progress report
Kraftwerksschule E.V. – training for the future
2015
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Foreword
For many years, the progress reports of the KRAFTWERKSSCHULE E.V. (KWS) (KWS PowerTech Train-ing Center)
covered the time period from July 1 to June 30 of the following year. Beginning in 2014, however, we reorganized
our report period so that future progress reports would
cover the full business – and calendar – year from January 1
to December 31. This progress report follows that pattern, in
synch with our business report. The now-established format
will provide you with quick and to-the-point information about
KWS’s activities in the past year.
KWS is living up to the challenges brought about by political
decisions that markedly affect Germany’s power industry.
For many years, basic and advanced training in the familiar
technical topics took center stage. Today, however, you will
often find Best Practice Workshops with topics from the fields
of building or enhancing social, methodical and personal skills
or HPO training (Human Performance Optimization). Here,
instruction focuses on employee workplace behavior, teamwork, communication, decision making as well as supervisory
tasks.
Nevertheless, technical subjects must not be neglected. Our
nuclear technology seminars increasingly concentrate on
dismantling and non-power operations. The course lineup in
the field of renewable energies has been rounded out. KWS’s
simulators offer a multitude of new training options in the
areas of network, process and environmental technology.
Erland Christensen
Executive Managing Director
In times of sweeping changes, we are looking more than
ever for cost-saving potentials in basic and advanced training.
Together with our customers, we define the necessary training
specifications in terms of content and timeframe, jointly
decide on the most suitable training location and so establish
an efficient and economical foundation for successful skill
enhancement of their staff. This approach is used not only
in German-speaking countries, but also increasingly in our
growing international activities.
In closing, we would like to thank you for the trust invested
in us in these trying times. We will continue to be your
competent service provider in personnel qualification.
Whether it is technical personnel basic and advanced training,
organizational matters and human resources development
or counseling on simulator evolution and maintenance, KWS
POWERTECH TRAINING CENTER is your dependable partner,
today and tomorrow.
Heinrich Nacke
Manager Training Center
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Table of Contents
3Foreword
5Performance in 2015
6Theoretical Training
7Simulator Training
8Nuclear Technology / Radiation Protection
9Special Courses
10Organization
12Facts and Figures
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KWS in General
As at December 31st, 2015
Certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2008
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Performance in 2015
Services of KWS PowerTech Training Center: An overview
The range of KWS’s services are best described with the terms basic and advanced training, qualification and counseling. KWS’s basic training offerings meet the legal framework of Germany’s
Vocational Training Act, Occupational Safety Act and Atomic Energy Law. Plant Attendant, Power
Plant Operator and Power Plant Shift Supervisor courses are unequivocally designed to provide
member companies with qualified and certified personnel of the highest order. The wide range of
KWS’s advanced training offerings enables members to maintain, adapt or enhance the professional
skills of its operating personnel. This area of services comprises certified training courses, officially
approved courses, but also customized instruction measures. Such individual measures are typically
tailored in a client-specific manner and conducted on the customer’s premises. KWS’s comprehensive
training simulator pool permits offering member companies a wide range of in-depth training
options for power plant operating personnel. Counseling is the latest addition to KWS’s training
offerings and concerns itself with the topics of management consultation and human resources
development.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, COUrSES CONDUCTED AND PARTICIPANT DAYS: all departments
January 01 – December 31, 2015
Courses conducted
Number of Participants
Number of Participant Days
Theoretical Training
92
957
24,771
Simulator Training
96
462
2,246
Nuclear Technology/Radiation Protection
51
535
1,814
Special Courses
75
631
2,947
Total
314
2,585
31,778
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Theoretical Training
Basic and advanced theoretical training comprises all instruction measures designed to amplify,
expand or renew the professional knowledge and skills of employees who have already completed
a first stage of vocational training. Qualification demands on each individual power plant employee
increase, with regard to both technical and social skills. The concept of lifelong learning is part of
working life, especially in a complex technical environment like a power plant.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, COUrSES CONDUCTED AND PARTICIPANT DAYS: theoretical training
January 01 – December 31, 2015
Courses conducted
Number of Participants
Number of Participant Days
Basic Training
43
593
23,322
Advanced Training
34
289
729
Renewable Energies
15
75
720
Total
92
957
24,771
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, COUrSES CONDUCTED AND PARTICIPANT DAYS:
power Plant Operators And Powr Plant Shift Supervisors
January 01 – December 31, 2015
Courses conducted
Number of Participants
Number of Participant Days
Power Plant Operators
5
111
8,880
Power Plant Shift Supervisors – Production
3
57
8,910
2
8
1,760
Radiation Protection
2
8
300
Total
12
184
19,850
Power Plant Shift Supervisors – Production Electrical and Control Engineering
Power Plant Shift Supervisors – 7
Simulator Training
Simulator training permits risk-free and efficient rehearsal of normal and abnormal operational
power plant conditions. Apart from learning to handle installations safely, trainees also gain insight
into plant technology interaction. Rehearsing critical plant conditions inspire operating personnel
confidence when confronted with such situations. Beside operations training, social skills like teamwork, leadership, and decision-making are established, which enables a continuous improvement
process in power plant operations.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, trainings CONDUCTED AND PARTICIPANT DAYS: Simulator training
January 01 – December 31, 2015
Trainings conducted
Number of Participants
Number of Participant Days
Hard Coal/Lignite/Gas/Oil 300 MW (FOKS)
11
45
202
Lignite 600/1100 MW
40
177
723
Hard Coal 800 MW
18
96
304
Hard Coal 1100 MW
9
35
175
CCGT 750-S/D (SPPA-T2000)
7
43
206
CCGT 750-3 (SPPA-T3000)
11
66
636
Total
96
462
2,246
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Nuclear Technology/Radiation Protection
Nuclear Technology training is three-pronged:
1.Nuclear power plant personnel training
2.Nuclear power plant personnel skill retention and instruction, respectively
3.Radiation protection training
The training lineup comprises officially approved courses for qualification acquisition of responsible
shift personnel and officially approved courses for qualification acquisition in radiation protection.
