IFC2024

12th International Freiberg Conference on Circular Carbon Technologies – Transformation towards Resource Efficiency and Climate Neutrality, 23-26 September 2024 in Shanghai, China

Over 183 international participants came together at the 12th International Freiberg Conference (IFC) to exchange latest developments, information and insights for the transformation towards resource efficiency and climate neutrality at the nexus of science, industry, politics and civil society; technology developers and plant operators shared their current/planned projects as well as operational experiences along the entire feedstock-to-products value chain.

This event was organized by the Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering (IEC) at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg (Germany) with its co-organizers the East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST, China), Synfuels China Technology Co., Ltd (China) and the Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICC CAS, China) and brought together international scientists, specialists, practitioners and diverse stakeholders for 3 days of intensive discussion and networking.

The program included three days of scientific program, enriched with ample opportunities for networking and exchange, 24 scientific sessions, a poster reception as well as 3 plenary sessions. Exciting (optional) technical tours to world-scale chemical production facilities in China, as well as interesting networking events designed to facilitate networking and interaction between conference participants rounded off the program with first-hand practical experience.

Program 2024

Statistic 2024

The 12th International Freiberg Conference was held in Shanghai, China. With 111 oral presentations and 12 posters, the conference provided participants with the opportunity to engage in lively discussions and exchanges on opportunities, challenges and developments in circular carbon technologies to pave the way towards a resource efficient, circular and climate neutral economy via the recirculation of carbon-containing waste as secondary raw materials for production. Additionally, latest developments in the sustainability transformation in Asia via the low emission utilization of primary carbon feedstocks and integration of biogenic raw materials were also highlighted.

Participating organizations include:

  • Air Liquide, China
  • Air Liquide Global E&C Solution, Germany
  • Air Liquide R&D GmbH, Germany
  • BASF, China
  • BASF Advanced Chemicals Co., Ltd., China
  • BASF Company Ltd., China
  • BASF SE, Germany
    Beijing Aerospace MWAY Technology Co., Ltd, China
  • Beijing University of Technology, China
  • Beijing University of Technology, China
  • BEST – Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies, Austria
  • BGR, Germany
  • BTU Cottbus, Germany
  • Central Mining Institute, Poland
  • Changzheng Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., China
  • China Energy Ningxia
  • Coal Industry Co., Ltd., China
  • China University of Mining & Technology, China
  • Chiron Energy Solutions, Netherlands
  • CHN Energy Technological and Economic Research Institute, China
  • CHOREN Industrietechnik GmbH, Germany
  • Covestro Polymers, China
  • Dalian University of Technology, China
  • DBI Virtuhcon GmbH, Germany
  • Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
  • Dow, Thailand
    East China University of Science & Technology, China
  • Encore Engineering Equipment Co. Ltd., China
  • ENN Energy Research Institute, China
  • FELUWA Pumpen GmbH, Germany
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany
  • Fraunhofer IKTS, Germany
  • Fraunhofer IKTS, China
    Fraunhofer IWU, Germany
  • Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Germany
  • GeoEcoMar, Romania
  • GIDARA Energy, Netherlands
  • GTI Energy, United States
  • Institute of Coal Chemistry, CAS, China
  • Institute of Energy and Fuel Processing Technology, Poland
  • Jindal Steel, India
  • Lehigh University, United States
  • Leibniz Insitute for Plasma Science and Technology, Germany
  • Nanjing Forestry University, China
  • Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Singapore
  • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  • National Institute of Clean-and-low-Carbon Energy, China
  • North University of China, China
  • NTU NEWRI R3C, Singapore
  • Politecnico Milano, Italy
  • Public Utility Board Singapore, Singapore
  • Qingdao Agricultural University, China
  • REPSOL QUIMICA S.A., Spain
  • ROMONTA Holding GmbH, Germany
  • Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
  • Sapienza Università of Rome, Italy
  • Shaanxi Coal & Chemical Industry Group Co., Ltd, China
  • Sinopec Ningbo Engineering Co., Ltd, China
  • Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain
  • Sulzer Shanghai Engineering & Machinery Works Ltd., China
  • Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Republic of Korea
  • Synfuels, China
  • Technology Co., Ltd., China
  • Taiyuan University of Technology, China
  • Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany
  • Technical University of Delft, Netherlands
  • Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
  • Technical University of Munich, Germany
  • The International Centre for Sustainable Carbon, United Kingdom
  • Torrgas, Netherlands
  • TRUMPF Hüttinger, Germany
  • TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
  • TU Bergakademie Freiberg, China
  • University of Johannesburg, South Africa
  • University of Mining and Technolog, China
  • University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
  • Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland
  • Xi’an Jiaotong Univerisity, China
  • Xinjiang University, China
  • Zhejiang University, China

