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COAL: WORLD ENERGY SECURITY

The 34th International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems

May 31 – June 4, 2009

Sheraton Sand Key, Clearwater, Florida, USA

Five Days – The Hottest Topics – The World’s Leading Experts – The Most Comprehensive Program on Coal Technologies –

From “Dawn to Dusk” – Representatives from 6 continents

For 5-1/2 days the world’s experts were in Clearwater, Florida, to share their knowledge and expertise on coal technologies. The issues on the front burners of the electric utility industry were spotlighted. All in attendance had a firm grasp on the major issues facing the industry today and tomorrow in the tutorials, panels and technical sessions will delve into the critical energy topics.  Click here for a downloadable copy of the Call for Papers 2009 Call for Papers.pdf

The Clearwater Coal Conference has earned a reputation as one of the premiere conferences on coal technologies as it grows in size and scope since its inception in 1975. This technical conference and networking event – where utility executives and world-leading experts present 150 technical presentations in the major areas of interest – is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Coal Technology Association, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Power Division and the National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy.

The Conference Committee is seeking papers for the 2009 conference for presentation in the 25 technical sessions that will be offered at the conference.  In addition, to these technical sessions, 12 Tutorials, 10 Panels, an extensive Workshop and an Exhibit Center will also be on the agenda.  Details on all of these events are below:

THE TUTORIALS

An important segment of the conference program is the tutorial section. On Sunday and Monday, we will offer 12 tutorials a wide variety of topics important to the energy community. Participation in any of the tutorials is included in the registration fee and open to conference registrants. However, you must register in advance.

• Beneficiation of High-Moisture Coals for Improved Performance and Reduced Emissions - Dr. Nenad Sarunac, Associate Director, Energy Research Center, Lehigh University, and Mark Ness, Great River Energy; and Richard Weinstein, Falkirk Mines
   
  Direct Coal to Liquids, Caroline Clifford, Pennsylvania State University
  
• Effluent Water Chemistry Guidelines - John Smolenski, Tampa Electric Co.
• Florida Air Emission TMDL - Josh Ellwein, Tampa Electric Co.
  
• Gasification Dr. Ronald W. Breault, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
  
• Geologic Sequestration - John Litynski, P.E., PMP, Project Manager, Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships Coordinator, U.S. Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Division, National Energy Technology Laboratory.
  Review of the science of sequestration in oil, coal, and saline formations; transmission basics; site selection and characterization requirements; simulation and monitoring requirements; well construction; and closure requirements.

  Introduction to Oxy-fuel Technology - Hamid Sarv, The Babcock & Wilcox Company

• Low NO_x Burners - Alan Paschedag, Advanced Burner Technologies Corp. and J. J. Letcavits, Senior Engineer, AEP
• Management and Optimization of NO_x - Bonnie Courtemanche, Babcock Power

  • Maintenance of the low NO_x equipment to ensure continued low NO_x emissions
  • CO concerns with increasing state legislation requirements
  • Optimization for long term NO_x performance
  • Optimization to reduce UBC
  • Retuning for changing fuel supplies

• Mercury Emission TMDL - Byron Burrows, Tampa Electric Co.

  Mercury Regulations: Demystifying the Law - Giselle Sherman, Commercial Manager, New Business Development, Corning, Inc.

  Understanding Utility Boiler Ash Formation and Deposition and Finding Solutions - Christoper Zygarlicke, Energy & Environmental Research Center, University of North Dakota

   

THE PANELS

To provide our attendees with the most comprehensive and up-to-date information, we offer panel presentations throughout the conference. By covering the important energy topics of the day we provide an overview of emerging, evolving, and innovative technologies, fuels, policy and/or equipment in the power generation industry.