Instruction measures for personnel otherwise employed in nuclear power installations follow the
respective guideline of Germany’s Federal Environment Ministry. In addition to skill acquisition
courses, KWS’s training measures also include a wide range of skill retention training options.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, COUrSES CONDUCTED AND PARTICIPANT DAYS:
nuclear Technology / Radiation Protection
January 01 – December 31, 2015
Courses conducted
Number of Participants
Number of Participant Days
Radiation Protection
2
8
300
Nuclear Basics
3
24
57
Instruction of Nuclear Power Plant Personnel
6
17
103
Special Courses
40
486
1,354
Total
51
535
1,814
Power Plant Shift Supervisors – Skill Retention/
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Special Courses
KWS’s special, customer-specific courses, which are conducted on location, are of particular importance
to member companies. Saving travel and other expenses gives companies a huge economic advantage.
Also, businesses can devise the contents and training methods of special courses according to their
needs so that such courses can pinpoint the specific requirements of the companies paying for
them. After all, such courses are not called “tailored” or “customized” for no good reason. The
range of training courses encompasses not only typical power plant technology topics, but also
the complete area of interdisciplinary skills whose significance in power plant operation continues
to increase. KWS’s expertise in combining specific technical and interdisciplinary skills needed in
today’s power plant operations and generating added value for power industry businesses is one
of the school’s key competencies.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, COUrSES CONDUCTED AND PARTICIPANT DAYS: Special Courses
January 01 – December 31, 2015
Courses conducted
Number of Participants
Number of Participant Days
Basic Training
1
13
26
Advanced Training
69
618
2,921
Interdisciplinary Skills
4
./.
./.
International Activities
1
./.
./.
Total
75
631
2,947
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Organization
Board of Directors
Management
KWS’s Board of Directors implements resolutions made by
the Member Assembly and is obligated to do anything that
is beneficial to the goals of the association. Its main tasks are
the compilation of the annual Progress Report, approval of
annual accounts, preparation of the Member Assembly and
submission of the investment, finance and business plan.
Furthermore, the Board of Directors is tasked with appointing,
dismissing and supervising the management.
Christensen, Erland, Essen/Germany
The Board of Directors convened three times during the
report period:
86th meeting
February 20th, 2015
87th meeting
July 2nd, 2015
88th meeting
November 26th,2015
Altmann, Hubertus, (Chairman)
Member of the Board of Directors (Power Plant Department)
of Vattenfall Europe Mining AG/
Vattenfall Europe Generation AG, Cottbus/Germany
Gruber, Karl Heinz, Dipl.-Ing., Dr. (deputy Chairman)
Member of the Management of VERBUND Hydro Power AG,
Vienna/Austria
Declercq, Annick
Technical Training Manager,
BEE-GENERATION der GDF SUEZ Branche Energy Europe,
Generation-HR, Brussels/Belgium
Neubronner, Matthias, Dr.
Director Steam & Biomass of Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH,
Essen/Germany
Reinhard, Volker
Head of HR Production Department (P-AE),
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Stuttgart/Germany
Strumpf, Lutz
Managing Director / Power Plant Director of
Helmstedter Revier GmbH, Buschhaus Power Plant,
Helmstedt/Germany
Winkel, Erwin
Member of the Board of Directors of RWE Power AG,
Cologne/Germany
Nacke, Heinrich, Essen/Germany (Deputy Manager)
Financial and Legal Committee
The Financial and Legal Committee of KWS PowerTech Training
Center assists and advises the board of directors and the
management in all financial and legal matters.
The committee discussed the audit report which was compiled by
PwC PricewaterhouseCoopers Aktiengesellschaft Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Essen branch office, on the financial
statement for 2014, the review of operation including the
attachment and recommended that the board approve KWS’s
financial statement for 2014 as is.
Consultation of the economic, investment and financial
plans for the business year 2015 was carried out by the Financial
and Legal Committee. It recommended to the Board that it
submit them in the general meeting in 2014.
The Financial and Legal Committee also concerned itself with
medium-term business planning designed for a five-year
period and with the impact of structural change on the power
industry and related scenarios and measures with regard to
KWS PowerTech Training Center.
The following activities took place during the report period:
Workshop
January 15th, 2015
54th meeting
May 18th, 2015
55th meeting
October 27th, 2015
Eck, Jens, Dr. (Chairman)
Vattenfall Europe Generation AG, Cottbus/Germany
Frey, Rainer, Magister
VERBUND-Hydro Power GmbH, Vienna/Austria
Flosbach, Torsten
E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH, Hanover/Germany
Günther, Christian
Steam & Biomass Germany, Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH,
Essen/Germany
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Oberthür, Cornelia
Head of Accounting and Finances Department,
RWE Power AG, Essen/Germany
Wachter, Klaus
EnBW Erneuerbare und Konventionelle Erzeugung AG,
Stuttgart/Germany
Training Committee
The KWS Training Committee advises and assists the board of
directors and management in their task, such as determining
admission criteria for training courses, admission to courses (if
so determined in the admission criteria), collaboration during
examinations conducted by KWS with regard to examination
regulations. Other activities of the committee involve filing
applications to the incorporated society upon which KWS
is legally based for the procurement of instruction materials
and equipment as well as managing various other school- and
training-related affairs.
