Newsletter

July 2012 Position Paper of the VGB Scientific Advisory Board: Turnaround of the Power Industry in Central Europe - Challenge on Grids * Consultation process VGB-Standard-S-823-T32 (former VGB-B 116 D2) "RDS-PP Application Windenergy" * ZEP Report on Biomass with CO2 Capture and Storage (Bio-CCS) - The Way Forward for Europe * HOSEP Research Project: Prevention of Self-ignition in Biomass Storages * Call for Papers - VGB Conference "Power Plants in Competition 2013" * VGB-S-002-T-01;2012-05.EN "Basic Terms of the Electric Utility Industry" * Maintenance in Power Plants, Retrofit, Service-Maintenance in Wind Power Plants - VGB PowerTech Journal 7/2012 * Dates * Information for Members [more...]
June 2012 DEBCO Research Project: DEmonstration of large scale Biomass Co-firing and supply chain integration * VGB Job Market: Current Vacancies * Technologies for Environmental Protection, Clean Coal, CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) Power Plant By-products Research and Training - VGB PowerTech Journal 6/2012 * Dates * Information for Members [more...]
May 2012 Research for 700 Degree Celsius Power Plants Continues: Under the Umbrella of COMTES+ Two Research Projects - HWT II and ENCIO - Have Started * Position Paper "Torrefied/Refined Pellets for Biomass Co-firing" * Call for Papers - VGB Conference "Chemistry in Power Plants 2012" - Extended Time * Nuclear Power, Operation of Nuclear Power Plants - VGB PowerTech Journal 5/2012 * Dates * Information for Members [more...]
April 2012 Call for Papers - VGB Conference "Chemistry in Power Plants 2012" * VGB Job Market: Current Vacancies * VGB-S-506-R-00;2012-03-EN "Condition Monitoring and Inspection of Components of Steam Boiler Plants, Pressure Vessel Installations and High-pressure Water and Steam Pipes" * VGB-S-015-2011-EN "Type, Operation and Maintenance of Flue Gas Desulphurisation Plants (FGD)" * Thermal Waste Utilisation, Biomass and Bio Gas in Power Plants - VGB PowerTech Journal 4/2012 * Dates * Information for Members [more...]
March 2012 Consultation process VGB-Standard-S-823-T32 (former VGB-B 116 D2) "RDS-PP Application Windenergy" extended * Cooperation between TENPES and VGB Members * VGB Project 304: Description of the Interaction of Liquid Layer and Flue Gas Flow on the Walls and Inserts of FGD Plant Scrubbers * VGB Project 313: Optimisation of Wet Hg Capture from Flue Gases of Coal-fired Power Plants in the Case of Co-combustion of Mercury-rich Secondary Fuels * Final report of VGB Research Project 338 "Validated methods for flue gas flow rate calculation with reference to EN 12952-15" published * Fine Particle Separation for High Temperature Processes Using Active and Passive, Thermally Induced Potential Fields * VGB-R106e - Tubes for Condensers and other Heat Exchangers for the Operation of Steam Turbine Plants - Copper Alloys * VGB-R113e - Tubes for Condensers and other Heat Exchangers for the Operation of Steam Turbine Plants - Stainless Steels * VGB-R114e - Tubes for Condensers and other Heat Exchangers for the Operation of Steam Turbine Plants - Titanium * VGB-R167e - Overhaul recommendations for turbo-generators * VGB-M701e - Analysis of FGD Gypsum * Chemistry in Power Plants, New Power Plants and Grid Integration - VGB PowerTech Journal 3/2012 * Dates * Information for Members [more...]
January/February 2012 Official Construction Start of Denmark's Largest Offshore Wind Farm * Consultation process VGB-Standard-S-823-T32 (former VGB-B 116 D2) "RDS-PP Application Windenergy" * Hearing Regarding the National Implementation of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) * The New Construction Products Regulation - Consequences for the Power Industry * Heinrich Mandel-Prize 2012 - Call for Proposals * Call for Papers - VGB Conference "Chemistry in Power Plants 2012" * TB708-11 Fly Ash in Concrete - New Challenges * VGB Congress 2011: European Generation Mix - High Demand for Flexibility and Storage (Focus Technical Presentations) - VGB PowerTech Journal 1-2/2012 * Dates * Information for Members [more...]
December 2011 Merry Christmas and a Successful New Year * Research Project: Hybrid High Solar Share Gas Turbine System - HYGATE * E-world energy & water 2012 * VGB Job Market: Current Vacancies * Important Information: Expo Guide * The Next VGB Newsletter Will be Published in February 2012 * VGB Survey "Investment and Operation Cost Figures - Generation Portfolio" * VGB-R610e - Structural Design of Cooling Towers * VGB Congress "Power Plants 2011", Berne/Switzerland: Reports and Impressions - VGB PowerTech Journal 12/2011 * Dates * Information for Members [more...]
November 2011 EC Draft Regulation for Greenhouse Gas Monitoring and Reporting * Mercury in BREF-LCP Process * EN 450 - Decision on Further Procedure is Expected End of November 2011 * Pro Quality in Power Plant Engineering: New Constructions, Maintenance, Retrofit, Failure analysis - VGB PowerTech Journal 11/2011 * VGB PowerTech Media Data 2012 * Presentations Chemistry in Power Plants 2011 * Dates * Information for Members [more...]
October 2011 VGB Congress Power Plants 2011: European Electricity Generation is Facing Technical Challenges * Heinrich-Mandel Prize 2011 for Sebastian Meinke and Christian Ziems * VGB Quality Award 2011 for Holzbau Amann GmbH * Electricity Generation - Facts and Figures 2011/2012 * VGB European Occupational Health and Safety Conference September 2011, Stockholm * Call for Papers - VGB Workshop "Flue Gas Cleaning 2012" * VGB-TW103Ae "Analysis of Unavailability of Thermal Power Plants" * Gas turbines and CCPP - VGB PowerTech Journal 10/2011 * Dates * Information for Members [more...]
September 2011 VGB Congress 2011: Final Programme Available - New Presentation about the Power Plant Material T24 Included * Biomass Imports to Europe and Global Availability * Eleven Finalists of the Third Leading-Edge Cluster Competition are Fixed * VGB Job Market: Current Vacancies * VGB-R612e - Protection Measures on Reinforced Concrete Cooling Towers and Chimneys against Operational and Environmental Impacts * VGB-TW103Ve "Availability of Thermal Power Plants" * Renewables and Decentralised Small Plants - Special Edition: VGB Congress "Power Plants 2011", Berne/Switzerland - VGB PowerTech Journal 09/2011 * Dates * Information for Members [more...]