In Memoriam, we are saddened to announce that Presidential Professor Adel F. Sarofim died on December 4, 2011. Adel has been an integral part of our conference for many years and served on the Conference Committee. It was our intention to host a banquet to honor him on Wednesday, June 6th. Plans are now being formulated for a memorial serivce and a Keynote tribute and we are working to establish a scholarship fund in his honor and memory.  Many of his former students were planning on attending and speaking at the dinner. Adel's death has touched many worldwide. We who are part of the Clearwater Clean Coal Conference mourn his death and will offer a tribute in his honor.

The 37th International Technical Conference on Clean Coal & Fuel Systems

June 3 to 7, 2012

Sheraton Sand Key, Clearwater, Florida, USA

Five Days – The Hottest Topics – The World’s Leading Experts and "Super Scientists" – 

The Most Comprehensive Program on Coal Technologies –

From “Dawn to Dusk” – Representatives from 6 Continents

There are several sessions that have openings for papers, if you wish to have your paper considered, please submit it to us. To see what is required just click here CFP 2012.pdf

Mission Statement – Increased demand – coupled with energy security issues, uncertainty and increasing costs in the oil sector, and tightening environmental regulations – make this conference a must for those involved in all aspects of power generation who must meet the competitive pressures and environmental concerns of coal utilization in the 21st century. To provide our attendees with the most comprehensive and up-to-date information, we offer panel presentations throughout the conference.  The Panels, Tutorials, Technical Sessions and Plenary Sessions provide an overview of emerging, evolving, and innovative technologies, fuels, policy and/or equipment in the power generation industry.

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, 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.  The program presents an extensive overview of emerging, evolving, and innovative technologies, fuels and/or equipment in the power generation industry. 

For 5-1/2 days the world’s experts are in Clearwater, Florida, to share their knowledge and expertise on clean coal technologies.  Issues on the front burner of the electric utility industry will be spotlighted.  All in attendance will have a firm grasp on the critical issues facing the industry today and tomorrow.  11 tutorials, 10 plenary sessions and 25 technical sessions will delve into the technological solutions for coal.

The Clearwater Clean 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 nearly 200 technical presentations in the major areas of interest.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
The conference is now working with Penn State University to offer Continuing Education Credits. The registration fee for CEUs is $50. There is no refund for cancellations. 
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are based on a standard of 1 unit per ten hours of classroom instruction. At the conclusion of the conference, each participant registering for CEUs will be awarded the CEUs earned (based upon days attending up to 3.4 for the full program), which will be added to your Penn State Continuing Education transcript. Following the conference you will receive a certificate.

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Journal Publication: Quality papers from the Clearwater Clean Coal Conference will be considered for publication in the Journal of Applied Energy.  If an author wishes to pursue this then he or she must submit their papers to the journal website in the desired format http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/405891/authorinstructions

The paper will be peer reviewed prior to publication. The authors must note when submitting their paper that the manuscript is from the 36th International Technical Conference on Clean Coal & Fuel Systems.  Manuscripts must be submitted to APEN by for paper review by July 15, 2011; assigned to editors by August 15; peer review completed by November 30; Publication possible in January, 2012.

Best Student Paper Award – Over the years the conference has benefitted from many excellent student papers.  To give these exceptional students well-deserved recognition, we now present the Clearwater Clean Coal Conference Best Student Paper Award.  Students whose papers have been accepted must follow the instructions in the Guidelines that have been prepared for them. In addition to the Award, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive cash awards of $500, $300 and $250, respectively.    Guidelines for Student Papers 2012.pdf

The Best Student Paper Award Committee members are:

Bonnie Courtemanche, Babcock Power, Inc.;
Dr. Andrew Fry, Reaction Engineering International;
Dr. Ashwani Gupta, University of Maryland;
Joseph Hirschi, Illinois Clean Coal Institute;
Bruce G. Miller, EMS Energy Institute, Pennsylvania State University
Alan Paschedag, Siemens
Massood Ramezan, Leonardo Technologies;
Hamid Sarv, The Babcock & Wilcox Co.;
Chris Smyrniotis, FuelTech;
Dr. Edmundo Vasquez, Combustion Specialist, Committee Chair
Tony Widenman, Detroit Edison; and
Chris Zygarlicke, Energy & Environmental Research Center

Themed Luncheon – Leading experts host individual tables with dynamic discussions on the topics of the day.  All seats at all tables were reserved.