Keynote Address:  The World’s Energy and Environmental Challenges

Dr. John C. Chen, Professor and Dean Emeritus, Lehigh University and Past President, American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Keynote Panel: New and Existing Power Plants Before the Advent of Commercial CCS, Dr. Janos M. Beer, Professor Emeritus of Chemical and Fuel Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

· Dr. Ronald Breault, Assistant Gasification Technology Manager National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
· Howard Herzog, Principal Research Engineer MIT (invited)
· John Marion, Director R&D and Power Plant Technologies ALSTOM Power Inc.
· Jeffrey Phillips,Sr. Program Manager Advanced Generation, Electric Power Research Institute
· Lars Stromberg, Professor and Vice President of R&D, Vattenfall AB, SWEDEN

Advanced High Efficient Coal Fired Power Plants, Prof.-Dr. Klaus R. G. Hein, Professor Emeritus, University of Stuttgart

CO₂ Solutions: Oxy-fuel Operation at the Industrial Scale, Dr. Ligang Zheng, CANMET Energy Technology Center, Natural Resources Canada

CO₂ in the Future, Dr. Klaus S. Lackner, Ewing-Worzel Professor of Geophysics, Department of Earth & Environmental Engineering (HKSM), Columbia University

Hydrogen, C. Lowell Miller, Director, Office of Sequestration, Hydrogen & Clean Coal Fuels, U.S. Department of Energy

Issues & Opportunities for Coal in Developing Countries, Dr. Yao Qiang, Professor, Tsinghua University

FutureGen, Joseph Giove, Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy

Coal to Liquids, Dr. Edmundo Vasquez, Combustion Components Associates  

Future Landscape of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulations, Vince Albanese, Senior Vice President, Fuel Tech Inc.

 

THE HIGHLIGHTED TECHNICAL SESSIONS

To ensure that the conference presents topics of greatest interest to the industry in the technical sessions, the following energy leaders have generously volunteered to organize technical sessions on topics of the greatest interest. The Conference Committee’s goal is to present an extensive overview of emerging, evolving, and innovative technologies, fuels and/or equipment in the power generation industry, through the presentation of accomplishments, opportunities and challenges in the technical areas listed below. If you wish to participate in any of these sessions, submit an abstract according to the rules and indicate in which session you wish to be considered. These session chairs are organizing these sessions with a particular theme:

• Advanced Modeling, Dr. Edmundo R. Vasquez, Combustion Components Associates
• Advanced Controls, Susan M. Maley, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy
• Advanced Materials, Fred M. Glaser, Advanced Research Portfolio Manager, U. S. Department of Energy
• Biomass & Wastes In Power Stations (Europe), Prof.-Dr. Klaus R. G. Hein, Professor Emeritus, University of Stuttgart
• Biomass & Wastes In Power Stations (USA), Dr. John Dooher, Professor of Physics, Adelphi University and Dooher Institute of Physics and Energy
• Carbon Management Requirements, John Litynski, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
• Coal Conversion to Chemicals & Fuels, Massood Ramezan, Program Manager, Science Applications International Corporation
• Coal Friendly States, Howard Meyer, Gas Technology Institute
• CCS Technology, Prof.-Dr. Klaus R.G. Hein, Professor Emeritus, University of Stuttgart
• Coal to Liquids, Bruce G. Miller, EMS Energy Institute, Pennsylvania State University
• Coal Water Slurries, Dr. Olev Trass, University of  Toronto
• Computer Simulations, Dr. Kenneth M. Bryden, Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University
• Fueling World Growth, Richard P. Walters, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
• Gasification Technologies, Dr. Ronald W. Breault, Project Manager, GCP Division, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
• Hydrogen Production from Opportunity Fuels, Dr. Yen V. Nguyen, Director, Advanced Technologies Solutions
• Liability Issues: Carbon Capture & Sequestration, Dr. Robert Romanosky, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
• Low NO_x Technology, J. J. Letcavits, Senior Engineer, American Electric Power, and Alan Paschedag, Manager of Engineering, Advanced Burner Technologies Corporation
• Mercury Abatement Options for Power Plants, Giselle Sherman, Commercial Manager, New Business Development, Corning Inc.
• Multi Emissions Control (PM, SO₂, NO_x, et al), Bruce R. Clements, CANMET Energy Technology Center, Natural Resources Canada
• Non-Utility Gasification, Jackie Bird, Director/Government & Advanced Energy Projects, Worley Parsons Resources & Energy
• Options for Improving Efficiency and Reducing Emissions for Existing Power Plants, Dr. Nenad Sarunac, Associate Director, Energy Research Center, Lehigh University
• Oxy-Fuel Technology, Dr. Ligang Zheng, CANMET Energy Technology Center, Natural Resources Canada
  Oxygen Enhanced Combustion, Dr. Aleksandar G. Slavejkov, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
• Post Combustion CO₂ Capture, Dr. Yewen Tan, Research Scientist, Advanced Combustion Technology, CANMET Energy Technology Center, Natural Resources Canada
• Pre-Utilization Beneficiation of Coal, Joseph C. Hirschi, Project Manager, Illinois Clean Coal Institute
• Utility Water Issues, Barbara Carney, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy and Dr. Edward K. Levy, Lehigh University

