vgbe supports the flexibilization of Indonesian coal-fired power plants
IIn April of this year, the vgbe was commissioned by GIZ Indonesia to support the flexibilization of coal-fired power plants in the country.
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Review of the vgbe Technical Conference “Steam Turbines and Steam Turbine Operation 2026”
Around 200 participants from Germany and abroad travelled to Dresden to learn about the latest trends and to exchange insights within the highly interconnected vgbe steam turbine community.
Review vgbe Workshop „Flue Gas Cleaning 2026“
Flue gas cleaning remains a key topic in energy technology. Despite the growing share of renewable energy — approximately 48% of the EU electricity mix in 2025 and roughly 29% of electricity generation in the EU is still based on fossil fuels.
Review of the vgbe KELI 2026 – Conference on Electrical, Control, and Information Technology in Energy Supply
The topics covered at KELI 2026 could hardly have been more timely or exciting.
Fire protection at vgbe: Now with an in-house fire safety officer
Dr Lukas Biesen successfully completes training as a fire safety officer
Shaping Transformation Efficiently – Workshops in India Highlight Challenges and Solutions
On May 20 and 22 of this year, two Workshops took place in Lucknow and Jaipur under the theme “Technical Pioneers of the Energy Transition”.
Review vgbe Conference DIHKW 2026
Technology, Transformation, Future: Under the theme “Germany’s Energy Supply – Transitioning to Low-Carbon Generation,” the vgbe conference took place in Potsdam on April 22 and 23, with numerous industry participants and prominent exhibitors in attendance.
Visitors from Maharashtra, India
Representatives from Mahagenco, India’s largest state-owned power plant operator, visited the vgbe on 6 May 2026.
New vgbe members
We are pleased to welcome the following companies as vgbe members:
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vgbe energy journal
Issue 7 | 2026
- Emissions reduction
- CCUS
- Negative CO2 emissions – The transition from coal-fired power stations to bioenergy with carbon capture and storage
- Online corrosion measurement in waste-to-energy plants
Download selected papers from the latest issue free of charge:
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CO2 capture from flue gases of waste-to-energy plants
(Felix Müller, Eun Sun Park and Stefan Vodegel) - Synchronous condensers for a resilient and reliable power system: The Italian case (Marco Cioffi)
New Publications
Ausgabe - vgbe energy journal 7 / 2026
Main topics
- Emissions reduction
- CCUS
- Negative CO2 emissions – The transition from coal-fired power stations to bioenergy with carbon capture and storage
- CO2 capture from flue gases of waste-to-energy plants
- Online corrosion measurement in waste-to-energy plants
- Synchronous condensers for a resilient and reliable power system: The Italian case
Information management using DCC and/ or ICC for energy supply units
vgbe position paper
As an international center of excellence for the generation and storage of electricity, heat, hydrogen, and related energy sources, as well as sector coupling, we support our members in particular by providing technical documentation and efficient
information management for the planning, construction, retrofitting, operation,
and maintenance of energy supply units.
Zentralwarte (only available in German)
VGBE-S-179-00-2023-09-DE-ebook
Mit diesem vgbe-Standard „Zentralwarte“ werden Betreibern von Energieanlagen Leitlinien an die Hand gegeben, welche vorbereitenden Maßnahmen zu treffen sind, um Energieanlagen an verschiedenen Standorten mit gegebenenfalls unterschiedlicher Erzeugungstechnologie von einer Stelle aus zentral zu betreiben.
Statische und quasistatische Dichtungen (only available in German)
VGBE-S-197-00-2024-04-DE-ebook
In diesem vgbe-Standard werden Hinweise für den Einsatz von Dichtungen und deren Ausführung in Energieanlagen gegeben. Auslegung, Werkstoffauswahl, Prüfung und Handhabung von statischen und quasistatischen Dichtungen werden behandelt.
Experience in processing the material 7CrMoVTiB10-10 (T/P/F 24, material no.: 1.7378)
vgbe position paper
The vgbe position paper describes the experience of the operator in connection with the processing and repairs of components made of the material 7CrMoVTiB10-10 in the form of e. g. pipes, web material, fillers, including web material and drop forged parts with machined ends for pipe connections.
EU Taxonomy & Hydropower: Criteria on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
vgbe position paper
Interpretation Note of vgbe energy | Hydro Power on Hydropower & the EU Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act as a step to provide guidance for the application of the EU Taxonomy for the hydropower sector.
vgbe Position Paper | Position regarding EU Taxonomy Regulation
vgbe position paper
Position of vgbe energy|Hydro regarding EU Taxonomy & Hydropower in the context of the EU Sustainable Finance ambitions and their impact on hydropower generation and storage.
More information about our power plant identification systems KKS and RDS-PP
Being part of a strong network for power generation
Membership
Our members are companies from the operator sector, manufacturers and other institutions associated with power and heat generation.
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Currently vgbe counts 418 companies from the areas of operators, manufacturers and other institutions associated with electricity and heat generation.
Our members come from 33 countries and represent an installed power plant capacity of 296,000 MW.
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In our mission statement we define our role as technical competence centre for the energy system of the future