IFC 2023

11th International Freiberg Conference on Circular Carbon Technologies – Towards a Net-Zero Carbon Economy, 24-29 September 2023 in Rotterdam, Netherlands

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Over 244 international participants came together at the 11th International Freiberg Conference (IFC) to exchange latest developments, information and insights for the transition towards a net-zero carbon economy at the nexus of science, industry, politics and civil society; technology developers and plant operators will also share their current/planned projects as well as operational experiences along the Waste-to-Products value chain.

This event was organized by the Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering (IEC) and brought together international scientists, specialists, practitioners and diverse stakeholders for 3 days of intensive discussion and networking.

The program included three days of scientific program, enriched with ample opportunities for networking and exchange, 27 scientific sessions, a poster reception, an Industry Panel Discussion with interesting guests (CO2-Value Europe, IC Fuels, LyondellBasell, Shell and Sulzer) as well as keynote presentations by the European Chemical Industry Council (cefic) as well as the Port of Rotterdam. Two days of (optional) technical tours in and around Rotterdam (N+P, Plant One Rotterdam, Value Maritime), Amsterdam (Shell’s Energy Transition Campus, Avantium)

and Brightlands Chemelot Campus rounded off the program with first-hand practical

experience.

Program 2023

Statistic 2023

The 11th International Freiberg Conference was held in Rotterdam, Netherlands. With 111 oral presentations and 33 posters, the conference provided participants with the opportunity to engage in lively discussions and exchanges on opportunities, challenges and developments in circular carbon and hydrogen technologies for the transition towards a net zero carbon economy. This involves recirculation of carbon-containing waste streams into the production cycle i.e., waste-to-products for defossilization, chemical recycling and zero waste, and on the utilization of renewable electric

power to drive high-temperature conversion. Focusing on gasification and pyrolysis, innovative pathways and concepts, alternative carbon sources and the evaluation of potential and impact for a transition to circularity, especially for carbon-intensive industries were addressed.

  • Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions, Germany
  • Air Liquide R&D GmbH, Germany
  • Air Products Chemical Technology Development (Beijing) Co, Ltd, China
  • Air Products Nederland B.V., Netherlands
  • AmoCarbon, Germany
  • Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l., Italy
  • BASF SE, Germany
  • BioBTX BV, Netherlands
  • bp, United Kingdom
  • Calix – Europe SARL, France
  • CAPHENIA GmbH, Germany
  • carboliq GmbH, Germany
  • CAS Institute of Coal Chemistry (ICC), China
  • Cefic, European Chemical Industry Council, Belgium
  • Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Japan
  • China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China
  • Chiron Energy Solutions, Netherlands
  • Choren Industietechnik GmbH, Germany
  • CO2-Value Europe, Belgium
  • Covestro Deutschland AG, Germany
  • CSIRO, Australia
  • Dalian University of Technology, China
  • DBI Virtuhcon GmbH, Germany
  • Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
  • Dimeta, Netherlands
  • DOPS Recycling Technologies BV, Netherlands
  • Dow Benelux, Netherlands
  • East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), China
  • Energy Environmental Research Center (EERC), United States
  • Enerkem Inc., Canada
  • ETH Zürich, Switzerland
  • ExxonMobil Engineering Europe Ltd, United Kingdom
  • ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, United States
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany
  • Fraunhofer IKTS, Germany
  • Fraunhofer IWU, Germany
  • Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Germany
  • GE Gas Power, Spain
  • GFG Alliance, United Arab Emirates
  • GIDARA Energy B.V., Netherlands
  • GIG, Poland
  • GTI Energy, United States
  • Higman Consulting UK Ltd, United Kingdom
  • Illinois Clean Fuels, United States
  • INEOS Inovyn, Belgium
  • Institute for Advanced Engineering, South Korea
  • Institute of Energy and Fuel Processing Technology, Poland
  • Instituto de Carboquimica, Spain
  • International Centre for Sustainable Carbon (ICSC), United Kingdom
  • iplas GmbH, Germany
  • Itero Development Ltd, United Kingdom
  • Johnson Matthey, United Kingdom
  • Joulmine GmbH & Co KG, Germany
  • JRC – European Commision, Spain
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
  • Lanxess Deutschland GmbH, Germany
  • Large Enines Competence Center, Austria
  • Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology, Germany
  • Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
  • LyondellBasell, Netherlands
  • LyondellBasell, Belgium
  • LyondellBasell, United States
  • LyondellBasell, Germany
  • LyondellBasell, France
  • Magdeburg University, Germany
  • Monash University, Australia
  • Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria
  • MV automation systems GmbH, Germany
  • MVV Umwelt GmbH, Germany
  • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  • National University of Mongolia, Mongolia
  • Ningxia University, China
  • Nobian, Netherlands
  • NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Norway
  • North-West University, South Africa
  • ORLEN UniCRE a.s., Czech Republic
  • Petrobras, Brazil
  • Politecnico di Milano, Italy
  • Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • PreZero Stiftung & Co KG, Germany
  • Pyrum Innovations AG, Germany
  • Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
  • RWE Power AG, Germany
  • RWTH Aachen, Germany
  • Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
  • SCHMIDTSCHE SCHACK ARVOS GmbH, Germany
  • Shell International B.V., Netherlands
  • Sokolovská uhelná, právní nástupce, a.s., Czech Republic
  • Sotacarbo S.p.A., Italy
  • Sphera Solutions GmbH, Germany
  • Sulzer Chemtech Ltd, Switzerland
  • Sumitomo Forster Wheeler, United Kingdom
  • Synfuels China Technology CO., LTD., China
  • Synthos Schkopau GmbH, Germany
  • Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
  • Torrgas Projects B.V., Netherlands
  • Torrgreen, Netherlands
  • TRUMPF Hüttinger GmbH + Co. KG, Germany
  • TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
  • TU Darmstadt, Germany
  • TU Delft, Netherlands
  • TU Dortmund, Germany
  • TU Munich, Germany
  • Universidad Pública de Navarra, Spain
  • University of Waterloo, Canada
  • VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., Finland
  • Wintershall Dea Carbon Management Solutions (WDCMS)Netherlands, Wits University, South Africa
  • Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland

IFC 2022

10th International Freiberg Conference on Waste Gasification from 19-21 September 2022 in Freiberg, Germany

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Over 150 international participants came together at the 10th International Freiberg Conference (IFC) to discuss about opportunities, challenges and developments in the production of syngas and hydrogen from challenging secondary feedstock via waste gasification.

This event was organized by the Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering (IEC) and brought together intersectoral specialists and practitioners from the industry with researchers for 3 days of intensive discussion and networking.

On Monday, the event kicked off with a compact course to provide an overview of chemical recycling processes, in particularly waste gasification. This was followed by an evening welcome reception at the Terra Mineralia where international participants visited one of the most valuable and significant mineral collections worldwide. Over the next two days, participants not only had the chance to hear about the latest developments in the field of waste gasification, the conference dinner held at IEC on Tuesday evening also enabled participants the opportunity to visit the institute’s extensive laboratory, bench-scale and pilot facilities, and engage IEC’s experts and specialists in dialogue.

Another highlight of the conference program was the industry panel session on Wednesday morning, where experts from the chemical (BASF, COVESTRO), energy (RWE), recycling (Puraglobe, PreZero Pyral) sectors came together for a cross-sectorial discussion on their strategies and activities for defossilization and circularity as well as challenges faced. The industry panel also included Illinois Clean Fuels which is developing a MSW-to-Sustainable Aviation Fuel project in USA in combination with carbon capture and storage to share perspectives of developments outside of Europe. Finally, the conference rounded up on Thursday with technical tours to mechanical treatment facilities for packaging waste and MSW (i.e. Becker Umwelt and RABA plant by AWVC), as well as to Puraglobe to view its HyRes pyrolysis technology for used oil and lubricants recycling.

At the end of the 10th International Freiberg Conference, IFC initiator and Chairman Prof. Bernd Meyer also officially “passed on the baton” of the conference to his successor at IEC Prof. Martin Gräbner. Prof. Gräbner will be chairing the next IFC conference.

