Power Plants Symposium 2008

Power Plants Symposium 2008

Introduction

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Dear colleagues,

In the attempt to refresh the scientific and expert involvement in solving Power Plants operation problems, the Society of Thermal Engineers of Serbia and Montenegro in cooperation with the Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS), under the auspices of the Ministry of Mining and Energy and Ministry of Science and Technological Development and Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning of the Republic of Serbia, have organized Symposiums POWER PLANTS 2004 and 2006, which attended about 300 participants from 15 countries.

Following these successful events the Society of Thermal Engineers of Serbia, is organizing International Symposium POWER PLANTS 2008. The Symposium is foreseen to gather energy policy makers, company managers, researchers, technical experts, environmental engineers and the other professionals actively involved in the strategic, economic, social and environmental aspects of the research, development and operation of Power Industry, mostly from the member countries signatories of the TREATY establishing ENERGY COMMUNITY of the SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE (ECSEE) and from other countries, concerned with Symposium topics and implementation of the ECSEE TREATY.

On the other hand, economy transition towards market economy, the consolidation and transformation/transition of Power Industry companies toward competing subject on the united free market of electrical energy according to ECSEE TREATY imposed various problems and professional questions to the management and experts in Power Plants. These problems are related to increasing reliability, availability, energy efficiency, i.e. productivity and ability to compete in order to meet the international market competition in a better way and also to fit in the sustainable energy development concept. High level of expert knowledge and efficiency of all professionals, involved in power generation are the key factors for solving these problems. We are sure that the exchange of scientific and expert knowledge and experience, expected to take place on the Symposium, can significantly help in solving these problems.

Having in mind the importance and research priorities, the Ministry of Science of the Republic of Serbia under programs Technology Development and National Program of Energy Efficiency, financially supports chosen projects of the defined priority topics, that are about to create technological improvements and prerequisites for increasing energy efficiency in the existing plants of the technological system of power generation in ‘EPS’. The Symposium is a chance and duty of the researchers to present the results achieved in these projects and to point out the potential possibilities of applying the obtained results in larger number of plants.

Power Plants and their technological systems in the SEE countries are relatively old. The problems of extension of their functioning, of capital repair, modernization, revitalization, introduction of new technologies especially to reduce pollution problems, and of building new capacities have been present since the 90’s of 20th century. Financial opportunities and conditions for more intensive revitalization, modernization and investing appeared since then, especially since ECSEE TREATY in action. Therefore, it is obvious that the important part of the Symposium will be dedicated to the exchange of scientific and expert information and experience of that kind, including Power Plant revitalization experience and results in SEE countries in last few years.

Relatively old fashion technical and technological solutions for equipment in technological system of power generation in the SEE countries, as well as the long period with low level investments, are the reasons for considerable environmental impact (soil, waterways and air) by the old plants, much more than by contemporary plants in developed countries. The current need for immediate bringing of Power Plants to a level which is, from the ecological point of view, close to that accepted by the developed countries in European Union, points out that the problems of environmental pollution, especially CO2 emission will be given special attention at the Symposium.

Dr. Predrag Stefanović, Chairman of Organizing Committee
Society of Thermal Engineers of Serbia
P.O.Box. 522, 11001 Belgrade, Serbia

Power Plants Symposium 2008

SIMPOZIJUM ELEKTRANE 2008