In its sessions during the report period, the Training Committee
concerned itself with the results of the admission exams for
the 131st and 132nd Power Plant Shift Supervisor – Production
training course and those of the 46th Power Plant Shift
Supervisor – Production Electrotechnology/Control Engineering
training course.
Other consultations topics during sessions were
•KWS reports on current training activities and new projects,
•Exchange of basic and advanced training program
information and experience,
•Quality control of power plant shift supervisor training .
The Training Committee convened twice during the report
period:
123th meeting
17. Juni 2015 (circulation procedure)
124th meeting
03. Dezember 2015
Bieder, Markus (Chairman)
Stadtwerke Münster GmbH, Münster/Germany
Wassermann, Karsten (Deputy Chairman)
E.ON Kernkraft GmbH,
Gemeinschaftskernkraftwerk Grohnde GmbH,
Emmerthal/Germany
Bernrath, Maximilian
RWE Power AG, Neurath Power Plant, Grevenbroich/Germany
Christensen, Erland
KRAFTWERKSSCHULE E.V., Essen/ Germany
Hallmann, Jessica
Essen Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Essen/Germany
Jedamzik, Bernd
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Karlsruhe/Germany
Kurzmann-Friedl, Christof, DI
VERBUND Thermal Power GmbH & Co KG, Graz/Austria
Lang, Martin, Dr.-Ing.
Universität Duisburg-Essen/Germany
Nacke, Heinrich
KRAFTWERKSSCHULE E.V., Essen/Germany
Palm, Torsten
Vattenfall Europe Generation AG, Bohlen/Germany
Paus, Christoph
E.ON SE, Essen/Germany
Pechstein, Axel
DREWAG Stadtwerke Dresden GmbH, Dresden/Germany
Schletter, Gert
Vattenfall Europe Generation AG,
Jänschwalde Power Plant, Peitz/Germany
Schmid, Andrew
Stadtwerke Düsseldorf AG, Düsseldorf/Germany
Schuknecht, Michael, Dr.
TÜV Nord Systems GmbH & Co KG, Essen/Germany
Stoll, Bernd
Stadtwerke Hannover AG, Hannover/Germany
Wiegel, Michael
RWE Power AG, Gersteinwerk Power Plant, Werne/Germany
Consultants:
Christian Umierski
Nina Woydack
KRAFTWERKSSCHULE E.V., Essen
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Facts and Figures
Members
Membership of the KRAFTWERKSSCHULE E.V.
The KRAFTWERKSSCHULE E.V. is a joint association of power
plant operators and pursues exclusively and directly not-forprofit aims within the framework of vocational training by
means of programs for training and advanced training of
skilled workers for power plants, maintenance of facilities for
these activities, responsibility for holding examinations as well
as maintaining the accommodation and catering facilities for
the training participants.
The work of the KWS focuses on the training requirements of
their ordinary members, the power plant operators.
KWS members benefit from a 25 percent rebate on all services
provided by the association. This rebate applies to all training
measures, instruction and specialist publications, accommodations in the apartment building, counseling etc.
In order to ensure that the KWS can continue to serve in the
long-term it is necessary that all power plant operators and
other interested organizations support them by becoming
members.
According to the KWS’ statutes it differentiates between ordinary members, affiliated members and sponsoring members.
The KWS would be pleased to assist you in any questions
regarding the organization and membership as well as its
statutes and subscription fee regulations. Further information
can be found on the Internet at “www.kraftwerksschule.de”!
Ordinary Members
Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb des Landkreises Neu-Ulm,
Weißenhorn
Abfallwirtschaftsgesellschaft mbH Wuppertal, Wuppertal
AK Energie GmbH, Osnabrück
AllessaChemie GmbH, Werk Cassella-Offenbach, Frankfurt
AMK Abfallentsorgungsgesellschaft des Märkischen
Kreises mbH, Iserlohn
AVEA GmbH & Co. KG, Leverkusen
AVG Abfallentsorgungs- und Verwertungsgesellschaft Köln mbH,
Cologne
AVG Abfall-Verwertungs-Gesellschaft mbH, Hamburg
AGR Betriebsführung GmbH, Herten
Baiersbronn Frischfaser Karton GmbH & Co. KG, Baiersbronn
Basell Polyolefine GmbH, Wesseling
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen
Bayer Pharma AG, Bergkamen
Bayer Pharma AG, Berlin
Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe,
Müllheizkraftwerk Ruhleben, Berlin
BHW Beeskow Holzwerkstoffe GmbH,
Werk Beeskow, Beeskow
Biomasseheizkraftwerk Herbrechtingen GmbH, Herbrechtingen
Biopower SKW GmbH, Eberhardszell
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Ingelheim
Braunschweiger Versorgungs-Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG,