Program 2022

Statistic 2022

The 10th International Freiberg Conference was held in Freiberg, Germany. With 67 oral presentations and 14 posters, the conference provided participants with the opportunity to engage in lively discussions and exchanges about the latest developments related to decarbonization and sustainability transformation of carbon intensive industries, chemical recycling in the form of waste gasification.

Participating organizations include:

  • Aalto University, Finland
  • AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
  • Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions, Germany
  • Air Products and Chemicals, United States
  • Air Products Nederland B.V., The Netherlands
  • Aisa Impianti S.p.A., Italy
  • ArcelorMittal Innovación, Spain
  • Ariel University, Israel
  • ATNA Industrial Solutions GmbH, Germany
  • Basell Bayreuth Chemie, Germany
  • Basell Polyolefine GmbH, Germany
  • BASF SE, Germany
  • Boson Energy, Sweden
  • bp, United Kingdom
  • CAC Chemieanlagenbau Chemnitz GmbH, Germany
  • Choren Industrietechnik GmbH, Germany
  • Covestro Deutschland AG, Germany
  • CRIEPI, Japan
  • DBI Virtuhcon GmbH, Germany
  • Dow Benelux BV, The Netherlands
  • EcoEnergy Gesellschaft für Energie- & Umwelttechnik mbH, Germany
  • Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC), United States
  • Enerkem Inc., Germany
  • EST TU Darmstadt, Germany
  • FCC Environment CEE GmbH, Austria
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany
  • Fraunhofer IMWS, Germany
  • Fraunhofer ISC, Germany
  • Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Germany
  • Gefna UG, Germany
  • GIDARA Energy, The Netherlands
  • Główny Instytut Górnictwa, Poland
  • GTI Energy, South Africa
  • GTT-Technologies, Germany
  • Haldor Topsoe, Denmark
  • Higman Consulting UK Ltd, United Kingdom 
  • Illinois Clean Fuels, United States
  • INOVYN, Belgium
  • InProcess Instruments, Germany
  • Institute for Combustion Problems, Kazakhstan
  • Institute of Energy and Fuel Processing Technology, Poland
  • International Centre for Sustainable Carbon, United Kingdom
  • Itap GmbH, Germany
  • Jindal Steel and Power Limited, India
  • Kopf SynGas GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
  • Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Mongolia
  • MVV Umwelt GmbH, Germany
  • Niccolò Cusano University Rome, Italy
  • Nitto Deutschland GmbH, Germany
  • Plasmatechnics R&D LLP, Kazakhstan
  • PreZero Pyral GmbH, Germany
  • Puraglobe GmbH, Germany
  • Pusan National University, Republic of Korea
  • RWE Power AG, Germany
  • SGH2 Energy Global, United States
  • Shell, United States
  • Shell Global Solutions International BV, The Netherlands
  • SHV Energy, The Netherlands
  • Slovnaft / MOL Group R&D, Slovakia
  • Sokolovská uhelná, právní nástupce, a.s., Czech Republic
  • SpectraFlow Analytics AG, Switzerland
  • TA Instrument a Division of Waters GmbH, Germany
  • TAF Thermische Apparate Freiberg GmbH, Germany
  • TAURON Inwestycje Sp. z.o.o, Poland
  • The DOW Chemical Company, The Netherlands
  • TNO, The Netherlands
  • Torrgas Engineering, The Netherlands
  • TU Bergakademie Freiberg, ITUN, Germany
  • TU Dresden – Chair of Energy Process Engineering, Germany
  • TU Munich, Chair of Energy Systems, Germany
  • UNIPER Technologies GmbH, Germany
  • Universidad del Valle, Colombia
  • University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  • VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland

IFC 2018

 3–8 June 2018 I 9th International Freiberg Conference in Berlin, Germany

Successful conclusion of the 9th International Freiberg Conference in Berlin, Germany

The 9th International Freiberg Conference took place from 3–8 June 2018 in Germany’s capital city Berlin. This conference focused on issues associated with closing the carbon cycle through sector coupling (e.g. energy, chemical, waste, recycling) and the role of coal in a circular economy. It was jointly organized by the Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering (Freiberg, Germany) and the IEA Clean Coal Centre (London, UK).

