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 Project in brief
Educational and Training System for Clean Coal Technology

Project funded by: EC - LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME / LEONARDO DA VINCI /

Transfer of Innovation TOI/2012
Duration: 2 years
Partners
• UPB – Politehnica University in Bucharest, Romania - Coordinator
• ISPE – Institute for Studies and Power Engineering, Romania
• ARoTT – Romanian Association for Technology Transfer and Innovation
• UEDIN – The University of Edinburgh, UK
• CRES – Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving, Greece
Main objective
• to create and develop an educational and training system for promoting, developing
and implementing clean coal technologies, through knowledge and best practices
shared, in order to provide high performance and innovation in the vocational
education and training systems and to raise stakeholders level of knowledge, skills and
competencies
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 Project in brief
Educational and Training System for Clean Coal Technology

• WP 1 – Project Management and Coordination

• WP 2 – State of Play for each national environment in Romania, Greece and
UK, including a comparative joint report
• WP 3 – Assessment of the level of performance and knowledge in Romania
and Greece
• WP 4 – Technological and know how transfer from UK to Romania and
Greece
• WP 5 – Lifelong learning support materials – Educational package for the
targeted group (specialists and non-specialists) from the coal power sector in
Romania and Greece
• WP 6 – Organising the training sessions for the coal power sector employees
(specialists and non-specialists)
• WP 7 – “CleanCOALtech” Project results dissemination and promotion

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Joint Report – summarized conclusions:

 State of play and forecast of National Energy Systems

 HR structure in the coal power sector and education framework

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National Energy Systems – Coal Power Sector – State of play (1)

Main indicators: 2011 UK Greece Romania

I. Inland production of primary energy, Mtoe 137 9.6 27.5

of which, coal, Mtoe 11.6 7.5 6.7

Inland consumption of primary energy,
II. 38.8 9.6 35.6
Mtoe
of which, coal, Mtoe 0.5 7.5 8.1
III. Coal import, Mtoe 21.6 0.24 1.1

IV. Coal export, Mtoe 0.86 - 0.023

V. Installed capacity, MW 67033 17281 19722

of which, coal, MW 19616 5218 6705
VI. Electricity production, GWh 58753 59440 62216
of which, coal, GWh 1468 31063 24751

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National Energy Systems – Coal Power Sector – State of play (2)

Coal inland production

80% 78.125%

60%

40%

24.364%
20%
8.467%

0%

UK Greece Romania

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National Energy Systems – Coal Power Sector – State of play (2)

Coal inland consumption

80% 78.125%

60%

40%

22.753%
20%

1.289%
0%

UK Greece Romania

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National Energy Systems – Coal Power Sector – State of play (4)

Plant Year of starting Efficiency,

Technology type Fuel type
capacity, MW operation %

Coal/Biomass/
UK Subcritical PC 61 ÷ 3870 1918÷2000 16 ÷ 75
Biofuel/Oil

Steam turbine
generating units
Greece 43 ÷ 1595 Lignite 1959÷2003 32 ÷ 37.3
with condensing
system

Lignite/ Hard
Romania Subcritical PC 50 ÷ 1980 1967÷2007 32.5 ÷ 54
coal

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National Energy Systems – Coal Power Sector – Forecasts
UK
 CO2 emissions will be restricted
by an Emissions Performance
Standard to annual limits on total
CO2 emissions (based on
450g/kWh) that can currently be
met by unabated gas.
 All new plants >300MW must be
capture ready and new coal plants
must include at least 300MW of
CCS.
 The future of coal mining in the
UK is almost completely dependent
on the future use of Coal + CCS for
power generation.
Greece
 Lignite is of strategic
importance for Greece, because
of the low cost of extraction; it
guarantees a stable and easily
monitored price, and offers both
stability and security in the
availability of fuel supplies.
 At the same time, the
utilization of lignite provides
thousands of jobs throughout the
Greek countryside, where high
rates of unemployment prevail.
Therefore, lignite has contributed
significantly to the growth of the
Greek National Product.
Romania
 Exploitable lignite reserves
in Romania can ensure an
effective economic
exploitation still about 40
years at a production level of
30 million tons/year.
 According to National
Investment Plan, approved by
the European Commission,
approx. 2,000 MW are new
capacities on coal that need
to be put in operation until
2020.
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HR structure in the coal power sector and education framework (1)

ROMANIA UK GREECE
Coal Power Sector
2011 2011 2012

MW installed 6,705 19,616 5,218

Total no. employees 12,642 4,250 2,377

Specific ratio employees/MWi 1.88 0.217 0.45

(1956:205) 9:1 (2160:217) 10:1

Specialists vs. non-specialists Area of interest - boilers - Overall power
& auxiliaries plant

Employment trend

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HR structure in the coal power sector and education framework (2)
Coal Power Sector
ROMANIA
VET system
The National Authority for
Responsible Qualifications together with
authorities Ministry for Labor, Social
Protection, Family and Elderly and
Ministry of National Education
Upgrading the existing legislation
National legislation
2000/2003-2004/2013
Several new private dedicated
Specialised
companies but lack of experience
companies
& quality
Employers interest Very low
Not enough governmental
funds/programs
EU dedicated financing programs
Financing sources
Private significant support only
inside big international companies
Training fees
UK GREECE
England and Wales
EPAS and EPAL
• Department of Education + 9
agencies under the
agencies
Ministry of Education
Scotland
and Religious Affairs,
• Cabinet Secretary for Education
Culture & Sports
and LLL + 3 Ministries
In force (2007/2008) In force (2006/2010)
Public and private for
Several National Training CVET = KDVM level II +
Programs (funds for energy skills; IEK
low carbon skills, etc.) The need for a more
effective system
High Low
Sponsorships European Social Fund
Public Funds – governmental funds Public Funds
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Next steps 2013:

 Questionnaires were launched to the already identified target group –

specialists and non-specialists in the coal power sector

 Data processed
UK CVET
 Knowledge and best practice transferred Knowledge & best practice
transfer

2014
We invite you to the National ROMANIA GREECE
Conference which will be held in 5 x Trainees 2 x Trainees
Craiova in order to find out more
about our projects results
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Target audience Target audience
50 specialists + 25 x non-specialists 25 specialists + 25 x non-specialists

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Thank you for YOUR attention

ISPE team

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