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EXPPERTS 2008 | | 7th Oct 2008 - 9th Oct 2008

Speakers  

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Stewart Bible
General Manager
FlowTack, USA

Stewart Bible received a M.Sc. degree in Thermal Fluids Engineering with a special focus on Computational Fluid Dynamics from The University of Kentucky in 2002.  Mr. Bible began working with FlowTack in 2004, becoming General Manager in 2005 and co-owner in 2006.  Under Mr. Bible’s leadership, FlowTack has performed fluid dynamics modeling for over 50,000 MW of power plant operations.  Mr. Bible’s current interests are in the areas of genetic algorithm optimization, CFD modeling of CO2 capture and sequestration technologies, validation of CFD models using experimental model data, and Massively Parallelized Large Eddy Simulations. 

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Wlodzimierz Blasiak
Vice President Strategy
Mobotec Europe, Sweden

Wlodzimierz Blasiak is a Professor at Division Energy and Furnace Technology, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. Since 2006, he has also joined Mobotec Europe AB. 

Professor Blasiak holds a PhD in applied thermodynamics and has performed research on combustion and heat and mass transfer processes in boilers and furnaces. For the past ten years, his main research subjects have been clean combustion processes particularly High Temperature Air Combustion and oxy-fuel combustion of gas and solid fuels like coal and biomass. 

Professor Blasiak has published more than hundred papers on these subjects. He has managed many research and industrial projects financed by Swedish and international agencies in cooperation with European and Japanese industries.

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Federico Bonzani
Head of combustion technology
Ansaldo Energia, Italy

Federico Bonzani is the Head of Combustion Technology Team at the Gas Turbine Department of Ansaldo Energia. His expertise are covering various topics such as natural gas, syngas and hydrogen combustion in heavy duty gas turbine.

After being graduated on 1993 as mechanical engineer at the University of Genoa, he joined Ansaldo Ricerche, (Ansaldo Basic Research Division) where he has been dealing with chemical kinetic modelling about gas turbine combustion. On 1995 he joined Ansaldo Energia, he’s been involved in combustion topics in Ansaldo Energia becoming, on 1998, responsible of the company burners development on low BTU fuel (tar syngas, steelworks gas, low BTU natural gas).

From 2001 to 2005 he assumed the position of project engineer relevant to the biggest project achieved by Ansaldo Energia (9 V94.3A natural gas fuelled and a V94.2K fuelled by tar syngas for ENIPOWER of ENI group).
On 2004, after the end of the license agreement with Siemens Power Generation,  he’s leading the Combustion Technology Team  dealing with the improvement of the combustion system of the Ansaldo Energia GT fleet.


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Mark Boneham
Head of business development
Alstom Power UK

Mark Boneham is a Mechanical engineer, heading up Business Development for Environmental Boiler Retrofit, ALSTOM Power Ltd.  Based in the UK, with global responsibility for Biomass projects as well as the development of sales, tendering, marketing and communications for low Nox firing systems, power plant capacity increase projects, fuel switching and design studies in the UK, Northern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
             

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Richard Cooper
Business Development Director
Cascade Technologies

Richard is an academically and professionally trained manager with 25 years experience in international manufacturing and project management and experience of company set up. He has been involved in diverse operations including capital projects, the repair and overhaul of complex (Rolls Royce) jet engines for military and civil use as well as medium volume vehicle production.

He has undertaken many personal initiatives to improve business effectiveness, requiring strong analytical skills and a variety of facilitation and management techniques in unionised and non-unionised environments. Mr Cooper received his engineering degree from Strathclyde University in Glasgow in 1979. He set up Scotland’s first Medical Device sterilisation company and subsequently ran his own consultancy company. In his consulting role he helped companies with organisation development, acted as a production manager and carried out equipment engineering work in the production of optical crystals in the photonics industry. He sits on the Scottish board of the Bio Industry Association and is a Director and Vice Chairman of Medical Devices in Scotland.

