Session 1: “Quality and safety of gas installations”

Introduction
Moderator: H. Rijpkema (Kiwa Gastech, NL)

The quality and safety of customers’ gas installations, including gas appliances, are generally met through competent installers complying with technical rules, maintenance and inspection regimes, independent inspection of work carried out and assuring competence of installers and inspectors.

In this session, presentations will describe different schemes for ensuring quality and safety of gas installations in different Member States from compulsory systems to self inspection.

The discussion will try especially to answer to the following question: will it be possible in the future to define a common European scheme for competency assessment for gas installers?

Introduction of new technologies for building internal gas installations will also be mentioned.

Programme

1. 1. The registration of gas installers in Belgium- Origin - actual situation - future developments
   B. Thomas (ARGB, B)Abstract

2. 2. Gas service pipe and in-house installation technologies in Germany
   W. Wessing (E.On Ruhrgas, D)Abstract

3. 3. Quality control of gas installations: the French approach
   J. M. Laborde (Qualigaz, F)Abstract

4. 4. Quality control of gas installations and competence assessment of gas operatives in Spain
   S. de la Fuente, C. Villalonga (Conaif-Sedigas Certificación, ES)Abstract

5. 5. Downstream gas safety and registration in the UK
   Phil Burnett (EUSkills)Abstract

6. Questions & Answers – Discussion and wrap up

Session 2: “High efficiency gas appliances for a sustainable energy use”

Introduction
Moderator: T. Jannemann, DVGW, D

In order to mitigate the climate change and also to guarantee the security of supply the EU Energy policy is currently fostering the use of renewable sources of energy and the improvement of energy efficiency.

As a consequence, the Gas Industry has launched many actions such as the development of biogas production, the incitation to produce new high efficient gas appliances such as micro-cogenerations or the combined use of solar and gas.

To intensify the use of energy efficient appliances it is considered of outmost importance to increase the awareness of the consumers by a clear and understandable information system including a labeling scheme. Session 2 shows practical examples of solutions for high efficient, ecological and sustainable gas utilization. All relevant current developments in gas utilization are covered

Programme

1. 1. Biogas from co-fermentation of bio-waste at a waste water treatment plant
   H. Heidinger ( ÖVGW, A)Abstract

2. 2. Proposals for a practical and competitive eco labeling
   Jean Schweitzer ( DGC, DK)Abstract

3. 3. Market status of different high efficient new gas appliances
   W. Linke (BDH, D)Abstract

4. 4. Solar cooling systems and natural gas - Experiences and results
   Héctor Rubio (Gas Natural SDG, ES)Abstract

5. 5. Tri-generation source for administrative buildings
   J. Ruml (RWE Plynoproject , CZ)Abstract

6. Questions & Answers – Discussion and wrap up