UK Advanced Power Generation Technology ForumUK Advanced Power Generation Technology Forum

UK Advanced Power Generation Technology Forum

BackgroundThe UK Government’s report ‘A strategy for developing carbon abatement technologies (CAT) for fossil fuel use’ presents the rationale and objectives for a UK CAT strategy together with a plan for delivering it. The strategy identifies a number of activities which include R&D and demonstration projects and it stresses the importance of international collaboration. Modelling work in the UK and elsewhere shows that CAT technologies need to be implemented as soon as possible with the commencement of deployment of CCS being between 2010 and 2020. Now that a UK strategy is in place, it needs to be implemented and this should include linking with other national and international CAT programmes as appropriate.

The UK Advanced Power Generation Technology Forum (APGTF) provides the focus for the Power Generation sector in the UK on the research and development activities on fossil fuel, including biomass and waste, and associated technologies including CO2 capture and storage. The APGTF members have contributed to the development of the strategy and are involved in developing and implementing a similar approach in Europe; also members are co-operating with the US through the UK agreement with the US Department of Energy.

The APGTF is organising this workshop:• To present the UK strategy for RD&D for CAT with fossil fuels;• To identify appropriate national and international activities and how they can support the strategy;• To discuss the strategy implementation covering both short, medium and longer terms;• To identify the immediate priorities for the UK’s programme.

The Workshop will consist of invited presentations covering the UK strategy and other national and international activities together with presentations from industry and academia on current projects and proposals for the future. This will be followed by a session in which all delegates will be invited to participate and will be led by members of the APGTF. It will discuss the implementation of the strategy and identify the immediate priorities for the UK’s programme. The output from the Workshop will be fed into the Government and other national and international funding agencies for consideration in the implementation of the CAT strategy.

The Workshop should be of interest to: R and D workers in the field; strategy and technology managers; representatives of funding agencies; policy makers etc. Representatives would be expected from universities, the power industry, industrial users of energy, the offshore oil/gas industry, together with technology providers and other parts of the supply chain.

At the end of the Workshop there will be a networking Reception which is open to all participants.

VenueThe Church House, Dean's Yard, Westminster, London SW1P 3NZ. Telephone: 020 7390 1590 Fax: 020 7390 1591. www.churchhouseconf.co.uk. Situated at the end of Victoria Street next to Westminster Abbey in Dean’s Yard. Closest tube stations are Westminster and St James’ Park.

RegistrationThere is no fee to attend this workshop or the reception. Delegates will be provided with tea/coffee, lunch and documentation. If you wish to attend this event please complete the registration form and return it to Sheena Newell as stated by Friday 2 December 2005. For enquiries regarding this event please contact Sheena Newell, telephone +44 (0)870 190 6207 or Judy Henson, telephone +44 (0)116 284 5603.

UK Advanced Power Generation Technology Forum

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

Reception1700-1900

Close1700

Chairman's summing up1645

Panel Session and Open Discussion1535

Nick Otter, APGTFCAT strategy – Implementation and way forward

1520

Part 4: Way Forward and Priorities – Views of UK Industry and Stakeholders

Tea and Refreshments1500-1520

Bill Senior, DEFRAG8 & Associated Initiatives1430

Philip Sharman, International Technology Promoter, DTI

The Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum – an International Climate Change Initiative

1400

Pierre Dechamps, European Commission

Carbon Abatement Technology Strategy in the EU

1330

Part 3: International Initiatives and Strategies

Lunch1230-1330

Iain Wright, BPBP Low Carbon Initiatives1210

Mike Farley, MBELCoal-Fired Advanced Supercritical Retrofit Technology with CO2 Capture

1150

John Griffiths, Jacobs Consultancy

Encouraging CO2 Capture in Coal Gasification Plants

1130

Part 2: Existing Projects and the Link with the Strategy

Peter Hedges, EPSRC UK Energy Research Actions & CAT1100

Brian Morris, DTIA Strategy for Developing CATs for fossil fuels – the Way Forward and Delivery

1030

Bronwen Northmore, DTIOpening Talk 1015

Part 1: UK Initiatives and Strategy

Nick Otter, ALSTOMChairman's Introduction1000

Registration and Coffee0930-1000