29 October 2020, Web Conference

Since the safety and health of our participants is important to us and the expected distance and hygiene rules as well as travel restrictions do not allow the usual conduct of the Chemistry Conference, we have decided to cancel the event. We are offering a 3 hour web conference in English language on October 29, 2020.

9 November 2020 in Copenhagen, Denmark

A tremendous increase in the use of biomass as a replacement fuel for coal for the production of heat and power causes the production also of huge quantities of BiomassAsh (BMA). The present-day situation is that this process has progressed far beyond the point where small quantities of BMA could just disappear.

10/11 November 2020 in Graz, Austria

The international VGB expert event will again provide a comprehensive overview of digitalization in hydro power dealing mainly with the results of newly developed and implemented innovative digital measures, products and tools. This may contribute to improving and optimising digital solutions in your own company.

23-25 November 2020 in Bremen, Germany

Every two years, VGB PowerTech organzises the “KELI” one of the leading expert conference in energy supply. Operators, planners, service providers and suppliers of all generation plant technologies as well as universities, insurers and authorities are addressed.

• Can e-fuels close the renewables power gap? A review.
• Excitation of torsional oscillations in the grid
• Know-how and capacity assurance for the maintenance of conventional power plants
• The Biofficiency Project | Part 2

and further news from industry, development and research

VGB-S-002-01-2019-05-EN | Available as free of charge eBook

Apart from the familiar content relating to structural terms in the industry, power plant, grid and integrated supply system terms, energy and capacity terms and terms from the stock exchanges and trading markets now also newer terms from the immigrant energy transition and the global initiative to phase out fossil energy sources.

VGB-S-002-03-2019-10-EN | Available as free of charge eBook

This VGB-Standard allows the user to make a technical and economic assessment of power plants. In addition, the effect of price effects and the legal requirements on the power plant operation can be analyzed using the VGB-Standard.

VGB-S-044-00-2019-05-EN

This VGB-Standard is applicable to structural works in new-build, existing industrial facilities and power plants. Its focus is primarily on structural engineering systems which ensure load-carrying capability, serviceability and durability.

VGB-S-610-00-2019-10-EN

VGB Standard on the Structural Design, Calculation, Engineering and Construction of Cooling Towers.

B035-ebook

Power plants are not functioning to the fullest 100 % of the time. Maintenance and inspection of some components require them to be off-line in time, however, this can be planned such that customers continue receiving power from the electrical grid, steam or district heating from other plants. Unplanned outages due to failures or external conditions may cause surprises and can lead to situations in which the demand is not satisfied at short term at large costs.

VGB-S-811-91-2019-02-DE-EN

The "KKS Pocketbook" (2nd revised and extende edition 2019) is an abridged version (extract) of the publication VGB-S-811-01-2018-01-EN “KKS – Identification System for Power Stations”. The handy 128-page brochure supports the decoding of KKS codes, one of the world's most widely used key systems for the designation of equipment and components in power generation.

VGB-TW103Ae-eBook

The report provides information about weak points of equipment and power plant systems. VGB is analysing the annual unavailability (UA analysis) in order to identify the root causes, i.e. those systems causing unavailability to be able to upgrade such weak equipment.

The listed amendment sheets include all amendments regarding to the VGB-Standard. Its structure complies with the chapters of the VGB-Standard. It documents the amendments with naming the chapter number.