Conference Agenda

Sunday, June 2, 2012

From noon to 4:30 p.m., six Short Courses on critical energy issues are offered:

6:00 p.m.-- Come to the Island Ballroom for either a movie or a major sporting event. This is an opportunity to get together with other attendees in a casual atmosphere.

 Monday, June 3, 2012

8:00 a.m. – Plenary Session
· Welcome – Barbara A. Sakkestad, Coal Technologies Associates
· Introduction – Prof.-Dr. Klaus R.G. Hein, Monash University, Australia, Conference Committee Co-Chairman
· International Keynote Address, Prof. Yue Guangxi, Tsinghua University
· Accomplishments and Achievements of Presidential Professor Adel F. Sarofim -- The worldwide energy community was saddened by the death of our colleague Adel Sarofim. We are taking this opportunity to bring together his many former students and colleagues to share with the conference attendees his tremendous body of work throughout his long career. Additional details will become available shortly.

11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Luncheon – Planning for Your Future

12:30 to 2:45 p.m. – Plenary Session
· Overview, Dr. Lawrence Bool, Praxair, Inc., Conference Committee Co-Chair
· Panel:  Worldwide Regulatory Outlook – Chris Smyrniotis, Fuel Tech

2:45 to 3:15 p.m. -- Break

3:15 to 5:30 p.m. – Plenary Session
· Panel: Global Climate Change Panel
Dr. Robert Romanosky,
National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy

5:30 p.m. – Welcome in the Exhibit Center

Tuesday, June 4, 2012

8:00 a.m. – Two Concurrent Panels
· Cyclic Operation of Coal Based Power Plants for Managing Large Scale Penetration of Intermittent Renewables, Janos Beer, MIT; and
· Gasification and Conversion, David Harris, CSIRO, Australia

10:00 a.m. – Break

10:30 a.m. – Four Concurrent Technical Sessions & One Short Course

Chemical Looping I
Dr. Ronald Breault, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy

Post Combustion CO2 Capture I
Lisa Rimpf, The Babcock & Wilcox Company, and Yewen Tan, CanmetENERGY, CANADA

Low Rank Coal Utilization
Dipl.-Eng. Klaus R.G. Hein, Monash University, AUSTRALIA

Biomass Co-Utilization
Les Marshall, Ontario Power Generation, CANADA

Short Course: Coal Fired Industrial Furnace Optimization
Allan Runstedtler, CanmetENERGY, CANADA

12:30 p.m. – Lunch - Under The Tent -- On the Beach

2:00 p.m. – Two Concurrent Panels:
· Oxyfuel
Ligang Zheng, CANMET, Canada and
Terry Wall, University of Newcastle, Australia

· Biomass Utilisation
Les Marshall, Ontario Power
·Southern Company,
·Electricitie du France and
·Drax Power

4:00 p.m. – Break

4:30 p.m. – Four Concurrent Sessions & One Short Course

Chemical Looping II
Dr. Ronald Breault, National Energt Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy

Post Combustion CO2 Capture II
Lisa Rimpf, The Babcock & Wilcox Company and Yewen Tan, CanmetENERGY, CANADA

Biomass Science & Technology
Dr. Edmundo Vasquez, Clyde Bergemann

Use of Modeling Tools for Technology Assessment
Bradley Adams, Reaction Engineering International

Short Course: Oxy-fuel Technology Fundamentals
Dr. Jeffrey Kloosterman, Air Products, and Dr. Lawrence Bool, Praxair, Inc.

6:30 p.m. – Beach Party -- On the Beach

Wednesday, June 5, 2012

8:00 a.m. – Plenary Session

· CO2 in the Future
Dr. Klaus S. Lackner, Director of the Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy,
Ewing-Worzel Professor of Geophysics,
Department of Earth & Environmental Engineering (HKSM), Columbia University

10:00 a.m. – Break

10:30 a.m. – Four Concurrent Sessions & One Short Course

Oxy-Fuel Technology I – Overview & Demonstrtations
Dr. Ligang Zheng, CANMET Energy, CANADA

Advanced CO2 Concepts
Dr. Ronald Breault, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy

