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Complete Technical Program
Monday - May 18, 2009
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Welcome & NAWTEC 17 Keynote Presentations |
Keynote Presentations
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Energy-from-Waste... Where will the Industry be in 10 years?
Seth Myones, President Covanta Americas |
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U.S. EPA’s Waste Energy Inventory – Steps Toward a Different WTE Policy
Rick Brandes, U.S Environmental Protection Agency |
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State of EFW Industry in Canada
John Foden, Canadian Energy From Waste Coalition |
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Concurrent Technical Sessions
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SESSION 1
Conversion Technologies
Back to the Future: Lessons Learned from Implementing Conversion Technologies
Alan Cohen, HDR Engineering
Dan Costello, HDR Engineering
Case Study, Gasification of MSW plants in
South Korea
Jan d'Ailly, OE Gasification
Enerkem Waste-to-Ethanol
Dino Mili, Enerkem Inc.
2:30 PM -3:00 PM BREAK
Implementation of the Taunton, Massachusetts Regional Solid Waste Management Facility
James Binder, Alternative Resources, Inc
Steve Torres, City of Taunton, Mass.
Lessons Learned from the 1970s Experiments In Solid Waste Conversion Technologies
Paul Stoller, CDM
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SESSION 2
Improving Plant Operations
Waste Combustor Ash Utilization
Willard Wilson, Polk County Solid Waste
Challenges With Retrofit Projects for Enhanced Metals Recovery from Ash
Nathiel Egosi, RRT Design & Construction
Thomas White, Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc.
Lab-scale study on fireside superheaters corrosion in MSWI plants
Jean-Michel Brossard, Veolia Environment
2:30 PM -3:00 PM BREAK
A Survey of Erosion and Corrosion Resistant Materials Being Used on Boiler Tubes in Waste-to-Energy Boilers
Randall Dooley, Kennametal Conforma Clad
Pulse Technology for Boiler Cleaning
Mark Bunton, Diamond Power International, Inc.
Benchmarking Mass Burn WTE Facility Performance - How Does Your Facility Measure Up?
Anthony LoRe, CDM
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Tuesday - May 19, 2009
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM Concurrent Technical Sessions
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SESSION 3
Alternative Processes and Feedstocks
Production of Hydrogen and Carbon Black by Vacuum Pyrolysis of Waste Lubrication Oil
Jongsoo Jurng, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Emissions Performance of a Novel Combustor Burning Shredded Wood
Christopher Lindsey, Antares Group
Design of a high temperature chamber fed by a plasma torch for tars thermal removal
Alice Fourcault, Universite de Pau et des Pays de L'adour
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM BREAK
Research on Feasibility of Different Incineration Systems for Paper Sludge
Zhixiao Zhang, Hangzhou Dianzi University
SYNCOM-Plus - An Optimized Residue Treatment Process
Ralf Koralewska, MARTIN GmbH
An investigation into the syngas production from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) gasification under various pressures and CO2 concentration atmospheres
Eilhann Kwon, Columbia University
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Project Development Models
Alternative Financing for Enhanced Environmental Protection: The Intersection of Waste-to-Energy Technology and Solid Waste Flow Control Authority
Scott DuBoff, Garvey Schubert Barer
Integration of an Energy from Waste Facility into an Urban Environment
Ray Burelle, AE&E Von Roll
Peter Chromec, AE&E Von Roll
Handling Oahu’s Waste Disposal
Greg Gesell, HDR Engineering
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM BREAK
Planning for Greater Levels of Diversion: Including Energy Recovery for the Mojave Desert and Mountain, California Region
John Davis, Mojave Desert and Mountain Recycling Authority
Harvey Gershman, Gershman, Brickner and Bratton
Winds of Change, Developing a 21st Century Energy from Waste Facility in Ontario
Mirka Januszkiewicz, Region of Durham, Ontario
Shawn Worster, HDR Engineering
Waste-to-Energy and Landfilling in Metro Vancouver, Canada
Ken Carrusca, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia
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2:00 PM - 4:30 PM Concurrent Technical Sessions
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SESSION 5
Climate Change and Sustainability
Center for Sustainable Use of Resources (SUR)- Quantifying Climate Change Impacts from Solid Waste Management
Maria Zannes, The Zannes Firm
Zero Waste Analysis
Jesse Miller, U.S. EPA
New Sources, New Requirements, New Challenges - Air Quality & New Waste-to-Energy Capacity
Douglas Sawyers, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
Modern Energy from Waste Facilities – Leading the Way to a Sustainable Renewable Energy Future
Joseph Treshler, Covanta Energy
Innovation, Modern Technology and World-Class Operations of Waste-to-Energy Facilities Can Measurably Combat Climate Change
Mark Schwartz, Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc.
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SESSION 6
Waste-to-Energy Health and Safety
Spokane Supplemental Fire Pit Deluge System
Damon Taam, Spokane Regional Solid Waste System
OSHA Update: Compliance Assistance and Industry Issues
Elizabeth Way,Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs, U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM BREAK
Electrical Injury: Mechanisms, Manifestations, and Management
Elena N Bodnar, MD, PhD., The University of Chicago
Vicious aspects of electrical injury: deposition of heat within electrocuted limbs
Paul Héroux, PhD, McGill University Medicine and Royal Victoria Hospital
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Wednesday - May 20, 2009
9:00 AM - 11:30 PM Concurrent Technical Sessions
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SESSION 7
Designing the Next Generation WTE
Advanced plant upgrades using modern technology and design tools
Ole Hedegaard Madsen, Babcock & Wilcox Vølund
Quantitative Analysis of the Flow, Mixing, and Size Segregation Phenomena of Municipal Solid Waste Particles on Traveling Grate of Waste-to-Energy (WTE) Combustion Chamber
Masato Nakamura, ITOCHU Technology, Inc.
Recapture of Energy and Metals from MSW and ASR
Michael Jaap, CarbonTech, LLC
Waste to Energy: Solution for Greek MSW
Dr. Stratos Kalogirou, SYNERGIA
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM BREAK
Technical and Economic Impacts of Pre-shredding the MSW Feed to Moving Grate WTE Boilers
Garrett C. Fitzgerald, Columbia University
Investigation of high capital costs of WTE facilities
Saman Reshadi, WTERT/Columbia University
Amsterdam Waste Fired Power Plant in Commercial Operation
Harry de Waart, Amsterdam Waste to Energy
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Clean Air Act Compliance
Control of Fine Particulate Matter by Means of High Efficiency ePTFE Membrane Laminates
Gernot Pranghofer, W.L Gore & Associates Ltd
The Design and Operation of an Advanced NOx Control System on the New 636TPD MWC at the Lee County WTE Facility
Alex Dainoff, Fuel Tech, Inc
Elements of a Successful Waste-to-Energy Boiler Upgrade
Samit Pethe, Jansen Combustion and Boiler Technologies Inc.
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM BREAK
RSCR Technology for NOx Reduction on WTE Boilers
Richard Abrams, Babcock Power Inc
Is De-NOx by SCR to be the future in US? – Technology and Tendencies within APC-Equipment
Bettina Kamuk, Ramboll
New Process for Achieving Very Low NOx
Mark White, Covanta Energy
Retrofit Injection of Humid Gas from Sludgedryer and Secondary Air in WTE Furnaces of Quebec City
Yves Frechet, Quebec City
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