With 140 academic and industrial oral presentations and 37 posters, this exciting event brought together over 280 experts, specialists and researchers from 22 countries for four days of intensive discussion about chemical utilization of carbon resources (clean carbon conversion) with low CO2 emissions. The 9th International Freiberg Conference was also very honored to have distinguished speakers namely Dr. Jadwiga Emilewicz (Minister of Entrepreneurship and Technology, Poland), Dr. Christian Ehler (Member of the European Parliament), Hans-Joachim Hennings (Department Head at the Ministry of Economy, Science and Digitization, State of Saxony-Anhalt), via video message Dr. Eva-Maria Stange (Minister for Higher Education, Research and the Fine Arts, State of Saxony), Dr. Lars Kulik (Executive Board Member of RWE Power AG) and Prof. Bernd Meyer (IEC, TU Bergakademie Freiberg).

For the first time, the conference included a special poster reception which gave young scientists the opportunity to present and discuss their results. The highly successful Krüger Poster Reception was kindly sponsored by Dr. Erika Krüger from the Association of Friends and Supporters of the TU Bergakademie (Verein der Freunde und Förderer der TU Bergakademie Freiberg e.V.) and Chairman of the Krüger Foundation. Dr. Erika Krüger also presented the awards for best posters personally at the conference. In addition to the scientific program, participants also had the opportunity to take part in four technical tours to companies from various sectors in the carbon economy in and around Berlin.

The conference organising committee would like to thank all participants, exhibitors, sponsors and supporters for their contribution to making the 2018 conference in Berlin, Germany, a success and an outstanding event for everyone.

IFC 2018 – Programme

 

Statistic 2018

The 9th International Freiberg Conference was held at the InterContinental Hotel in Berlin, Germany. With 140 oral presentations and 37 posters, the conference provided participants with the opportunity to engage in lively discussions and exchanges about the latest developments related to innovative coal value chains.

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Participating organisations include:

  • African Carbon Energy, South Africa
  • AIR LIQUIDE R&D GmbH, Germany
  • Ariel University, Israel
  • ARVOS GmbH, Germany
  • Basell Polyolefine GmbH, Germany
  • BASF SE, Germany
  • Bruker AXS GmbH, Germany
  • Calamites Kft , Hungary
  • CAS Institute of Coal Chemistry (ICC), China
  • CEA Liten, France
  • Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), Japan
  • Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Greece
  • Changzheng Engineering Co., Ltd. (CECO), China
  • Chemieanlagenbau Chemnitz GmbH, Germany
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
  • East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), China
  • Ebara Corporation, Japan
  • Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC), United States
  • Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), The Netherlands
  • Enerkem, Canada
  • EP Power Europe, Czech Republic
  • FELUWA Pumpen GmbH, Germany
  • Gas Technology Institute, United States
  • Gassnova SF, Norway
  • German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany
  • IEA Clean Coal Centre, United Kingdom
  • Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal, Poland
  • Institute of Nuclear Energy Research (INER), Taiwan
  • Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
  • Italian National Agency for New Technologies (ENEA), Italy
  • Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
  • JSW Innowacje S.A., Poland
  • Korea Institute of Energy Research, South Korea
  • Kumera Technology Center, Finland
  • Linde Engineering, Germany
  • National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy (NICE), China
  • National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal (NITK), India
  • National University of Mongolia, Mongolia
  • Ningxia Shenyao Technology Co., Ltd., China
  • Plasmatechnics R&D, Kazakhstan
  • PLAZARIUM GmbH, Russia
  • REMONDIS Assets & Services GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
  • RWE Power AG, Germany
  • Sand Hill Petroleum Romania, Romania
  • SINOPEC, China
  • Sotacarbo S.p.A., Italy
  • Southern Company, United States
  • Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Synfuels China Technology Co., Ltd., China
  • thyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG, Germany
  • Torrgas BV, The Netherlands
  • Tsinghua University, China
  • University of Luxembourg, Luxemburg
  • Volkswagen AG, Germany

IFC 2016

12–16 June 2016 I 8th International Freiberg Conference in Cologne, Germany

Successful conclusion of the 8th International Freiberg Conference in Cologne, Germany

Following the successful conclusion of the 2015 conference in Inner Mongolia, China, the International Freiberg Conference is once again back in Germany in 2016. From 12-16 June 2016, the Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering (IEC, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany) presented in collaboration with the Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal (Poland) the 8th International Freiberg Conference in Cologne – a location situated near the heart of the Rhenish lignite mining region in Germany. In view of the social and political debates about the future of coal which are taking place in Germany and around the world, this year’s conference provided an exciting platform to intensively discuss issues linked to the challenges and opportunities for coal in the global energy economy. Moreover, taking advantage of the location, a special focus of the conference was on technical tours to modern plants/facilities located in the region.

