jestin, EDF International plc, Cracow / Poland, Jochen Benz, EnBW, Research, Development and Demonstration, Stuttgart, John Cockin, EDF Energy plc, United Kingdom, Stefano Bedogni, Edison, Italy	B14 Training Opprtunites by Application of E-Learning and CBT Siegfried Guse, E.ON Energy from Waste AG, Helmstedt, Christoph Bieniek, Stadtwerke München GmbH, Unterföhring, Silvana Gelbke, Kraftwerksschule e.V.	C14 Continuous Process Quality Control and Early Fault Detection Using Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Calculated on Actual Measurements Urs Steinmetz, Dr. Peter Deeskow, Evonik Energy Services GmbH, Essen, Dr. Georg Händel, Evonik Energy Services GmbH, Oberhausen
15.00 h	A15 E.ON - Fit for CCS in 2020 Dr. Jörg Kruhl, Dr. Samuel Kutter, Dr. Helmut Rode, E.ON Energie AG, München	B15 The New Power Plant Projects of Eskom - An Overview of Medupi and Kusile Power Plants Matshela Koko, Eskom, Johannesburg/South Africa Johannes Musel, Hitachi Power Africa Pty Ltd, Jean-Pierre Fouilloux, Alstom S&E Africa	C15 Increase of Steam Generator Efficiency by Selective On-Load Boiler Cleaning - An Innovative Approach Based on Dynamic Software Algorithms and Direct Measuring Methods Dr. Christian Mueller, Manfred Frach, Bernd Mußmann, Matthias Schumacher, Clyde Bergemann, Wesel , Roberto Cerrato Ortega, Union Fenosa S.A. Madrid / Spain, Khalil Mukadam, Socoin Ingeniera & Construction Industrial, Madrid / Spain
15.30 h	A16 Physical Nad Contractual Interface Power Plant - Grid Hubert Schwingshandl, E.ON Energie AG, München	B16 Baker Report – Evaluation for Power PlantOperators Dr. Harald Wachsmuth, E.ON AG, Düsseldorf	C16 High Frequency Deviations within the European Power System – Origins and Proposals for Improvement Tobias Weißbach, Prof. Ernst Welfonder, Universität Stuttgart
16.00 h	Final discussion
16.30 h	End of conference