As in the past, the sixth CIBO Industrial Emissions Control Technology Conference will focus on the operations, management, performance, technology developments and regulations impacting Industrial Boilers for NOx, SO2, PM, and Air Toxics - what you need for compliance planning and implementation in a time of even greater uncertainty than before the court ruling on Boiler MACT - uncertainty for all, regulators, equipment suppliers and owners.
Considering court rulings over the last year, the recent EPA actions on Section 112(j) and 114 Boiler MACT data collections for the new rule and the NACAA activities to develop something for states to use in the interim between now and the new rule, what do we do? How do we meet the uncertain emission limits to be imposed by the Boiler MACT, CAIR, NOx SIP, and Regional Haze? What will they be? Is CO2 to be a criteria pollutant? Can efficiency be used to lower CO2? How do you comply (with what?) when changing fuels or making just about any modification? What are companies doing? What technologies are coming? Understanding the operation capabilities, limitations and alternatives is imperative. It will take flexibility and the knowledge of alternatives to comply and survive as environment decisions are made now for the future.
The conference will cover the full range of industrial boiler requirements and technology applications, alternatives, maintenance, repair, equipment testing and management. Following the conference there will be a Regulatory Compliance Workshop, a roundtable discussion session with owners, regulators and suppliers to review the technologies and real world compliance possibilities emanating from the previous three days of discussions and presentations. What is the reality of compliance with high Natural Gas prices, limited availability and Climate Change pushing everything?
| Monday, August 4, 2008 | |
| 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | CONFERENCE AND FORUMS REGISTRATION Registration, Mini-Workshops, Owners' Forum, Equipment Suppliers, Engineering and Environmental Service Consultants' Forum |
| 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. | Regulatory Compliance Workshop (MACT, NSR, Title V, CAIR, NSPS)
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| 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch on your own |
| 1:15 - 2:45 p.m. | Panel on Industrial CO2 and Emission Control Strategy Development Today
Robert G. Fraser, ENSR International Lauren W. Laabs, Environmental Resources Management Carl R. Bozzuto, ALSTOM Power, Inc. |
| 2:45 p.m. | Coffee Break |
| 3:00 p.m. | Concurrent Owners' Only, Equipment Suppliers, Engineering and Environmental Service Consultants' Only Forums with Agendas developed by participants |
| 3:00 - 5:30 p.m. | Informal "Owners' Only" Shirt Sleeves Session
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| CIBO's "Owners' Only" Forum will convene on the Monday afternoon prior to the conference. Facility owners and operators will discuss Industrial Boiler performance, equipment operation, technology, and management issues under today's changing environment. The emphasis will be placed on the changing world of solid and liquid fuel, powerhouse requirements, labor availability, training, meeting environmental demands, handling uncertainty and assessing industry needs and a review of the updated industrial emissions control guidance document. | |
| 3:00 - 5:30 p.m. | Informal "Equipment Suppliers, Enginerring and Environmental Service Consultants' Only" Shirt Sleeves Session
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| Modeled after successful sessions at the CIBO Conference, CIBO will hold a shirt sleeve session for industrial boiler equipment suppliers, engineers and environmental service suppliers to develop fuel, equipment, performance and operations guidelines, specifications or suggestions for this period of regulatory uncertainty and the growing knowledge gap/loss of knowledge within the industrial facility, a review of the updated industrial emissions control guidance document, and general supplier concerns for owner's and their powerhouses. | |
| Each group will appoint a panel to report on the session and review the forum discussions in the open conference session on Tuesday morning. | |
| 3:00 - 5:30 p.m. | Short class on the Fundamentals of Combustion and Boiler Design Integration
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| A fundamentals presentation of combustion and boiler design integration and emissions for the entry-level engineer or non-technical powerhouse operator, support staff or regulator. The presentation will cover combustion, as it relates to all fuels, and boiler design, as it relates to heat absorption, circulation, flue gas generation, emissions, and energy efficiency. The participant should come away with an understanding of how the pieces fit together for more detailed evaluation of specific situations. | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Shirt Sleeves Session Adjourn |
| 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. | Registration, Welcome Reception and Exhibits |
| Tuesday, August 5, 2008 | |
| 7:00 - 8:30 a.m. | Conference Registration |
| 7:00 - 8:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 7:30 - 8:15 a.m. | Fundamentals of Mercury Reduction
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| 8:30 a.m. | Meeting Convenes |
| 8:30 a.m. | Introduction
Conference Chairman |
| 8:30 a.m. | Review of Concurrent Forum Discussions
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Separate panels, industrial boiler owners and equipment suppliers, engineers and service suppliers are convened to present to all conference participants a summary of the discussions at the Monday afternoon closed forums. Time is allowed for audience participation, clarification and interactive issue development, problem solutions and further needs identification. Additional topics may be brought up from the general participants for discussion at this time.
