PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT

The full Program Announcement will be available on  January 20, 2009; following is a draft agenda of the 2009 Clearwater Coal Conference.

Draft Agenda: 34^th International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems

 

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Morning:            Three Concurrent Tutorials

Early Afternoon: Three Concurrent Tutorials

Late Afternoon:  Three Concurrent Tutorials

Committee/Board Dinner

 

Monday, June 1, 2009

Morning:  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

Lunch

Early Afternoon:  Panel 

Late Afternoon:  Three Concurrent Tutorials

Welcome in the Exhibit Center

 

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Morning:   Panel

                Five Concurrent Technical Sessions

Lunch

Afternoon: Panel

                 Five Concurrent Technical Sessions

Evening:    Beach Party

 

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Morning:    Panel

                  Five Concurrent Technical Sessions

Lunch

Afternoon:   Panel

                   Five Concurrent Technical Sessions

 

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Morning:      Panel

                    Five Concurrent Technical Sessions

Lunch/Roundtable Wrap-up

Afternoon: Part I of Workshop on Converting Efficiency to Profits

 

Friday, June 5, 2009

Polk Power Plant Tour

Morning:  Part II of Workshop on Converting Efficiency to Profits  

 

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, and

• 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

• 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, 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  

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, American Electric Power

• 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 WORKSHOP

A Workshop on Converting Efficiency to Profits, will be 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.