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Marc De Witte
Director Métier Generation
Electrabel, Belgium

Marc De Witte started as a metallurgical engineer on failure analysis and life time assessment in Laborelec in 1980.
He became responsible for the maintenance of turbines in Deux-Acren (currently MCC) in 1993. After a short stay in Antwerp on management and logistics, he was appointed as Maintenance Manager in Belux-West. In 2005 Marc went as executive vice president to Polaniec, Poland. He came back end 2006 to lead talent management in HR SEE.
Since July 2007 Marc De Witte is director of Métier Generation

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Albertus Dijks
Marketing Manager
Waukesha Engine, The Netherlands

Albertus Dijks is employed in Waukesha Engine’s Marketing department and working on Marketing and Engineering issues related to cogeneration from Waukesha’s office in Appingedam, the Netherlands.
Albertus has 9 years of experience at Waukesha Engine in Appingedam. Prior to his current position Albertus was Manager Engineering for Waukesha Engine in the plant in Appingedam. The focus was on the VGF which is the predecessor of the APG1000 and is still in production.
Prior to working for Waukesha Engine Albertus worked in the roller bearing industry in Germany and in a power producing company in the Netherlands. By education Albertus is a Mechanical Engineer specialized in Tribology.

  

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Filip François
Policy officer large combustion plant directive
European Commission, Belgium

Filip François has obtained a Master Degree in agricultural and chemical engineering at the University of Gent, Belgium in 1989. He was a researcher at this University for 5 years in the field of atmospheric pollution. In 1995, he joined the Flemish Environmental Inspectorate and has been co-ordinating for over 10 years the Inspectorate's enforcement projects concerning air pollution.

Since October 2006, Filip François has joined the European Commission. He is working within the Industrial Emissions Unit of DG Environment as a policy officer, in particular responsible for the Large Combustion Plant Directive. He is also dealing with the implementation of the IPPC Directive, the Waste Incineration Directive and the VOC Solvent Emissions Directive. He was closely involved in the review of the IPPC Directive resulting in the Commission's Recast Proposal for a new Directive on Industrial Emissions.


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Michael J. Frank
Senior Vice President Operational Support
Eon Engineering , Germany
 

 Michael has a degree in process engineering. He started his career as a  commissioning engineer in South Africa, ESKOM’s Kendal Power Station for Walther & Cie AG in Cologne, and then moved to Walther as  technical sales and proposal manager. From 1995 to 2002 he was, in charge of sizing, sales and contract execution of dedusting plants worldwide for Lurgi Lentjes Bischoff GmbH in Essen. From 2002 to 2003 he joined Hamon Rothemühle Cottrell GmbH, Wenden as Business Unit Manager Flue Gas Cleaning. He Joined E.ON Engineering GmbH, Gelsenkirchen, the engineering arm of E.ON AG, the largest privately owned utility of the world, in 2003 as project manager and became, manager of the department Process Optimization in 2005. Since 2008 he is Senior Vice President Operational Support for E.ON Engineering GmbH. The division Operational Support renders technical support services for E.ON’s generation flee

Other Affiliations:
-  Board Member of the International Society of Electrostatic Precipitation (ISESP).
- Lecturer at the VGB-Powertech Training Centre.
- Vice-Chairman of the European VGB Working Group "Flue Gas Cleaning".
 
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Phil Goddard
Director of Business Services
Energy Industries Council, UK

Dr Phil Goddard is a Chartered Engineer, graduating from the University of Leeds with a degree in Energy Engineering and a later Ph.D in advanced emission control techniques for utility power plant. He has worked in the energy and utilities sector for over twenty years in a variety of roles with British Gas, the CEGB (former UK state owned generating company), BOC Gases and Vivendi Environment. Phil was the Product Development Manager for emission control packages and manufacturing solutions to industry, including power stations, steel plants, glass producers and refineries. He also has experience as a Business Development Manager in these sectors.

Since 2003 Phil has worked for the EIC where he is currently Director of Business Services. His main focus is to assist clients with developing their business objectives in the oil & gas, power and renewable sectors. Phil heads a department of sector specialists who work closely with operators, EPC contractors and the wider supply chain to realize maximum opportunity and value.

