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4-2018 New business models for VGB utilities * Dr Thomas Eck is taking over as Head of the Power Plant and Environmental Technologies department of VGB PowerTech * VGB PowerTech: Technical competence centre for wind power at the NRW booth of WindEnergy Hamburg 2018 * VGB PowerTech Journal 7 (2018): Maintenance; Materials * VGB PowerTech Journal 8 (2018): VGB Congress 2018; Research & Development * VGB-S-042-00-2018-01-EN - Chemical Feeding and Feed Systems for Water/Steam Circuits – Now available as eBook! * VGB-S-123-00-2017-06-EN - Guide on “Pre-Job Briefing” and “Post-Job Debriefing” – Now available as eBook! * VGB Events * Call for Papers \| Review [more...]
3-2018 Brand-new Hydropower Fact Sheets launched * Flexibility Toolbox now available * VGB attended Asia Clean Energy Forum * Successful minimum load tests in Dadri NTPC power plant (India) * VGB Safety & Health Award 2018: Proposals Welcome * PowerJobs: Current vacancies * Abstracts of Minutes * Compliance with new flue gas flow rate standards at power stations - Guidance to operators * VGB PowerTech Journal 5 (2018): Nuclear power and nuclear power plant operation * VGB PowerTech Journal 6 (2018): Power plant operation, IT-security * VGB-S-811-01-2018-01-EN - KKS Identification System for Power Stations - 8th revised edition 2018 now available as eBook! * VGB/BAW-Standard Corrosion protection for offshore wind structures, 3rd issue * VGB/BAW Standard Offshore Corrosion Protection Part 4 CCP * VGB Events * Call for Papers \| Review [more...]
2-2018 VGB Innovation Award 2018: Submit your proposal until 30 April * Change in the management of VGB PowerTech e.V. * VGB Quality Award 2018: Proposals Welcome * Association Agreements for Steam Boilers 009 and 011 in English * Abstracts of Minutes * VGB PowerTech Journal 1/2 (2018): Power plant operation * VGB PowerTech Journal 3 (2018): Chemistry in power plants, Emission reduction * VGB-S-130-00-2017-07-EN - Acceptance Test Measurements and Operational Monitoring of Water-cooled Surface Condensers – Now available as eBook! * VGB-S-131-00-2017-07-EN - Acceptance Test Measurements and Operational Monitoring of Air-cooled Condensers under Vacuum – Now available as eBook! * VGB Events * Call for Papers \| Review [more...]
Special Edition: Change in the management of VGB PowerTech Change in the management of VGB PowerTech e.V. [more...]
1-2018 Oil analyses for efficient and reliable electricity generation * VGB Innovation Award 2018: Call for Proposals * VGB Quality Award 2018: Proposals Welcome * PowerJobs: Current vacancies * Development of lifetime calculation methods to improve boiler components * Load behaviour of hard-faced valve sealing surfaces * New power plants in Europe: Update February 2018 * Abstracts of Minutes * VGB PowerTech Journal 12 (2017): VGB Congress 2017, Power Plant operation * Latest media data 2018: Your advertisement in the VGB PowerTech Journal * VGB-S-036-00-2017-04-EN - Preservation of Steam and Gas Turbo-Generator Sets - Now available as eBook! * VGB Events [more...]
6-2017 Merry Christmas and a Successful New Year * Galileo Prize Materials Testing awarded to Christian Ullrich * Network Codes: Impact of the European guideline on system operation on existing and new generating units * Flexible power plant operation is a key issue in India * VGB’s contribution to the G20/CEM events System Integration of Variable Renewables – Focus on Supply Side Flexibility * (Model)Administrative Provision – Technical Building Rules and Requirements on Constructions * VGB-database KISSY supports performance analysis * PowerJobs: Current vacancies * Abstracts of Minutes * VGB PowerTech Journal 10 (2017): Electrical engineering, instrumentation and control; Power plant by-products * VGB PowerTech Journal 11 (2017): Gas turbines; Combined cycle power plants; Materials: Latest developments and experience in power plant engineering * Latest media data 2018: Your advertisement in the VGB PowerTech Journal * Electricity Generation - Facts and Figures 2017/2018 * VGB Annual Report 2016/2017 [more...]
