Sunday, June 7th:
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19:00 | VIP dinner: Invitation only. Sponsored by Eesti Energia and hosted at the Estonian Academy of Sciences |
Monday, June 8th:
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8:30 | Room A: Welcoming Plenary – The History and Importance of the Estonian Oil Shale Industry
- Harri Mikk, Board Member, Eesti Energia: Welcoming
- Peep Sürje, Rector, Tallinn University of Technology: Welcoming
- Sandor Liive, CEO, Eesti Energia: Highlights of Estonian Shale Oil Industry & Future Plans
- Peter Weber, Outotec: Announcement of Eesti Energia's and Outotec's New Shale Oil Technology - Meeting BAT (Best Available Technology)
Keynote Speakers:
- Juhan Parts, Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications: Importance of Future Oil Shale Industry Plans for Estonia
- Edward Lucas, Central and Eastern Europe correspondent for The Economist: Strategic Importance of Oil Shale (pdf)
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10:30-11:00 | Networking and Refreshment Break |
- Room A: Session 1A Remediation and Managing By-Products
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11:00 | Panel: Impacts and Re-use of Oil Shale Wastes
Moderated by Erik Puura (University of Tartu), Tõnis Meriste (Eesti Energia) - 11:05 Uuve Kirso: Assessment of Impact of Oil Shale Wastes in Terrestrial Environment: Current Concepts, Problems and Perspectives (pdf)
- 11:25 Anne Kahru: Environmental Impact of Open Depositions of Solid Waste From Estonian Oil Shale Industry: EcoToxicological Aspects (pdf)
- 11:45 Musa Resheidat: Spent Shale is a Base for Industries in Jordan (pdf)
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12:15 | Panel: Mine Remediation and Waste Management
Moderated by Oleg Nikitin (Eesti Põlevkivi), Klaus Reuther (formerly with Dohmen, Herzog& Partners) - 12:20 Raimo Jaaksoo: Remediation of Mining Dumps and of Ash Fields from Oil Shale Combustion (pdf)
- 12:40 Thomas Von Schwarzenberg: Environmental Measures at RWE Power's Opencast Lignite Mines - Germany (pdf)
- 1:00 Jyri-Rivaldo Pastarus: Backfilling and Waste Management in Estonian Oil Shale Industry (pdf)
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- Room B: Session 1B Shale Oil Retorting Research
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11:00 | Panel: Retorting Developments, CFBs and the Role of Modelling
Moderated by Demarco Epifanio (Petrobras), Ülo Rudi (Tallinn University of Technology) - 11:05 Andres Siirde: Oil Shale Fluidized Bed Retorting Technology With CFB Furnace For Burning The By-Products (pdf)
- 11:25 Indrek Aarna: Development of Improved Solid Heat Carrier Technology of Estonian Oil Shale (pdf)
- 11:45 Jimmy Jia: Process Modelling and Pilot Tests for Fushun Retort (pdf)
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12:15 | Panel: Research on Future Oil Production Techniques
Moderated by Andres Siirde (Tallinn University of Technology), Indrek Aarna (Eesti Energia)
- 12:20 Chuichi Watanabe: Rapid Characterisation and Investigation of Oil Shales By Thermal Desorption Pyrolysis GC/MS Using Multi-Functional Pyrolyzer (pdf)
- 12:40 Kristjan Kruusement: Liquefaction and Gassification of Estonian Oil Shale in the Medium of Hot Compressed Water (pdf)
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1:15-2:30 | Lunch |
- Room A: Session 2A Developments in Shale Oil Production Technologies and Upgrading
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2:30 | Panel: Highlighted Corporate Oil Production Technologies
Moderated by Peter Weber (Outotec), Andres Anijalg (Eesti Energia) - 2:35 Michele Thomas: ExxonMobil’s Electrofrac Process for In Situ Oil Shale Conversion (pdf)
- 2:55 Anton Dammer: The Ecoshale In-Capsule Retorting Technology (pdf)
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3:30 | Panel: Shale Oil Upgrading Research
Moderated by Pierre Allix (Total), Kirill Kaidalov (Eesti Energia Oil and Gas)
- 3:35 Hans Luik: Alternative Technologies for Oil Shale Liquefacation and Upgrading (pdf)
- 3:55 Jim Schmidt: Hydrotreating of Shale Oils (pdf)
- 4:15 Alan Goelzer: Conceptual Design for 30,000 BPSD Integrated Bulk Shale Oil Hydrotreater Unit (pdf)
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- Room B: Session 2B Exploration and Geology
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2:30 | Panel: International Oil Shale Deposits 1
Moderated by Väino Puura (University of Tarty), Ingo Valgma (Tallinn University ofTechnology) - 2:35 Roland Butler: Recent Oil Shale Exploration Results in New Brunswick, Canada (pdf)
- 2:55 Vojin Cokorilo: Oil Shale Potential in Serbia (pdf)
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3:30 | Panel: International Oil Shale Deposits 2
Moderated by Anto Raukas (Estonian Academy of Sciences), Jeremy Boak (Center for Oil Shale Technology & Research, COSTAR, Colorado School of Mines) - 3:35 Marwan Madanat: Oil Shale In Jordan, Occurrences & Investment Opportunities (pdf)
- 3:55 Väino Puura: Another Insight Into Lithology and Geochemistry of the El Lajjun and Attarat Oil Shale Maastrichtian, Jordan (pdf)
- 4:15 Tsevi Minster: Oil Shale in Israel – Alginite to Alganite (pdf)
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4:50-6:30 | Poster session and refreshments |