NEW EVENTS:

Best Student Paper Award – Over the years the conference has benefitted from the many excellent papers given by students.  To give these exceptional students well-deserved recognition, the Conference Committee will now award the best paper from a student with the Clearwater Coal Conference Best Student Paper Award.

Student Recruitment – In addition, the Conference will facilitate students meeting with potential employers at the conference.  Through a specific site in the Exhibit Center, we will notify students of those companies who are seeking candidates and facilitate their getting together.

Converting Efficiency to Profits – Workshop – The Conference will offer an intensive 8 hour Workshop on the importance of fuel management to utilities.  This Workshop, given by Tony Widenman, Detroit Energy, Technological Specialist-Fuel and Fuel Engineer, is a must for those involved in all aspects of utility management.  Attendance is limited to 25 participants and there is an additional fee for the workshop of $295.  Only conference registrants are eligible for the Workshop.  The Workshop will be held Thursday, June 4 (2 to 6 p.m.) & Friday, June 5 (8 a.m. to Noon).  

CALL FOR PAPERS
2009 CLEARWATER COAL CONFERENCE – ABSTRACT REQUIREMENTS

• The abstract (one page in length), required by January 5, 2009, must be submitted via email and include:
• The Proposed Paper with Exact Title and one page of information (no equations and no figures). The abstract must summarize the objective and current status of the work; and provide the committee with an accurate scope of the paper. Please indicate under which Technical Topics To Be Presented this paper falls. You should also indicate the name of the session chair if this also pertains to your paper.
• Principal Presenter Listing (name, title, company, address, phone, FAX and email). Email addresses are required since this will be the primary mode of communication.

• Complete Listings for all Co-Authors (name, title, company, address, phone, FAX and email).

The Principal Presenter must provide the information and is the person to whom all correspondence will be sent and who must meet the deadlines and obligations of the conference, which include: making a presentation at the 2008 conference; submitting a manuscript; and paying a conference fee.

The Principal Presenter is eligible for a discount and must remit the non-refundable registration fee of $695 before January 31, 2009. There is no reimbursement for time spent or expenses incurred in preparing manuscripts or illustrations, or for transportation to, and expenses at the conference.

The Clearwater Conference does not provide financial support to authors. The registration fee covers one technical paper; authors submitting more than one paper must include an additional $100 per paper.

Notification of acceptance will be made by January 18, 2009. A manuscript for inclusion in the Proceedings and for distribution on CD-Rom (not to exceed 12 pages in length, with illustrative material) is required by April 16, 2009.

Instructions for preparation of manuscripts (Proceedings and CD-Rom) will be sent with letters of acceptance. Presentations will be scheduled in Panels, Technical and/or Poster Sessions, as determined by the Conference Committee. The one-page abstract should be sent via email to BarbaraSak@aol.com.