5-2017 VGB Innovation Award 2017 awarded to Dr Tobias Vogel* VGBVS4OM: VGB-Standards database with a successful start * Latest media data 2018: Your advertisement in the VGB PowerTech Journal * PowerJobs: Current Vacancies* New power plants in Europe: Update October 2017 * Abstracts of Minutes * VGB PowerTech Journal 8 (2017): Industrial and cogeneration plants, combined heat and power plants (CHP) * VGB PowerTech Journal 9 (2017): Special – VGB Congress 2017: Generation in Competition * KKS Pocketbook – Free compact information about the KKS * TW-103 Ve "Availability of thermal power plants" - Now available as eBook! * Available in English: VGB/BAW-Standard Corrosion protection for offshore wind structures * VGB Events * Call for Papers \| Review [more...]
4-2017 VGB Congress 2017 * Scientific Advisory Board of the VGB: Combined heat and power technologies (CHP) offer a highly efficient way to use fuels in the energy sector. They can therefore help to decrease CO2-emissions and to save resources * Expert discussions for exclusion of risks through sub-synchronous resonances * Commission decision on the LCP BREF published * VGB PowerTech: Technical competence centre for wind power at the NRW booth of HUSUM Wind 2017 * PowerJobs: Current Vacancies * Biomass storage monitoring * Analysis and modelling of the initial self-heating in woodchip piles * “GORE test facility” in the Schkopau power station * New power plants in Europe: Update August 2017 * Abstracts of Minutes * VGB PowerTech Journal 6 (2017): Steam generators and Power plant by-products * VGB PowerTech Journal 7 (2017): Maintenance of wind power plants; Environmental engineering * VGB-S-002-03-2016-08-DE - Technical and commercial indicators for power plants - Now available as free of charge eBook! * VGB-S-164-12-2016-10-EN-ebook - Avoidance of generator damage resulting from condensation on live parts - Now available as eBook! * VGB Events * Call for Papers [more...]
3-2017 VGB study: Wind Energy in Germany and Europe * VGB-Standards now online for Ordinary VGB Members * Pilot project „Wind Turbines – Major Failures Statistics“ * VGB CONGRESS 2017: Session programme online * Flexible coal-fired power plants – German experience sought after at GIZ workshop in Beijing * Abstracts of Minutes * VGB PowerTech Journal 4 (2017): Fluidised bed firing systems and Biomass * VGB PowerTech Journal 5 (2017): Nuclear power and nuclear power plant operation * VGB-S-164-11-2016-08-EN - Recommendations for thermal/mechanical generator protection - Now available as eBook! * VGB Events * Call for Papers \| Review [more...]
2-2017 Start of a flexibility study in India: VGB team visits two NTPC power plants * Time for redesign - VGB PowerTech's homepage shows its new look * Information Security for power generating plants – Implementation of the German IT security law * VGB Innovation Award 2017 - Call for Proposals * VGB Quality Award 2017: Proposals Welcome * There are still free places! Register now for the Workshop Materials and Quality Assurance * Register now for the Conference Gas Turbines and Operation of Gas Turbines 2017 * The VGB Congress 2017 is approaching! * Call for Papers - Submit your lecture for the Conference Chemistry in Power Plants * Save-the-date: VGB announces Kickoff-Workshop about Energy Efficiency and Energy Management System ISO 50001 * VGB PowerTech Journal 1/2 (2017) Focus: VGB Congress “Power Plants 2016”, Leipzig, Germany: Focus on technical papers * VGB PowerTech Journal 3 (2017): Chemistry in power plants; Power plant and power plant fleet management * VGB Events [more...]