International Gas Union Research Conference 2014 September 17-19 in Copenhagen, Denmark

Final Report

October 2014

Gas Innovations Inspiring Clean Energy

www.igrc2014.com

Organised by Danish Gas Technology Centre under the auspices of IGU

www.igrc2014.com

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List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Mission, major selling points and slogan 3. Marketing

3.1. Marketing plan 3.2. Mailing list 3.3. Call for papers 3.4. Announcements & newsletters 3.5. Printed material 3.6. Website 3.7. Social media 3.8. IGRC2014 ambassadors 3.9. Media partners 3.10. Official airline

4. Sponsoring 5. Technical programme

5.1. Paper selection process 5.2. Plenary sessions 5.3. Oral sessions 5.4. Workshop sessions 5.5. Poster sessions 5.6. Energy Battle and GERG Academic Network 5.7. Conference brochure and pocket programme 5.8. App 5.9. Awards

6. Exhibition 7. Venue/Accommodation 8. Social events 9. Technical tours 10. Accompanying persons programme/Post-conference tours 11. Conference fee and participation/feedback 12. Finances/Organisation Appendix A: Programme Appendix B: Programme statistics Appendix C: Participation statistics

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1. Introduction

The International Gas Union Research Conference 2014 (IGRC2014) took place in Copenhagen, September 17-19, 2014 in Tivoli Congress Center. The official host was the Danish Gas Association (DGF), the Danish charter member of IGU. Danish Gas Technology Centre (DGC) planned and executed the conference on behalf of DGF. DGC is the Danish gas companies’ research arm, see www.dgc.eu. IGU and DGC entered into an agreement in October 2011 about the hosting of IGRC2014. The purpose of this report is to inform about the planning and execution of the conference to the benefit of coming IGRCs.

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2. Mission, major selling points and slogan

The mission of the IGRC conferences has been updated from one conference to the next, reflecting the current situation of the gas industry and its R&D. In Paris (2008) the conference focussed on the relationship between gas business and gas research. Significant and widespread reductions in gas R&D expenditure had taken place globally, and it was imperative again to point out that R&D is at the root of a prosperous gas business. The conference was a major success and attracted more than 800 gas professionals, among them many company executives. The situation before the Seoul conference (2011) was somewhat different. Top priority for the energy world was to reduce the carbon footprint of our energy production. A sustainable future was the unrivalled champion of the global energy agenda. From this came naturally the focal point and the theme of the Seoul conference: Innovation is the key to a sustainable future. The Seoul conference was also a very successful conference with 512 delegates. The focus has more or less remained the same for IGRC2014 - a sustainable future. There is, however, a crucial new twist to the theme brought about by recent developments such as the global financial crisis, plans for nuclear power shut down and the continuing demand for energy security and stable energy supply at a reasonable price. These and other factors have led to a build-up of an understanding that the gas system is an essential part of any cost-effective and viable solution to provide a greener energy future. The industry itself is aware of this, but also governments and NGOs are beginning to realise that the gas industry is a very important player for the low-carbon future, if we are to achieve this without jeopardising our standard of living and future development options. The gas industry has the infrastructure (pipelines, storages, etc.) and the energy products (natural gas, biogas, SNG, etc.) that are needed for stabilising the coming energy system with increasing input from intermittent renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and bioenergy. This new situation should be welcomed as a challenging new opportunity for the gas industry - a situation that calls for a rethinking of the gas industry business model where gas supply is seen more closely in connection with renewables and other green technologies. Obviously, new gas technology is fundamental to this business re-engineering process. So, once again, we are back to the theme of the Paris IGRC - relationship between gas business and gas research - but this time more than ever in the realm of the low-carbon future. This brings us to the conclusion regarding the mission for IGRC2014: ... the mission for IGRC2014 was to showcase how new gas technology and R&D will help shape

the modern business model for the gas industry in the low-carbon energy future ...