To encourage the participation of graduate students, the Conference Committee is offering a reduced registration of $295 for students. In addition, one student paper will be awarded the Best Student Paper at the 2009 Clearwater Coal Conference. The student will be evaluated in the quality of the paper, grasp of the topic presented and quality of the presentation at the conference. The student must be present to win.

Complete details on participation (important dates, fees, etc.) may be found in the Guidelines for Authors.

BACKGROUND

Over 300 professionals representing nearly all the major players in the electric utility industry in the United States will be in Clearwater, Florida, USA for the 34th International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems (informally known as “the Clearwater Coal Conference”) that will take place May 31 -- June 4, 2009. The Clearwater Coal Conference has earned a reputation as one of the premiere conferences on coal technologies as it grows in size and scope since its inception in 1975.

The Clearwater Coal Conference offers participants 150 technical presentations in four days (Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in five concurrent sessions). Buffet style luncheons, and a fabulous beach reception on Tuesday night offer networking opportunities with 300 conference participants. Pre-conference tutorials held on Sunday provide opportunities to learn about state-of-the-art and cutting-edge technologies.

Buffet style luncheons, and a fabulous beach reception on Tuesday night offer networking opportunities with 300 conference participants. Twelve tutorials held on Sunday and Monday provide opportunities to learn about state-of-the-art and cutting-edge technologies.

An Exhibit Center showcasing 24 exhibit booths also provide opportunities to highlight their accomplishments The conference is held every year in Clearwater, Florida, at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort. We expect warm and sunny days with temperatures during the day in the 80’s. To take advantage of our glorious beach locale we offer all lunches out on the beach under our spacious tent.

TECHNICAL TOPICS TO BE COVERED AT THE 2009 CLEARWATER COAL CONFERENCE

The program covers innovative and evolving technologies in a forum that encourages the exchange of information on power generation and policy issues. The State-of-the-Art in coal utilization will be presented in up-to-date technical papers, tutorials, plenary sessions and panels, covering cutting-edge developments on a range of timely topics. The presentations will deal with technical solutions to problems; specific strategies; projects; innovations; industry trends; and/or regulatory compliance.

ADVANCED POWER CYCLES for electric utility applications at new and existing power plants, such as:

• FutureGen
• Hydrogen from Coal
• Clean Coal Power Plant Initiative
• Oxy-Fuel Technology
• Computer Simulations & Virtual Power Plants
• Advanced Instrumentation, Sensors and Control Systems
• Systems Analysis and Integration
• Turbine Systems for Advanced Power Plants
• Advanced Materials Development & Performance
• Advanced Power Systems
• Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC)
• Clean Transportation Fuels from Coal
• NO_x Control
• Clean Coal Demos and Pilot Projects
• Coal Compatible Fuel Cells
• Gas and Steam Turbines
• Coal Combustion (PC, fluidized bed)
• Gasification
• Advanced Gas Separations and Gas Cleaning
• Chemical Looping

ENVIRONMENTAL & HEALTH ASPECTS

• Fine particulate matter (PM _2.5); NO_x, SO₂ and SO₃ Emissions
• Mercury Emissions Control
• CO₂ Capture, Storage and Sequestration
• Global Climate Change
• Costs of Environmental Controls
• CO₂ Capture-Ready Technology

PRODUCTS & BY-PRODUCTS

• Fossil Fuel Carbon Products/By-Products
• By-Product Issues
• Ash Utilization
• Ash Disposal & Emulsions

RESOURCE UTILIZATION ISSUES

• Availability and Recoverability of Clean and Compliant Coal Resources
• Coal Quality and Trace Elements from the Mine to the Stack
• Advances in Mining Technology
• Clean Transportation Fuels from Coal
• CO₂ Transportation Pipelines
• Biomass & Refuse Derived Fuels
• Coal (including conventional slurries; coal water fuels; coal fines; and coal logs)
• Mine Tailings; Ash Disposal & Emulsions
• Beneficiation, Preparation and Utilization of Coal-based Fuels