Braunschweig
Bremerhavener Entsorgungsgesellschaft mbH, Bremerhaven
CURRENTA GmbH & Co. OHG, Leverkusen
DaimlerChrysler AG, Sindelfingen
DREWAG Stadtwerke Dresden GmbH, Dresden
DSM Nutritional Products GmbH, Grenzach-Wyhlen
DS Smith Paper Deutschland GmbH, Aschaffenburg
DS Smith Paper Deutschland GmbH, Witzenhausen
EBE Holzheizkraftwerk GmbH, Emlichheim
EDF Direction Production Ingenierie,
Saint-Denis-Cedex/France
EDF LUMINUS, Centrale Ringvaart, Gent/Belguim
EDF LUMINUS, Seraing/Belguim
EEV BioEnergie GmbH & Co. KG,
Biomasseheizkraftwerk Papenburg, Papenburg
EEW Energy from Waste Helmstedt GmbH, Helmstedt
Egger Holzwerkstoffe Brilon GmbH & Co. KG, Brilon
EGK Entsorgungsgesellschaft Krefeld GmbH & Co. KG, Krefeld
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Karlsruhe
EnBW Kernkraft GmbH, Obrigheim
Energie AG Oberösterreich Kraftwerke GmbH, Linz/Austria
Energie AG Oberösterreich Umwelt Service GmbH,
Hörsching/Austria
Energie Anlage Bernburg GmbH, Bernburg
Energieversorgung Oberhausen AG, Oberhausen
Energieversorgung Offenbach AG
(MHKW Offenbach und HKW Offenbach), Offenbach
Energie und Wasser Potsdam GmbH, Potsdam
Energieservice Westfalen Weser GmbH, Kirchlengern
Energy Authority, Ulaan Bataar/Mongolia
Enertec Hameln GmbH, Hameln
Entsorgung + Recycling Zürich, Zürich/Switzerland
E.ON Kernkraft GmbH, Hanover
Erlanger Stadtwerke AG, Erlangen
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EVI Abfallverwertung B.V. & Co. KG, Laar
EVN AG, Maria Enzersdorf/Austria
Evonik Industries AG, Marl
Evonik Industries AG, Worms
FES Frankfurter Entsorgungs- und Service GmbH, Frankfurt
Freudenberg Service KG, Weinheim
FUG Fernwärme Ulm GmbH, Ulm
FunderMax GmbH, St. Veit a.d. Glan/Austria
GDF SUEZ SCAP, Berchem/Belgien
Gemeinschaftskraftwerk Grohnde GmbH & Co. OHG,
Emmerthal
Gemeinschaftskraftwerk Bergkamen A OHG, Bergkamen
Gemeinschaftskraftwerk Schweinfurt GmbH, Schweinfurt
Gemeinschafts-Müllverbrennungsanlage Niederrhein GmbH,
Oberhausen
GfA Gemeinsames Kommunalunternehmen
für Abfallwirtschaft, Olching
Grosskraftwerk Mannheim AG, Mannheim
Hamburger Hungária Kft., Dunaújváros/Hungary
Harmuth Entsorgung GmbH, Mülheim o.t.Ruhr
HEB GmbH, Hagener Entsorgungsbetrieb, Hagen
Heizkraftwerksgesellschaft Cottbus mbH, Cottbus
Heizkraftwerk Pfaffenwald der Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart
Heizkraftwerk Pforzheim GmbH, Pforzheim
Heizkraftwerk Würzburg GmbH, Würzburg
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Düsseldorf
HIM GmbH, Biebesheim
Huntsman P&A Germany GmbH, Duisburg
HSE AG, Darmstadt
IHKW Industrieheizkraftwerk Andernach GmbH, Andernach
InfraServ GmbH & Co. Höchst KG, Frankfurt on the Main
InfraServ GmbH & Co. Gendorf KG, Burgkirchen
InfraServ GmbH & Co. Wiesbaden KG, Wiesbaden
IWB, Basel/Switzerland
Jülicher Entsorgungsgesellschaft für Nuklearanlagen mbH (JEN),
Jülich
K + S Kali GmbH, Philippsthal
Kernkraftwerk Gösgen-Däniken AG, Däniken/Switzerland
Kraftwerke Mainz-Wiesbaden AG, Mainz
Kraftwerk Mehrum GmbH, Hohenhameln
Kraftwerk Obernburg GmbH, Obernburg
Kraftwerk Schwedt GmbH + CO. KG, Schwedt
Kreis Weseler Abfallgemeinschaft mbH & Co. KG,
Kamp-Lintfort
KNG Kraftwerks- und Netzgesellschaft mbH, Rostock
Kraftwerk Voerde, STEAG GmbH, Essen
Langerlo N.V., Genk/Belgium
Linz Strom GmbH für Energieerzeugung, -verteilung und
Telekommunikation, Linz/Austria
MAINOVA AG, Frankfurt on the Main
Mark-E AG, Hagen
Membrana GmbH, Wuppertal
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt
MHB Hamm Betriebsführungsgesellschaft mbH, Hamm
MIBRAG Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlegesellschaft mbH, Zeitz
Mohn media Mohndruck GmbH, Gütersloh
Mondi Packaging Raubling GmbH, Raubling
Moritz J. Weig GmbH & Co. KG, Mayen
M-real Zanders GmbH, Bergisch-Gladbach
Müllheizkraftwerk Kassel GmbH, Kassel
Müllheizkraftwerk Rothensee GmbH, Magdeburg
Müllverbrennung Kiel GmbH & Co. KG, Kiel
Müllverbrennungsanlage Bielefeld-Herford GmbH, Bielefeld
Münchener Stadtentwässerung, Munich
Munksjö Paper GmbH, Aalen
MVV Umwelt O&M GmbH, Mannheim
MVV Energie AG, Mannheim
Naturkraft AS, Tysværvåg/Norway
N-ERGIE Aktiengesellschaft, Nuremberg
Norske Skog Bruck GmbH, Bruck/Austria
NUON Energie und Service GmbH, Heinsberg
OMV Refining & Marketing GmbH, Vienna/Austria
Oxea GmbH, Werk Ruhr Chemie, Oberhausen
Papierfabrik Palm GmbH & Co. KG, Wörth
Phönix Operation and Maintenance Company LLG,Oman/Oman
Pfeifer Holz Lauterbach GmbH, Lauterbach
Rabigh Arabian Water & Electric Company,
Rabigh City/Saudi Arabia
RAG Anthrazit Ibbenbüren GmbH, Ibbenbüren
