
Photo: Automation of two new Jiangsu Xinhai ultra-supercritical power-generating units in Eastern China.
Session 1.
New coal technologies – Modernisation & higher productivity in the coal industry
• Keynote Presentation: Kuzbass Coal Research Institute: high-tech coal technologies and the ambitious new project of the Kemerovo Administration. What are the key scientific priorities of the New Coal Skolkovo?
• Kemerovo Coal Bed Methane: Commercial coal seam pre-drilling. How to profit from integrated coal & energy production? Combined heat-power facilities at coal mine sites. CASE STUDY by Gazprom Promgaz.
• Coal preparation, stockpiling and quality control – How to guarantee optimal moisture, ash and sulphur content to best preserve calorific value?
Session 2.
Clean Coal: When and at what cost?
• Advanced Clean Coal Technologies: What are the new achievements in Supercritical injection and Combined Cycle technologies?
• CO2 capture & storage: with only a handful of operational projects globally, is the technology ready for commercial use? What are the challenges for the Russian power-sector?
Session 3.
Case Studies
• Leading coal producers & engineering consultancies share practical experience.