Seminars

Alongside the main exhibition, Power Generation & Water Middle East will feature a seminar programme taking place Monday 18th October and Tuesday 19th October 2010. Access to the seminars is free to all visitors and exhibitors displaying a valid badge.

You do not need to specify which seminars you wish to attend however seats are on a first come, first serve basis.

Should you wish to attend a seminar, you must pre-register to visit the exhibition - click here to pre-register online.

Information on the seminars can be found below. A full timetable will be available shortly before the event.

Sunday 17 October 2010

Power & Water Leaders’ Forum
Delivering Sustainable Business Practices

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Monday 18 October 2010
10.30 – 11.30 - Trojan Technologies
Sustainable Ultraviolet Disinfection Solutions for Large-Scale Municipal Applications
Global water quality and quantity issues are set to dominate the sustainability agenda in the 21st century. Climate change, growing populations and the resulting water stress are driving forces for wastewater reuse in arid regions such as Australia, gulf coast countries, southeast and southwest United States. As municipalities face the pressing issue of water scarcity, Trojan Technologies has led the way providing solutions for some of the largest applications using environmentally responsible, cost-effective ultraviolet (UV) light for drinking water and water recycling. UV systems have been successfully designed and installed for large-scale installations for drinking water disinfection, wastewater reuse and indirect potable recharge with carefully designed reactors that optimize the delivery of UV light to the water, optimizing overall electrical efficiency.. A water reuse plan that augments fresh water supplies, either directly or indirectly is a viable option for municipalities of any size or location. Places like the City of New York, the City of Palo Alto, California and the Orange County Groundwater Replenishment System in California are great examples of municipalities with a common goal- to treat large volumes of water while minimizing the environmental impact of the treatment process selected. These three large scale municipalities have successfully implemented UV technology for drinking water disinfection and water reuse – making water treatment a sustainable “green” process and will be discussed in greater detail.
Ali Al-Saady, B.E.Sc, Trojan UV

Monday 18 October 2010
12.00 – 13.00 - Halcrow
Water System Energy Use Reduction Through Operational Optimisation
  • Application of control software based on leading edge genetic algorithm technology
  • On line real time control of water supply/distribution systems
  • Pump scheduling for operational optimization
  • Case studies demonstrating savings
  • Reduced carbon impact
 Paul Conroy
Paul Conroy, Asset Management Chief Engineer, Halcrow

Monday 18 October 2010
14.00 – 15.00 - Masdar Institute
Innovative Renewable Energy Driven - High Performance – MSF/MED Thermal Desalination System with NF/FO/ Salts Precipitator (SP) Pretreatment, Vapor Recycle and Cooling Tower Heat Sink
(A Joint R&D Project Proposal)
  • The objective of this paper is to present a joint R&D project proposal to develop a new generation of an innovative and cost effective Renewable Energy (Solar-Wind) driven High Performance (HP) thermal desalination (MSF-MED) system.
  • The targeted unit's performance is; a)- Gain Output Ratio (GOR) >= 15, b)- Specific power consumption of < 2.0 kWh/m3, and – c) reduction in CAPEX & OPEX to challenge the present conventional fossil fuels driven units.
  • The main project outcomes are the conceptual design of a stand alone, high performance and cost effective commercial unit of 5000 m3/d for GCC & ME region.
Dr. Hassan El-Banna S. Fath, Professor of Practice, Masdar Institute of Science & Technology, Abu Dhabi

Monday 18th October
15:30-16:30

The only solution to prevent from transformer explosion & fire

Transformer explosion incidents are on a constant rise all over the world leading to disastrous consequences. To counteract this problem SERGI invented the TRANSFORMER PROTECTOR (TP), the only solution to prevent transformer explosions and fires.

The TP is based on a passive mechanical system which gets activated by the first dynamic pressure peak generated during short-circuits. The transformer is therefore protected from fire and explosion without any need for an actuator.

Today, SERGI holds several certificates of the TP successful operations awarded by its customers. The TP has already saved more than 12 transformers.

As a result of the test successes conducted by EDF and CEPEL on TP, the constant intensive research program and the achievements of the TP, it is recommended for all Power Plants and Substations in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Civil Codes 2010 editions of NFPA 850 and NFPA 851.

The TP can be installed on all transformers, existing and new, from 0.1 MVA to 1000 MVA and above.

The TP has been successfully installed in Middle East region with a large-scale installation of more than 300 TPs in GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries. Companies like Kahramaa, Qatar Petroleum and ZADCO are great examples of TP successful operation with a common goal to prevent Transformer explosion & Fire while minimizing the environmental impact and risk to human life.

Mr Thomas Fernandes, Sergi France


Tuesday 19 October 2010
10.30 – 11.30 - Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA)
Registration and Pre-Qualification Seminar

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Tuesday 19 October 2010
12.00 – 13.00 - 3W Networks
The Importance of Secure and Reliable Communications within Power Networks
For the utilities industry, powerful and reliable communications services are absolutely vital for the control, supervision, and administration of power grid operations. The communications network conveys information for the remote control of unmanned stations, to transfer data and load values from sites across the power grid to control centers, and transmits centralized or distributed control commands to the sites. The communications network also carries many of the vital signals that have to be instantly exchanged in real-time between different locations to ensure optimum control and protection of the power system. Therefore, communication networks today need to be reliable, efficient, secure and flexible than systems in the past.
Mr Sabu Mathew, Chief Technical Officer, 3W Networks

Tuesday 19 October 2010
14.00 – 15.00
Water Projects
Execution of large projects involving the treatment and transportation of drinking water. The water intake can be from reservoir, sea or underground water (wells). The projects are executed under EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contracts.

Nadia Feknous, Vice President, Infrastructure, SNC-Lavalin

Tuesday 19 October 2010
15.30 – 16.30 - Concorde-Corodex
Water Reuse Systems & Technologies

With the current push in the UAE to implement more environmentally friendly practices in all fields of construction, it is important to look at two technologies that can be used in buildings and living complexes. 

For indoor wastewater transportation, the use of indoor vacuum sewerage, one is able to reduce significantly the amount of flushing (from the standard 9-6 liters per flush to more economical 1 liter per flush). It has been used extensively in Europe and the United States, and scores well also with LEED designers and architects that like the flexibility in design that is allowed for them using these water saving systems.

The treatment of wastewater on site for reuse either for irrigation or toilet flushing is another sustainable method to reuse and recycle water on site (i.e. Grey Water Treatment Systems and Black Water Treatment Systems). The current debate focuses on the wide range of technologies available in the market for Grey Water systems, and the pro’s and con’s of the technologies that are applied in this field.

Ahmed Al-Shuha, Technical Director, Concorde-Corodex Group
Mohanned Awad, Director of Business Development, Concorde-Corodex Group
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