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Cooperation agreement - PEC Sp. z o.o. in Pisz
During a meeting (22.01.2020) at the headquarters of Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej Sp. Z o.o. in Pisz a cooperation agreement was signed by the President of the Management Board of PEC Sp. z o.o. in Pisz, Lech Borak and UPS-Plus project manager Sylwester Kalisz, PhD, Associate prof. at SUT. Cooperation will take place, among others as part of task 2.1 Thermal and chemical functionalization of combustion by-products” and task 3 'Proof of concept' as part of the project entitled "Process optimisation and valorisation of combustion by-products in transition to circular economy (UPS-Plus)" which is realized by the Silesian University of Technology.
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Three Minute Thesis®
The final of of the Three Minute Thesis competition Silesia edition took place on 22.11.2019, in which a member of CCF team, Jakub Sobieraj, took the second place with presentation named "Something out of nothing, receiving and utilization of ashes". Three Minute Thesis is a global competition from Queensland University, Australia, whose main goal is to promote science and develop the presentation skills among the PhD students.
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XV Konferencja Naukowo – Techniczna ’2019
MODERNIZACJA KOTŁÓW RUSZTOWYCH
Dostosowanie kotłów rusztowych do standardów emisyjnych LCP oraz MCP
The results of the UPS-Plus project researches were presented at the XV Konferencjia Naukowo – Techniczna ’2019 MODERNIZACJA KOTŁÓW RUSZTOWYCH Dostosowanie kotłów rusztowych do standardów emisyjnych LCP oraz MCP.
IX Konferencja „Rynek Ciepła Systemowego” 19-21 luty 2020 r.
Kierownik projektu UPS-Plus dr hab. inż. Sylwester Kalisz, Prof. nzw. PŚ wziął udział w IX Konferencji „Rynek Ciepła Systemowego” organizowanej przez Izbę Gospodarczą Ciepłownictwa Polskiego, Lubelskie Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej S. A. oraz Okręgowe Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej Sp. z o.o. w Puławach. Spotkanie, którego głównymi tematami były uwarunkowania prawne, modernizacja – rozwiązania techniczne oraz promocja ciepłownictwa systemowego odbyło się w dniach 19-21 lutego 2020 r. w Lublinie. Dr hab. inż. Sylwester Kalisz, Prof. nzw. PŚ razem z Prezesem PTH Intermark dr inż. Józefem Sołtysem (Prezes firmy współpracującej z Politechniką Śląską w ramach projektu UPS-Plus) zaprezentowali wykład pt. „Możliwości zastosowania biomasy w ciepłownictwie ze szczególnym podkreśleniem biomasy AGRO jako paliwa zastępującego węgiel z uwzględnieniem aspektów ekonomicznych i technicznych”.
Na zdjęciu od lewej: Prezes Biura Techniki Kotłowej Sp. z o.o. Wasylów Józef, Kierownik projektu UPS-Plus Sylwester Kalisz, Prezes PTH Intermark Józef Sołtys.
https://www.igcp.pl/kalendarium/ix-konferencja-rynek-ciepla-systemowego/
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VI edition of the Seminar "Utilization of combustion by-products" 27th May 2020
We would like to invite you to participate in the sixth edition of the Seminar entitled "Utilization of by-products of combustion", which will take place on-line on 27th May 2020 (https://cbepolska.pl/pl/vi-seminarium-zagospodarowanie-ups.html). Some of the issues tackled at the seminar are legal regulations, the methodology of research and quality assessment as well as issues of management of combustion by-products (UPS). The main purpose of the event is to gather experts who will define barriers that block the widespread use of UPS. One of the speakers will be Sylwester Kalisz, PhD, Associate prof. at SUT, who will present a lecture entitled “Valorisation of combustion by-products in transition to circular economy”. During the presentation, the results of the project entitled "Process optimisation and valorisation of combustion by-products in transition to circular economy (UPS-Plus)" will be presented. The UPS-Plus project is funded by The Foundation for Polish Science within the Team Teach Core Facility Programme.
ISCP 2019 - XXIV International Symposium on Combustion Processes
The results of the UPS-Plus project researches were presented at the XXIV International Symposium on Combustion Processes - ISCP 2019 Wrocław.
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Cooperation agreement - PTH INTERMARK
On 12/06/2019 a cooperation agreement was signed by the President of PTH INTERMARK Józef Sołtys, PhD and UPS-Plus project manager Sylwester Kalisz, PhD, Associate prof. at SUT. Cooperation will take place, among others as part of task 1.1 " Fuel and fireside additives" under the project entitled "Process optimisation and valorisation of combustion by-products in transition to circular economy (UPS-Plus)" which is realized by the Silesian University of Technology.
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COP 24 - Katowice Climate Change Conference
Piotr Sakiewicz, PhD as our representative participates in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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Congratulations on receiving funds from FNP
In connection with the receipt of funds from the Foundation for Polish Science in the TEAM-TECH Core Facility program, Professor Sylwester Kalisz, PhD, DSc received written congratulations from VICE RECTOR FOR SCIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT, Professor Marek Pawełczyk PhD, DSc.
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