Dr Thomas Eck is taking over as Head of the Power Plant and Environmental Technologies department of VGB PowerTech

With effect from 1 September 2018, Dr Thomas Eck takes over the Head of the Power Plant and Environmental Technologies department as successor to Dr Oliver Then.

Dr. Thomas Eck has been working at VGB for several years as advisor for civil engineering and by-products and as chairman of the workers council. He has shown not only his technical expertise and profound strategic competencies but also very important employee orientation and leadership in difficult times for our association. The management is convinced that Thomas Eck is able to give valuable input into the upcoming strategic reorientation of the VGB group and to support further development in challenging times for the power industry.

VGB PowerTech: Technical competence centre for wind power at the NRW booth of WindEnergy Hamburg 2018

VGB PowerTech presents its objectives at the NRW booth of the WindEnergy Hamburg 2018.

To increase the performance of wind power plants, VGB has provided a growing platform for owners and operators of wind power plants for sharing experience and knowledge at a high expertise level. Currently, more than 130 experts are actively participating in VGB wind energy committees. The experiences pave the way for VGB-Standards for build and operation of power plants.

The new VGB-Standard Fire Protection for Onshore Wind Power Plants will be presented at Wind Energy Hamburg 2018. The publication focuses on fire prevention and rescue of persons from plants.

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VGB PowerTech Journal 7 (2018): Maintenance; Materials

Editorial

Christopher Weßelmann

Communication in change

Some topics:

• Furnace tube life extension in biomass-fired boilers (Colin Davis, Iain Hall and Daniel Spalenka) Download ...
• Smart data analysis of the results of ultrasonic inspections for probabilistic fracture mechanics (Johannes Vrana, Kai Kadau and Christian Amann)
• Is volatile power supply to be tamed by storage? (Albrecht Pfaud) Download ...
• Economical storage systems at the heart of the energy turnaround (KlimaExpo.NRW)

Issue PT Journal 7/2018

VGB-S-123-00-2017-06-EN - Guide on “Pre-Job Briefing” and “Post-Job Debriefing” – Now available as eBook!

The pre-job briefing and the post-job debriefing are meetings that focus on a specific activity. The pre-job briefing (PJB) is scheduled to take place immediately before the carrying out of complex or non-routine jobs and is intended to ensure that all relevant parties involved possess the information necessary to enable implementing the measure safely, efficiently and without unexpected incidents.

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VGB PowerTech Journal 8 (2018): VGB Congress 2018; Research & Development

Editorial

Dr Hans Bünting und Dr Oliver Then

Welcoming address to the VGB Congress and IERE Workshop Power Generation in Transition 2018

Some topics:

• New steam turbine technology opens up new efficiency potential for CHP plant operators (Daniel Mühlenfeld) Download ...
• Training and more on the reactor-glass model of the simulator center (Frieder Hecker)
• Development of algorithms for application planning and control of power-to-heat systems for more efficient use of renewable excess energy (Nikolaos Panagrotis Sakkas, Christian Ziems, Joachim Posselt and Hans Joachim Krautz) Download ...
• Hydrogen and electrolysis research at the BTU Cottbus – Senftenberg (Daniel Tannert, Christian Ziems, André Voigt, Ulrich Fischer and Hans Joachim Krautz)

Current Issue

VGB-S-042-00-2018-01-EN - Chemical Feeding and Feed Systems for Water/Steam Circuits – Now available as eBook!

The aim of the VGB-Standard VGB-S-042-0-2018-01-EN is to specify and explain methods and systems for the chemical treatment of make-up water, boiler feed water, steam and condensate for the operation of water/steam cycles.

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Call for Papers: Maintenance in Power Plants 2019

The deadline for submissions was extended to 12 September 2018.

This event is addressed to experts of the conventional and nuclear division, to the experts of maintenance in power plants and service companies and to the independent inspectors and deputies of governments, who are engaged in new developments in maintenance, inspection and repair.

The following subjects are scheduled:

• Subject 1: Current general requirements
• Subject 2: Quality assurance
• Subject 3: Techniques, experiences, damages

We are looking forward to receiving your suggestions by 12 September 2018.

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Call for Papers: Gas Turbines and Operation of Gas Turbines 2019

This event is focussing on solutions and innovative concepts for gas turbine plants, their subsystems and components. Relevant aspects to meet current and future challenges shall be addressed, such as availability, reliability, utilization of primary energy, load and fuel flexibility, lifetime costs and environmental protection.

Please send your proposals for papers on the following subjects:

• Energy and environmental policy framework conditions
• Measures for increasing flexibility and their consequences
• Maintenance and modernization
• Innovative technologies and new products

Proposals for an opening lecture on the following topic are highly appreciated:

• Relevance of rotating synchronous generators for the stability of the electricity transmission system in the context of the energy transition

We are looking forward to receiving your suggestions by 30 November 2018.

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