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Our major selling point has been to provide new knowledge on issues such as: • New gas technology will change the future gas industry business model • Here are the new technologies that will ensure gas in the future energy mix • How to get the most out of the gas infrastructure in a low-carbon society • Future technological challenges for pipelines, storage facilities and other parts of the gas

infrastructure • How to combine gas and renewables • Gas in the intelligent smart energy grid • The new energy gases and the role they will play • Micro cogeneration, fuel cells and heat pumps are taking off now • Latest news on gas-to-power and power-to-gas • Improved efficiency in gas utilisation • How to improve the environmental performance of natural gas • Unconventional, the European way • LNG revolution progressing • Funding mechanisms for energy technology development • Technology strategy development for a sustainable future

The slogan for IGRC2014 was on the above background developed by IGU committee PGC F and approved by the IGU Executive Committe. The slogan was:

Gas Innovations Inspiring Clean Energy

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3. Marketing

3.1 Marketing plan

A detailed marketing plan was prepared including the following elements: • Mailing list • Target participation for countries and regions • Major marketing opportunities • Competing events in 2014 • Website and social media • Marketing materials • Announcements • Newsletters • Advertisements • IGRC2014 ambassadors • IGRC2014 sponsors • Student support programme • Media partners • Official airline carrier

Some of the most important of these elements are described in the following. 3.2 Mailing list

A high-quality database of email addresses and other contact data for potential delegates was crucial to the success of the conference with respect to attracting a high number of participants. Therefore, a new improved contact database was compiled for IGRC2014 based on a merger of the following major elements:

1. Invitation list used for IGRC2011 2. List of delegates participating in IGRC2011 3. List of delegates participating in WGC2012 4. Contact databases from IGU, Marcogaz and GERG 5. List of delegates participating in EGATEC2011 6. Delegates requesting information by sending a message through www.igrc2014.com

The resulting contact database was processed for redundancy and the quality of data was checked as far as possible. The mailing list was then sorted country-wise, and data for each country was sent to the IGRC2014 ambassadors (see below) for a final quality check and addition of possible supplementary contacts. This process resulted in a total mailing list of about 10,000 email addresses.

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3.3 Call for papers

A Call for Papers was sent out electronically November 1, 2013 to the above mailing list. In addition, some 2500 printed copies were distributed through ordinary mail, at meetings and conferences e.g. WGC2012, LNG17, etc. Deadline for abstracts was January 6, 2014. The deadline was extended to January 17 as abstracts continued flowing in. All abstracts were to be submitted electronically through the website www.igrc2014.com. A total of some 770 abstracts was received from 44 countries - new records for IGRC. The statistics can be seen in Appendix B. The paper selection process is described in Section 5.1 below. 3.4 Announcements and newsletters

One printed and two electronic announcements were sent out during 2012 and 2013. The first announcement (printed) was distributed at IGRC2011 in Seoul. A small printed leaflet with general information about IGRC2014 was also produced and distributed at various meetings and conferences. A total of 11 newsletters was sent out from August 2013 to September 2014. 3.5 Printed material

The printed material was as follows: 1. First announcement (small leaflet) 2. General brochure (small leaflet) 3. Conference programme (69 pages) 4. Conference pocket programme (booklet of 17 pages)

All other communication was distributed electronically. 3.6 Website

The website www.igrc2014.com was up and running by the time of the first announcement distributed at IGRC2011 in Seoul, October 2011. All through the project the website has been the major vehicle for communication with potential delegates, speakers and other parties involved in IGRC2014. 3.7 Social media

The NOC decided that IGRC2014 should be present on LinkedIn only, considering that this was the preferred social site for professionals. The activity on LinkedIn has been modest. The site is mostly used for communication by a selected group of non-European countries.

