Advanced Power Systems

Session 1: Where are we at?
Paper 1 Keynote Address
Overview of the Clean Coal Technology (CTT) program being carried out by the US Department of Energy.
Advanced Power Systems in the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Coal Technology Program.
Tom Sarkus, Director, Major Projects and Agreements Division, Federal Energy Technology Centre, US Department of Energy.
Paper 2 A Generator's view of advanced power projects.
Some Market Realities
Adam Aspinall, General Manager, Business Development, CS Energy Ltd.

Session 2: Australian Developments
Paper 3 Review of the suitability of Australian coals for advanced power systems.
Coal Properties in Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Technologies
Allen Lowe, Program Manager/Technology Assessment, CRC for Black Coal Utilisation
Paper 4 IDGCC development for Victorian brown coal.
Integrated Drying and Gasification of Low Rank Coal for Power Generation.
Alf Ottrey, Head Coal Evaluation Section, HRL Limited.
Paper 5 Innovative developments in renewable technologies.
Review of Queensland Developments
Jack Taylor, Director, Office of Sustainable Energy, Department of Mines & Energy.

Session 3: New Innovations
Paper 6 Overview of the US Department of Energy's Vision 21 Program.
Vision 21: Advanced Energy Plants for the Next Century.
Scott Smouse, Senior Management and Technical Advisor, International, Federal Energy Technology Centre, US Department of Energy.
Paper 7 Review of the developments into fuel cells technology in Australia.
Distributed Generation Products Based on Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology
Bruce Godfrey, Managing Director, Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited.

Session 4: The coal industry view
Paper 8 A Queensland view of the developments in advanced power cycles.
Coal: Still the Best Option
Rod Gould, Program Leader, QTHERM Program, Department of Mines and Energy.
Paper 9 Panel Discussion.
Involving all the players
What makes a project? Where to from here?
John Pohl, Director, CRC Black Coal Utilisation Research Unit, University of Queensland