This exciting event brought together over 200 experts, specialists and researchers from 20 countries for four days of intensive discussion about innovative coal value chains and the wide range of thermo-conversion issues linked to coal conversion and syngas production. We have a very strong European presence this year, especially from Germany with over 110 participants from science, industry and politics. The biggest group of international participants comes from China, followed by Poland, USA and Russia.

The 8th International Freiberg Conference is very honoured to have Mr. Garrelt Duin, Minister for Economic Affairs, Energy and Industry for the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia as its patron. The three plenary speakers namely Prof. Bernd Meyer (Institute director of IEC and Chairman of the Conference Organisation Committee), Mr. Garrelt Duin as well as Mr. Matthias Hartung (CEO Of RWE Generation SE and RWE Power AG) kicked off the conference with insightful presentations of R&D, political as well as industry perspectives relating to coal activities and utilisation in Germany, thus setting the stage for stimulating and interesting discussions for the rest of the conference period.

In addition to the scientific program which took place in Pullman Cologne Hotel, participants also had the opportunity to take part in technical tours to the Neurath Power Plant, Garzweiler Opencast Mine as well as the Niederaussem Power Plant and Coal Innovation Centre owned and operated by RWE. Additionally, they also had the chance to visit modern chemical complexes in the region such as INEOS, CHEMPARK Leverkusen as well as Lyondellbasell.

The conference organising committee would like to thank all participants, exhibitors, sponsors and supporters for their contribution to making the 2016 conference in Cologne, Germany, a success and a highly memorable event for everyone.

IFC 2016 – Programme

Statistic 2016

The 8th International Freiberg Conference was held at the Pullman Hotel in Cologne, Germany. With 114 oral presentations and 30 posters, the conference provided participants with the opportunity to engage in lively discussions and exchanges about the latest developments related to innovative coal value chains.  

Participating organisations include:

  • African Carbon Energy, South Africa
  • Air Liquide F&E GmbH, Germany
  • Advanced Liquid Fuel, Germany
  • BASF SE, Germany
  • CENER, Spain
  • Central Mining Institute, Poland
  • Cerematec, USA
  • Changzheng Engineering Co., Ltd, China
  • Chemieanalagenbau Chemnitz GmbH, Germany
  • China Datang Corporation Science and Technology Research Institute, China
  • China University of Mining and Technology, China
  • CHOREN Industrietechnik GmbH, Germany
  • CRIEPI, Japan
  • CSIRO Energy, Australia
  • Dalian University of Technology, China
  • DEBRIV, Germany
  • East China University of Science and Technology, China
  • Energy and Environment Research Center, University of North Dakota, USA
  • Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands, The Netherlands
  • Ergo Exergy Technologies, Canada
  • FELUWA Pumpen GmbH, Germany
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
  • Gas Technology Institute, USA 
  • German Aerospace Centre DLR, Germany
  • Haldor Topsoe A/S, Denmark
  • Henan Coal Gas (Group) Co., Ltd., China
  • Holland & Hausberger (Pty) Ltd., South Africa
  • IEA Clean Coal Center, UK
  • Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal, Poland
  • Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
  • IRR – Innovationsregion Rheinisches Revier GmbH, Germany
  • ISC Fraunhofer, Germany
  • Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
  • Italian Agency for New Technologies, Italy
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
  • Kazakhstan National University, Kazakhstan
  • KGHM Cuprum Ltd, Poland
  • Kurchatov Institute, Russia
  • Linde AG, Germany
  • Monash University, Australia
  • Mibrag, Germany
  • National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
  • Outotec, Germany
  • RTI International, USA
  • RWE Power AG, Germany
  • Saint-Gobain High Performance Refractories, USA
  • SEDIN Engineering Co., Ltd., China
  • Silesian University of Technology, Poland
  • SINTEF Energy Research, Norway
  • Steinmüller Engineering GmbH, Germany
  • Petersburg State University, Russia
  • Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
  • Synfuels China Technology Co., Ltd., China
  • Taiyuan University of Technology, China
  • Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG, Germany
  • TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
  • TU Darmstadt, Germany
  • University of Alberta, Canada
  • University of Mines, Russia
  • University of Kentucky, USA
  • University of Stuttgart, Germany
  • S. DOE-National Energy Technology Laboratory, USA
  • Vattenfall Europe Mining AG, Germany
  • ….

