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                                   Selected Abstracts  of  Articles
     
         Seminar on LNG technology in Odessa (Ukraine)

           An  abstract from the article by

 G.K Lavrenchenko, President, D.Sc., Professor, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine, . Editor-in-Chief of «Technical Gases» Magazine, Chairman of the Organizing  Committee of the Seminar.

                   

  (On the photo at the interval of the Seminar: from left to right:

  O.M. Popov, First Deputy Director-General of Sc.Ind.Assos."Helium Mash"

  V.V. Dementiev, Editor-in-Chief of "AGZK+AT" Journal

  I.F. Kuzmenko, First Deputy Director-General of JSV "Cryogen Mash")

                  

In many countries, including Russia and Ukraine, natural gas is used as an effective motor fuel. To this end, Auto Gas Filling Compressor Stations  are successfully operated,  high pressure gas cylinders and other equipment are manufactured for the introduction of Compressed  Natural Gas (CNG) as a motor fuel for  cars, trucks, municipal transport and agricultural machinery. Another energy concept - the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as an effective cryogenic energy source is being developed as well. LNG technology allows to ensure that fuel is not only provided for all kinds of transport, but it also enables to gasify the regions where there are no traditional pipeline gas network.

The emerging inter-industrial structure which embraces creation, development and use of CNG and LNG- all this needs a lot of information and technical support. The moment has come when it is necessary for  producers and consumers of CNG and LNG equipment to meet together and to discuss the issues of their mutual interest, because the problems arising in the industry are mostly typical ones as they are often similar in nature. Therefore, their solutions may be of interest and obvious value to anyone who develops, produces and uses the production systems for CNG and LNG, as well as for those who manufacture various items of equipment intended for the storage, transportation and gasification of LNG. The problems mentioned here  require regular discussion among professionals.

 

 From  19 to 23 May, 2008 , Association «UA-SIGMA», taking into account the initiative  of many enterprises in Ukraine, Russia, CIS and other countries held in Odessa  the Second  International Seminar  on the subject «Enhancing the effectiveness and safety  for systems of manufacturing compressed and liquefied natural gas». The seminar was organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Industrial Policy of Ukraine, the Ministry of Industry and Energy, Institute of  Gas  of Ukrainian Academy of Sciences , the International Academy of Refrigeration, Odessa  State Academy of Refrigeration ,  with the participation of the Federal  Agency for Ecological, Technological and Atomic Supervision  -(“Gospromgornadzor of Ukraine)/ . Information  support for the Seminar  was organized by  the Seminar media partners and  its co-sponsors   -  well-known magazines «Technical Gases» and the international scientific-technical magazine «AutoGasFilling Complex plus Alternative Fuel." The developers and manufacturers of equipment for CNG and LNG, as well as  its consumers  were also invited for the Seminar.

 

After the seminar a resolution  was adopted. In this resolution? in particular, it was mentioned that:

-         the steep rise of demand for LNG is expected in near future for gasification of non gasified regions and for use as a cryogenic motor fuel;

-         it is necessary to manufacture more efficient, more reliable and less expensive LNG producing units to meet this increased demand;

-         it is necessary to gather and to analyze all existing experience in conversion of purely compressor gas refueling stations  equipment into cryogenic compressor technologies  with the purpose to ensure larger capacity of LNG refueling stations;

-         it is necessary to consider all commercial offers of various manufacturers for their compressor equipments, cylinders, etc.;

-         a new legal regulation is required for production and use of LNG and CNG. I

-         It  becomes an important issue as safety norms for potentially dangerous objects like all LNG and CNG infrastructures are becoming more and more strict;

-         there is a lack of trained specialists for LNG and CNG producing systems and it is very difficult to organize a large scale training programs by  companies only;

-           it is necessary to unify the industrial safety norms in all CIS countries.

 

Specialists from  9 countries representing more than 50 enterprises and companies took part in the seminar and presented 20 informative scientific reports which will be published in the Ukrainian magazine “Technical Gases”.

                                                                           

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