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Technical Program Schedule
| Time
| STREAM ONE
Fuel Properties and Environmental Issues
| STREAM TWO
Fuel Utilization |
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| 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. |
Session 1A
Low-Rank Fuel Properties and Upgrading |
Session 2A
Gasification Systems |
Session Coordinator:- Christopher Zygarlicke, Senior Research Manager, EERC, Grand Forks, ND
Session Chairs:
- Dennis James, Fuel Quality Administrator, The North American Coal Corporation, Underwood, North Dakota
- Bruce Folkedahl, Research Manager, EERC, Grand Forks, North Dakota
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Session Coordinator:
- Michael Swanson, Senior Research Manager, EERC, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Session Chairs:
- Gary Stiegel, Product Manager, U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Johan van Dyk, Principal Scientist, R&D Divison, Syngas and Coal Technologies, Sasol Technology, Sasolburg, South Africa
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| 1:30 p.m. |
"Low-Intensity Treatment of Low-Rank Coals and Hybrid Wood to Obtain Liquid Fuel and Products of Added Value," Ronald Timpe, Research Manager, with M. Jensen, Research Engineer, EERC, Grand Forks, North Dakota>Opening Session |
"Gasification of Victorian Lignites in a Pressurised Fluidized Bed Gasification Pilot Plant," Sankar Bhattacharya, Project Manager - Gasifier PDU Projects, Technology Development Group, Cooperative Research Centre for Clean Power from Lignite, Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Biomass Cofiring: Feasibility Study for Low-Rank Coal and District Energy Cogeneration, Christopher Zygarlicke, Senior Research Manager, with D. Schmidt, EERC, Grand Forks, North Dakota |
"Low-Rank Coal Gasification Studies at the PSDF," J. Matthew Nelson, with O. Davies, B. Davis, X. Guan, R. Leonard, G. Liu, W. Peng, D. Romans, and P. Vimalchand, Southern Company, Wilsonville, Alabama; P. Smith, Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc., Wilsonville, Alabama; and J. Longanbach, U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, West Virginia |
| 2:30 p.m. |
"Mechanical Thermal Expression of High Moisture Lignite," David Brockway, Chief Executive Officer, Cooperative Research Centre for Clean Power From Lignite, Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia |
"Lignite Gasification in an Advanced Transport Reactor Gasifier," Michael Swanson, Senior Research Manager, with D. Hajicek, EERC, Grand Forks, North Dakota |
| 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. |
Session 1A Continued
Low-Rank Fuel Properties and Upgrading |
Session 2A Continued
Gasification Systems |
| 3:30 p.m. |
"Combining Technologies to Make Lignite into a Premium Fuel; Using an Integrated Air and Magnetic Separation Process," Richard Weinstein, Engineering Manager, Falkirk Mining Company, Underwood, North Dakota; with R. Snoby, All minerals, LLC, Alpharetta, Georgia; and R. Oder, EXPORTech Company, Inc., New Kensington, Pennsylvania |
"Suitability of Feedstocks for the Sasol-Lurgi Fixed Bed Dry Bottom Gasification Process," Johan van Dyk, Principal Scientist, with M. Keyser and J. van Zyl, R&D Divison, Syngas and Coal Technologies, Sasol Technology, Sasolburg, South Africa |
| 4:00 p.m. |
"Thermal Upgrading of Selected Lignites," Sibel Ozdogan, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Marmara University, Instanbul, Turkey, and Marmara Research Centre, Energy Systems and Environmental Research Institute, Kocaeli, Turkey; with D. Uzun, Marmara Research Centre, Energy Systems and Environmental Research Institute, Kocaeli, Turkey (INVITED) |
"Evaluation of Lignite Gasification for Electricity Generation," Dennis Taylor, Great River Energy, Elk River, Minnesota; with D. Galpin, Stone & Webster |
| 4:30 p.m. |
"Characterization of Inorganic Material in Secunda Coal and the Effect of Washing on Coal Properties," Johan van Dyk, Principal Scientist, with M.J. Keyser, R&D Division, Syngas and Coal Technologies, Sasol Technology, Sasolburg, South Africa |
"Improved Refractories for Slagging Gasifiers," Kyei-Sing Kwong, Ceramic Engineer, with C. Dogan, J. Bennett, R. Chinn, C. Dahlin, E. Krabbe, and A. Petty, Albany Research Center, U.S. Department of Energy, Albany, Oregon |
Wednesday, June 25, 2003
| Time
| Session 1B
Environmental Issues and Control Technologies
| Session 2B
Combustion and Advanced Power Systems |
