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Just as www.siemens.com/ important, Siemens can reach you powergeneration Power Generation Invitation VGB Congress Power Plants 2004 with technical exhibition Dr. G. Jäger Dr. K. A. Theis Chairman of the Executive Managing Board of Directors Director Invitation to the VGB Congress “Power Plant 2004“ in Cologne Ladies and Gentlemen For the second time since 1964, Cologne, Germany’s fourth-biggest city, is once again the venue for the VGB “Power Plants” Congress. Located in the traditional energy state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), which stands for state-of-the-art power plant technology and elec- tricity generation, Cologne provides an ideal setting for the motto of this year’s congress: “Ensuring Investments - How can we fill the Genera- tion Gap?”. As at previous congresses, the main topic of the VGB “Power Plants 2004” Congress will be the question of how to cover the shortfall in capa- city that is foreseeable in both the German and Europe-wide power generation industry. This topic has not been chosen because of any lack of alternative issues that need to be discussed. Rather, the state of debate in politics and society at both national and international level calls for undiminished focus on the key question of future electricity generation. We are therefore especially pleased that Mr. Wolfgang Clement, the German Economics and Labour Minister, has agreed to assume the enspice for the congress, underlining the great importance that must be attached to the forthcoming infrastructural decisions arising from the enor- mous need for the replacement of power plants. Consequently, the presentations to the plenary sessions will be wholly concerned with the concrete possibilities offered by fossil and renewable energy generation technologies and the prospects for nuclear energy in Europe. The sections “Market and Competition” and “Technology, Ope- ration and the Environment” will look into these questions in greater depth. The core activity of VGB, namely to coordinate R&D projects for operators and manufacturers and initiate them, will be another key theme of the congress. Major research efforts will be needed in order to realise the available efficiency improvement potential of fossil power generation technologies with the aim of saving resources and reducing the environmental impact still further, and to develop renewable energy sources up to a level where they are cost-efficient. In this context, for example, VGB has, on behalf of the State of NRW and working jointly with operators, manufacturers and research institu- tes, conducted a feasibility study for a highly advanced hard coal-fired power station, the so-so-called “NRW Reference Power Plant”, and thus presented an excellent visiting card for state-of-the-art power generation technology based on hard coal. In addition to the conference events, Cologne and the congress offer opportunities to view highly modern lignite-fuelled power generation fa- cilities at the nearby Rhine-region lignite coal field. Apart from these practical working examples of modern power plant technology, an exten- sive programme of accompanying events is also planned, giving the congress participants the opportunity to see the city’s most famous sights, but also some which are less well-known. These include facets of Cologne’s rich cultural history, but also a visit to the German Aerospace Cen- tre, with the training facility for the European astronauts in Cologne-Porz. So the VGB Congress 2004 in Cologne, with a mix of highly topical issues, discussions and dialogue, interesting visits and impressions of the fascinating cathedral city on the Rhine, offers an opportunity for both information and enjoyment. We look forward to welcoming you and wish you an informative congress and a pleasant stay in Cologne. Essen, April 2004 Dr. G. Jäger Dr. K. A. Theis Chairman of the Board of Directors Executive Managing Director 3 Programme Committee VGB Congress Niels Bergh-Hansen, Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Leitl, ELSAM A/S, Fredericia, Denmark RWE Innogy plc, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom Dr. Dirk Bunthoff, Dr. Hakon Mosbech, Lurgi Lentjes AG, Düsseldorf, Germany ENERGI E2 A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark Dr. David Burns, Michael Quinn, Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt AG, Leibstadt, Switzerland ESB Electricity Supply Power Generation, Dipl.