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| 9:45 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 10:00 a.m. | Industrial Emission Regulations Today
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| 12:00 | Lunch and Exhibits |
| 1:00 p.m. | Technical Conference Reconvenes |
| 1:00 p.m. | Annual ABMA Gas & Oil Fired Burner Manufacturers Panel
"New Perspective in Boiler Burners: New Technologies and Applications of Interest to the Industrial Sector"
William H. Gurski, Hamworthy Peabody Combustion, Inc. Timothy Webster, Coen Company/Todd Combustion |
| 2:45 p.m. | Coffee Break |
| 1:00 p.m. | Particulate & Multi-Emissions Control Technologies for NOx, HCl, SOx and Hg Compliance or Advantage
Richard Abrams, Babcock Power Environmental Inc. Jeff Arroyo, Sega Inc. Edmund Schindler, CCA Inc. |
| 5:00 p.m. | Meetings Adjourns for the Day |
| 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. | Mixer, Exhibits & Networking Reception |
| Wednesday, August 6, 2008 | |
| 6:45 - 8:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 7:30 - 8:15 a.m. | Boiler Tune-ups for Energy Efficiency & Emissions Optimization
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| 8:00 a.m. | Meeting Reconvenes |
| 8:00 a.m. | An Economic Way for CO2 Sequestration
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| 8:30 a.m. | New York State Group |
| 9:00 a.m. | Examples of How to Recognize Efficiency and Emissions Improvements
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| 9:30 a.m. | Baghouse Performance Benchmarking
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| Coffee Break as needed | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Case Studies in Environmental Compliance |
| 10:00 a.m. | AAI Woodburning
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| 10:40 a.m. | California Super Boiler
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| 11:20 a.m. | Phoenix Limited |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. | Meeting Reconvenes |
| 1:00 p.m. | CEMs & CEMs Monitoring and Testing Panel
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Particulate CEMs
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ECMPS
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Rulemaking
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Protocol Gas Certification Program
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| Part 60 Sources |
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| Method 30B Mercury Update |
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| 5:00 p.m. | Conference Adjourns |
| 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. | Mixer, Exhibits & Networking Reception |
| Thursday, August 7, 2008 | |
| 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. | Registration Continental Breakfast |
| 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. | Individual Focus Group - Separate room for University session - sign-up at registration desk |
| 8:00 - 8:45 a.m. | Stack Testing Workshop - Protocol Development
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| 9:00 a.m. | Regulatory Workshop |
| A roundtable discussion of the realities of industrial emission compliance/technology applications with Industrial Owner/Operators, Engineering/Technical Equipment Suppliers, Support Service Providers and Regulators, to assess the implications of the previous days' presentations and to discuss specific technology application potentials within the industrial, commercial and institutional sectors. | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Introduction
Conference Chairman |
| 9:15 a.m. | How Do I Comply - What did I hear?
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| Coffee Break as needed | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Develop Agenda & List of Questions for Discussion
No Holds Barred General Discussion |
| 12:00 | Working Lunch provided |
| 12:30 | Discussion Continues |
| 3:30 approx. | Concluding Statements |
| Conference Adjourns | |
Hotel Cut-off date is
July 2, 2008