Polish-Spanish workshop*
CHALLENGES FOR THE COAL INDUSTRY IN THE EU
Katowice, Poland, 9-10 May 2018
(*) Language of the workshop: English
Organized by:
Central Mining Institute in Katowice (CMI), Royal Academy of Engineering of Spain (RAI) Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN)
Location:
Central Mining Institute (Główny Instytut Górnictwa)
Plac Gwarków 1, Katowice
PROGRAM
Wednesday – 9 May 2018
09:00 – 09:30 Registration and welcome coffee
09:30 – 10:00 Welcome addresses by CMI Director, prof. Stanisław Prusek
• Representative of RAI Authorities
• PAS Vice-President, prof. Elżbieta Frąckowiak
• Chair of the European Parliament Industry, Research and Energy Committee; past President of the European Parliament,
• Prof. Jerzy Buzek (video-record) tbc
10:00 – 12:00 Working session I: The future of Coal Industry in Europe in the context of climate and energy policies.
Moderated by Eloy Álvarez Pelegry, RAI
• Grzegorz Tobiszowski. Secretary of State in the Ministry of Energy tbc
• Isaac Pola. Regional Minister of Employment, Industry and Tourism, Government of Asturias (tbc)
• Eloy Álvarez Pelegry. Member of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAI)
• Janusz Olszowski. President of the Polish Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce
12:00 - 12:30 Open discussion (30 minutes) 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Buffet
13:30 – 15:30 Working session II: Clean coal technologies. Projects and developments.
Moderated by prof. Stanisław Prusek, CMI Director
• Luis Mijares. Head of Meirama Power Energy Station.
Gas Natural Fenosa and
Marco López Fernández. Head Transformation Project of Power Station. Gas Natural Fenosa
• Janusz Tchórz. Director of Research and Technology Department, TAURON Wytwarzanie S.A. (TAURON Production) tbc
• Vanesa Hernández. Head of the Operation and Maintenance. Engineering Department of the Aboño Power Plant, EDP
• Krzysztof Stańczyk. Central Mining Institute 15:30 – 16:00 Open discussion (30 minutes)
19.00 Social event - dinner
Thursday – 10 May 2018
08:30 – 11:00 Visit to the experimental mine “Barbara”, a research unit of CMI(1)
11:15 – 12:45 Working session III: Different views on coal industry in Europe
Moderated by Jose Manuel Sanjurjo Jul, RAI
• Vicente Luque Cabal. Engineer laureate (RAI) and ex-senior official of the European Commission
• Tomasz Rogala. President of Polish Mining Group tbc
• Pedro Iglesia. General Director at Carbunión 12:45 – 13:15 Open discussion (30 minutes)
13:15 – 14:15 Lunch Buffet
14:15 – 16:00 Working session IV: Academic point of view – the future of coal research in Europe
Moderated by Elżbieta Frąckowiak, PAS Vice-President
• Fernando Rubiera. Director of INCAR-CSIC
• Alicja Krzemień. Central Mining Institute;
Chairwoman of EURACOAL Technical Research Committee
• Luis Díaz Fernández. President of the CO2 Platform
• Andrzej Dworak. Director of the Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials of the Polish Academy of Sciences
• José María Sánchez Hervás. Division of Combustion and Gasification CIEMAT
16:00 – 16:30 Open discussion (20 minutes)
16:30 – 17:00 Concluding remarks. Closing session.
RAI and PAS Representatives.
17:00 Coffee and farewell
(1) Information about the experimental mine “Barbara” will be distributed among participants separately.