REMONDIS Thermische Abfallverwertung GmbH, Staßfurt
Reno De Medici Arnsberg GmbH, Arnsberg
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RheinEnergie AG, Cologne
RKB Raffinerie-Kraftwerks-Betriebs GmbH, Leuna
RWE Power AG, Essen
RWE Generation – GCC-CN-WK Swentibold, Geleen/Netherlands
RWE Generation UK PLC, Didcot B CCGT Power Station,
Oxfordshire/United Kingdom
Salzburg AG, Salzburg/Austria
Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, Salzgitter
Sappi Alfeld AG, Alfeld
Sappi Ehingen GmbH, Ehingen
Sappi Austria Produktions-GmbH & Co. KG, Werk Gratkorn,
Gratkorn/Austria
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS GmbH, Mannheim
Schluchseewerk AG, Laufenburg
SchwörerHaus KG, Hohenstein
Solvay Chemicals GmbH, Hanover
Solvay Acetow GmbH, Freiburg
Spreerecycling GmbH & Co. KG, Spremberg
SRS Eco Therm GmbH, Salzbergen
Stadtreinigung Hamburg, Hamburg
Stadtwerke Augsburg Energie GmbH, Augsburg
Stadtwerke Bielefeld GmbH, Bielefeld
Stadtwerke Duisburg AG, Duisburg
Stadtwerke Düsseldorf AG, Düsseldorf
Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH, Flensburg
Stadtwerke Frankfurt (Oder), GmbH, Frankfurt (Oder)
Stadtwerke Hannover AG, Hanover
Stadtwerke Heidelberg Netze GmbH, Heidelberg
Stadtwerke Karlsruhe GmbH, Karlsruhe
Stadtwerke Leipzig GmbH, Leipzig
Stadtwerke Münster GmbH, Münster
Stadtwerke Rosenheim GmbH & Co. KG -Müllheizkraftwerk-,
Rosenheim
Stadtwerke Rostock AG, Rostock
Stadtwerke Saarbrücken GmbH, Saarbrücken
Stadtwerke Schwerin GmbH, Schwerin
Statkraft Knapsack Power GmbH & Co. KG,
Chemiepark Knapsack, Hürth
Statkraft Markets GmbH, Düsseldorf
Städtische Werke Energie + Wärme GmbH, Kassel
STEAG GmbH, Essen
Steag Power Saar GmbH, Saarbrücken
Stora Enso Maxau GmbH & Co. KG, Karlsruhe
Stora Enso Sachsen GmbH, Eilenburg
Stora Enso Kabel GmbH & Co. KG, Hagen
SWB Energie- und Wasserversorgung Bonn/Rhein-Sieg GmbH,
Bonn
swb Entsorgung GmbH, Müllheizwerk Bremen, Bremen
swb Erzeugung GmbH & Co. KG, Bremen
SWM Services GmbH, Münich
SWN Stadtwerke Neumünster GmbH, Neumünster
Technische Betriebe Solingen (TBS), Solingen
TEN Thüringer Energienetze GmbH & Co. KG, Erfurt
Thyssen Krupp Steel Europe AG, Duisburg
T Power NV, Brussels/Belgium
TWL Technische Werke Ludwigshafen AG, Ludwigshafen
Uniper Anlagenservice, Gelsenkirchen
Uniper Benelux N.V., Rotterdam/Netherlands
Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH, Landshut
UPM-Kymmene Austria GmbH, Steyrermühl/Austria
VATTENFALL EUROPE GENERATION AG & Co. KG, Cottbus
Vattenfall Europe New Energy GmbH, Hamburg
Vattenfall Europe Wärme AG, Berlin
Vattenfall Wärme Hamburg GmbH, Hamburg
Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH, Hamburg
Verbund Hydro Power GmbH, Vienna/Austria
VERBUND Thermal Power GmbH & Co. KG, Graz/Austria
voestalpine Stahl GmbH, Linz/Austria
VSE AG, Saarbrücken
Vulkan Energiewirtschaft Oderbrücke GmbH, Eisenhüttenstadt
VW Kraftwerk GmbH, Wolfsburg
Moritz J. Weig GmbH & Co. KG, Mayen
Wels Strom GmbH, Wels/Austria
Wien Energie GmbH, Vienna/Austria
WSW Energie & Wasser AG, Wuppertal
WUPPERVERBAND, Wuppertal
ZAK Energie GmbH, Kempten
Zweckverband Abfallverwertung Südostbayern, Burgkirchen
Zweckverband Abfallwirtschaft Saale-Orla, Pößneck
Zweckverband für Abfallwirtschaft in Nordwest-Oberfranken,
Dörfles-Esbach
Zweckverband für Abfallwirtschaft Südwestthüringen (ZASt),
Suhl
Zweckverband Müllheizkraftwerk Stadt und Landkreis
Bamberg, Bamberg
Zweckverband Müllverwertung Schwandorf, Schwandorf
Zweckverband Müllverwertungsanlage, Ingolstadt
Zweckverband Restmüllheizkraftwerk Böblingen (RBB), Böblingen
Affiliated Members
DMT GmbH & Co. KG, Essen
Fachverband Dampfkessel-,
Behälter- und Rohrleitungsbau e.V., Düsseldorf
Fortum Services Deutschland GmbH, Hamburg
FGW e.V. – Fördergesellschaft Windenergie und andere
Erneuerbare Energien, Berlin
GfS Gesellschaft für Simulatorschulung mbH, Essen
INTAMT e.V., Düsseldorf
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Technische Universität München, Garching
VGB PowerTech e.V., Essen
VIK Verband der Industriellen Energie- und Kraftwirtschaft e.V.,
Essen
Sponsoring Members
ABB AG, Power Systems Division, Mannheim
ALSTOM Boiler Deutschland GmbH, Stuttgart
AREVA GmbH, Offenbach on the Main
AWARDBRAND Limited,
Chelsea Harbour London/United Kingdom
Baumgarte Boiler Systems GmbH, Bielefeld
Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Bau und Betrieb von Endlagern
für Abfallstoffe mbH (DBE), Peine
DURAG process & systems technology GmbH, Hamburg
Hans Eichner GmbH & Co. KG, Bergheim
