Experts Europe

Outlining the latest DECC initiatives for the development of sustainable biomass employment

• Gaining an update on the latest policy developments for a comprehensive understanding of current UK initiatives
• Defining the renewables roadmap for 2020 and beyond to ensure an effective bioenergy strategy is implemented now for emissions reduction
• Assessing the sustainability of biomass usage for a viable longterm solution to clean production from renewables
• Determining the possibilities of sourcing enough biomass for a 100% switch over to renewable energy

Upgrade of Wet FGD Systems to Provide Multi-Pollutant Control Main Conference Hall

• Outline of the design, configuration and processes of earlier generation FGD systems in the USA
• USA Legislation - current and future requirements summarized, including CAA (Clean Air Act) and other rules
• FGD performance improvement measures, eg liquid distribution rings, perforated trays, header and nozzle re-design (including double hollow cone sprays)
• CFD - its critical role in optimizing gas/ liquid contact, and avoiding dry-out and solids deposition
• Successful FGD upgrade projects with examples showing increased SO2 removal from 88% to 95+%, without additives
• Mercury removal by wet FGD systems, and how to optimize
• NOx reduction technologies- project examples of improving SCR performance, and other NOx abatement processes including the FMC/URS peroxide process

Evaluating regulatory challenges for Carbon Capture and Storage

• Assessing regulatory challenges for CCS advancement
• Comparing and contrasting CCS regulatory frameworks already in place
• Creating a model regulatory framework to assist in the development of CCS
• Exploring the role of regulation in minimising uncertainty surrounding CCS investment
• Determining the rapid expansion and scale-up of CCS technology required to meet ambitious goals to stabilise

Detailing Anthony Vedar Group's experiences with CCS and large scale CO2 shipping

• Introduction to the Anthony Veder Group and their exploits
• Discussing CCS endeavours
• Explaining the concept of large scale CO2 shipping
• Outlining the NER 300 project

Fluor’s Econamine FG PlusSM Technology for Post-Combustion CO2 Capture

• Outlining Fluor’s Econamine FG PlusSM (EFG+) technology to provide you with alternatives for large scale post-combustion CO2 capture
• Discussing recent EFG+ process enhancements including solvent formulation, absorber intercooling, reclaiming, environmental signature betterment and heat integration
• Showcasing examples of large diameter absorbers for power plants to minimize plot space by a reduction in the number of parallel trains

Ensuring your plant's emission strategy is one step ahead: Uncovering the future of mercury and other heavy metal emissions with respect to legislation and control

• Unveiling recent discussions to advance mercury emissions regulations both within the EU and globally
• Assessing the potential for heavy metal regulation to ensure a comprehensive understanding of potential upcoming limits
• Enhancing your monitoring systems to facilitate successful measurement and reduction of emissions of mercury and other heavy metals
• Investigating the most cost effective strategies and equipment to develop plant-specific mercury reduction techniques
• Investigating the most cost effective strategies and equipment to develop plant-specific mercury reduction techniques
• Outlining global case studies to evaluate a variety of approaches towards mercury and heavy metal reduction

Detailing requirements and potential hazards to SCR catalysts of a coal fired power plant being exposed to extreme minimum loads and biomass co-incineration from the perspective of a 350 MW Danish Pow

• Outlining catalyst management options mitigating availability risks and targeting high NOx control efficiencies
• Operational experience with plate type catalyst addressing plugging behaviour and performance of the new catalyst
• Further developments of SCR catalysts to meet new emission control requirements

SCR Catalyst Regeneration: Essential part of catalyst management

• Highlighting the deep cleaning effect of ultrasonic treatment and resulting technical reliability
• Outlining longterm experiences with ultrasound - regenerated catalysts from Europe and USA
• Identifying possible catalyst exchange and regeneration strategies
• Adressing mechanical erosion as a limit for regeneration
• Assessing cost advantages

Addressing biomass as an emerging key business: Outlining plans and developments at DONG Energy

Achieving the most appropriate source of biomass to guarantee sustainability and functioning in the boiler

Successfully forming voluntary Public Private Partnerships to help drive forward CCS through coordinated projects

Case Study Unveiling the Spanish CCS Project Compostilla OXY CFB 300

Developing material handling techniques for your biomass to optimise combustion processes and ultimate energy output

The Effects on Flue Gas Cleaning Plant of Biomass Fuels

Achieving the transition from pilot plant operation to large scale demo plants: Lessons learnt for CCS deployment

Case Study Hear the very latest on developments at RWE’s Aberthaw CO2 Capture Pilot Plant

Applying CFD to Optimize Furnaces Co-Firing Biomass- Specifically regarding slagging and the impact on DeNOx SCR

• Outlining potential problems regarding slagging and negative effects on the installed SCR
• Providing you with a cost-effective outline for alternatives to ensure NOx emissions compliance
• Showcasing modelling tools for determining the right strategies for slag control
• Highlighting theory and development behind DeNOx technology solutions through relevant examples and results

Highlighting Zero Liquid Discharge Systems using relevant field experiences

• Outlining tighter restrictions being imposed on coal plants regarding FGD blow down wastewater discharge to ensure you are equipped to comply
• Providing you with treatment options available to FGD based power plants
• Ensuring substantial savings in capital and operating cost in Zero Liquid Discharge in addition to maximizing the re-use of raw water

Determining the most energy efficient and reliable solutions for the cleaning of air and waster gases

• Exploring continual improvements in process technologies for optimal emissions control
• Uncovering a unique wet gas sulphuric acid process for desulphurisation
• Revealing in-depth expertise in fluid dynamics for the development of specialised design of static gas mixers for SCR units for NOx abatement
• Ensuring your gas cleaning unit is adaptable to a full range of operations for cost effective and reliable solutions

Case Study from Poland: Meeting stringent NO x emission limits cost-effectively while maintaining plant performance

• Outlining a successful NOx reduction case study: Achieving emission levels below 200 mg/Nm3 without costly SCR technology
• Assessing boiler operation through Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and modelling simulations
• Understanding performance variables, including fuel for better system planning
• Effectively managing biomass co-firing for optimal NOx reduction
• Implementing a successful SNCR system to significantly reduce emissions

Optimising your FGD system to dramatically reduce SOx

Accurately assessing the impact of biomass co-firing upon SCR and FGD systems to ensure minimal pollutant

Successfully assessing CO2 reservoirs for safe and long-term CO2 storagequestration

Investigating CCS on gas as a long-term strategy for carbon emissions

Determining the optimal investment in efficiency and flexibility in developing existing or new assets

• Determining what markets will reward over various timescales
• Recognising flexibility opportunities in the market-place
• Ensuring emission control technologies implementation does not destroy value of efficiency or flexibility investments
• Methodology for assessing how best to invest in emissions control, efficiency and flexibility capability
• Managing the risks on future value of your investments