Call for Papers - 34th INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC & EXPERT MEETING OF GAS PROFESSIONALS

05 dic 2018
8th to 10th of May, 2019 in the Congress Centre of the Grand Hotel Adriatic, in Opatija, Croatia

In case you have not registered a paper yet for the 34th INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC & EXPERT MEETING OF GAS PROFESSIONALS, which will take place on 8th to 10th of May, 2019 in the Congress Centre of the Grand Hotel Adriatic, in Opatija, Croatia we remind you to submit  abstract via the online paper registration form until 20th of December 2018.

The conference, organized by Croatian Gas Center Ltd. and Croatian Gas Association, member of the International Gas Union (IGU), provides an international arena for the exchange of ideas, research results, innovative technologies and best practices among gas and energy professonals and managers working in academic, business, national and international organizations in all areas of the natural gas and energy industry. 

One of the largest three-day international gas conferences & exhibitions in Central and South-East Europe will once again gather about 600 distinguished gas and energy experts and managers from about 240 gas companies and institutions, about 45 exhibitors from 20 and more countries who will discuss the current gas and energy topics.

CONFERENCE TOPICS:

  1. INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS:
    „CURRENT STATE AND TRENDS OF GAS RESERVES IN THE WORLD, EU AND CROATIA REGARDING CURRENT AND FUTURE CONSUMPTION“
    • Predictability of Gas Prices and Competition against Other Types of Fuels
    • Geopolitical Infuence of the Gas Sources and Transport Routes on Gas Supply
       
  2. EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES AND THE USE OF GAS WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
    • Natural Gas and Green Natural Gas, Biogas, Hydrogen and Direct Utilization of LNG
       
  3. INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATIONS AND PANEL DISCUSSION:
    „FUTURE CONSTRUCTION OF INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES IN CROATIA AND IN EUROPE“
    • LNG Terminal on the Island of Krk
    • Evacuation Gas Pipelines and Expansion of the Transport Network
    • Compressor Stations for the Equalisation of Gas Pressure towards Neighbouring Countries
    • Progress of the Construction of the Peak Gas Storage Facility
       
  4. SMART TECHNOLOGIES IN GAS AND ENERGY SYSTEMS
    • Smart Gas Meters, Regulators and Other Metering Devices (Measurement of the Consumption of Electricity, Thermal Energy and Water Quantities)
    • Smart City Concept
       
  5. INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATIONS AND PANEL DISCUSSION:
    "INNOVATION AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR ROLE IN THE GAS INDUSTRY"
    • Internet of Things - IoT
    • Internet of Everything - IoE
    • Energy 4.0 Concept and Information Technologies (IT)
    • Blockchain Tehnologies
    • Drones, Virtual and Extended Reality 
       
  6. INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATIONS AND PANEL DISCUSSSION:
    „TODAY'S GAS MARKET IN THE EU AND CROATIA AND CHALLENGES IN THE FUTURE“
    • Extreme Weather Conditions and the Use of Gas
    • Impact of Significant Breakdowns on Energy Usage
    • Standard Quality of Gas in Croatia and Compliance with European Regulations and Guidelines
  7. ISSUES RELATING TO GAS DISTRIBUTERS IN TERMS OF SYSTEM EFFICIENCY AND SECURITY
    • Testing Networks for Leakage
    • Levels of Gas Supply Pressures
    • Calibration and Replacement of Gas Meters
       
  8. THE POTENTIAL OF THE USE OF GAS IN TRANSPORT AND ASSOCIATED ISSUES
    • Use of Biomethane in Transport
    • Supplying LNG to Vehicles
    • Gas in Transport with Respect to Other Fuels
    • Opportunities in Financing from EU Funds (ESI Funds/OPCC and CEP Instruments) of Projects for Constructing Filling Stations for Natural Gas Vehicles (NGVs)
    • New Laws from the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on Mandatory Use of Lowe-Sulphur Diesel in Maritime Transport form 2020 as an Opportunity to Transfer Maritime Transport to LNG
       
  9. TECHNICAL REGULATIONS, RULES OF THE PROFESSION AND CONSUMER RIGHTS
    • EU Directives and Protection of Personal Data of Gas Consumers
    • Issues Relating to Privacy in the Use of Smart Gas Meters
       
  10. POSTER SESSION ON VARIOUS ENERGY TOPICS

 

To register your abstract/paper kindly click here.

Abstract Sumission Deadline: 20th of December 2018