November 2012

News

1)  VGB Congress Power Plants 2012: Restructuring of European power generation must not endanger the security of supply or competitive power prices

2)  Electricity Generation - Facts and Figures 2012/2013

3)  Heinrich-Mandel Prize 2012 for Christophe Vallée

4)  Call for Papers - VGB Workshop "Flue Gas Cleaning 2013"

5)  Call for Papers - VGB Conference "Gas Turbines and Operation of Gas Turbines 2013"

New publications

6)  Basic Terms of the Electric Utility Industry - VGB-S-002-T-01;2012-05.EN

7)  Feed Water, Boiler Water and Steam Quality for Power Plants / Industrial Plants - VGB-S-010-T-00;2011-12.EN

8)  Material specification for components under pressure in fossil-fired power plants - VGB-S-109-00-2012-08-DE-EN

9)  VGB Abbreviation catalogue for power plant technology - VGB-S-891-00-2012-06-DE-EN (Print + CD)

Dates

VGB Workshop IT-Security in Power Plants (8th VGB European Generators Workshop) November 21, 2012, Essen/Germany
http://www.vgb.org/en/it_security.html

Final Conference "Demonstration of Large Scale Biomass Co-Firing and Supply Chain Integration – DEBCO" 10/11 December 2012, Brussels/Belgium
http://www.vgb.org/en/debco_conference.html

VGB Conference "Power Plants in Competition 2013" with technical exhibition April 24/25, 2013, Neuss/Germany
http://www.vgb.org/en/pp_competition_2013.html

VGB Workshop Flue Gas Cleaning 2013 15/16 May 2013, Rotterdam/The Netherlands
http://www.vgb.org/en/ws_fluegas_2013.html

VGB Conference "Gas Turbines and Operation of Gas Turbines 2013" with technical exhibition June 11/12, 2013, Friedrichshafen/Germany
http://www.vgb.org/en/vfgt_2013.html

Information for Members

News

> VGB Annual Report 2011/2012 < Chapter 1 of the recently published VGB Annual Report 2011/12 deals with the issue whether “Electricty supply is on a risky path?”. The results of VGB´s activities, power plant statistics, and current structure of the association are also presented in the report. The report is ready for download in the member area on:
http://www.vgb.org/en/annual_reports.html

Minutes

Gas Turbines - 25th/26th April 2012
https://www.vgb.org/en/kf_ak_gt_32.html

Electrical Engineering, I&C, ant IT - 14th September 2012
https://www.vgb.org/en/kf_fa_el_31.html

Electrical Engineering, I&C, ant IT - 13th March 2012
https://www.vgb.org/en/kf_fa_el_32.html

Control and Instrumentation and IT - 20th March 2012
https://www.vgb.org/en/kf_ak_lt_32.html

Machines - 18th/19th April 2012
https://www.vgb.org/en/kf_en_fa_ma_31.html

Materials and Quality Supervision - 16th/17th October 2012
https://www.vgb.org/en/kf_fa_wq_31.html


1) VGB Congress Power Plants 2012: Restructuring of European power generation must not endanger the security of supply or competitive power prices

"Security of Supply - Power Plant Technology at the Crossroads?” This was the slogan of the VGB Congress "Power Plants 2012", which took place with more than 1.000 participants from 25 countries in Mannheim/Germany on October 10 - 12, 2012.
The targets of the future supply of energy and power in Europe have been set: by 2020 minus 20 percent greenhouse gas emissions, plus 20 percent energy savings, in particular by increasing energy efficiency and a 20 percent share of renewables in total energy consumption. All of this is to be achieved in an open European market.

Press release:
http://www.vgb.org/vgbmultimedia/download/VGB_Kongress_2012+PM+FINAL_en.pdf

2) Electricity Generation - Facts and Figures 2012/2013

The information brochure "Electricity Generation - Facts and Figures" had been published by VGB for the first time in 2003. This flyer is intended to inform you at annual intervals about latest developments in power generation. The new edition is available for download now.

http://www.vgb.org/en/data_powergeneration.html

3) Heinrich-Mandel Prize 2012 for Christophe Vallée

The VGB Research Foundation awarded the Heinrich-Mandel Prize 2012 to Dr. Christophe Vallée for his basic studies about the water/steam counter flow in pipe systems using the example of a PWR under reflux-condenser condition.

The Heinrich-Mandel-Prize, endowed with a total of 10,000 Euro, was handed over by the VGB chairman on the occasion of the VGB Congress "Power Plants 2012" in Mannheim/Germany on October 10, 2012.

http://www.vgb.org/en/research_mandel.html

4) Call for Papers - VGB Workshop "Flue Gas Cleaning 2013"

The VGB Workshop "Flue Gas Cleaning 2013" is scheduled to take place in Rotterdam/The Netherlands on May 15/16, 2013. Please submit your proposals for presentations and lecturers with e-mail by December 30, 2012, at the latest.

mailto:ines.moors@vgb.org
http://www.vgb.org/en/ws_fluegas_2013.html

5) Call for Papers - VGB Conference "Gas Turbines and Operation of Gas Turbines 2013"

The VGB Conference "Gas Turbines and Operation of Gas Turbines 2013" takes place in Friedrichshafen/Germany on June 11/12, 2013.

Please submit your paper by December 12, 2012, at the latest to:
mailto:diana.ringhoff@vgb.org
http://www.vgb.org/vgbmultimedia/Veranstaltungen/Ringhoff/GT13/CFPenglish_GT13.pdf

6) Basic Terms of the Electric Utility Industry - VGB-S-002-T-01;2012-05.EN

The VGB guideline RV 809 "Fundamentals of the Utility Industry" was transferred to the VGB-Standard-S-002-T-01;2012-05.EN and revised to the 9th edition.
The liberalization of the electricity market and the related transition to "market-oriented electricity generation", as well as the influence of market and stock exchange jargon required to present them in context. Receive free of charge an extract of the report:
http://www.vgb.org/en/vgb_s_002_r_01_en.html

Order the report:
http://www.vgb.org/shop/neuerscheinungen/new-publications-2012/s-002-t-01-2012-05-en.html

7) Feed Water, Boiler Water and Steam Quality for Power Plants / Industrial Plants - VGB-S-010-T-00;2011-12.EN

Further information about VGB-S-010-T-00;2011-12.EN "Feed Water, Boiler Water and Steam Quality for Power Plants / Industrial Plants" can be viewed at the following link:
http://www.vgb.org/shop/s-010-2011-en.html

8) Material specification for components under pressure in fossil-fired power plants - VGB-S-109-00-2012-08-DE-EN

Further information about VGB-S-109-00-2012-08-DE-EN "Material specification for components under pressure in fossil-fired power plants" can be viewed at the following link:
http://www.vgb.org/shop/s109d-e.html

9) VGB Abbreviation catalogue for power plant technology - VGB-S-891-00-2012-06-DE-EN (Print + CD)

Further information about VGB-S-891-00-2012-06-DE-EN (Print + CD) "VGB Abbreviation catalogue for power plant technology" can be viewed at the following link:
http://www.vgb.org/shop/s891-538.html