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3.8 IGRC2014 ambassadors

Some 60 IGRC2014 ambassadors were recruited among members of the IGU family and international gas technology friends from all over the world. The role as IGRC2014 Ambassador was entirely without formal obligations and the ambassadors were asked for support to the extent their time and resources allowed this. They were e.g. asked to assist in establishing national contacts for conference marketing and programme issues. Ambassadors were granted certain VIP rights at the conference. 3.9 Media partners

1 national and 6 international media partnerships were established. The media partnership agreements varied. Typically a media partner would publish 1-2 free advertisements in their magazine and put an IGRC2014 banner on their magazine website. IGRC2014 then had the obligation to include the media partner logo on the IGRC2014 website and on all printed and electronic communication. The media partner could also display and distribute his publication at the IGRC2014 exhibition. In addition, some media partners were granted one fee waiver. 3.10 Official airline

Star Alliance (SAS) was the official airline for the conference. They offered discounts on international flights on most published business and economy class fares to all delegates. Airline tickets were to be booked through a link on www.igrc2014.com.

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4. Sponsoring

A sponsoring programme was offered with the following categories: 1. Principal sponsor 2. National sponsors 3. Gold sponsors 4. Silver sponsors 5. Bronze sponsors 6. Associates

The sponsor categories and sponsor benefits were described in a Sponsor Prospectus available for download via www.igrc2014.com. A total of 24 sponsors were recruited for IGRC2014 as shown below. Principal sponsor

National sponsors

Gold sponsors

Silver sponsors

Bronze sponsors

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Associate sponsors

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5. Technical programme

The conference had a total duration of 2.5 days from Wednesday September 17 in the morning until Friday September 19, finishing at lunchtime. The programme consisted of a total of 20 oral sessions, 8 workshop sessions and 10 poster sessions. All papers except keynotes were selected amongst the abstracts submitted as the result of the Call for Papers. 5.1 Paper selection process

All abstracts (770) were categorised in 1 of 5 topical areas: 1. Domestic and commercial 2. Industrial 3. Transmission and distribution 4. Production 5. Cross-cutting (odorisation, gas detection, power-to-gas, hydrogen, biogas, metering, etc.)

The author submitting an abstract should himself indicate the relevant topical area for his abstract. However, a lot of post-processing by the organisers was necessary to (as far as possible) make sure that each abstract was placed in the correct category. All abstracts were reviewed and scored electronically by some 20 reviewers recruited from the IGU Programme Committee F. A core group of 5 persons were then appointed to select papers for each of the 5 topical areas. The core group met in Paris in March 2014 to shipshape the programme into sessions, etc. By April 1, 2014 all authors of abstracts were notified about acceptance/rejection of their abstract. Authors were asked to confirm their participation by the end of April 2014 and to register for the conference by June 1, 2014. Final full papers should be submitted by September 1, 2014 and presentation PowerPoint slides by September 8, 2014. It proved to be a major challenge to finalize and consolidate the programme. Far from all authors responded by the given deadlines, and uncertainty remained with the programme up to and including the opening of the conference. Especially for poster papers, it is very difficult to make sure that authors actually appear at the conference. They may register and claim to pay onsite, but in the end they become no-shows. Compared to the printed programme (comprising 301 posters) the actual number of posters mounted for the poster sessions ended up at some 240 posters, i.e. about 60 no-shows in total.

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5.2 Plenary sessions

IGRC2014 had 4 plenary sessions: 1. Opening plenary: How innovations change the gas market? 2. Plenary Thursday: What is the business case for R&D? 3. Plenary Friday: What could be the important technology game changers? 4. Closing plenary: Important messages from the world of gas technology

A total of 15 plenary speakers ensured the success of the plenaries that were all well attended. 5.3 Oral sessions

The conference comprised 20 oral sessions each consisting of 3-4 paper presentations. Each session had a duration of 1.5 hours. 4 oral sessions took place in parallel. A total of 8 sessions on Wednesday and Thursday and 4 sessions on Friday. Each of the topical areas had its own session room, except Cross-cutting that moved between the rooms. 5.4 Workshop sessions