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| 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.. |
Session Coordinator:
- Thomas Erickson, Associate Director for Research, EERC, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Session Chairs:
- Robert Romanosky, Power Systems Advanced Research Product Manager, U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, West Virginia
- Harvey Ness, Director of Research & Development, North Dakota Lignite Energy Council, Bismarck, North Dakota
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Session Coordinator:
- Jason Laumb, Research Manager, EERC, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Session Chairs:
- David Brockway, Chief Executive Officer, Cooperative Research Centre for Clean Power from Lignite, Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia
- Philippe Champagne, Project Leader - Coal Utilization, Operations Support, SaskPower, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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| 8:30 a.m. |
"Impacts of EPA's Proposed Changes to the Air Quality Permit Program on Power Generation Facilities," Harold Robbins, President, Bison Engineering, Inc., Helena, Montana (INVITED) |
"A Research on Nitrogen Compounds Emissions of Petroleum Coke Combustion Blending with Coal in a Pilot Circulating Fluidized Bed," Wenxuan Wang, Department of Thermal Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P.R. China; with F. Wang, S. Han, C. Chen, and C. Zhao, Thermal Energy Engineering Research Institute, Southeast University, Nanjing, P.R. China (INVITED) |
| 9:00 a.m. |
"Mercury Removal Trends and Options for Coal-Fired Power Plants Burning Low-Rank Fuels," Sharon Sjostrom, EMC Engineering, LLC, Denver, Colorado; with R. Chang, EPRI, Palo Alto, California; J. Bustard, ADA Environmental Solutions, LLC, Littleton, Colorado; and S. Haythornthwaite, Cantonsville, Maryland (INVITED) |
"Research of Coal Spontaneous Combustion Testing," Xu Mangui, with Z. Jingcai, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, P.R. China (INVITED) |
| 9:30 a.m. |
"Mercury Emissions Control Options for Electric Utilities Burning Low-Rank Coals" Michael Holmes, Senior Research Advisor, with J. Pavlish, EERC, Grand Forks, North Dakota |
"The Effect of Combustion Parameters and Properties of Agricultural Residues on Pollutant Emission and Burnout from Grate Boiler," Halina Kruczek, with R. Miller and A. Tatarek, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland (INVITED) |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Session 1B Continued
Environmental Issues and Control Technologies |
Session 2B Continued
Combustion and Advanced Power Systems |
| 10:30 a.m. |
"Effect of Coal Blending on Mercury Removal," Vitali Lissianski, with P. Maly, L. Ho, V. Zamansky, G. England, and R. Seeker, GE Energy and Environmental Research Corporation, Irvine, California |
"ITM Oxygen - A Cost-Effective Approach for Low-Rank Coal Utilization," Arun Bose with G. Stiegel, U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 11:00 a.m. |
"German Experience Measuring Mercury Species in Coal Fired Power Plants Applying State-of-the-Art Flue Gas Cleaning Technology," Heinz Gutberlet, Vice President of Analytics, with H. J. Dieckmann, E. ON Engineering, Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
"Taking Advantage of High Reactivity Coal - Upgrading Low-Rank Fuels with the Controlled Spontaneous Reactor," Douglas Hajicek, Research Manager, EERC, Grand Forks, North Dakota; with M. Mann, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota; and S. Selle, Northwest Research, Inc., Grand Forks, North Dakota " |
| 11:30 a.m. |
"Concentration Distribution of Mercury, Arsenic, and Fluorine Emitted by Coal-Burning Thermal Power Station in Occlusive Terrain," Ping Jiang, with Z. Tu and Q. Li, Guizhou Institute of Environmental Science and Design, Guiyang, Guizhou, P.R. China (INVITED) |
An Overview of Technology R&D on Novel Coal-Fired Power Generation Systems," A. Robertson, Foster Wheeler Power Group, Inc., Livingston, New Jersey; with Arun Bose and D. Bonk, U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. |
Session 1B Continued
Environmental Issues and Control Technologies |
Session 2B Continued
Combustion and Advanced Power Systems |
| 1:30 p.m. |
"Biochemical Upgrading of Low-Rank Coals," Mow Lin, with E. Premuzic and W. M. Zhou, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Energy Science and Technology Department, Energy Resources Division, Upton, New York (INVITED) |
