WE EXPECT:presentations of renowned experts, sponsors, and representatives

of government institutions / round tables / panel discussions / gas equipment exhibition / press conference / cocktail parties /

video wall presentations and promotional posters

WITH PARTICIPATION OF ABOUT:500 gas professionals / 50 speakers from 10 countries / 40 gas equipment exhibitors / 200 energy companies and institutions

REGISTER AT:

www.hsup.hrTHE LARGEST AND BEST KNOWN GAS CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION IN SOUTH-EAST EUROPE

member ofINTERNATIONALGAS UNION

and the Main Partner

are inviting You to

Congress center of Grand Hotel Adriatic

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

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30th INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC & EXPERT MEETING OF GAS PROFESSIONALS

6-8 May 2015, Opatija, Croatia

Wednesday,May 6th, 2015

30th International Scientific and Expert Meeting of Gas Professionals

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME*

(*changes are possible - detailed programme will be ready after 15th of April 2015)

OPENING CEREMONYWelcome adress / Welcome host speech on the proposed topics / Short presentations of renowned gas experts from gas companies, agencies and ministries

1. INVITED PRESENTATIONS: DEVELOPMENT OF GAS INDUSTRY WITH A FOCUS ON THE REDUCTION OF CO2 EMISSIONS, INCREASED USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES FOCUSING ON ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY AND AN INCREASE IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY• EnergyAssessmentofGas–SolarDrivenAir

ConditioningSystem• TheRoleandthePositionofNewGas-FiredPower

PlantsinElectricPowerSystem• NewTechnicalSolutionsinGasandEnergyIndustry:

o Vaillant:GreeniQ–BrandforFuture-ProofTechnologies

o Viessmann:ViessmannInnovativeSolutionsforFuture

o Tehnokom:SolarCoolingUsingAbsorptionChillerso FlowMeterGroupB.V.:News:HighPrecisionin

theMeasurementofGasFlow–TurbineMeterwithDoubleMeterInternal

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2. EXPECTED DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IN INFORMATION AND SMART TECHNOLOGIES USED IN GAS AND ENERGY SYSTEMS• TheUseofWebandMobileApplicationsin

CommunicationBetweenSuppliersandCustomersofNaturalGas–MyAccountWebService

• CorporateGovernanceandtheImprovementofPartnershipwithPrivateSectorCompanies(Contractors)ThroughtheEstablishmentandMaintenanceoftheCentralElectronicRegistry

• AgileProgrammingandManagementofITProjects–ApplicationofModernSoftwareEngineeringMethodologyinSarajevogas

3. DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS PLANNED IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA• RoundTable:GasDehydrationSystems• SouthernCorridorGasMarketsandMarketConnectivity• InfrastructureRequirementsforReliableNaturalGas

SupplyofRepublicofCroatiaandNeighbouringCountries• ActivitiesofProtectionforaGasPipelinewithFocusona

BuildinginWorkingAreaofGasPipeline• ProjectofCompressorStationattheGasTransmission

SystemoftheRepublicofCroatia• RepairPipelineDN500Ivanić–Kutina• InspectionofReductionandCompressorStations

inAccordancewithNewApproachDirectives–ConnectiontoOrdinanceonPressureEquipmentNN58/10

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Thursday,May 7th, 2015

30th International Scientific and Expert Meeting of Gas Professionals

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME*

(*changes are possible - detailed programme will be ready after 15th of April 2015)

4. RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND DISTRIBUTED ENERGY GENERATION SHOULD BE THE BASIS OF THE ENERGY INDUSTRY ON ISLANDS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF COMPETITION FROM ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SUPPLIES• RoundTable:Balancing,Questions&Answers• CroatianIslandsEnergySupply,HeadacheorNew

BusinessOpportunity?• UseofSolarEnergyistheBasisofEnergyand

EconomicDevelopmentofCroatianIslands• DynamicSimulationSmall-scaleCCHPSystemswith

GasEngineandApsorptionRefrigerationUnits• RoundTable:X-storeCNGContainerModules:

Efficient,EconomicandSafe

5. INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATIONS AND PANEL-DISCUSSION ON THE TOPIC: GAS SUPPLY IN THE LIGHT OF MARKET LIBERALISATION• EuropeanGasTargetModel–ReviewandUpdate• ImplementationofIntegratedSystemforBussiness

ProcessManagementandDataExchangefortheGasMarketOperator

• ForewordtoPanelDiscussion:TheEffectsofLiberalizationandFurtherDevelopmentofNaturalGasMarketinRepublicofCroatia

• PANELDISCUSSION

6. SECURITY OF GAS SUPPLY IN TERMS OF GEOPOLITICAL IMPACTS ON MARKET LIBERALISATION IN EUROPE AND ASIA• RoundTable:PressFittingsAllowtoConnectPipes

WithoutWelding• ApplicationoftheShannon-WienerIndexin

DeterminingtheDiversificationLeveloftheGasSupplyintheRepublicofCroatia

• SupplyOptionsforCroatiaandtheSoutheastEuropeanRegion–HowCantheNecessaryCross-borderConnectionsBecomeReality?

• TheRoleofUGSonSecurityofGasSupplyinTermsofLiberalization

• SecurityofGasSupplyinConditionsofNewEnergyGeopoliticsattheSouthofEurope

• GeopoliticalImpactsonMarketLiberalisationofGasWithinCorporateManagement

• NewSupplyRoutesofNaturalGastoCroatiaandEurope–TheDecisiveFactorfortheRealizationofNewInfrastructureProjects,MaintainingtheLevelofEnergySecurityandCompetitivenessoftheNaturalGasMarketinCroatia

Friday,May 8th, 2015

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30th International Scientific and Expert Meeting of Gas Professionals

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME*

(*changes are possible - detailed programme will be ready after 15th of April 2015)

7. OPERATIONAL ISSUES AFFECTING GAS DISTRIBUTORS AND INDUSTRY• RoundTable:GESmallWorldGISOfficefor

DistributionandPipelineSupportedbyFMESWinthePreparationandProcessingofSpatialData

• GasificationProcessinDalmatia• ElasticityofConsumptionofNaturalGasinSlavonia

andBaranjaintheEconomicCrisis• GasPurchasingOptimization• ProtectionofEndCustomersinGasDistribution

Systems–theInfluenceofHeatingValue• AnalysisofCalculatingCorrectionFactorofGas

VolumebyProposalsGridCodesofGasDistributionSystemTermoplind.d.Varazdin

• DetectionandLocalizationofLeakagesinToxic/FlammableChemicalsPipelinesUsingDistributedFibreOpticSensors

8. TECHNICAL REGULATIONS AND RULES OF PROFESSION FOR THE SAFE AND EFFICIENT USE OF GAS• NewsFromtheProject„HarmonizationofTechnical

RegulationsfortheGasSectorinCountriesofSoutheastEurope“and„EstablishmentofExpertSystemforGas–TRGIexpert“

• TheEUDirectiveonSafetyofOffshoreOilandGasOperations:KeyRegulatoryRequirementsandImplicationsfortheOffshoreOilandGasOperationsintheAdriatic

• TheImpactofFuelsUsedandEnergyEfficiencyMeasuresontheIncreaseofCompetitivenessofEconomy

• ConstructionofCompressorStationonGSMolveistok(east)inAimtoExtendtheLifeTimeandIncreasedGasProductionfromMolveField

POSTER SESSION• PeriodicInspectionofGasReservoirinMotorVehicles• GlycolRegenerationOptimalization

• Corrosion:BetterDetection–BetterPrevention• WorkoverOperationsonFieldGrubisnoPolje