There were 8 workshop sessions, 4 parallel sessions on Wednesday and 4 parallel sessions on Thursday. Each session had a duration of 1.5 hours and comprised 3-5 short (10 minutes) presentations followed by discussion amongst the paper authors and the delegates. It appears that chairpersons, authors as well as delegates had some difficulty in seeing the difference between oral sessions and workshop session, so it is recommended reconsider the session concept in future IGRCs and maybe only have one session category. 5.5 Poster sessions

The presentation of posters was divided into 10 poster sessions, 5 on Wednesday and 5 on Thursday. Each poster session had a duration of 1 hour (during the two-hour lunch break) where the poster author was expected to be present at his poster and discuss his findings with the delegates. As stated above, the printed programme comprised 301 posters, but the actual number of posters ended up at some 240, i.e. about 60 no-shows in total. This may seem a lot. However, it is difficult to remove a poster from the programme, if the poster presenter claims until the very last moment that he will attend the conference. The reasons given for no-shows were many; the two most important ones are 1) lack of final company authorisation of the delegate fee and 2) refusal of visa. The organisers spent considerable time in assisting with visa applications, and, fortunately, the vast majority of applications came out positively. But a number of last minute no-shows were clearly related to visa problems.

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5.6 Energy Battle and GERG Academic Network

The NRG Battle - World Edition took take place during IGRC2014. Teams of talented young minds were brought together to solve real energy challenges. Energy Battle featured challenges from GDF Suez, DNV-GL, Gasunie and Energinet.dk. Teams presented their ideas before a jury of experts, and the winners received tickets for a trip around the world. Presentation of intermediate results and final presentations were integrated in the IGRC2014 technical programme. GERG, the European Gas Research Group, held its 6th GERG Academic Network Event at the IGRC 2014. Some 20 selected students presented their current research work in a poster session. During the IGRC2014 Closing Plenary the GERG Academic Network Award was handed over to a student presenting a poster of extraordinary high excellence. 5.7 Conference brochure and pocket programme

A 69-page conference brochure, "Conference programme", was produced for distribution to all delegates in the delegate bags. The contents were detailed information about all programme sessions, practical information for delegates and speakers, description of social events, tours, etc. The conference brochure was supplemented by a 17-page "Pocket programme" comprising the programme essentials. 5.8 App

A conference app for smartphones and tablets was ready for download one week before the conference. The app held the following information: - conference programme: all sessions and abstracts - delegates, speakers, chairpersons - technical tours - accompanying persons programme - social programme - floor plan The app was downloaded by approx. 300 delegates.

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5.9 Awards

IGRC2014 offered two awards to outstanding papers: The Dan Dolenc Award (10.000€) was given to the French paper

High temperature gas heat pumps to recover industrial waste heat by

Julien Duclos, Dominique Gosselin & Philippe Buchet, GDF Suez and the young researchers prize (3.500€) was given to the German paper

Gas quality tracking in distribution grids with Smartsim - a new kernel for flow calculation by

Andreas Hielscher, Christian Fiebig, Roland Span, Peter Schley & Joachim Schenk

Ruhr University Bochum

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6. Exhibition

A small exhibition of gas technology and services was organised in the lobby area of the Tivoli Congress Center. The lobby area also served as breakfast, coffee break, lunch and general networking area, and so the exhibition had great exposure to the delegates. There were 21 exhibitors: DGC DONG Energy DVGW EC POWER Energinet.dk ENGPROGROUP, Ltd Gas Technology Institute (GTI) Gazprom Germania GDF SUEZ HMN HOFOR A/S IEA Hydrogen Implementing Agreement IGU/Statoil Kamstrup b.v Liandon B.V MEMS AG NGF Nature Energy ORBITAL Global Solutions The Japan Gas Association VILDUJA Vympel Gmbh It proved to be difficult to attract sufficient number of relevant exhibitors and it is recommended to revaluate the exhibition concept a future IGRC's.