"Simplified Indices for Predicting Ash Behavior for Low-Rank Coals," Margaret Laumb, with S. Benson, Microbeam Technologies, Inc., Grand Forks, North Dakota |
| 2:00 p.m. |
"The Occurrence and Behaviour of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Coal Tar Produced in the Sasol-Lurgi Fixed Bed Dry Bottom Gasifiers," H. B. Louwrens, with E. Schuin, Sasol Technology, R&D Division, Sasolburg, South Africa |
"Guidelines for Solving Ash Deposition Problems," Bruce Folkedahl, Research Manager, with C. Zygarlicke, EERC, Grand Forks, North Dakota; and D. O'Connor and A. Mehta, EPRI, Palo Alto, California |
| 2:30 p.m. |
"Lignite Fuel Enhancement," Charles Bullinger, Engineering Services Leader, Great River Energy, Coal Creek Station, Underwood, North Dakota |
"Combustion of Victorian and South Australian High Moisture Lignites in a Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion Pilot Plant," Sankar Bhattacharya, Project Manager-Gasifier PDU Projects, Technology Development Group, with A. Kosminski, H. Yan, and H. Vuthaluru, Cooperative Research Centre for Clean Power from Lignite, Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. |
Session 1B Continued
Environmental Issues and Control Technologies |
Session 2B Continued
Combustion and Advanced Power Systems |
| 3:30 p.m. |
"Carbon Trading and Sequestration Options," Mark Lindberg, Agriculture and Energy Officer, Governors Office, Helena, Montana |
To be announced |
| 4:00 p.m. |
"Minimizing Water Usage in Coal Combustion Facilities," Presenter to be announced |
To be announced |
| 4:30 p.m. |
"Long-Term Mercury Monitoring to Determine Concentrations, Speciation, and Variability of Mercury Emissions for North Dakota Lignite with Respect to Plant Operations and Configuration," Jeff Thompson, Research Scientist, EERC; with H. Ness, Lignite Energy Council; A. Stomberg, Montana-Dakota Utilities; and J. Graves, Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc., Bismarck, North Dakota |
To be announced |
Thursday, June 26, 2003
| Time
| Session 1C
Coalbed Methane
| Session 2C
Fuel By-Products Utilization |
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| 9:00 - 10:30 a.m |
Session Coordinator:
- John Harju, Associate Director for Research, EERC, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Session Chairs:
- John Harju, Associate Director for Research, EERC, Grand Forks, North Dakota
- J.B. Fisher, Principal, Exponent Environmental Group, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Session Coordinator:
- Debra Pflughoeft-Hassett, Research Manager, EERC, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Session Chairs:
- Al Christianson, Project Coordinator, Great River Energy, Coal, Creek Station, Underwood, North Dakota
- Debra Pflughoeft-Hassett, Research Manager, EERC, Grand Forks, North Dakota
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| 9:00 a.m. |
"Coal Bed Methane Production and the Environment: Issues and Challenges," J. Berton Fisher, Principal, Exponent, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma |
"Dry Floating Beneficiation of Fly Ash by Electrostatic/Triboelectrostatic Precipitators," Hajrudin Pasic, Professor, with H. Khan, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio |
| 9:30 a.m. |
"Coalbed Methane Resources of North America - Past, Present, and Future," Charles Nelson, EERC, Golden, Colorado |
"State of Ash Utilization in Montana," Jerry Vollmer, General Manager, ISG Resources, Inc., Billings, Montana |
| 10:00 a.m. |
"Challenges of Gas Production from Low-Rank Coals," Charlie Barker, United States Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado |
"Use of FGD Gypsum for Treatment of Land Disposed Wastes from Coal Bed Methane Production," Neil Farrington (INVITED) |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Break |
| 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
Session 1C Continued
Fuel Properties and Environmental Issues |
Session 2C Continued
Fuel Utilization |
| 11:00 a.m. |
"Water Production and Handling in Coalbed Methane," Presenter to be announced |
"Ash Handling at Coal Creek Station," Al Christianson, Project Coordinator, Great River Energy, Coal Creek Station, Underwood, North Dakota |
| 11:30 a.m. |
To be announced |
"Regional Department of Transportation Policies and Practices for Using CCBs," Bruce Dockter, Manager, Fuels and Materials Research Laboratory, EERC, Grand Forks, North Dakota (INVITED) |
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