Alternative Liquid Fuels from Coal ands Biomass
Christopher J. Zygarlicke, Energy & Environmental Research Center, University of North Dakota

Multi Emissions Control
Chris Smyrniotis, Fuel Tech

Short Course: Process Flow Models
Mike Mendez, Aspen Technology

12:30 p.m. – Themed Luncheon -- Under the Tent -- On the Beach

2:00 p.m. – Two Concurrent Panels
· Post-Combustion Capture: Ready for Commercial Deployment, Yewen Tan, CANMET, and Lisa Rimpf, The Babcock & Wilcox Co.
· Timothy Fout, National Energy Technology Laboratory
U.S. Department of Energy
· Dr. Song Wu, Director, Advanced Technologies
Hitachi Power Systems America, Ltd.
· John M. Wheeldon, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Project Manager, Advanced Generation, c/o National Carbon Capture Center
and
· Potential Application and Cost Implication of Fuels in Technology Operation
Dr. Ashwani Gupta, University of Maryland
· Prof. Kunio Yoshikawa, Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, JAPAN
· Keiji Makino, Fellow, Japan Coal Energy Center, JAPAN

4:00 p.m. – Break

4:30 p.m. – Four Concurrent Sessions & One Short Course

Oxy-Fuel Technology II – Fundamental Studies
Dr. Ligang Zheng, CanmetENERGY, CANADA

Low NOx Technology
Alan Paschedag, Siemens, and
J.J. Letcavits, American Electric Power

Gasification Technologies I
Massood Ramezan, Leonardo Technologies

PCC Pilot Plants
Dr. Erik Meuleman, CSIRO, AUSTRALIA

Short Course:  Drying High-Moisture Coals
Dr. Nenad Sarunac, University of North Carolina and Mark Ness, Great River Energy

7:00 p.m. – Memorial Service in honor of Prof. Adel Sarofim

Thursday, June 7, 2012

8:00 a.m. – Plenary Session

· Utilization of Low Rank Coals – Present Status and Future Chances
Prof.-Dr. Klaus R.G. Hein, Monash University and Christopher J. Zygarlicke, Energy &Environmental Research Center

·Low Rank Coal and Its Utilization in China
Prof. Yue Guangxi, Department of Thermal Engineering, Tsinghua University, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
·Frank Kluger, Alstom Power Europe, GERMANY
·Dr. Phil Guerney, CEO Brown Coal Initiative Australia, AUSTRALIA
·Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI), JAPAN

10:00 a.m. – Break

10:30 a.m. – Four Concurrent Sessions & One Short Course

Oxy-Fuel Technology III – Experimental Studies
Dr. Ligang Zheng, CanmetENERGY, CANADA

Coal Science
Massood Ramezan, Leonardo Technologies

Sensors:  Development & Deployment
Dr. Robert Romanosky and Susan Maley, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy

Improving Plant Availability/Utilization
Joseph C. Hirschi, Illinois Clean Coal Institute

Short Course: Update on Carbon Capture and Sequestration at Polk Station
Byron Burrows, Tampa Electric Co.

12:30 p.m. – Lunch/Roundtable/Wrap-up & Presentation of the Best Student Paper Award – Lunch – On the Beach

2:00 p.m. – Conference Committee Meeting – Under the Tent – On the Beach

2:00 p.m. – Coal Workshop – Tony Widenman, Detroit Edison

Friday, June 8, 2012

6:30 a.m. – Continental Breakfast for the Polk Power Plant Tour Participants

7:00 a.m. – Polk Power Plant Tour

Endorsing Organizations:
• American Public Power Association
• CanmetENERGY
• China Coal Research Institute
Ministry of Coal, People's Republic of China
• Edison Electric Institute
• Export Assistance Center, U.S. Commercial Service
• Illinois Clean Coal Institute
• International Energy Agency: Coal Research
• Japan Coal Energy Center (JCOAL)
• National Mining Association
• National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
• Ohio Coal Development Office
• U. S. Geological Survey

• SHERATON SAND KEY
  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.  Rates for single or double rooms:  $179/night.
  

  Sheraton Sand Key
  1160 Gulf Boulevard
  Clearwater, Florida 33767
  

  Phone: 727-595-1611; FAX: 727-596-8488
  

  $179/night – Single or Double

  Visit http://www.beachsand.com for information about the Sheraton Sand Key.  Or go directly to their on site reservations created specifically for us. Go to www.coaltechnologies.com click Conferences and then click on the hotel site reference.

