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Acceptance or Revision Notification Deadline: January 19, 2009 Submission of Final Paper Deadline: January 30, 2009 See the full publication schedule.

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International Colloquium on Environmentally Preferred Advanced Power Generation

Advanced Power Generation:
1 Megawatt to 1,000 Megawatts

The International Colloquium on Environmentally Preferred Advanced Power Generation (ICEPAG) is a three-day international colloquium focused on advanced CENTRAL POWER and advanced DISTRIBUTED GENERATION technologies. The confernce will be held in the beautiful setting of Fairmont Newport Beach, Newport Beach, California from February 10-12, 2009.

The colloquium is organized by the National Fuel Cell Research Center and the Advanced Power and Energy Program at the University of California, Irvine in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy; the European Union; the United Nations; the Pacific Rim Consortium on Energy, Combustion, and the Environment; and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. It is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.

ICEPAG 2009 focuses on "Advanced Power Generation: 1 Megawatt to 1,000 Megawatts,” emphasizing CENTRAL POWER, including Large Renewable Deployment, Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) and Integrated Gasification Fuel Cell (IGFC)systems, Nuclear, Grid Ramifications, and Sequestration Technology, and DISTRIBUTED GENERATION, which includes Large Fuel Cells, Gas Turbines, Fuel Cell/Gas Turbine Hybrids, Combined Cooling Heat and Power, Solar Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal, Smart Circuits and Advanced Power Electronics, Smart Grid Technology, Electric and Plug-In Electric Vehicles, and Energy Storage.

The colloquium features a series of presentations on the technological, environmental, regulatory, and market aspects of distributed and central plant power including (1) emerging international activity; (2) development of the international market for fuel cell/gas turbine hybrid technology, renewable technologies, and IGCC and IGFC technologies; and (3) the potential for cooperation and collaboration among participating countries.

ICEPAG is accepting abstracts in the following two tracks and sub-topics through Monday, Nov. 3.

1. DISTRIBUTED GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES (1 Megawatt to 50 Megawatts)
   
   • 1-1 Large Fuel Cells
   • 1-2 Gas Turbines
   • 1-3 Fuel Cell/Gas Turbine Hybrids
   • 1-4 Combined Cooling Heat and Power
   • 1-5 Solar Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal
   • 1-6 Smart Circuits and Advanced Power Electronics
   • 1-7 Smart Grid Technology
   • 1-8 Electric and Plug-In Electric Vehicles
   • 1-9 Energy Storage
     




2. CENTRAL PLANT TECHNOLOGIES (100 Megawatts to 1,000 Megawatts)
   
   • 2-1 Large Renewable Deployment
   • 2-2 Integrated Gasification Combined Cycles (IGCC)
   • 2-3 Integrated Gasification Fuel Cell Cycles (IGFC)
   • 2-4 Next Generation Grid Technologies
   • 2-5 Sequestration Technology
     

Fuel Cell/Gas Turbine Hybrid Short Course
An optional tutorial will be held the afternoon of Monday, February 9, 2009, at the National Fuel Cell Research Center at the University of California, Irvine. The tutorial provides essential background on the fundamentals, design, deployment, history, and operating characteristics of hybrid fuel cell systems.