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VGB Events in 2020: Up-to-date information

Technical conferences, meetings, seminars and workshops are an important part of the services and activities of the association of energy plant operators VGB PowerTech. For this reason, we are planning our events, which are scheduled to run until August 2020, with new, sometimes considerably later dates.

Update on the Corona-Pandemia: We at VGB and PTS have a strategy for the “Corona-Exit”!

. In the light of the general easing measures, the crisis committee at VGB and PTS has defined an exit strategy for the return to a responsible normality. With effect from May 18th we will introduce up to two presence days in the office and will thus be even better available for you as members and customers. This regulation is initially valid until 29 June.

Flexible operation of coal-fired power plants in India: Workshops in Kolkata and Ahmedabad

Representatives of the VGB and its member companies exchanged ideas with Indian industry experts about the need for flexible power plant operation and what options are available. The meetings took place in the states of West Bengal and Gujarat.

Strengthening Cooperation with India

Water chemistry in power plants – Site tour of an Indian delegation

From 22 to 30 August 2019 an Indian delegation visited several coal fired power plants and laboratories in Germany and the Netherlands. The visits aimed at gaining insights into water chemistry concepts as well as into investigation methods applied in the operation of coal fired power plants.

Repowering, dismantling and recycling in the wind industry – a joint effort to be handled sustainably

Managing efficiently the increasing numbers of wind turbines to be dismantled | Establishing industry standards for dismantling and recycling | Cooperation of RDRWind e.V. and VGB PowerTech e.V. strengthens synergies in the engineering sector

VGB PowerTech: Technical competence centre for wind power at the HUSUM Wind 2019

VGB PowerTech, the international technical association for generation and storage of power and heat, presents its objectives at the joint booth EnergieAgentur.NRW of the HUSUM Wind 2019 (hall 03, booth A 29).

VGB PowerTech presents new mission statement – “Energy is us”

For the success of the sustainable and climate-neutral energy system of the future, we now need the initiatives to successfully implement the technologies. VGB PowerTech's new mission statement “Energy is us” illustrates the contribution of the association and its member companies to this ambitious transformation.

Dr. Georg-Nikolaus Stamatelopoulos new Chairman of the VGB PowerTech

New Chairman of the Board of Directors of the international technical association for generation and storage of power and heat. Dr. Hans Bünting hands over the office of Chairman to Dr. Georg-Nikolaus Stamatelopoulos.

DigiPoll@Energy

Digitalization and Industry 4.0 have a far-reaching impact on the energy sector. For stakeholders of all generation technologies, new opportunities and chances to optimize processes, leverage efficiency potential, reduce costs, and exploit new business models arise on all steps of the value stream.
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