Energiewerke Nord GmbH, Lubmin
EWEX-ENGINEERING GMBH & CO. KG, Ratingen
Holter Regelarmaturen GmbH & Co. KG, Holte-Stutenbrock
INP International Projects-Engineering & Services,
Johannesburg/South Africa
KONRAD Meß- & Regeltechnik GmbH, Gundremmingen
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe GmbH, Duisburg
NUKEM Technologies GmbH, Alzenau
OffTEC Base GmbH & Co. KG, Enge-Sande
Rheinmetall Defence Electronics GmbH, Bremen
SCGP Excellence Training Center Co. LTD., Bangkok/Thailand
Seiko Flowcontrol Ges.m.b.H., Stockerau/Austria
Siemens AG, Erlangen
S.T.E.P. Consulting GmbH, Aachen
Uniper Anlagenservice GmbH, Gelsenkirchen
Voith Industrial Services GmbH & Co. KG, Speyer
Westinghouse Electric Germany GmbH, Mannheim
Membership Development
On December 31st, 2015, the KRAFTWERKSSCHULE E.V. had
236 members, 203 of which were ordinary, nine were affiliated
and 24 were sponsoring members.
Five companies joined KWS as ordinary members during the
report period.
Five ordinary, one affiliated and five sponsoring members
left KWS.
Using the maximum continuous steam performance calculations
used to assess the contributions of all ordinary member
companies in the reporting year the total performance was
396,981.89 t/h.
36 members member companies are based outside of
Germany, namely:
•sixteen companies in Austria,
•five companies in Belgium,
•one company in France,
•two companies in Great Britain,
•one company in Hungary,
•one company in Mongolia,
•two companies in the Netherlands,
•one company in Norway,
•one company in Oman,
•one company in Saudi Arabia,
•one company in South Africa,
•three cpmanies in Switzerland,
•one company in Thailand.
The continuous steam performance of the foreign member
companies adds up to 44,398.57 t/h or approximately 11.18 %
of the total amount of all ordinary members.
Members
Total: 100 %
Ordinary Members: 203
86.02%
Affiliated Members:
9
3.81%
24
10.17%
Sponsoring Members:
Listing of all members (As at December 31st, 2015)
Fig. 1
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Overview, subdivided by utility market segments:
Ordinary Members
Number
Public Utilities
Total Steam Performance
Percentage %
t/h
Percentage %
98
48,48
321.182,94
80,91
Industrial Business
105
51,52
75.798,95
19,09
Total
203
100,00
396.981,89
100,00
Breakdown of installed maximum continuous steam performance
of all ordinary members:
Ordinary Members
Number
Total Steam Performance
Percentage %
t/h
Percentage %
0 – 100 t/h
42
20,70
2.343,88
0,59
101 – 500 t/h
93
45,80
22.925,07
5,78
501 – 1.000 t/h
18
8,87
12.268,38
3,09
above 1.000 t/h
50
24,63
359.444,56
90,54
203
100,00
396.981,89
100,00
Total
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KWS in General
Ernst Michael Züfle is new Managing
Director of the KRAFTWERKSSCHULE E.V.
The Board of Directors of the KRAFTWERKSSCHULE E.V.
has appointed Ernst Michael Züfle
as new managing director of the
KWS. Züfle, will assume his position
at the basic and advanced training
institution of the power industry on
January 1st, 2016.
Mr. Züfle is a graduate mechanical
engineer with 24 years of professional experience, 11 years of which
he served in management functions.
His path to KWS has led from Westinghouse Electric Germany
via Enron Energy, ABB and lately Vattenfall.
With the reorganization of KWS’s leadership, Erland Christensen
will resign from the school’s management. In addition, Heinrich
Nacke, head of training and deputy managing director of
KWS, will retire on April 1st, 2016.
Hubertus Altmann, chairman of the KWS ’s Board of Directors:
“We are happy to have found an experienced and motivating
personality for managing KWS in Ernst Michael Züfle. At the
same time, I would like to thank Heinrich Nacke and Erland
Christensen for a job well done, especially the ongoing
realignment of KWS’s future range of services for the benefit of
maintaining and enhancing training and instruction programs
so vital to the power industry."
Consolidation project “Concept KWS“
Due to massive changes in the power industry, KWS’s Board of
Directors appointed the steering committee “Concept KWS”
in mid-2014 for the purpose of working out a sustainable
concept for KWS. In August 2014, the steering committee
directed by Mr. Hubertus Altmann, KWS’s Chairman of the
Board, instituted a project group “Concept KWS” with the
following goals:
•Compilation of a market analysis to determine future
customer demand,
•Implementation of a savings volume of € 1 million,
•Decision guidelines for achieving medium-term financial
solidity.