 
 
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Dirk Goldschmidt
Energy Sector
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ETP-ZEP/Siemens AG

Dr. Goldschmidt works at Siemens Energy in the Fossil Power Generation Division. In this role he is responsible for management and acquisition of government funded programs. Prior to this assignment, Mr Goldschmidt has worked in gas turbine and materials engineering of Siemens Power Generation and in the materials laboratory of Motoren Turbinen Union Muenchen (MTU).

He also co-chairs the Task Force Technology of the European Technology Platform for Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power ZPlants (ETP-ZEP).

Mr. Goldschmidt holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering of the University of Aachen.

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Vladimir Hecl
Programme Officer
Adaptation, Technology and Science team
The Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Bonn, Germany

Vladimir has been part of the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), since 2006. His focus is on mitigation and adaptation technologies supporting cooperative actions by States to combat climate change and its impacts on humanity and ecosystems.
Prior to this he worked for the  European Commission, Intelligent Energy Executive Agency (IEEA),  implementing the Intelligent Energy - Europe programme, the financial instrument addressing key non nuclear energy challenges of the EU. He also worked for the Energy Centre Bratislava, Slovakia, which focused on energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies including economical, environmental and social aspects of their implementation in the CEE countries.

Vladimir has a Master's Degree in Economics from the University of Economics, Faculty of Business Administration, Bratislava, Slovakia.

 

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Torben Hille
Manager - Pressure parts & combustion equipment
Dong Energy, Denmark

Torben Hille is manager of Dong Energy’s department for pressure parts and combustion equipment, located in Skærbæk and Copenhagen.  This department is a part of the engineering group within Dong Energy Power headquartered in Skærbæk, Denmark.

He has worked in the Power manufacture and power producer industry for 14 years, principally in the Engineering design and technology development areas of steam generators. This experience covers pulverized coal, fuel oil and natural Gas fired Utility boilers, both supercritical/ultra critical types, as well as standalone and CO-firing plants for biomasses and waste.

Latest involved in the development of Master cycle within Dong Energy and implementation of master cycle and cycles in PP700 project together with european utilities and VGB.
 

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Robert G. Hilton
Director, Global Business Development Environmental Control Systems
ALSTOM Power, USA

Robert G. Hilton currently serves as Director, Global Business Development, Environmental Control Systems at Alstom Power. In this position he is responsible for Technology, Marketing, Strategy and Communications for the company’s global Air Pollution Control Business. Hilton has been with Alstom for more than ten years and has held positions including Business Unit Manager, Ash Systems Director, and Strategic Development Director.

Today, Hilton is responsible for the development of Alstom’s range of air pollution control technologies for SOx, NOx, Particulates, Mercury that covers product strategies, new product development, marketing, R&D budgeting and is notably responsible for Alstom’s CO2 capture R&D program for power generation.

Hilton has been in the air pollution control field for over thirty years dealing with air pollution and its related issues of water and waste management.Hilton holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry from Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science and a MBA, Finance, from Drexel University, Philadelphia. Hilton is a member of the Board of Directors, Institute of Clean Air Companies. He is also the inventor of 15 US and foreign patents and applications and has authored numerous technical publications.

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Jerzy Janikowski
International relations officer
Tauron Polska Energia

Graduated from the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków and holds MSc in Electrical Engineering.

From 1993 to 2000 he worked in Jaworzno III Power Plant as an Engineer  at the Electrical Protections and Measurement Department. In this coal-fired power plant Jerzy Janikowski was actively involved in commissioning of the control system of the wet gas desulphurisation plant. In 2001 he went to Strategy and Management Department in the PKE SA (second power generator in Poland) and held positions ranging from Expert to Head of European Affairs. Since March 2008 Jerzy Janikowski has joined Tauron Polska Energia as International Relations Officer. From 2002 member of EURELECTRIC – Working Group Energy Policy and member of Polish Electricity Association.

