Programme
4th EU South Africa Clean Coal Working Group Meeting
Date: 5 – 6 November 2012, Time: 08:00
Venue: Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park
DAY 1
08h30 -09h45
Opening and Key note Presentations on policies and strategies related to the
use of coal
Session chair: SA- Ms Elizabeth Marabwa
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Welcome speech: SA co-chair : Mr Tseliso Maqubela, Deputy Director-General for
Energy, SA Department of Energy
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Welcome speech: EU co-chair: Axel Pougin de la Maisonneuve, Head of POETIC Section
European Union Delegation to the RSA
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Representative of the EU: Dr Marion Wilde, European Commission, DirectorateGeneral for Energy ( DG ENER )
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Representative of SA: Mr Muzi Mkhize, Department of Energy
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Open discussion
Technical Sessions: Main focus on upgrading and efficiency improvements of
coal combustion and conversion technologies
10h00-13h00
Session 1
Advanced coal- fired power plant technologies - Adapting to challenges in SA
Session chair: EU- Dr. Marion Wilde
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Modern design and construction of PC power plants - adapting to challenges in SA
(low-grade coal, scare water supplies etc.):Ms Gina Downes, Eskom
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Modern design and construction of PC power plant - Circulating Fluidized Bed
technology: Mr Hugh Kennedy, Sales Director Steam Plant ALSTOM SA
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Circulating Fluidized Bed Technology: Mr Arto Hotta, Foster Wheeler, Finland
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Status of VGB high temperature projects: Dr Herbert Urban, Head Power Plant
Technologies, VGB PowerTech
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Development of the 700 °C coal power plant from the perspective of an European utility:
Mr Gregor Gierschner, E.ON New Build & Technology GmbH, Germany
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The status of the IPP development using coal discards - Khanyisa power project: Mr
Julian Eslait, Project Manager Anglo American
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Biomass and waste co-firing in coal power plants: Mr Daniel Seibt, Vattenfall Europe
Power Consult GmbH
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Hybrid Concentrated Solar Power Concept – Case Study for the Medupi Power Station:
Mr Falk Hoffmeister, Hitachi Power Africa Pty Ltd
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Open Discussion
14h00 - 17h00
Session 2
Renovation and Modernisation (R&M) - Efficiency improvements and life time
extension of existing coal power plants
Session chair: Eskom – Ms Gina Downes
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Opportunities and considerations for power plant renovation and modernisation in
SA: Mr Nigel Volk, Eskom to be confirmed
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Best practices in rehabilitation of existing power plants in Europe - Rehabilitation of
Belchatow: Ms Mechthild Angleys, Bilfinger Berger Power Services GmbH
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Renovation and modernisation of low rank fired power plant Boxberg: Dr Guenter
Heimann, Vattenfall Europe Generation
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Preliminary study for possible rehabilitation and life time extension program of SA
power plants: Mr Juergen Koerner, Managing Director Steinmueller Africa,
subsidiary Bilfinger Berger Power Services GmbH
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Economic Power Plant Operation by post-engineering, efficient O&M and advanced
monitoring – Experiences in European power sector: Dr. Jens Reich, STEAG
Energy Services GmbH
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Project proposals: Workshops on R&M and operational practices/ Training for New
Graduated Engineers for the SA thermal power sector : Dr Herbert Urban, VGB
PowerTech/ Mr Wolfgang Becker KWS Power Plant Training Center/ Dr Matthias
Klatt Technical University Cottbus
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Open Discussion
DAY 2
08h30-10h30
Session 3
Emissions and water use from Coal-fired Power Plants
Session chair: EU – Dr. Marion Wilde
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EU Regulation and best available techniques: Mr Axel Pougin de la Maisonneuve,
on behalf of European Commission, Directorate- General Environment
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Emission reduction and control techniques –experiences in retrofitting : Dr Guenter
Heimann, Vattenfall Europe Power Consult GmbH
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SA Policy (Climate Change Response White Paper): Ms Olga Chauke, SA
Department of Environmental Affairs
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Practical considerations in the implementation of further emission reductions in SA:
Mr Ebrahim Patel, Eskom
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Mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants in South Africa: Mr Gregory Scott, SA
Department of Environmental Affairs
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Residue transport and dump systems at modern power plants: Dr. Holger Lieberwirth,
CEO Asia, Tenova TAKRAF GmbH
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Mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants in South Africa: Mr Gregory Scott, SA
Department of Environmental Affairs
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Open Discussion
11h00- 12h30
Session 4
Coal Gasification – Polygeneration of power and industrial/liquid use (XtL)
Session chair: Sasol – Mr Fred Goede
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Coal gasification and liquefaction - SA experiences and opportunities: Dr
Setobane Mangena , Sasol
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Coal gasification - Sector overview from a European perspective: Prof. Bernd Meyer,
President Technical University Freiberg, Germany
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ThyssenKrupp Uhde's commercially proven PRENFLO and HTW Gasification
Technologies: Mr Bruce Bassett, General Manager Sales, ThyssenKrupp Uhde AG
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Open Discussion
13h30-15h00
Session 5
Underground Coal Gasification (UCG)
Session chair: EU – Dr Marion Wilde
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Underground Coal Gasification: SA experiences and opportunities: Dr Mark van der
Riet, Eskom
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Overview of global growth of UCG and expansion of knowledge within the industry and
associated technologies: Ms Julie Lauder, CEO UCG Association, UK
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European UCG technologies and experiences – environmental impacts : Mr Michael
Green, Director UCG Engineering Ltd., UK
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Commercialization of UCG Flow Scheme to Radically Improve Cost Performance and
Life Cycle Impact: Mr Peter van Vuuren, Technology Manager Wildhorse Energy
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European Commission initiatives on CCS and UCG – update from the research
perspective: Mr Wolfgang Schneider,DG RTD
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Open Discussion
15h30 - 17h00
Session 6
Further cooperation
Session chair: SA/ EU- Ms Elizabeth Marabwa / Dr Marion Wilde
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Introduction on European Union funding programs: Dr Marion Wilde, DG ENER – The
Research Fund for Coal and Steel –support for advanced coal combustion and
conversion technologies and UCG– Mr Wolfgang Schneider, DG RTD
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Global outlook for Clean Coal Technologies and the work of the IEA Clean Coal Centre:
Mr Geoffrey Morrison, Programme Manager International Energy Agency Clean Coal
Centre, UK
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Overview of CCS progress in SA: Dr Tony Surridge, Senior Manager SANEDI
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Needs for further cooperation: SA representative
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Open discussion
17h00-17h30
Conclusions
Followed by EU-SA Workshop on CCS/COCATE on 7 - 8 November 2012 in
Johannesburg