European Round Table on Coal

The European Round Table on Coal meets regularly in the European Parliament, co-chaired by Dr. Christian Ehler MEP and Prof. Jerzy Buzek MEP. Documents from recent meetings can be found below, whilst older documents can be found in the archive.

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25^th European Round Table on Coal, 2 June 2015 “The Energy Union – What will Europe’s energy future look like?” with MEP Marek Gróbarczyk, Rapporteur for the European Parliament’s opinion on Energy Union Minutes

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24^th European Round Table on Coal, 28 January 2015 “First Coal Round of the 8^th European Parliament” with Prof. Klaus-Dieter Borchardt, Director – Internal Energy Market, European Commission DG Energy Press Release

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23^rd European Round Table on Coal, 27 March 2014 “European Coal: a long way come, a long way to go”
with Mr. Dominique Ristori, Director-General for Energy, European Commission
Minutes

An Action Plan for Coal in the 21^st Century

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22^nd European Round Table on Coal, 13 November 2013 “Coal Gasification” Minutes Claudio Marisco (ThyssenKrupp Uhde GmbH): Coal gasification renewed – technology options to exploit Europe´s coal reserves Francisco Garcia Pena (ELCOGAS): Coal gasification in Spain – the future of sustainable coal Prof. Krzysztof Stańczyk (GIG – Główny Instytut Górnictwa or Central Mining Insitute): The new Clean Coal Technology Centre and underground coal gasification in Poland

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21^st European Round Table on Coal, 24 September 2013 “Intelligent Coal Mining: corporate and R&D strategies to 2020 and beyond” Minutes Zbigniew Stopa & Roger de Bazelaire (Lubelski Węgiel „BOGDANKA” S.A.): Doubling output from the Lublin coal basin to power Poland from Europe’s biggest underground coal mine Alan Haigh (European Commission): 10 years of coal-related research funded through the RFCS

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20^th European Round Table on Coal, 23 April 2013 “A 2030 framework for EU climate and energy policies” Minutes Paweł Smoleń, EURACOAL President (PGE S.A.): A 2030 framework for EU climate and energy policies Dr. Filip Grzegorczyk (Kompania Węglowa S.A.): Planned investments in new hard coal-fired power plants in Poland – energy security, energy efficiency and low emission for the long term

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19^th European Round Table on Coal, 22 January 2013 “CO₂ Capture and Storage: infrastructure of common interest” Press Release: European Association for Coal and Lignite calls for MEPs to vote against ETS back-loading proposal Minutes Prof. Dr. Ulrich van Suntum (University of Münster): Benefits, design and financing of a CO₂ transport and storage infrastructure Marek Kloczko (Polish Chamber of Commerce): EU ETS – Why an international agreement is needed before structural reform

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International Round Table on Coal, 13 November 2012 “Clean Coal Technologies” Minutes Jean-François Gagné (IEA): High-efficiency low-emisisons coal-fired power generation – technology roadmap Vladimir Budinsky (Chair UNECE ad-hoc group on cleaner electricity production from coal and other FF): Improving the efficiency of coal-fired electricity production – the Prunerov case Yoshihiko Sakanashi (JPower): Japan’s experience – incentivising the deployment of high-efficiency coal-fired power plants

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18^th European Round Table on Coal, 18 September 2012 “EU Emissions Trading Scheme: fit for purpose” Minutes Jerzy Janikowski (TAURON Polska Energia SA): Coal-fired power plants & the impact of the EU ETS & climate policy on the European economy Nigel Yaxley, EURACOAL Market Committee Chairman (CoalImp): On DG Climate Action’s proposal to back-load EU ETS auctioning

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  17^th European Round Table on Coal, 6 June 2012 “Horizon 2020 – best use of fossil fuels” Minutes Patrick Clerens (EPPSA): Importance of including flexible and efficient conventional power generation in the Horizon 2020 programme Prof. Mathias Seitz (IBI): Innovative Process Technology for refining lignite – R&D needs

