September 2013

News

1)  Call for Papers - VGB Conference "Steam Turbines and Operation of Steam Turbines 2014"

2)  VGB Job Market: Current Vacancies

New publications

3)  Renewables and Decentralised Small Plants, Special Edition: VGB Congress "Power Plants 2013", Maastricht/The Netherlands - VGB PowerTech Journal 09/2013

Dates

VGB Congress "Power Plants 2013" with technical exhibition September 25-27, 2013, Maastricht/The Netherlands
http://www.vgb.org/en/hv_2013.html

VGB Conference "Chemistry in Power Plants 2013" with technical exhibition October 30/31, 2013, Leipzig/Germany
http://www.vgb.org/en/cik13_e.html

VGB Conference "Challenges of Biomass Combustion" November 13/14, 2013 in Berlin/Germany
http://www.vgb.org/en/challenges_biomass_combustion2013.html

VGB Conference "Maintenance in Power Plants 2014" with technical exhibition February 19/20, 2014, Dresden/Germany
http://www.vgb.org/en/inst_2014.html

VGB Conference "Maintenance of Wind Power Plants 2014" with technical exhibition February 19/20, 2014, Dresden/Germany
http://www.vgb.org/en/wea_2014.html

VGB Conference "Steam Generators, Fluidized Bed Firing Systems and Cogeneration Plants 2014" with technical exhibition March 26/27, 2014, Weimar/Germany
http://www.vgb.org/en/dwihkw_2014.html

VGB European Occupational Health and Safety Conference 2014 April 9/10, 2014, Freising/Germany
http://www.vgb.org/health_2014.html

VGB KELI Conference 2014 with technical exhibition May 6-8, 2014, Landshut (close to Munich, Germany)
http://www.vgb.org/en/keli_2014.html

VGB Conference "Steam Turbines and Operation of Steam Turbines 2014" with technical exhibition May 21/22, 2014, Koblenz/Germany
http://www.vgb.org/en/dt_2014.html

Information for Members

News

> First Draft of VGB-comments to the Revised BREF LCP < On June 27, 2013, the European IPPC Bureau (EIPPCB) has published the first draft of the revised "Best Available Techniques Reference Document for Large Combustion Plants" (BREF-LCP). At the same time the members of the Technical Working Group (TWG) were invited to check this paper and to submit their comments to the Bureau by September 30, 2013, at the latest. The first draft of VGB-comments is now available. If you have any further comments, please send it back till September 13, 2013.
https://www.vgb.org/en/Comments_Draf_01.html

mailto:andreas.wecker@vgb.org

1) Call for Papers - VGB Conference "Steam Turbines and Operation of Steam Turbines 2014"

The VGB Conference "Steam Turbines and Operation of Steam Turbines 2014" takes place in the Rhein-Mosel-Halle in Koblenz/Germany on May 21/22, 2014. Aim of the conference is to ensure high steam turbine operation availability and efficiency of also in the future.

Please submit proposals for papers by October 21, 2013, at the latest to:
mailto:diana.ringhoff@vgb.org
http://www.vgb.org/en/dt_2014.html

2) VGB Job Market: Current Vacancies

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

3) Renewables and Decentralised Small Plants, Special Edition: VGB Congress "Power Plants 2013", Maastricht/The Netherlands - VGB PowerTech Journal 09/2013

Main topics of the September issue are: Power plant construction in Europe between challenges, imminent supply gaps, climate protection and investment opportunities; Hydro power - A flexible and dynamic source of energy; Increasing the competitiveness of wind energy - New technologies for advanced wind predictability; Perspectives of the German lignite industry 2013: Lignite – Partner and shaper.

Abstracts of all articles are available here:
http://www.vgb.org/en/current_issue.html