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Lionel Kambeitz 
CEO
HTC Purenergy Canada

Lionel Kambeitz is the founder, Chairman, & CEO of Regina based HTC Purenergy Inc.
Founded in 1997, HTC is a publically traded clean energy technology company that is commercializing CO2 Capture and Storage technology which incorporates more than 20 years of CO2 capture, testing and product development at the International Test Center located at the University of Regina.

Mr. Kambeitz has significant international experience in both business and product development.  HTC is currently deploying the Purenergy CCS™ CO2 Capture System on a global basis. The Purenergy CCS™ is the world’s first pre-engineered, pre-built and modularly constructed CO2 capture system, which can be retrofitted on existing coal and natural gas power plants or any large industrial greenhouse gas emitter.

HTC is headquartered in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and has commercial offices in Brisbane (Australia), and Vermont (USA).

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Hermann Kremer
Director Business Development Emerging Technologies,
Energy Sector, Siemens AG

Dr. Kremer is responsible for analyzing new business opportunities, defining the offer solutions and implementation of the respective businesses.

Based on his long term experience in different Senior Management assignments in the chemical processing industries, Dr. Kremer has a broad knowledge in process development, design and engineering of new processes and plants. After he graduated from the University of Advanced Science in Cologne he studied Energy- and Chemical Engineering at the Technical University Berlin (PhD: thermodynamic modeling of unit operations for the separation of synthetic gases).

Dr. Kremer has gained his professional experience starting in the Corporate Enginee-ring of Hoechst AG, Department for Infrastructure- and Power-Plant-Projects, as Project Engineer and later on as Project-Manager. In the following assignment in the Hoechst AG he took over the responsibility for the operation of a Petrochemical Production Plant with CO2 separation/treatment.

As a Board Member of the Regional Company in South Korea he was responsible for the investment projects and the operation of the local production and infrastructure units, followed by more than 10 years different Senior Management Functions in Engineering & Project-Management of infrastructure and chemical processing investment  projects.

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Barry Ladbrook
Senior Consultant
Pöyry, UK

Barry Ladbrook joined Pöyry in February 2006 as a Senior Consultant.  One of Barry’s key roles has been to help clients develop their commercial strategy, which includes providing analysis for several major international energy companies considering entering the European electricity market, valuing gas storage and electricity interconnection facilities, supporting a renewable energy operator seeking to refinance its portfolio, and advising a European commercial bank on the implications of environmental regulations for its coal contracting strategy.

Barry also helps organisations respond to the development of the carbon market.  Examples include supporting a European trading platform launch its carbon products, enhancing and extending the UK Government’s carbon price forecasting model, analysing the economics of Carbon Capture and Storage, helping formulate the Carbon Capture and Storage strategy for a major European energy company and advising a large electricity generator on post 2012 scenarios. 

Barry has 20 years of experience, primarily in the telecoms sector.  During this time he helped developed costing models used in interconnection discussions, was involved in the negotiation of frameworks for market liberalisation in a range of jurisdictions, and spent a year in Panama helping the incumbent operator prepare for market opening.  Barry moved from Australia to the UK at the end of 1996. 
Barry holds an MSc in Economics from Birkbeck College, University of London.

 

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Jan Middelkamp
Senior consultant
Kema Consulting, The Netherlands

Jan Middelkamp is a senior consultant and has over 15 years of experience in flue gas desulphurization. He has been the program manager in KEMA’s R&D work related to flue gas cleaning at coal-fired power plants for over 5 years.

Subsequently, he has been involved in client engineer activities at three Polish coal fired power stations that have been equipped with wet flue gas desulphurization plants in the nineties. More recently, Mr. Middelkamp worked as a flue gas cleaning consultant in a broad market area: power stations, waste incineration plants, industrial plants and environmental authorities.

On a regular basis, he is invited by Dutch utilities to support them in solving operational problems with their flue gas cleaning systems. In a number of projects he studied the influence of co-firing secondary fuels (in coal-fired power stations) on the emissions to the air. In these projects, new and improved flue gas cleaning concepts were evaluated and selected, that can meet the stringent emission standards for co-firing secondary fuels. In the past two years, he has executed a number of co-firing feasibility projects in Europe as well as in the US. Mr. Middelkamp combines in-depth R&D knowledge with hands-on experiences at full-scale plants.