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7. Venue/accommodation

The conference was held at the Tivoli Congress Center (TCC) in Copenhagen, see www.tivolicongresscenter.dk. TCC is designed by the world famous architect Kim Utzon and opened in 2010. TCC is located in the heart of Copenhagen within walking distance of Tivoli Gardens, Town Hall Square, the pedestrian shopping streets and the waterfront. TCC was the ideal venue for IGRC2014 - not too large and not too small. IGRC2014 was the only event in TCC during the period of the conference. This gave a one-to-one connection between IGRC2014 and TCC and created a clear physical identity for the conference. Most rooms in TCC were occupied by either IGRC2014 or participating organisations that wanted their own meeting facility in TCC. Conference rooms for the 4 parallel sessions were conveniently located a short distances to one another and close to central service functions in TCC. All meals (breakfast, coffee breaks and lunch) were standing buffets in the TCC lobby area equipped with high tables. This worked well. In addition to the TCC professional staff, IGRC0214 had recruited approx. 25 persons from the Danish gas companies to assist with registration, oral and poster session logistics, speakers preparation, tours, social events, etc. This "Service Army" of Danish gas personnel (all in red shirts) worked very well and was instrumental in the success of the event. The conference language was English. Some sessions were translated into Russian at the initiative of Gazprom. The IGRC2014 organisers offered delegates accommodation at three hotels in the immediate vicinity of the Tivoli Congress Center and within walking distance of the centre of Copenhagen. Tivoli Hotel Four-star hotel under the same roof as the Tivoli Congress Center (TCC) Copenhagen Island Hotel Four-star hotel, located a 10-minute walk from TCC. Wakeup Copenhagen Two-star hotel, located a 5-minunte walk from TCC. Accommodation could be booked online when registering for the conference, but several delegates selected and booked hotels that not part of the IGRC2014 offer.

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8. Social events

All delegates and registered accompanying persons were invited to the IGRC2014 social events that were part of the registration package.

Welcome reception The Welcome reception took place Wednesday September 17 at 19.00 hrs. at the Copenhagen Town Hall. No transportation was offered as the Town Hall is located within walking distance of the conference venue and hotels. The delegates were welcomed by a member of the Copenhagen Council followed by a light buffet meal.

Conference dinner The Conference dinner took place Thursday September 18 at 20.00 hrs. at Langelinie Pavillonen in the Copenhagen Harbour. Delegates were offered a boat trip to Langelinie Pavillonen through Copenhagen Harbour passing many of the most important sights before berthing at Langelinie Pavillonen. Buses took the guests back to Tivoli Congress Center. Mr. Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee, Gazprom, Mr. Marc Florette, Digital Director, GDF Suez and Mr. Raphael Schontgen, Director Research & Development, GDF Suez gave speeches at the conference dinner.

Harlekin and Columbine Pantomime A Harlekin and Columbine Pantomime with dancers from the Tivoli Ballet Theatre was part of the Opening Plenary Wednesday September 17. The pantomime illustrated the conference theme Gas innovations inspiring clean energy. Harlequin and Columbine were adopted as the IGRC2014 cultural theme and symbolised natural gas and renewables, respectively.

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9. Technical tours

IGRC2014 offered three alternative technical tours. All three tours took place Tuesday, September 16 in the afternoon. The Technical tours were not included in the conference fee. A separate fee of approx. 125€ incl. VAT was charged for each tour. The technical tours were very successful and had good attendance.

Avedøre Power Station – One of the top power stations in the world Avedøre Power Station is situated less than 10 km from the centre of Copenhagen and is one of the best Combined Heat and Power plants in the world. Avedøre Power Station has a total capacity of about 825 MW and supplies 200,000 households with heat.

Gasworks which produces 30% CO2-neutral gas Kløvermarken Gasworks uses natural gas, biogas and air to produce town gas to the city of Copenhagen. The visit to the gasworks also included a visit to the wastewater treatment plant Lynetten where the production and treatment of the biogas takes place.