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16^th European Round Table on Coal, 21 March 2012 “Energy Roadmap 2050: efficient and flexible back-up from coal” Minutes Alan Svoboda (CEZ): Energy Roadmap 2050 – a view from the utility industry Wolfgang Dirschauer (Vattenfall): Efficiency and flexibility of coal-fired power plants Bogdan Janicki (CEEP): Saving CO₂ – a proposal to renew coal-fired power plants

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15^th European Round Table on Coal, 29 November 2011 “Managing Greenhouse Gases in a Low-Carbon Economy” Minutes Dr. Johannes Heithoff (RWE Power): CO₂ Capture and Use (CCU) Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Schiffer (RWE Power): Carbon footprints of fossil fuels for power generation – comparison of the carbon footprint of pipeline gas from Russia and Norway with those of LNG, shale gas and coal Dr. Tim Cockerill (Imperial College London): Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) as a policy tool

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14^th European Round Table on Coal, 31 May 2011 “Coal Conversion Technologies: new products from coal and lignite” Minutes Serge Périneau (World CTL): Coal to Liquid Fuels, Natural Gas & Chemicals: a global perspective Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Meyer (Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg): From Mining to Refining – innovative concepts for making the most of coal

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13^th European Round Table on Coal, 16 March 2011 “Surging Global Demand For Coal: what it means for the EU” Minutes Dr.-Ing. Hartmuth Zeiß, EURACOAL President (Vattenfall Europe Mining AG & Vattenfall Europe Generation AG): Global Coal: trends and outlook Dr. Kevin Rosner (Institute for the Analysis of Global Security): Russian Coal: Europe’s new energy challenge Moritz Paulus (Institute of Energy Economics): China’s Coal Demand Boom: the end of cheap coal for Europe?

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12^th European Round Table on Coal, 10 November 2010 “The Role of Coal within a Future Energy Mix” Minutes Philip Lowe (DG Energy): The role of coal within a future energy mix Dr.-Ing. Hartmuth Zeiß, EURACOAL President (Vattenfall Europe Mining AG & Vattenfall Europe Generation AG): CCS – technoligical achievements and political challenges / TEXT Michael Eyll-Vetter (RWE Power AG): Coal – a sustainable energy source with long-term reliability

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11^th European Round Table on Coal, 15 September 2010 “CCS infrastructure, State aid update and coal sector investment” Minutes Dr.-Ing. George Milojcic, EURACOAL Energy Policy Committee Chairman (Debriv): About the benefits of a CO₂ transport and storage infrastructure in Europe – a coal industry perspective Prof. Dr. Franz-Josef Wodopia, EURACOAL Vice President (GVSt): Update on coal industry state aid in the EU David Brewer, EURACOAL Environment Committee Chairman (CoalPro): Investment in coal production and use – opportunities, barriers and solutions

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10^th European Round Table on Coal, 24 March 2010 “Update on coal-related EU policy”

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9^th European Round Table on Coal, 18 February 2009 “Discussion of Draft Report and Amendments on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Industrial Emissions”

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8^th European Round Table on Coal, 4 November 2008 “Draft CCS Directive”

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7^th European Round Table on Coal, 2 September 2008 “Amendments on CCS Regulatory Framework”

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6^th European Round Table on Coal, 4 June 2008 “CCS Regulatory Framework”

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5^th European Round Table on Coal, 10 April 2008 “Draft Directive on CCS”

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4^th European Round Table on Coal, 29 January 2008 “Expected Directive on CCS Technology”

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3^rd European Round Table on Coal, 29 November 2007 “CCS – Emissions Trading”

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2^nd European Round Table on Coal, 4 September 2007 “Prognos Study – the role of coal in Europe – Emissions Trading”

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1^st European Round Table on Coal, 2007 “Inaugural meeting”