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Now in its 16th year, the conference will take place at the Sheraton Sand Key in Clearwater, Florida, from April 17 to 21.

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The conference is supported by the US Department of Energy, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Fuels & Combustion Technologies Division, and the Coal Technology Association, in cooperation with the National Energy Technology Laboratory.

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Panelists include:

Coal Technology: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow – Dr Lawrence, National Energy Technology Laboratory

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Global Climate Change – Dr Robert Romanosky, National Energy Technology Laboratory

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World Energy Supply and Demand – Robert Hirsch, Science Applications International Corp.

Hydrogen From Coal – C. Lowell Miller, US Department of Energy

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International Coal Developments – Prof Dr Klaus Hein, University of Stuttgart

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FutureGen – Victor Der, US Department of Energy

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Utility Trends in Future Power Generation – Stanley Vecci, The Babcock & Wilcox Company

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Tutorials will cover CO2, mercury, low NOx burners, virtual reality, advances in solving ash problems for coal power generation, ash and deposit formation – and corrosion – in biomass fired systems, neural networks and optimization, fuel flexibility and, industrial gases – emerging and commercial applications and supply for the power sector.

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Technical sessions will include 140 technical papers covering:

Advanced materials

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Advanced power plant controls & sensors

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Advances in technology

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Biomass for power I & II

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CO2 management

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CO2 capture & sequestration

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Coal compatible fuel cells

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Coal mining & preparation

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Computational techniques for ash behavior

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Computer modeling/virtual reality

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Emissions control

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Energy visions & perspectives I & II

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Gasification technologies

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Hydrogen from coal I & II

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Low NOx burners

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Mercury I & II

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Opportunity fuels & by-products

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Oxy-fuel I, II & III and

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Real-time analysis of coal