6:30 | Transfer to dinner at Tallinn Song Festival Grounds (includes a history of the Song Festival Grounds) |
7:00-9:30 | Group Dinner |
8:30; 9:30 | Transfer from Dinner to Hotels |
Tuesday, June 9th
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- Room A: Session 3A Oil Shale as a Power Source
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9:30 | Panel: Technical and Operational Issues
Moderated by: Raine Pajo (Eesti Energia), Aadu Paist (Tallinn University of Technology) - 9:35 Arvo Ots: Estonian Oil Shale as Power Fuel (pdf)
- 9:55 Juha Sarkki: Five Years Of Successful Operation With Foster Wheeler CFB Boilers Burning Oil Shale At Narva Power Stations (pdf)
- 10:15 Andrei Dedov: High-temperature Corrosion of Superheater Tubes in Oil Shale Boilers (pdf)
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10:45 | Panel: How to Process Semicoke and Utilize Ash
Moderated by Ilmar Petersen (Narva Power Plants), Juha Sarkki (Foster Wheeler) - 10:50 Rein Kuusik: Utilization of Oil Shale Semi-coke – State of Art and Prospects (pdf)
- 11:10 Tõnu Pihu: Reducing of Carbon Dioxide Emissions at Oil Shale Ash Deposition (pdf)
- 11:30 Tamer Turna: Environmental and energy cost advantages of oil shale fueled captive power plants with ash utilization at cement industries, located in countries with high CO2 baselines (pdf)
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- Room B: Session 3B Hints for Successful Oil Shale Projects
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9:30 | Panel: Challenges and Lessons Learned
Moderated by Alo Kelder (Eesti Energia), Anton Dammer (EcoShale) - 9:35 James Bunger: What Thermodynamics Tells Us About Energy Economics and the Future of Oil Shale (pdf)
- 9:55 Demarco Epifanio: Oil Shale Challenges
- 10:15 Michael Ekelund: Price, Cost and Policy: the Development of Alberta’s Oil Sands From the 1960s to the Present (pdf)
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10:45 | Panel: How to Successfully Develop and Finance Oil Shale Projects
Moderated by Michael Ekelund (Alberta Energy), Indrek Jakobson (Tallinn University ofTechnology) - 10:50 Guy Ranawake: Financing Oil Shale Projects (pdf)
- 11:10 Howard Gooder: Persuading Lenders to Finance Oil Shale Developments (pdf)
- 11:30 Dr. Nikola Anastasijevic: Technology Development as Key in Technology Providing Business (pdf)
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12:00-1:00 | Lunch |
- Room A: Session 4A International Oil Shale Developments
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1:00 | Panel: News on Global Updates 1
Moderated by James Bunger (JWBA), Priit Ploompuu (Eesti Energia) - 1:05 James Killen: Status, Outlook and Trends of Oil Shale Research, Demonstration and Development in the United States (pdf)
- 1:25 Shuyuan Li: Chinese Oil Shale Business is Still Going On (pdf)
- 1:45 Yaakov Mimran: Using of Oil Shale in Israel as Alternative Source for Energy (pdf)
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2:15 | Panel: News on Global Updates 2
Moderated by Khosrow Biglaribigi (INTEK), Andres Anijalg (Eesti Energia) - 2:20 Ammar Al-Taher: Status of Development of an Environmentally Friendly, Energy Efficient and Financially Attractive Utilization of Oil shale in Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, and Syria (pdf)
- 2:40 Maher Hijazin: Oil Shale Investment Policy and Strategy (pdf)
- 3:00 Michael Bromley-Challenor: Energy Independence for Europe: 2009 Update on Development of the Cambrian Alum Shale of Sweden, a World Class Energy Resource for Oil and Uranium (pdf)
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- Room B: Session 4B Environmental Impacts of an Oil Shale Industry
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1:00 | Panel: Greenhouse Gases and CCS
Moderated by Erik Puura (University of Tartu), Hans Luik (Tallinn University of Technology) - 1:05 Inge Roos: Impact of Oil Shale Use on Greenhouse Gas Emission Projections from Energy Sector in Estonia (pdf)
- 1:25 Khosrow Biglaribigi: The Costs and Benefits of Carbon Capture and Storage (pdf)
- 1:45 Alla Shogenova: Capture-transport-storage Scenario of CO2 Emissions Produced by Oil-shale Based Energy Industry of Estonia (pdf)
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2:15 | Panel: Expected Environmental Footprint and How to Manage It
Moderated by Rein Kuusik (Tallinn University of Technology), Tõnis Meriste (Eesti Energia) - 2:20 Erik Puura: Predictive Modeling of Environmental Impacts of the Oil Shale Industry (pdf)
- 2:40 Donatella Pasqualini: Carbon and Water Resources Issues, Impacts, and Management Assessment for Oil Shale Development (pdf)
- 3:00 Ghussaina Hilu: Environmental Legal Framework for Oil Shale Projects in Jordan
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3:30-3:50 | Networking and Refreshment Break |
3:50 | Room A: Closing Plenary- World Developments and Oil Shale Potential: - Andres Siirde, TUT; Mihkel Veiderma, Estonian Academy of Sciences: EU Oil Shale Strategic Importance
- Jerry Boak, CERI, Colorado School of Mines: One Million Barrels Per Day of Shale Oil: How and When?
- Keynote Speaker Klaus Brendow, WEC: Oil Shale: A Local Asset Under Global Constraint (pdf)
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