World power conference at Berlin

• Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
• Year: 1930
• Weight: 500 KB
• Volume: 49
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0368-4075
• DOI: 10.1002/jctb.5000492702

✦ Synopsis

The fourth dny of tho teclinical niectings of the Second World Power Conference coinnienccd on Thursdny morning, Jmlc 19, in tlie reception linlls of tlic Iiroll Opera House with thc general reports of tho pnpcrs included in Section 7. " Construction and opcriition of l q e power plnuts." Section 30. " Aircrnft t i n d :iutomol)ilc cngiiics."

Tho gcncnl report and the disciission on Section 7 showed tliiit tlic yorld is well awnre of tlie urgent necessity for sniokc nbntcnicnt .and the reduction of tlic cniission of sulpliurous gnscs from flues. Governments are tnking n live iutcrcst in these problems, untl although no tcc1iiiic:illy niid econoinicnlly satisfactory soiatioiis linvc yet, bmn :~ttnincd, interesting results arc proniised. It mriy frirtlicr I)c noted tliat it lins been proposed in innny qunrtcrs to extend tlic stipulntions wliicli apply to indiistriitl plnnts concerning the sinoke emission nuisnncc to domestic ovcns mid boilers. The interest evinced in this subject is indicated by the fact tlint over 20 tilleiikcrs took part, in thc discussion in tliis Section.

Thc papers in Section 30 nlso produced about ;L dozen contributions towrcls tlic discussion. It was ititcresting to licnr that there arc u t present over 30 million powerpropelled veliicles in the world , representing GOO million horse-powcr.

LA n general iddress Dr. Osknr Olivcu disciissctl :I proposal for :i " European supcr-power system " for