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Sauro Pasini   
Executive Vice President   
Enel Produzione S.p.A.,Engineering and Innovation Division,Italy

Sauro Pasini, student of Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa, graduated in Chemical Engineering in 1979 and he joined ENEL Thermal & Nuclear Research Centre in 1980.
He currently serves as Executive Vice President, Technical Area Research (Engineering & Innovation Division). He was previously head of the Technology Scouting group within the Engineering & Construction Division.
His fields of interest include: combustion and flue gas cleaning, power stations, FBC, IGCC, USC boilers, advanced generating systems, new technologies for the utilisation of alternative fuels, CO2 capture and storage, biofuels, biomass, radiative heat transfer, furnace modelling, formation and destruction of trace emissions (air toxic, heavy metals).
He is Member of EU-RFCS TGC n°3, ENCAP Technical Advisory Committee and VGB-Emax Steering Committee.
Mr. Pasini is author of more than 130 papers and technical contributions in the field of heat transfer and clean combustion

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Andrzej Pawelec 
Head of Laboratory for Nuclear Methods of Environmental Protection.
Institute of Nuclear Chemistry & Technology, Poland

Andrzej Pawelec Ph.D was born 15.12.1969 in Warsaw, Poland.
From 1989 – 1994 he studied at the Warsaw Technical University, with the Environmental Engineering Faculty. From 1991 – 1996 he undertook a second faculty with the Chemical and Process Engineering faculty, at Warsaw Technical University.

From 1995 – 2001 he undertook Ph.D. studies with the Chemical Faculty of Warsaw Technical University carrying out research on the synthesis of silicon nitride in the reaction of silica with ammonia.

From 2001 he has worked in the Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology in the Department of Nuclear Methods of Process Engineering. His main point of interest is research on the development of electron beam flue gas treatment (EBFGT) technology. In 2006 he was appointed as the Head of Laboratory for Nuclear Methods of Environmental Protection.

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Philip Pouille
Director Electrabel Generation Area West
Electrabel, Belgium

Philip Pouillie (1959) holds a MSc Degree in Physics and Computer Sciences. He joined Electrabel in 1987, and has a broad experience in project management of different IT-related projects, plant operations of different power plants and leading the IT-Governance  for Electrabel in Europe. Currently he is director of the Electrabel Generation Area West, which comprises several power plants co-firing biomass. 

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Joakim Reimer Thøgersen,
Principal Research Engineer
Project Manager
Environmental Technology R&D Division
Haldor Topsoe A/S

Mr Reimer Thøgersen, Graduated from the Technical University of Denmark with a PhD and MSc in Chemical Engineering. His main areas of expertise are in reaction engineering, thermodynamics, chemical transport processes, particle dynamics, mathematical modelling and bio-reaction engineering.

He joined Haldor Topsøe in 2001 as a Research Engineer and subsequently was appointed Research and Development Project Manager, his primary areas of responsibility are SCR DeNOx catalysts, oxidation catalysts and process development.

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Harald Reissner
BU Environment 
Head of Process Technology
AUSTRIAN ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT AG & Co KG 

Dr Reissner is Head of Process Technology at Austrian Energy & Environment AG. He has a long background in air pollution control (APC) technologies. Before moving to AE&E he spent several years in lecture posts carrying out research in the field of wet and dry flue gas desulphurisation at the universities of Cantabria and the technology uinversity of Graz. At the latter university a dry desulphurisation process – brand name Turbosorp – based on circulating fluidised bed technology was successfully developed by his team. In his current position as head of process technology his responsibility covers the process design of all APC technologies within the AE&E group worldwide. His department covers the process engineering, I&C engineering, commissioning and R&D activities for AE&E’s APC technologies.

 
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Michael Rini,
Program Manager
Alstom Power USA

 
Mike has over 3 decades of experience in the power generation and emissions control industry. He has worked for Alstom Power in positions ranging from technology development, engineering management, sales and marketing.

