1) Technical Leadership to Overcome Economic Challenges - VGB Congress POWER PLANTS 2014
2) Energy Post: European View on the VGB Congress POWER PLANTS
7) VGB-Standards Available as E-books - Digital Know-how at Your Fingertips
The VGB Congress 2014 offered a key platform for international experts of power and heat generation to discuss trends of the business. According to the motto "Technical Leadership to Overcome Economic Challenges" industry representatives of 25 countries met in Hamburg on 17/18 September and discussed the key issues presented in the plenary session, the technical sessions and the technical exhibition.
Watch videos and fotos of the event:
http://www.vgb.org/en/pp_2014_impressions.html
Power generators need to be ready for big changes, reports Sonja van Renssen, Energy Post, from the VGB Congress in Hamburg. Futurist Lars Thomsen advised companies to think beyond power: "energy suppliers will have to start thinking about selling intelligence and prepare for the unimaginable."
Report on the VGB Congress:
http://www.energypost.eu/conventional-generators-ring-alarm-bell/
The VGB Research Foundation awarded the Heinrich-Mandel Prize 2014 to Benjamin Witzel (33) for his optimisation of a gas turbine combustion system. The Heinrich-Mandel-Prize, endowed with 10,000 Euro, was handed over by the VGB chairman in the VGB Congress opening ceremony.
http://www.vgb.org/en/research_mandel.html
Steam turbine set Boxberg R - Experience gained during project execution and results (Udo Klauke, Marco Redieß und Jens Molsen), Dealing safely with varnish formation in turbine oil systems (Jens Steidtner), Operation of power plants - Results and experiences in terms of maintenance intervals and strategies regarding high pressure armatures of the turbo group (Frank Biesinger, Kristian Enste und Johanna Steinbock), Eskom's experience in Wet Flue Gas Desulphurisation (WFGD) design and construction (Keketsi Ramahali).
http://www.vgb.org/en/pt_10_14.html
More information about VGB-S-031-00-2012-08-EN "Operation of steam boiler installations - Demands on the operator for the operation of steam boiler installations of categories III (from 1,000 bar/liter) and IV" can be viewed at the following link:
http://www.vgb.org/shop/s-031e.html
More information about VGB-S-221-00-2014-06-EN "Equipment for Cleaning of Heat Transfer Surfaces in Steam Raising Plants - Operation, Maintenance and Expert Systems" can be viewed at the following link:
http://www.vgb.org/shop/s-221e.html
VGB PowerTech is offering its know-how digitally. VGB-Standards are now available as download e-books in the VGB online shop, i.e. much faster access to the desired VGB-Standard. "In-document searching" is included. The VGB-Standards are available as PDF-files, thus mobile devices become a smart library for power plant technology: technical knowledge - as mentioned above - at your fingertips.
http://www.vgb.org/shop/ebooks.html?___store=en&___from_store=default