-Ing. Bart Dijkman, Dublin, Ireland Reliant Energy Power Generation Benelux b.v., Klaus-Dieter Rennert, Utrecht, The Netherlands Babcock-Hitachi Europe GmbH, Oberhausen, Germany Dr. Wolfgang Drenckhahn, Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Seibel, Siemens AG, Erlangen, Germany E.ON Engineering GmbH, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Dr. Johannes Ewers, Dr. Georg-Nikolaus Stamatelopoulos, RWE Power AG, Cologne, Germany Alstom Power Boiler GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany Dr.-Ing. Hermann Farwick, Ulrich Stein, STEAG kwb Voerde, Voerde-Möllen, Germany Bayer AG, Bayer Industry Service, Leverkusen, Germany Dr. Karsten Klemp, mgr inz. Kazimierz Szynol, GEW RheinEnergie AG, Köln, Germany PKE SA, Katowice, Poland Ludger Kramer, Prok. Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Wedam, BBP Service GmbH, Oberhausen, Germany VERBUND-Austrian Hydro Power AG, Vienna, Austria Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Kraneis, Dr. Karl A. Theis, VGB Head Office, Essen, Germany Lahmeyer International GmbH, Bad Vilbel, Germany Jean-Louis Lams, Congress Languages are Englisch and German ELECTRABEL, Brussels, Belgium Simultaneous translation provided General Assembly Scientific Advisory Board Board of Directors Technical Advisory Board Research Environmental Nuclear Fossil Fired Renewables & Operational and Power Plants Power Plants Distributed Services Generation General Issues Controlling, Eng. Consultancy IT Quality Assurance Damage Analysis Marketing Water Chemistry Material & Chemical Laboratory Administration 5 Overview Programme Wednesday, October 6, 2004 Opening Congress and Exhibition 12.00 h Opening of the Exhibition 14.00-16.45 h Opening Ceremony until 18.00 h Visit of the Exhibition starting 19.30 h Welcome-Evening Thursday, October 7, 2004 Plenary Session „Ensuring Investments - How can we fill the Generation Gap? “ 09.00 h P1 09.20 h P2 09.40 h P3 10.00 h P4 10.30 h Break 11.00 h Panel Discussion 12.00 h Lunch - Luncheon Speech TECHNICAL SESSIONS Market + Competition Technology, Operation + Environment 14.00 h A1 B1 14.30 h A2 B2 15.00 h Break Break 15.30 h A3 B3 16.00 h A4 B4 19.30 h Gala Evening in the Maritim Hotel Friday, October 8, 2004 TECHNICAL SESSIONS Market + Competition Technology, Operation + Environment 09.00 h A5 B5 09.30 h A6 B6 10.00 h Break Break 11.00 h A7 B7 11.30 h A8 B8 12.00 h A9 B9 starting 13.00 h Technical Visits ALLO®-Pressure controllers/-Control valves ALLOtherm®-Desuperheaters ALLOmatic®-Transmitters ® DIN EN ISO 9001 ALLO -Service after sale DGRL 97/23/EG new ALLO Mess- und Regeltechnik GmbH Wiesenstr. 51, Halle 38 · 40549 Düsseldorf · Fon +49-211-58 33 510 address Fax +49-211-58 33 5111 · e-mail: [email protected] · www.allo.de 6 Opening Ceremony Wednesday, October 6, 2004 Maritim Hotel Cologne Patron: Wolfgang Clement, Federal Minister for Economy and Labour, Berlin, Germany 12.00 h Opening of the Exhibition Opening Ceremony 14.00 h Musical Introduction Opening of the Congress Dr. Gerd Jäger, VGB PowerTech e.V. 14.30 h Address in representation of the Patron: Secretary of State Georg Wilhelm Adamowitsch, Ministry of Economy and Labour, Berlin, Germany Welcome Addresses Manfred Wolf, Mayor of the City of Cologne Hans Haider, President EURELECTRIC, Brussels, Belgium Dr. Gert Maichel, Chairman of the Board of Directors, RWE Power AG, Essen and Cologne, Germany Dipl.-Ing. Helmut Haumann, Chairman of the Board of Directors, GEW RheinEnergie AG, Cologne, Germany 15.30 h Honours 16.00 h Festive Lecture International Space Station (ISS) - Living and Working in the Universe Professor Dr. Ernst Messerschmid (former Astronaut) Musical Conclusion 17.00 h End of Opening Ceremony until 18.00 h Visit of the Exhibition starting 19.00 h Welcome Evening Welcome Evening: Musical Dome, Cologne see page 15 7 Mit Energie in die Zukunft Wir arbeiten für die Zukunft Framatome ANP ist ein Unternehmen von AREVA und Siemens. Mit unseren über 14.000 Mitarbeitern sind wir das weltweit führende und innovativste Kerntechnikunternehmen. Wir entwickeln und bauen Kernkraftwerke, liefern Brennelemente und bieten den kompletten Service für Kernkraftwerke. Für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung. Für Klimaschutz und für schonenden Umgang mit unseren Ressourcen. 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