For the past ten years, Mike has worked at Alstom Environmental Control Systems in Knoxville, Tennessee where he has held wide variety of positions. Mike is currently Alstom’s program manager for mercury control technologies.

Mike has a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, is a Professional Engineer in Mechanical Engineering
and has a Master’s degree in Management.

Mike is also co-inventor on 6 U.S. patents for coal-fired boiler and air pollution control technologies.

 
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Helmut Rode
R&D Manager
Department for Technology Policy, New Technologies,
E.ON Energie, Germany.

Dr Rode completed studies at the Technical University of Berlin and the University of Essen in energy and chemical engineering thermodynamics and power plant technology and chair technology of energy supply and energy systems thermodynamic assessment of power plant technologies. His doctorate degree was in energy and chemical engineering, his thesis was "Development pathways of lignite-fired power plants". He joined E.ON engineering in 2003 as  a project engineer working on new build and R&D projects in the power plant technology and projects department. He was appointed to his current position in 2006. 

 
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Ole Rønning
Project director -
planning phase of CO2 capture Kårstø plant

Ole Rønning is educated M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Norwegian Institute of Technology in Trondheim.

His work experience is from various position in the Norwegian industry giant Norsk Hydro ASA where he worked for more than 30 years. Starting out with the establishment of petrochemical production facilities and moving over to oil and gas exploration in the North Sea. As president of the Norsk Hydro Technology and Projects division he had the responsibility for world wide project management within both fertilizer, aluminium, petrochemicals and oil&gas production.

He moved to Naturkraft AS where he was managing director for the first natural gas fired power station to be built at Kårstø in Norway.

He is now working as an independant consultant and is at present engaged as project director for the planning phase of CO2  capture plant at Kårstø.

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Anupam Sanval
President/Founder
International Environmental & Energy Consultants, Inc.


Dr Sanyal Founder President of International Environmental & Energy Consultants, Inc., has 48 years of international experience in the field of power and Chemical Industry.

IEEC provides consultancy services to Utility Industry, Vendors, Governments, Banks, Architect Engineers and Research Organizations on power generation enhancement & Environment control.

His experience includes working for:

Babcock, (now Doosan Babcock Energy) UK, where he held the positions of Chief Fuel Technologist and Technical Manager of Environmental Control Department.

Energy and Environmental Research Corp. USA (now a part of GE Energy) As Director of Performance Engineering he had the technical responsibility for all projects dealing with fuels and their impact on firing equipment, Environmental Control Technology Demonstration Programs and also for International Business Development.

Benetech, Inc., USA dealing in Coal Handling & Combustion and Emission Improvement Systems as VP R & D

He is a past Chairman of the Environmental Engineering Division of ASME, a Fellow of Energy Institute, UK, and a Professional Engineer in EU countries and a Consultant to the World Bank on Energy & Environmental Issues.

He has authored/co-authored over 75 technical publications.

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Knut Sanden
Project Manager
Aker Clean Carbon, Norway

Knut Sanden was project manager for the Just CatchTM  development project headed by Aker in Oslo in the period 2005 - 2007. His current position is Aker Clean Carbon’s Project Manager for the ongoing FEED for the Kårstø full scale CO2 capture facility.
Mr. Sanden has 20 years industrial experience primarily from the oil and gas industry, however he is now focusing on CO2 removal technology development for sustainable energy production.
Mr. Sanden holds a BSc Hons. degree from University of Salford, Manchester UK

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Patrick Savat
Senior Expert (Combustion)
Laborelec, Belgium

Mr Savat Studied as a chemical engineer at the Katholieke Hogeschool St Lieven, Belgium. He has many years experience of day to day power plant operation and has been involved with projects such as "energetic valorization of biomass and waste". His main areas of expertise are in the areas of
Fuel analysis and characterization:
-   Fossil fuels: coal, pet-coke, natural gas, fuel oil
-   Substitute fuels: biomass (wood, manure, olive residue, ,…) + others (sewage sludge, RDF)
Combustion chemistry of different fuels:
-    Mineral behavior of minerals: slagging, fouling and corrosion
-    NOx formation
CFD modelings
Testing substitute fuels in coal power plants (direct and indirect co-combustion)
Fly and bottom ashes: Characteristics, valorization, standards, environmental aspects
Flue gas cleaning techniques:
-    Denitrification – catalytic and non-catalytic (DeNOx)
-    Desulfurization (wet FGD or DeSOx)
-    Particle removal (Electrostatic precipitation).
combustion technology of fossil fuels in power stations
He is also a member of the "Biomass and Waste competence Centre" and is the Senior Expert for combustion with Laborelec.


