1) EU Commission Revises Monitoring Guidelines
2) Technology Platform for Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants
3) Commission's Work Programme for 2005
4) VGB Research Project 259 "New Materials for Steam Turbines III"
According to the requirements of the greenhouse gas emission trading guideline the EU Commission has launched the revision of the monitoring guidelines. The revised version shall be relevant for the period 2008 to 2012. VGB and VDEW gave comments on the monitoring guidelines.
http://www.vgb.org/co2_monitoring.html
The European Commission is facilitating the establishment of a Technology Platform for Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants aimed at identifying and removing the obstacles to the creation of highly efficient power plants. This will include CO2 capture and storage, as well as clean conversion technologies leading to substantial improvements in plant efficiency, reliability and costs. In order to begin the process of establishing the Technology Platform, the Commission has launched an open call for expressions of interest, particularly for those stakeholder organisations willing to propose candidates to become members of the Platform and other potential groups. The guidelines and further information,including an outline concept and tentative structure of the Platform are available on the Internet at.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/energy/index_en.htm
The Commission's Environmental Work Programme for 2005 envisages proposals on climate change, sustainable development, air quality, waste,resource use and energy efficiency. Furthermore reviews of the Directives on Emissions Trading, Large Combustion Plant and National Emission Ceilings are foreseen. In addition, a set of thematic strategies will be published in 2005. The thematic strategies shall provide input for new EU legislative and non-legislative proposals. The thematic strategies including those dealing with waste, resources and air quality are expected to appear before the summer.
More information:
Dr. Fritz Peters, Phone: +49 201 8128-316
mailto:fritz.peters@vgb.org
The investigations on determination of modern turbine materials parameters started under the research projects 158/217 are continued within the framework of the successor project "Qualification of New Materials for Steam Turbines with Higher Temperatures in Order to Improve the Thermal Efficiency".
http://www.vgb.org/research_project259.html