PROGRAMME
Schedule
in PDF-format
PLENARY SESSIONS
Monday 6 July 2009, time 9:00-10:00
Effects of wind turbinegenerated power fluctuations to thermal power generation
Harald Weber,
Prof. Dr.,
University of Rostock, Germany
Monday 6 July 2009, time
13:00-14:00
Wave Power Generation: Operation and Control Challenges
Xiao-Ping Zhang,
Dr.,
Director of Institute for Energy Research and Policy, University
of Birmingham, U.K.
Tuesday 7 July 2009, time 8:40-9:40
mart grids - distributed energy resources with active
network management
Pertti Järventaus,
Prof.,
Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Tuesday 7 July 2009, time 12:40-13:40
Survey of solar energy
Eduardo F. Camacho,
Prof.,
University of Seville, Spain
Wednesday 8 July 2009, time 8:40-9:40
Automation as a tool for mitigating climate change
Jari Leppäkoski, Manager, Energy
Efficiency, Metso Automation, Finland
TECHNICAL PROGRAMME
The preliminary
technical
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Last updated 1 July 2009.
On Wednesday afternoon there will be two organized short
technical excursi
ons to the local targets focused on bio mass fired power
generation, district heating systems, improvement of power quality in power systems and process
automation system manufacturing. The tours are arranged parallel and they start at 12.40 and ends
17.00. Free of charge for participants.
TOURS:
Tour 1: max 40 persons
Tampere Power Utility – Power Distribution Control Room
Subject
: Remote control and distribution management of electric power
system
Kangasala Power Station
Subject : Static var compensation system for high voltage power transmission lines
Tour 2:
Technical Research Centre of Finland and Tampere University of Technology
Subject
: Remote maintenance system for ITER fusion reactor (international
research and development
project of fusion power)
THURSDAY
9 JULY A WHOLE DAY POST TOUR TO OLKILUOTO NUCLEAR PLANT AND TO OLD RAUMA
On Thursday 9 July there will be a post conference
excursion to the construction site of the
first 3rd generation
EPR nuclear plant in the world and to Rauma. The site is located in Eurajoki, Olkiluoto, 120 km
west from Tampere.
Rauma, founded in 1442, is an idyllic seaside
town steeped in culture. Rauma provides a spacious and safe living environment to its 37,000
inhabitants with good public services and high-quality education, cultural and leisure services.
The town is a dream come true, for shoppers and gourmets. Especially during the
summer months, the marketplace is a popular meeting place. The heart of the town is the Old Rauma,
which is the largest preserved coherent medieval wooden town area in the Nordic region. In 1991 the
area was selected for UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.
The bus departs at 9.00 and returns at 19.00. The tour includes bus transfers, a guided walking tour in the Old Rauma, lunch in the Villa Tallbo restaurant, excursion to the construction site of the first 3rd generation EPR nuclear plant. At the construction site there will be a presentation in the visitor center. Bus sightseeing tour around the construction site if possible.The visitor are required the following info for Group Visit Application: nationality, passport number, date of birth dd.mm.yyyy, surname, first name, domicile, place of birth and the name of employer.
Price: 50 EUR incl. VAT 22%.
Monday 6 July all delegates and
accompanying persons are welcomed to attend the symposium get-together party hosted by the City of
Tampere in the refurbished factory
Museum Centre Vapriikki
.
Tuesday 7 July A boat trip to the Island of Viikinsaari will offer beautiful lake scenery to Finnish light summer evening to be remembered. Symposium dinner will be served on the island.
NEW! ORGANIZED LUNCH TO ACCOMPANYING PERSONS
On Monday 6th July there is organized lunch for accompanying
persons in idyllic factory area of Finlayson, which is walking distance from Tampere Hall. On the
area you will find museums, shops, cafeterias, restaurants, church etc. This is a place worth
visiting. The lunch is served at 13.00 in the GRILL restaurant. Wind out more about the area
here.(In finnish only)
HAPPENINGS IN TAMPERE ON YOUR OWN
Tammerfest Music Festival 8.-11.7.2009
Adventure Park Särkänniemi
PRE AND POST TOURS ON YOUR OWN
On your own you
can explore the City of Tampere by sightseeing tours which are operated on daily basis. Finnish art
and design, industrial heritage and architecture are worth seeing. In Tampere you can visit
numerous museums among the Moominvalley Collection of the
Tampere Art
Museum. Tampere is a compact city and almost everything can be seen by walking.
Pre or post tours will be arranged around Finland and neighboring countries on individual basis. In Finland tours to Helsinki Capital City, the Lake Land area, the Moominworld Naantali or the Arctic Circle Lapland are good alternatives. Cruises to Stockholm, Medieval Tallinn and Imperial St. Petersburg are within easy reach as well.