The future heating system – gas-fired heat pump At the art gallery “Gl. Holtegaard”, situated north of Copenhagen, there is a heating system consisting of a stand-alone ground-source gas-fired heat pump for heating the indoor areas. The tour included a technical part (gas heat pump installation) and a cultural part (visit to the art gallery, www.holtegaard.org).

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10. Accompanying persons programme/post-conference tours

IGRC2014 encouraged delegates to bring their accompanying person with them to enjoy Wonderful Copenhagen in September 2014. A new concept with networking breakfasts and two sessions (Nordic cooking and Danish architecture/design) specifically dedicated to accompanying persons was introduced to enhance the conference experience for this group of participants. Also city tours were part of the programme. All meals were included. In addition, accompanying persons could participate in the Opening and Closing plenaries and all social events. The programme was offered at a very favourable price and was sold out with some 45 persons registered as accompanying persons. Despite the fact that the programme was successfully carried out, it was not successful with respect to the number of actual participants. Only some 20 persons took part in the special sessions and tours offered. On this basis it is recommended to re-evaluate and possibly abandon the idea of a special programme for accompanying persons. The organisers offered delegates three post conference tours all taking place Saturday September 20: 1. Castle tour of North Sealand, 09.00-16.00 hrs. incl. lunch 2. Roskilde – Kings and Vikings, 09.00-14.00 hrs. incl. lunch 3. Karen Blixen and Louisiana Art tour, 09.00-14.00 hrs. incl. lunch The tours cost approx. 115€ incl. VAT. Only tour no. 1 took place. The two others were cancelled due to lack of interest.

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11. Conference fee and participation/feedback

The following fee structure approved by the IGU Executive Committee applied to IGRC2014:

Early Bird Rate (Before June 1, 2014)

Regular Rate (From June 1, 2014)

On-site (From Sept. 16, 2014)

Delegate DKK 6.750 (900 €) DKK 7.500 (1.000 €) DKK 8.250 (1.100 €)

Accompanying person

DKK 1.875 (250 €)

IGU young professionals

DKK 4.500 (600 €) Fee sponsored by IGU

All rates are exclusive of 25 % Danish VAT All payments are in DKK, the rates in € are for information purposes only. 1€ is approx. equal to 7.5 DKK (November 1, 2013). All authors paid the full registration fee. The total number of participants was approx. 750. Out of these some 25 were Danish staff and another 25 exhibitors. Country statistics can be seen in Appendix D. The feedback in the form of mails, etc. from participants has been very positive both with respect to the programme contents and the organisation of the conference. It is the intention that all delegates are given the opportunity to fill-in an online SurveyMonkey feedback questionnaire after the conference. At the time of writing this report the answers were not yet available.

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12. Finances/organisation

The final conference accounts have not been closed at the time of writing this report. It is therefore stressed, that the below figures are preliminary and that changes may occur. All figures are in DKK and exclusive of VAT.

Item 1000 DKK EXPENSES Planning, marketing, secretariat, administration, etc. 2.815 Conference programme, abstract/paper handling, awards, etc. 322 Exhibition 282 Venue, room rental, meals, AV-equipment, staff, etc. 2.104 Registration, delegate bags, IGU fee, bank fees 735 Social programme, tours, etc. 1.342 Sundry 150 TOTAL EXPENSES 7.750 INCOME Ordinary delegates registration fees 3.908 Other participation fees (students, technical tours, etc.) 453 Sponsor fees 3.261 Sundry 180 TOTAL INCOME 7.802 NET RESULT 52 The conference was held under the auspices of the International Gas Union. The conference was organised by the Danish Gas Technology Centre on behalf of the Danish Gas Association - the Danish charter member of IGU. The practical work was governed by a National Organising Committee with members from the Danish gas companies. The technical programme was supervised by the IGU Programme Committee F on Research, development and innovation. Strategic issues such as theme, keynote speakers, fees, budget, etc. were approved by the IGU Executive Committee.