IFC 2015

 7–11 June 2015 I 7th International Freiberg/Inner Mongolia Conference in Huhhot, China

Successful conclusion of the 7th International Freiberg Conference in Huhhot, Inner Mongolia, China

For the first time in its history, the International Freiberg Conference took place outside of Germany. From 7-11 June 2015, the Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering (TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany) presented in collaboration with Synfuels China Technology Co., Ltd. the 7th International Freiberg/Inner Mongolia Conference in Huhhot, Inner Mongolia, China – the world’s centre of CtL activities.

This exciting event brought together 160 experts, specialists and researchers from 15 countries for four days of intensive discussion about the wide range of thermo-conversion issues linked to coal conversion and syngas production. A special focus of the event was the development of CtL technologies in China. Participants had the opportunity to obtain first-hand experience of the rapid and large-scale CtL developments in China through technical tours to the Yitai Dalu Coal-to-Liquids Plant and the coal-to-chemicals gasification site owned by the Inner Mongolia Rongxin Chemical Industry. The conference organising committee would like to thank all conference participants, exhibitors, sponsors and supporters for their contribution to making the 2015 event in Huhhot, Inner Mongolia, China a success. The conference presentations and selected pictures are now online on our conference website.

IFC 2015 – Programme

 Statistics 2015

The IFC 2015 was held at the Shangri-La Huhhot Hotel in Inner Mongolia, China. With about 80 oral presentations and 13 posters, the conference provided participants with the opportunity to engage in lively discussions and exchanges about the latest developments related to coal conversion and syngas production, and the chance to obtain an overview about the global status of CtL technologies.

Participating organisations include:

  • African Carbon Energy, South Africa
  • Air Liquide Research & Development GmbH, Germany
  • BASF SE, Germany
  • Changzheng Engineering Co., Ltd., China
  • CSIRO Energy Flagship, Australia
  • Dalian University of Technology, China
  • Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, South Korea
  • East China University of Science and Technology, China
  • Energy & Environmental Research Center, USA
  • Haldor Topsøe A/S, Denmark
  • IEA Clean Coal Centre, United Kingdom
  • Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal, Poland
  • Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
  • Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Taiwan
  • KRB Technology, USA
  • RTI International, USA
  • RWTH Aachen, Germany
  • Saint-Gobain High Performance Refractories, USA
  • Shell (China) Projects & Technology, Ltd., China
  • Siemens Limited China, China
  • Synfuels China Technology Co., Ltd., China
  • The Pennsylvania State University, USA
  • ThyssenKrupp (China) Ltd.
  • TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
  • University of Alberta, Canada
  • University of Chemistry and Technology, Czech Republic
  • S. Department of Energy, USA
  • ZEMAG Mindac Machinery Equipment, China

IFC 2014

19–23 May 2014 I 6th International Freiberg Conference in Dresden Radebeul, Germany

6th International Freiberg Conference in Dresden Radebeul, Germany

The 6th International Freiberg Conference took place from 19-23 May 2014 in the beautiful city of Dresden Radebeul in Saxony, Germany. This event was organised by the Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering (TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany) together with the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia).

This exciting event brought together 260 participants, of which 120 were international participants from 21 countries (the majority came from China, USA and Poland). This made the 6th IFC the largest non-Chinese conference focusing on non-energetic utilisation of fossil energy resources. Programme highlights included sessions discussing policies and framework conditions for coal utilisation in different countries as well as a dedicated session focusing on new trends and long-term perspective of gasification technologies by industry representatives.

In addition to interesting social events which provided participants with the valuable opportunity to engage in informal exchanges and networking, the conference also included technical tours to the Schwarze Pumpe Power Plant and Oxyfuel Pilot Plant, Linda Steam Reformer and Air Separation Unit at Leuna, the IGCC Power Plant in Vřesová as well as the diverse pilot plants and laboratory facilities situated at the Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering in Freiberg, Germany.

