2) Biomass Imports to Europe and Global Availability
3) Eleven Finalists of the Third Leading-Edge Cluster Competition are Fixed
The final programme of the VGB Congress 2011 "European Generation Mix - High Demand for Flexibility and Storage", Berne/Switzerland, 21 to 23 September 2011, is now available:
http://www.vgb.org/en/kongress11_programm.html
Registration is still possible. Please contact VGB or visit us at the Congress Office, Berne/Switzerland, BERNEXPO, from Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 10:00 until Friday, 23 September 2011.
http://www.vgb.org/en/hv_11_orga.html
Biomass has to play an important role in the EU to meet the 2020 targets. Jointly with EURELECTRIC, VGB commissioned a research project on the availability of biomass in 2020 in the EU-27 as well as the global availability. The study was carried out by Pöyry Consulting GmbH.
The main objective of the industrial orientated study was to evaluate the 2020 renewable energy targets in EU-27 based on domestic solid biomass supply potentials supplemented by imports.
In total there is a solid biomass supply gap in Europe to be expected in 2020 (26-38 Mtoe which would be equal to 55-85 Mtoe wood pellets), that could be sourced by imports. Global potentials exist to supply these volumes, but substantial investment in the establishment of appropriate supply chains would be needed.
More information:
mailto:ulrich.langnickel@vgb.org
On June 22, 2011 an independent jury selected the eleven finalists of the third Leading-Edge Cluster Competition of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. These finalists also include the cluster "Rhine Ruhr Power" with its target to develop "The Power Plant of the Future" which shall become an internationally marketable product. Therefore the cluster has the opportunity to be named as one of five clusters that will be funded by the ministry with up to 40 million Euro.
Within the cluster "Rhein Ruhr Power", VGB PowerTech implements the research project "The Partner Steam Power Plant for Renewable Power Generation" in cooperation with manufacturers and operators.
More information:
http://www.rhein-ruhr-power.net/
The VGB Job Market is offering prospective persons the possibility to develop their career in the range of power and heat generation. You can find current vacancies on our homepage.
http://www.vgb.org/en/jobmarket.html
Further information about VGB-R612e "Protection Measures on Reinforced Concrete Cooling Towers and Chimneys against Operational and Environmental Impacts" can be viewed at the following link:
http://www.vgb.org/shop/r612e.html
The Technical-scientific Report "Availability of Thermal Power Plants" for the period 2001 to 2010 can be bought now. The report analyses 606 power plant units with a total capacity of approx. 255,000 MW.
Receive free of charge an outline of the report via e-mail:
mailto:stefan.prost@vgb.org
or download here:
https://www.vgb.org/en/performanceindicators.html
Order the report:
mailto:mark@vgb.org
Main topics of the September issue are: Environmentally friendly power generation with fossil fuels; Flexibility characteristics in control energy markets; Operational experience in the material department (PGE GiEK) of the Turow power plant; Recent amendments to the VGB-guideline on the design and construction of cooling towers in power plants.
Abstracts of all articles are available here:
http://www.vgb.org/en/current_issue.html