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Appendix A: Programme

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Thursday September 18 02-10-2014

Time

Hrs

08.30 - 09.00Light

breakfast

09.00 - 10.30Plenary T

What is the business case for R&D?

10.30 - 11.00Coffee break

11.00 - 12.30

TO1: Domestic & Comm.Domestic fuel cells - latest

developments

TO2: IndustrialTowards lowest emissions

TO3: Transm. & DistributionOptimize the use and

replacement of your assets to reduce costs

TO4: ProductionPerformance improvements of natural gas dehydration

processes

12.30 - 13.30

13.30 - 14.30

14.30 - 16.00

TO5: Cross-cuttingPower to gas - the next

revolution

TO6: IndustrialEfficiency increase through

heat recovery

TO7: Trans. & DistributionMonitoring and tracking of

gas quality

TO8: ProductionImprovements in shale gas

productivity

16.00 - 16.30Coffee break

16.30 - 18.00

TW1: Domestic & Comm.From appliances to a system of prosumers

TW2: Cross-cuttingGreen Gas - economics and

integration

TW3: Trans. & DistributionDiversifaction of LNG in the

transportation sector

TW4: ProductionNew frontiers in the

removal of CO2

18.00 - 18.30Exhibition

closes 18.00Registration closes 18.00

18.30 - 23.00Conference dinner (incl. dinner speech) in Langelinie Pavillonen (www.langelinie.dk)

(Transport by boat from pier near TCC through Copenhagen Habour.)Meet in TCC lobby 18.30. Boat leaves 19.00 hrs. Dinner starts 20.00 hrs.)

Regi

stra

tion

Poster area opens 08.30

Poster area open for delegates but poster authors are maybe not available

at their posters

Poster area open for delegates but poster authors are maybe not available

at their posters

Energy BattlePre-finals

Presentation of results from Energy Battle teams Ex

hibi

tion

Workinglunch

FoyerGround floor, 32 exhibition stands

Harlekin & ColumbineGround Floor, 300 posters

Poster sessions Exhibition, Reg., Breaks

Delegates own time Poster area closes 18.00

IGRC2014 September 17 - 19, 2014, Copenhagen, Tivoli Congress Centre

TP1: Domestic & Commercial 2TP2: Industrial 2TP3: Transmission & Distribution 2TP4: Production 2TP5: Cross-cutting 2GERG Academic Network

Oral and workshop parallel sessions

Congress HallGround Floor, 1000 p

PjerrotGround Floor, 180 p

CarstensenBasement, 400 p

LumbyeBasement, 200 p

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Friday September 19 02-10-2014

TimeHrs

08.30 - 09.00 Registration Light

breakfast

09.00 - 10.30

Plenary FWhat could be the

importanttechnology game changers?

10.30 - 11.00Energy Batlle

FinalsSelection of winning team

Coffee break

11.00 - 12.30

FO1: Domestic & Comm.Gas quality - implications

for gas use

FO2: IndustrialOptimizing industrial

processes

FO3: Transm. & DistributionEvaluation of Polyethylene and Polyamide gas pipes

FO4: Cross-cuttingAdvances in gas processing

12.30 - 13.30

Closing PlenaryImportant messages from

the world of gas technology

13.30 - 14.30Working

lunch(13.40)

Poster area open for delegates but poster authors are maybe not available

at their posters

Harlekin & ColumbineGround Floor, 300 posters

FoyerGround floor, 32 exhibition stands

Poster sessions Exhibition, Reg., Breaks

IGRC2014 September 17 - 19, 2014, Copenhagen, Tivoli Congress Centre

Oral and workshop parallel sessions

Congress HallGround Floor, 1000 p

PjerrotGround Floor, 180 p

CarstensenBasement, 400 p

LumbyeBasement, 200 p

Registration closes at 09.00

Help desk open until 14.00

Exhi

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Appendix B: Programme statistics

02-10-2014

Number Pct. Oral Work-shop Poster Number Pct.