In 2014, the project group, with extensive assistance from
member companies, analyzed and defined sub-projects that
were developed in 2015 and handed over to the steering
committee as decision memos. The cost reduction and revenue
consolidation measures based on course program and pricing
policy changes suggested and implemented proved insufficient to achieve a lasting stabilization of KWS’s situation.
Therefore, the project moves into a second phase dedicated
to the reorganization of KWS, the development of a skeleton
staff concept, process analyses in the fields of finances
and accounting, media, and ongoing development of the
marketing sub-project. According to the project group, practical
implementation of the measures devised during this phase of
the project will put KWS in a favorable position in the future.
Conclusions and prospects
The “Concept KWS” project has made a significant contribution
to KWS’s future-oriented reorganization, thanks to extensive
input from member companies. A major part of the credit
belongs to KWS’s staff and faculty, who have been accompanying
the process devised by the project group. The compilation
of a final report concluded project “Concept KWS” in late
2015. A review will take place in the second quarter of 2016.
Steering Committee “Concept KWS“
Altmann, Hubertus, (Chairman)
Member of the Board of Directors (Power Plant Department)
of Vattenfall Europe Mining AG/
Vattenfall Europe Generation AG, Cottbus/Germany
Neubronner, Matthias, Dr.
Director Steam & Biomass of Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH,
Essen/Germany
Christensen, Erland
Executive Managing Director of KRAFTWERKSSCHULE E.V.,
Essen/Germany
Nacke, Heinrich
Deputy Managing Director / Manager Training Center of KRAFTWERKSSCHULE E.V.,
Essen/Germany
Möller, Uwe
Shop Council Chairman of KRAFTWERKSSCHULE E.V.,
Essen/Germany
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Project Group “Concept KWS“
Schmitz, Marcus (Moderator)
IGS Organisationsberatung GmbH, Cologne/Germany
Counseling on Shift Crew Strength Layout
for Moorburg Power Plant of behalf of
Vattenfall Kraftwerk Moorburg GmbH
Jedamzik, Bernd
Head of Training & Business Qualification Department
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Karlsruhe/Germany
In the spring of 2015, KWS counseled the operator of the new
Moorburg hard coal-fired power plant on shift crew strength.
KWS was chosen for the assignment because of its universal
acceptance as an independent consulting agency by both shift
personnel and management.
KWS operatives took part in four job shadowing runs, compiling
the various shift crew tasks in the process. Shift personnel
assignments were measured for the respective time expended
and then compared with other, similar facilities. With legal
requirements and ordinances, technical regulations as well as
insurance-, manufacturer- and operator-based specifications
in mind, a shift crew strength model was devised for warm
startup, the transition phase and for power operation. This
model was adopted by the client and readily accepted by the
shift crews themselves. The model incorporated shift personnel assignments in the control room, during site inspections,
disconnections, normalizations, in the disconnection office
and during periodic reviews.
Shift crew peer reviews conducted by personnel from the
Wilhelmshaven and Eemshaven (NL) plants received a most
positive reception. On these occasions, shift personnel
mutually visited each other’s facilities, comparing their own
experiences with those of their colleagues and taking back
useful tips for possibly improving operations in their home
plants. Two mutual visits each took place, planned, prepared
and anchored by KWS. Such peer reviews were made possible
by KWS’s long-standing contacts with the operators of the
peer plants.
Among the points listed above, the final report also contained
suggestions for improvement made by the KWS experts.
Meyer, Volker, Dr.
Technology Division Manager,
KRAFTWERKSSCHULE E.V., Essen/Germany
Oberthür, Cornelia
Head of Accounting and Finances Department,
RWE Power AG, Essen/Germany
Poppe, Harald,
Director of Operations Block Unit II Division
EnBW Kernkraft GmbH,
Neckarwestheim Nuclear Power Plant,
Neckarwestheim/Germany
Preußler, Thomas,
Director of Power Plant Group West 2
E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH, Dortmund/Germany
Schletter, Gert
Head of Power Plant Commitment/Coordination Department
Vattenfall Europe Generation AG, Jänschwalde Power Plant,
Peitz/Germany
Woydack, Nina
KRAFTWERKSSCHULE E.V., Essen/Germany
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KWS symposium “Focus on Man“
Apartment Building
Apartment building of the KWS
On August 18th, 2015, a KWS symposium for power plant
directors on the sweeping changes and challenges facing
the power industry in the coming years took place at the
Volkswagen Autostadt in Wolfsburg, Germany.
The following topics were on the agenda
1. Volkswagen’s energy strategy
2. Challenges for conventional power plants in the “new“
Renewable Energy Sources Act energy market
3. Sustainable knowledge – ”Training – The Competitive Edge“
4. Change Management – developing a new responsibility and no-blame culture
More than 30 executives were present to get comprehensive
information. Discussions and informal talks among peers served
to foster and enhance networking, which is so important
these days. KWS is particularly indebted to Dipl.-Ing. Raimund
Wunder, managing director of KWS member company
VW Kraftwerk GmbH, which provided the opportunity to hold
the symposium in an environment as exclusive as Volkswagen
Autostadt.
The apartment building with its 54 modern furnished apartments of approx. 21 square meters each enables residents
to live and study in the immediate neighborhood of KWS’s
training center.
Generously equipped kitchens on each floor, gyms and leisure areas
as well as group study chambers complete with audiovisual
equipment round out accommodations on the premises.
Spacious outer premises offer plenty of diversion thanks to a
variety of leisure time activity options.
A 90 percent+ occupancy rate for 2015 proves that combining
accommodation, relaxation and close proximity to the school
is vital for studying at the KWS PowerTech Training Center.
