Conference Venue

Vattenfall Power Plant Klingenberg

Köpenicker Chaussee 42 - 45

10317 Berlin/Germany

Conference Language

English

Registration

Participants are requested to register until October 18, 2013

(deadline for list of participants). Participation is also being possible Participation is also being possible Participation is also being possible Participation is also being possible

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by sending the invoice. You will receive your ticket at the conference

office.

VGB PowerTech e.V.

Akalya Theivendran

Postfach 10 39 32

45143 Essen/Germany

Phone +49 201 8128 – 230

Fax +49 201 8128 – 6 230

E-Mail: akalya.theivendran@vgb.org

Attendance

VGB member € 620,--

Non-Members € 770,--

Universities, authorities, pensioners € 150,--

Non-German participants with residence in the EU have to indicate

their value added tax identification number.

It is not possible to accept credit cards or currency at the conference

office. The attendance fees include the list of participants, the

conference presentations (after the conference), coffee breaks and

beverages, lunch and the participation in the evening event. The service rate will be shown in the invoice with VAT.

Cancellation

The following fees will be charged for the cancellation of the

registration:

Up to 14 days prior the conference 10 %

Within 14 days prior the conference 25 %

Non-attendance or cancellation

on the day of the conference 100 %

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Evening Event

We would like to invite all participants to the Get-Together on

Wednesday, November 13, 2013.

Hotel Reservation

For your hotel reservation please contact:

ABACUS Tierpark Hotel

Franz-Mett-Str. 3-9

10319 Berlin/Germany

Phone: +49 (0)30 51 62 - 0

Fax: +49 (0)30 51 62 - 400

http://www.abacus-hotel.de/default.aspx

Special rate: Euro 85,- with breakfast ( key word: 'VGB Bio Con')

The number of rooms available at special rate is limited.

Conference Office

The VGB conference office will be located in front of the meeting room.

Phone +49 (0)151/18248008

Opening:

November 13, 2013 08.00 h – 17.00 h November 14, 2013 08.00 h – 16.00 h

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From the airport/railway station Berlin the easiest way is to take the public transport to the tram stop “Heizkraftwerk” (TRAM 21) or to take a taxi.

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WEDNESDAY – NOVEMBER 13, 2013

10.30 h Welcome Swen Kaast, Vattenfall Europe Wärme AG, Berlin, Germany

11.00 h VGB activities in the field of biomass Erland Christensen,VGB PowerTech e.V., Essen, Germany

Large Scale Biomass Projects

11.30 h Conversion of Ironbridge power plant Andy Carling, E.ON Climate & Renewables, Coventry, United Kingdom

11.50 h Polaniec Green Unit

Jarek Duda, GDF Suez Energia Polska S.A., Katowice, Poland

12.10 h Discussion

12.30 h Lunch break

13.30 h Fynsvaerket straw fired CHP unit Niels Kirkegaard, Vattenfall A/S, Fredericia, Denmark

13.50 h Biomass in RWE Essent: Over ten years of development and experience Dr. Wim Willeboer, RWE Essent Productie B.V., Geertruidenberg, The Netherlands

14.10 h Operational experience with a 15 MWth biomass burner – investigation of combustion and emission performance Patrick Moenkert, Alstom Boiler Deutschland GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany

14.30 h Discussion

15.00 h Coffee break

15.30 h Utilisation of biomass ash – an European overview Rea Oikkonen, Pohjolan Voima Oy, Helsinki, Finland

16.00 h The biomass technology roadmap of the RHC-platform: Priorities for high efficient large-scale CHP units Dr. Panagiotis Grammelis, Center for Research & Technology Hellas CERTH/ Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute CPERI, Athens, Greece

16.30 h Get-together

THURSDAY – NOVEMBER 14, 2013

High Temperature Chlorine Corrosion and Counter Measures

09.00 h High temperature chlorine corrosion and its damage mechanism Christian Ullrich, Peter Körner, VGB Materials Laboratory, Essen, Germany

09.20 h Operational experiences from the ChlorOut concept Dr. Magnus Berg, ChlorOut AB, Stockholm, Sweden

09.40 h Discussion

10.00 h Coffee break

10.30 h Additives as method for preventing fouling – results of large scale tests Henryk Kubiczek, EDF Polska S.A., Krakow, Poland

10.50 h Operational experiences with coal fly ash injection Bo Sanders, Dong Energy Thermal Power, Fredericia, Denmark

11.10 h Discussion

Fire and Explosion Prevention

11.30 h VGB – Standard: Fire and explosion prevention in biomass fired power plants Sebastian Zimmerling, VGB PowerTech e.V., Essen, Germany

12.00 h Lunch break

12.45 h Biomass: Fire and explosions - prevention measurements Jan van den Auweele, Laborelec, Linkebeek, Belgium

13.05 h Fire and explosion protection in milling systems of coal power plants with biomass co-firing Manfred Ersing., EDF Polska S.A., Krakow, Poland

13.25 h Discussion

13.45 h Fire and explosion protection at Boehringer Ingelheim power plant Lothar Wollner, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany

14.05 h Fire fighting in silos Henry Persson, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Boras, Sweden

14.25 h Discussion

14.45 h End of the conference