THE UTILITY PERSPECTIVE

• Upgrading Existing Plants
• Impact of Deregulation
• Regulatory and/or Permitting Issues
• Economic and Financial Perspectives (including carbon credits)
• Distributed Generation
• Issues Regarding Utilization of Powder River Basin Coal
• Operational Issues
• Utility Water Use
• On-line Boiler Monitoring
• Coal Quality/Performance Predictions
• Advances in Coal Blending/Switching
• Power Plant Reliability

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS – TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS – POLICY ISSUES

Papers from the international community are strongly encouraged. In the 2008 conference 21 countries were represented at the conference. The international papers were related to energy/environmental developments throughout the world. The Committee also encourages papers that deal specifically with the topics covered in the Keynote Session, Panels, Tutorials and Plenary Sessions.

WHAT TO EXPECT: Buffet style luncheons, and a fabulous beach reception on Tuesday night and a Welcome in the Exhibit Center on Monday night, offer networking opportunities with 300 conference participants. Pre-conference tutorials, held on Sunday and Monday before the conference, provide opportunities to learn about state-of-art and cutting-edge technologies. We expect warm and sunny days with temperatures during the day in the 80’s. To take advantage of our glorious beach locale we will offer all lunches out on the beach under our spacious tent.

CONFERENCE ATTIRE

We're encouraging all speakers and attendees to adopt a business casual dress, i.e., no jackets or ties. This covers speakers, session chairmen, panel and tutorial chairs and speakers. Almost all of the food functions are outside and a business casual dress will make the long conference day and the outdoor functions more comfortable.

SHERATON SAND KEY RESORT

Sand Key is one of the 20 Best Beaches, according to many travel and tourism organizations. Directly on this beautiful beach is the Sheraton Sand Key, a 390-room luxury hotel. Each of the hotel’s newly refurbished rooms overlooks either the Gulf of Mexico or Clearwater Bay. Its seven secluded acres of white sandy beach set a tropical holiday mood for registrants to meet and discuss timely topics with colleagues from all over the globe.

CONFERENCE HEADQUARTERS

Sheraton Sand Key
1160 Gulf Boulevard
Clearwater, Florida
Phone: 727-595-1611
FAX: 727-596-8488
$177/night – Single or Double
Visit http://www.beachsand.com for information about the Sheraton Sand Key

Overflow Hotels

We're working with a number of properties on Clearwater Beach who have very competitive rates and are within walking distance (approximately 1 mile) to the Sheraton Sand Key (for those who like to walk).

Ramada Inn Gulfview (Remodeled in 2004)
521 S. Gulfview Blvd.
Clearwater, Florida 33767
Phone: 727/447-6461
FAX: 727/443-5888
Email: info@ramadagulfview.com
www.ramadagulfview.com

Sandman Resort
300 Hamden Dr.
Clearwater Beach , FL 33767
Phone: (727) 442-4374
Fax: (727) 441-1439
Reservations: 1-800-761-9961
( U.S. and Canada only)
Email: sandmanseacovemotels@hotmail.com

Sea Cove Motel
316 Hamden Dr. and 315 Coronado Dr.
Clearwater Beach , FL 33767
Phone: (727) 442-4636
Fax: (727) 442-8321
Reservations: 1-800-403-5884
Email: sandmanseacovemotels@hotmail.com

Ritz Resort Motel
355 S. Gulfview Boulevard
Clearwater Beach , FL 33767
Phone: (727) 441-9905
Fax: (727) 461-2199
Toll-free: (800) 200-1477