• 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.

Getting to Clearwater & The Sheraton Sand Key: The Sheraton Sand Key (on the Pinellas Sun Coast) in Clearwater, Florida, is approximately 21 miles from Tampa International Airport.  Limousine Shuttle Service ($24/person) is available at the airport that will take you directly to the hotel. In addition, service is increasing at the Clearwater/St. Petersburg Airport; so please check with your carrier to see if you can fly in there because it is closer to the Sheraton than Tampa International.

Climate: June is a beautiful time to be in Florida on the Gulf Coast.  During the day the temperature is perfect for the beach and the evenings are balmy.  In addition, a baseball cap or hat is advisable for times when we are outside.

THE CLEARWATER CLEAN COAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

The Conference Committee seeks papers from all countries worldwide that deal with: technical solutions to problems; specific strategies; projects; innovations; industry trends; and/or regulatory compliance.  The 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 major technological areas.  Through their efforts we present this year’s excellent technical program. 

Air Products & Chemicals Dr. Mark D'Agostini American Electric Power, J.J. Letcavits ASME Power Div.: Dr. Ashwani Gupta, University of Maryland Arizona State University Dr. Andrew V.G. Chizmeshya The Babcock & Wilcox Company Hamid Sarv Babcock Power, Inc. Bonnie Courtemanche, P.E. CanmetENERGY, Canada Dr. Ligang Zheng Columbia University Dr. Klaus Lackner Government Contracts Specialists Philip W. Winkler Corning, Inc. Giselle Sherman Clyde Bergemann Dr. Edmundo Vásquez Detroit Edison Anthony Widenman Doosan Babcock Energy Limited, Scotland Gerry Hesselmann

Energy & Environmental Research Center, University of North Dakota Christopher ZygarlilckeFoster Wheeler North America Corp. Horst Hack Fuel Tech Inc. Chris Smyrniotis Gas Technology Institute Howard Meyer Illinois Clean Coal Institute Joseph Hirschi Leonardo Technologies, Inc. Massood Ramezan Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. Janos M. Beer Northeastern University Yiannis Levendis Ontario Power Generation, Canada Les Marshall Pennsylvania State University, EMS Energy Institute Bruce G. Miller Praxair, Inc. Dr. Lawrence Bool

Savannah River National Laboratory Steve Xiao Siemens Environmental Systems & Services Alan Paschedag Tampa Electric Co. Yogesh M. Patel Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg, Germany Dr. Alfons Kather Tsinghua University, People's Republic of China Prof. Yao Qiang University of Alberta Dr. Rajender Gupta University of Newcastle, Australia Dr. Terry Wall University of Stuttgart, Germany Prof.-Dr. Klaus R.G. Hein (Co-chairman) University of Utah Presidential Professor Adel F. Sarofim U. S. Geological Survey Ronald Affolter Xstrata Coal, Australia Dave Osborne

 

 

THE EXHIBIT CENTER

Each year the leaders in coal technology feature their products, services and achievements in the Exhibit Center.  The 2011 exhibitors were:

• Office of Clean Coal, U.S. Department of Energy
  Clean Air Instrument Rental             
  Energy & Environmental Research Center
  U.S. Geological Survey       
  Taylor & Francis       
  Techinomics       
  Illinois Clean Coal Institute       
  Fuel Tech             
  Babcock Power       
  National Institute of Standards & Technology             
  Mott Corporation
• GE Power & Water
• The Babcock & Wilcox Company
• Reaction Engineering International
• Woodhead Publishing
• Pennwell Publishing
• Coal in Australia
• ATK

Click here for

Official Program 2010.pdf

The 35th conference was successfully concluded; and the program has been announced for the 36th International Technical Conference on Clean Coal & Fuel Systems that will take place at the Sheraton Sand Key, Clearwater, Florida, USA, from June 5 to 9, 2011.

 

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.

FOR COMPLETE DETAILS ON SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS GO TO Coal Technology Association Call for Papers

 

 

Coal Technologies Associates
12548 Granite Ridge Drive
North Potomac, MD USA 20878

Attention: Barbara A. Sakkestad (CTA)

Phone: 301/330-2256

E-mail: BarbaraSak@aol.com