1. Domestic & Comm. 81 11 4 1 2 14 5 35 54 13

2. Industrial 91 12 4 1 2 12 4 35 51 13

3. Transmis. & Distrib. 191 25 4 2 2 12 8 68 88 22

4. Production 193 25 4 1 2 12 4 73 89 22

5. Cross-cutting 207 27 4 3 2 14 12 95 121 30

TOTAL 763 100 20 8 10 64 33 306 403 100

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Algeria 54 7,1 3 2 25 27 6,7 5Angola 3 0,4 0 0,0Argentina 2 0,3 1 1 0,2Armenia 1 0,1 0 0,0Australia 3 0,4 3 3 0,7Austria 2 0,3 2 2 0,5Bangladesh 1 0,1 1 1 0,2Belgium 2 0,3 1 1 2 0,5Brazil 12 1,6 2 5 7 1,7Canada 2 0,3 2 2 0,5Chile 1 0,1 0 0,0China 17 2,2 1 9 10 2,5 10Czech Republic 3 0,4 1 1 0,2Denmark 18 2,4 10 7 2 9 18 4,5 9Finland 1 0,1 1 1 0,2France 23 3,0 8 5 18 23 5,7 6Germany 37 4,8 4 11 8 15 34 8,4 3India 3 0,4 2 2 0,5Iran 329 43,1 1 4 1 54 59 14,6 2Ireland 1 0,1 1 1 0,2Italy 1 0,1 1 1 0,2Japan 75 9,8 2 8 5 52 65 16,1 1Malaysia 6 0,8 1 5 6 1,5Netherlands 32 4,2 5 5 4 20 29 7,2 4Nigeria 2 0,3 1 1 0,2Norway 6 0,8 1 3 4 1,0Peru 1 0,1 0 0,0Poland 2 0,3 2 2 0,5Romania 1 0,1 1 1 0,2Russia 30 3,9 6 2 3 20 25 6,2 5Serbia 1 0,1 0 0,0Singapore 3 0,4 1 2 3 0,7Slovak Republic 1 0,1 1 1 0,2South-Korea 27 3,5 7 3 1 16 20 5,0 7Spain 6 0,8 1 1 3 5 1,2Sweden 4 0,5 1 3 4 1,0Switzerland 5 0,7 1 2 2 5 1,2Thailand 1 0,1 1 1 0,2Tunesia 1 0,1 0 0,0Ukraine 1 0,1 1 1 0,2United Arab Emirates 1 0,1 1 1 0,2United Kingdom 6 0,8 2 1 2 5 1,2USA 20 2,6 9 7 2 10 19 4,7 8Venezuela 15 2,0 1 9 10 2,5 10

TOTAL 763 100 64 33 306 403 100

Countries 44 38

Abstracts

Number

Papers accepted

Country

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761 registered participants from 46 countries: Algeria 22 Argentina 2 Australia 5 Austria 3 Bangladesh 1 Belgium 17 Brazil 9 Canada 8 China 12 Colombia 3 Czech Republic 7 Denmark 108 Faroe Islands 1 Finland 3 France 27 Germany 53 India 2 Iran 51 Ireland 4 Italy 6 Japan 84 Kazakhstan 1 Lithuania 2 Malaysia 2 Netherlands 86 Norway 17 Pakistan 2 Poland 18 Republic of Korea 38 Romania 2 Russia 55 Saudi Arabia 1 Singapore 5 Slovak Republic 8 South Africa 1 Spain 18 Sweden 12 Switzerland 10 Thailand 3 Trinidad and Tobago 4 Tunisia 2 Turkey 2

Ukraine 1 United Kingdom 14 United States of America 23 Venezuela 6

Appendix C: Participation statistics