Sands Point Motel & Suites
433 Coronado Drive
Clearwater Beach, Florida 33767
Phone: 727-446-5608 or 1-800-433-2362
FAX: 727-442-7892
Email: sandspointmotel@msn.com
Web: www.SandsPointMotel.com
Rates: $65/day to $550/week

THE EXHIBIT CENTER

A major part of the Clearwater Coal Conference is the Exhibit Center where the major players in coal technologies share their expertise and accomplishments with the attendees. The 2008 Exhibit Center participants highlight their accomplishments, products, services and equipment for conference attendees. Included among them are members of the Coal Technology Association, and the U.S. Department of Energy. The 2008 exhibitors were:

• The Babcock & Wilcox Company
• Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky
• Clean Air Instrument Rental
• Corning Inc.
• CPS Creative Power Solutions AG
• ECO PHYSICS
• Energy & Environmental Research Center, University of North Dakota
• Fuel Tech, Inc.
• Iowa State University
• KeLa Energy
• LECO Corporation
• Pennsylvania State University
• Praxair
• Reaction Engineering International
• Scientech
• Taylor & Francis
• Techinomics, Inc.
• U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Export Assistance
• U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Clean Coal
• U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Sequestration, Hydrogen & Clean Coal Fuels
• U.S. Geological Survey
• World Coal Magazine

THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

The dedicated efforts and expertise of each Committee member result in the excellent Technical Program offered each year. The Committee reaches out to all segments of the energy industry so that the state-of-the-art (and beyond) in coal utilization is presented. Through their hard work, we continue to provide a world-renowned conference each year. This year's Conference Committee members are:

• Advanced Burner Technologies Corp., A Siemens Company, Alan Paschedag
• American Electric Power, J.J. Letcavits
• Air Products & Chemicals, Philip Winkler
• ASME - Power Division, Ashwani Gupta, University of Maryland
• Arizona State University, Dr. Andrew Chizmeshya
• The Babcock & Wilcox Company, Stanley J. Vecci (Co-chairman)
• Babcock Power, Bonnie Courtemanche
• CANMET Natural Resources Canada, Dr. Ligang Zheng
• Columbia University, Dr. Klaus Lackner
• Combustion Component Associates, Dr. Edmundo Vasquez
• Corning, Inc., Giselle Sherman
• DTE (Detroit Energy), Tony Widenman
• Foster Wheeler Energy Corp., Horst Hack
• Fuel Tech, Inc., Chris R. Smyrniotis
• Gas Technology Institute, Howard Meyer
• Iowa State University, Dr. Kenneth M. Bryden
• Los Alamos National Laboratory, Hans Ziock
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dr. Janos Beer, Professor Emeritus
• National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy:
  Donald L. Bonk (Co-chairman)
• Dr. Ralph C. Carabetta
• Richard Walters
• Dr. Robert Romanosky
• Pennsylvania State University, Bruce G. Miller
• Praxair Inc., Dr. Lawrence E. Bool III
• Savannah River National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Richard Marczewski
• Science Applications International Corporation, Massood Ramezan
• Tampa Electric Co., Yogesh Patel
• University of Stuttgart, Prof.-Dr. Klaus R.G. Hein
• U.S. Department of Energy, Fred M. Glaser
• U. S. Geological Survey, Dr. Romeo Flores

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

In an effort to reach out to the international community, the Conference Committee has identified these industry leaders who will work within their countries to seek speakers in panels, tutorials and technical session. Through their efforts we intend to secure speakers of the highest caliber.

• Prof. Terry Wall, University of New Castle – Australia
• Dennis Cieutat, Air Liquide – France
• Prof. Dr. Klaus R. G. Hein, University of Stuttgart – Germany
• Dr. Takashi Kiga, Japan Coal Energy Center (JCOAL) – Japan
• A.F. Stam, KEMA – The Netherlands
• Prof. Yao Qiang, Tsinghua University – People’s Republic of China
• Fiodr Papayani, Scientific Industrial Corporation, HYMEC JSC – Ukraine