IFC 2014 – Programme

Participating organisations include:

  • African Carbon Energy, South Africa
  • Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions / Lurgi GmbH, Germany
  • ALSTOM Power Energy Recovery GmbH, Germany
  • BASF SE, Germany
  • Cardiff University, United Kingdom
  • Central Mining Institute, Poland
  • Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Japan
  • Changzheng Engineering Co., Ltd., China
  • Chemieanalagenbau Chemnitz GmbH, Germany
  • Choren Industrietechnik GmbH, Germany
  • CSIRO Energy Technology, Australia
  • Dalian University of Technology, China
  • Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd., South Korea
  • ENEA, Italy
  • Energy and Environmental Research Center, USA
  • Envirotherm GmbH, Germany
  • FELUWA Pumpen GmbH, Germany
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany
  • Fraunhofer ISC / ICT / UMSICHT, Germany
  • Haldor Topsøe A/S, Denmark
  • IEA Clean Coal Centre, United Kingdom
  • International Energy Agency, France
  • Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal, Poland
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
  • KBR, Inc., USA
  • KTH – Chemical Technology, Sweden
  • Lignite Energy Council, USA
  • Linde AG, Germany
  • MIBRAG Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlengesellschaft mbH, Germany
  • North-West University, South Africa
  • Plasmotechnics, Kazakhstan
  • RWE Power, Germany
  • Rubotherm GmbH, Germany
  • Siemens Fuel Gasification Technology GmbH & CO. KG, Germany
  • Sotacarbo S.p.A, Italy
  • Synfuels China Technology Co., Ltd., China
  • The Pennsylvania State University, USA
  • Tsinghua University, China
  • TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
  • University of Alberta, Canada
  • Yeungnam University, South Korea
  • ZEMAG Clean Energy Technology GmbH, Germany

IFC 2012

21–24 May 2012 I 5th International Freiberg Conference in Leipzig, Germany

We look back to another interesting International Freiberg Conference representing a good mixture of commercial issues and solid science.

The IEC – Department of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering at Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg presented in collaboration with the Energy & Environmental Research Center (USA) the 5th International Freiberg Conference on IGCC & XtL Technologies – IFC2010 in Leipzig/Saxony, Germany from 21 to 24 May 2012.

The IFC2012 has been finished successfully. About 270 attendees from 20 countries all over the world participated the conference and spent three days at IFC20122 exchanging information about the latest developments in the field of IGCC and XtL technologies. The conference presentations and some impressions will be online in July 2012.

IFC 2012 – Programme

Statistics 2012

The IFC2012 was held on 21 – 24 May 2012 at the penta Hotel Leipzig, Germany. About 270 engineers and scientists from 20 countries participated the IFC2012. With almost 80 presentations and about 20 poster presentations we look back at a broad variety of topics, interesting discussions, a lively exchange of information about the latest developments and networking between the attendees.

The colloquium in honor to the 60th anniversary of the first BHT coke discharge was another highlight during the conference.

IFC 2010

3–6 May 2010 I 4th International Freiberg Conference in Leipzig, Germany

The IFC2010 has been finished successfully. About 250 attendees from 24 countries all over the world participated the conference and spent three days at IFC20120 exchanging information about the latest developments in the field of IGCC and XtL technologies.

IFC 2010 – Programme

Statistics 2010

 The IFC2010 was held on 3 – 5 May 2010 at the Hilton Hotel Dresden, Germany. About 250 engineers and scientists from 24 countries participated the IFC2010. With about 75 presentations and almost 25 poster presentations we look back at a broad variety of topics, interesting discussions, a lively exchange of information about the latest developments and networking between the attendees.

Who attended?

A partial list of IFC2010 conference attendees includes:

Training Course Gasification 18-21 October 2010

This compact course is designed to implement a deeper knowledge about scientific fundamentals, processes and technologies of gasification, syngas generation and IGCC powerplant technology. Essential commercial scaled gasification technologies are presented in detail.

This compact course is intended for engineers involved in the power generation, refining, and plant engineering, new power plant technologies, energy supply and waste disposal.

More information: Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering – EVT, TU Bergakademie Freiberg.