Featuring an innovative energy concept, his architecturally
successful object blends in perfectly with its Deilbachtal surroundings and complements the Energy-Campus Deilbachtal.
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KWS Conference Center
Honory Badges
Since the beginning of 2015, KWS has been offering all
members an option of using the training center facilities as
a convention center. Convention and seminar rooms are
available for up to 150 participants and equipped with all
modern media and optional videoconferencing. Meals may
be supplied by KWS’s on-site restaurant. During the report
period, KWS’s facilities were booked 242 times by external
hosts of seminars or conventions.
The KRAFTWERKSSCHULE E.V. honorary badge is awarded to
persons who have contributed in a voluntary capacity to the
association or they have given the KWS long-term support
through their influence and support in the area of teaching.
This extraordinary effort can be honored with the honorary
badge in bronze, silver or gold.
Inside view of conference room
Cooperation with QC Lübbenau
On November 26th, 2015, a cooperation agreement was signed
between KWS and the Qualification Center (QC) in Lübbenau,
Spreewald, Germany.
In a time of sweeping changes, the agreement will bring the
two training institutions closer together. The two organizations have been partners for some time, but are intent upon
intensifying common strengths in order to
•gain new market shares and/or expand existing ones,
•realize savings potentials through joint development
efforts and efficient use of common resources that
•increase the attractiveness of training offerings, in terms
of content as well as economy, for the customers of both
institutions.
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In 2015, KWS PowerTech Training Center awarded its Bronze
honorary badge to the following gentlemen:
•Bieder, Markus, Dipl.-Ing., Stadtwerke Münster GmbH
•Blank, Heinz-Gerd, Dipl.-Ing., RWE Power AG, KW Neurath
•Eberhardt, Klaus, Dr.,
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
•Frank, Michael, Dipl.-Ing., Uniper Technologies GmbH
•Fritz, Gerhard, Dr., Canberra GmbH
•Kirstein, Klaus-Dieter
•Krüger, Siegfried, Dipl.-Ing.,
TIK Technisches Ingenieurbüro Krüger
•Lehmann, Manfred, Dipl.-Ing., Stadtwerke Duisburg AG
•Schumacher, Manfred, Dipl.-Ing., RWE Power AG
•Schlusemann, Ernst, Dipl.-Ing., Stadtwerke Duisburg AG
•Schmitt, Dieter, Dipl.-Ing., Allianz Deutschland AG
•Sesterhenn, Kurt, Dipl.-Ing.
•Sommer, Udo, MSII, STEAG Energy Services GmbH
•Veelmann, Volker, Ing., STEAG GmbH
•Wassermann, Karsten, Dipl.-Ing., E.ON Kernkraft GmbH
•Zihla, Wolfgang, Standardkessel GmbH
Architectural Award
of the City of Essen/ Germany
On November 24th, 2015, KWS PowerTech Training Center
was presented with the Architectural Award of the City of
Essen, Germany, for its new school building. The KWS building
was featured as the fourth best among 45 projects from the
last five years. The award certificate was presented by Essen
mayor Mr. Thomas Kufen and Mr. Ernst Uhing, president
of the Architectural Association of the state of NorthrhineWestphalia.
Professor Christa Reicher, chairperson of the jury, stated: “The
annex of KWS PowerTech Training Center fits in well with
the landscape in the Kupferdreh district in the south of the
city of Essen, both in structure and in the choice of materials
used. Its clear and powerful architectural language reflects the
purpose of the building. Existing designs are emulated, yet
get a fresh interpretation. Structures for administrative offices
and classrooms are staggered according to their function and
interconnected by glass joints. At the same time, their looks
are distinctly different so that what takes place inside is easily
discernible from the outside. Skillfully chosen open spaces endowed with greenery and areaways ensure proper natural lighting. The annex’ dark bronze façade captures many different
moods of light and blends in with the surroundings that way.
Distinct alternation between metal and glass surfaces is
captivating, too. The presentation of the city of Essen’s 2015
Architectural Award recognizes the annex of KWS PowerTech
Training Center as a beautiful, harmonious example of
contemporary school and administrative building design.“
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Conference Center
Conferences · Meetings · trainings
You are looking for a special location to hold your conferences?
Our conference center provides you with the perfect all-in service
package. Rooms for small and large groups are at your disposal.
We will be pleased to support you in the planning and realization
of your event. We offer you the following items:
▪▪ Modern, light conference rooms for 3 to 150 persons
▪▪ Up-to-date technical equipment including WLAN, beamer,
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whiteboard and smartboard, visualizer
Videoconference room
Conference support service
Further technical equipment on demand
Stress-free accommodation
Benefit from our offer of accommodation directly at the venue!
We have 54 light and spacious apartments available.
All apartments are equipped with bathroom, TV and LAN.
If desired, you may have your breakfast and lunch in a pleasant
atmosphere at our canteen, where you will find a wide range of
meals and drinks. Those who want to relax or explore the place
during the breaks or in the evening will find an extensive program
of leisure activities:
▪▪ Spacious garden with BBQ area, outside chess board and
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recreation area
Fitness room, leisure room and club lounge
Lake Baldeney nearby
City of Essen in the centre of the “Ruhr metropolis”
Conference Center
Deilbachtal 199
45257 Essen, Germany
www.kraftwerksschule.de
Heike Reich
Phone: +49 201 8489 - 101, Fax: +49 201 8489 - 102
heike.reich@kraftwerksschule.de
We are looking forward to be
at your disposal for any queries
and suggestions.
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September
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