Call for Papers: Energy Efficiency

“If you call a tail a leg, how many legs has a dog? Five? No, calling a tail a leg don't make it a leg.” -- Abraham Lincoln (American 16th US President (1861-65), who brought about the emancipation of the slaves. 1809-1865)

Devising desulfurization methods that do not require huge amounts of energy remains a major challenge to the refining industry.  Consequently, you may want to attend or even contribute to an upcoming energy efficiency conference.

Global Technology Forum (http://www.gtforum.com/) has issued a call for papers for its Energy Efficiency conference, scheduled for 18 April 2013 in Brussels.

Here are a few details abstracted from an email notification I received.

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ERTC Energy Efficiency Conference, Brussels, 18 April 2013
CALL FOR PAPERS: Deadline is Friday 9th November 2012

Global Technology Forum is pleased to bring the 4th ERTC Energy Efficiency conference to the city of Brussels. At the 2013 ERTC Energy Efficiency conference we will examine the current and future regulatory environment as well as the driving forces, risks and opportunities for energy efficiency improvement strategies and projects derived from it. Refiners will present their experiences and results on such projects, reducing emissions, managing their energy usage and the link between energy efficiency and improved profitability. We will also include case studies from refiners themselves that have successfully implemented opex and capex projects – embracing state of the art technologies to realise cost savings.
Global Technology Forum has again appointed an Advisory Board made up of industry experts from the world of refining to make the paper selection for the conference. You are now invited to submit one or two original papers for this conference for acceptance by the panel. Acceptance criteria will be on originality and technical innovation.
Preference will be given to papers giving case histories and actual operating experience. Papers from supply companies that are co-authored with operating companies will also be given preference. 
Some hot topics for the conference programme are as follows but not restricted to (full listing can be found on the website http://email.gtforum.com/c/14I0n6XyomVvg9Scl0G8Lhnn56r)

* How to sustain an energy management programme in uncertain times
* The use of energy efficiency as a tool to sustain a profitable refining margin in times of fluctuating crude prices
* Accelerating innovation in energy-efficient processes: working with technology developers and suppliers
* Energy-efficient alternatives for hydrotreating/desulfurisation
* Optimising hydrogen supply and use in the refinery
* Experiences and results of energy saving projects/case studies in refineries
* On-line optimisation of energy consumption
* Waste heat recovery
* Heat exchanger fouling monitoring and cleaning optimisation
* KPEIs (Key Performance Energy Indicators) monitoring
* Efficient hydrogen management and usage
* CO2 management strategies
* EU Energy Efficiency Directive and its current situation
* Pinch analysis to improve energy integration

Contact: Vicki Pope, Conference Manager, Global Technology Forum, Tel: + 44 (0)20 7484 9729, vicki.pope@gtforum.com
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Search TIP: Lists like the above can yield useful additions to your list of key words and phrases.  For example, KPEI – Key Performance Energy Indicator – is a term I have added to my list.  My list helps me scour the Web for valuable articles, papers and reports.