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Tim Shippy
Sales Manager
Environmental Systems Division
Peerless Mfg. Co. USA

Tim Shippy is sales manager for the Environmental Systems division of Peerless Mfg. Co. in Dallas, Texas. Tim, who graduated in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M University, in College Station, Texas, made the leap to the environmental world in 1996, when he joined Peerless as a sales engineer. Since then, Tim has moved through the ranks and now oversees the division's product managers, sales representatives and worldwide direct sales.

In the 12 years he has worked for Peerless, Tim has observed a dramatic increase in the global demand for emission control products in the power industry, allowing his company to install more than 700 selective catalytic reduction systems on power plants totaling more than 90,000 megawatts.

Tim is involved in the Council of Industrial Boiler Owners, or CIBO, as well as the American Boiler Manufacturers Association, or ABMA. He lives in a Dallas suburb with his wife, D'Ann, their twin 6-year-old boys, Tyler and Walker, a 4-year-old boy, Ford, and another boy due in January!

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Douglas Simmers
Worldwide Product manager - Rosemount Analytical,
Emerson Process Management, USA

Douglas Simmers is Worldwide Product Manager for Combustion Analyzers for Rosemount Analytical, which is a division of Emerson Process Management.   Mr. Simmers has 26 years of experience in providing control and instrumentation products into the Power Marketplaces, Internationally.  Prior to coming with Emerson, Mr. Simmers worked for Westinghouse Electric, and Bailey Controls (now ABB).    Mr. Simmers has a BS degree from Miami University in Ohio,  and currently resides in Massillon, Ohio with his wife and son.

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Douglas Spalding
Europe Business Development Manager
Doosan Babcock Energy, UK

After obtaining an Aeronautical Engineering degree at Glasgow University, Douglas worked in gas turbine development for Rolls Royce, then led a team at the National Engineering Laboratory undertaking R&D in process equipment engineering and software development.

He has been at Doosan Babcock Energy Limited now for over 10 years and has used his skills and experience  to identify new product, service and market opportunities on CCGT, coal fired plant and  in  the emissions reduction market.

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Edita Vagonyte
European affairs manager
European Biomass Association

Edita Vagonyte is currently working as European Affairs manager for AEBIOM, the European Biomass Association.
She started work at Renewable Energy House in spring 2006. Since then Ms Vagonyte has been in charge of the European Affairs and Communication divisions within the Brussels office. Prior to joining AEBIOM, Edita temporarily worked for the European Commission, DG Communication.

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Henk Vandenberghe
Ruien Power Plant Manager
Electrabel, Belgium

Henk Vandenberghe (1970) holds a MSc Degree in Engineering and Safety. He joined Electrabel in 1997. He has project experience in refurbishments of existing convential power plants ( DESOX, DENOX, biomass) and held several jobs in power plant operations and maintenance at the Electrabel power plants of Langerlo, Mol and Ruien. Currently he is plant manager of the Electrabel power plant of Ruien. 

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Frans van Dijen
Consultant
Laborelec, Belgium

Graduated from the Eindhoven University of Technology and holds a MSc in Chemical Engineering and a PhD in Physical Chemistry-Technical Ceramics. He has published many technical papers and articles and has many years of engineering experience having worked for companies such as Electrabel part of the SUEZ group, EPON, INOTEC GmbH & Co, Kettenbauer GmbH & Co and LONZA-Werke GmbH .

He joined Laborelec in 2002 and is active in biomass and waste process
technology, gas turbines, and chemistry of water.


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