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Dissemination of the RESHeat project, including the concept, advantages, applicability, scalability, demonstration plants, and research, are conducted via various channels. Presentation is one of the important approaches to enhancing the visibility of the project and its outcome. It is conducted in various venues such as conferences, symposiums, workshops, and to the public. We tried to reach out to stakeholders (academia, industry, policy maker, layman) with different backgrounds, maximizing the benefit of the project outcome.

Dissemination To Academicians And Industry Practitioners

2024

1. Dissemination to Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic, 1 February 2024, Praha, Czech Republic

Dr Šárka Zemanová was invited by the Ministry of the Environment to make a presentation for the acquaintance of the Department of Energy and Climate Protection with the project H2020 – LC – SC3 – EE – 2020 – 1 RESHeat (Renewable energy system for residential building heating and electricity production). The meeting took place on February 1st, 2024, in Vršovická 1442/65, Praha.

Meeting participants:

  • Pavel Zámyslický, Ph.D., Director of the Department of Energy and Climate Protection and Deputy Senior Director of the Climate Protection Section, Ministry of the Environment
  • Šárka Zemanová, Ph.D., VUT FSI, Netme Centre – Sustainable Process Integration Lab

2. Dissemination to Ministry of Industry and Trade Czech Republic, 18 January 2024, Praha, Czech Republic

Dr Šárka Zemanová was invited by Ministry of Industry and Trade Czech Republic to make a presentation for the acquaintance of the employees with the project H2020 – LC – SC3 – EE – 2020 – 1 RESHeat (Renewable energy system for residential building heating and electricity production). The meeting took place on January 18th, 2024, in Na Františku 32, 110 15 Praha 1.

Meeting participants:

  • Nathalie Marková, Head of Energy Efficiency Unit, MIT
  • Petr Vozka, Energy Management Unit, Energy Efficiency and Savings Department, MIT
  • Šárka Zemanová, Ph.D., VUT FSI, Netme Centre – Sustainable Process Integration Lab

2023

1. 7th Sustainable Process Integration Laboratory (SPIL) Scientific Conference in conjunction with Renewable Energy System for Residential Building Heating and Electricity Production (RESHeat) Workshop, 1 – 3 November 2023, Mikulov, Czech Republic

The 7th Sustainable Process Integration Laboratory (SPIL) Scientific Conference in conjunction with Renewable Energy System for Residential Building Heating and Electricity Production (RESHeat) Workshop   was held in Mikulov, Czech Republic from 1 – 3 November 2023 in hybrid form.

RESHeat Workshop   (chair: Prof.  Paweł Ocłoń) 

1.   Paweł Ocłoń  ,   Filip Bartyzel, Mehmet Ali Yildirim, Piotr Cisek, Marek Czamara:  RESHeat – system for heating, cooling and domestic hot water production for residential buildings

2.   Piotr Cisek,  Paweł Ocłoń  , Marzena Nowak-Ocłoń, Karol Kaczmarski, Monika Rerak, Andrea Vallati,  Jakub  Zielonka  , Adam Pawłowski, Petar Varbanov:  Software   for the RESHeat system design  

3.   Sheng Zhang  ,   Paweł Ocłoń,   Mehmet Ali Yildirim, Petar Varbanov, Olga Arsenyeva:   Numerical evaluation of the underground energy storage system of RESHeat

4.   Ting Pan :   Environmental footprint assessment of building energy management system

RESHeat Panel Discussion   (chair: Prof.  Paweł Ocłoń; moderator: Prof. Petar Varbanov) 

2. 26th Conference Process Integration, Modeling and Optimization for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction, 8 – 10 October 2023, Thessaloniki, Greece

The 26th Conference Process Integration, Modeling and Optimization for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction  was held in Thessaloniki, Greece from 8 – 10 October 2023 in hybrid form.

RESHeat Workshop 

1.  Sheng Zhang ,  Paweł Ocłoń,  Mehmet Ali Yildirim, Petar Varbanov, Olga Arsenyeva: Validation of the coupled heat and moisture in the soil for underground thermal energy storage systems

2.  Ting Pan ,  Paweł Ocłoń, Marzena Nowak-Ocłoń, Mehmet Ali Yildirim, Bohong Wang, Petar Varbanov:  Footprint evaluation of household operation accounting for the use of different utilities and different materials

3. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning: Energy efficiency, heat pumps and new refrigerants, 19 April 2023, Rome, Italy

Prof. Andrea Vallati has been involved in coordinating and presenting at a forum dedicated to fostering discussions on topics pertinent to the RESHeat project.

4. Lunch-Talk: RESHeat – system for heating, cooling and domestic hot water production for residential buildings, 4 July 2023, via Zoom (Switzerland) 

Invited lunch talk by DeCarbonisation of Cooling and Heating (DeCarbCH) research team. DeCarbCH is a research project sponsored by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy’s “SWEET” programme,  addressesing the colossal challenge of decarbonisation of heating and cooling in Switzerland within three decades and it prepares the grounds for negative CO2 emissions.

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The recorded video will be available at: SWEET DeCarbCH Youtube channel

5. 8th International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Technologies, 20 – 23 June 2023, Split / Bol, Croatia

This conference comprises of participants from academicians and industry practitioners with different background, particularly IoT and building system.

A dedicated session showcase the latest developments and progress of the RESHeat project is organised. The presentations are focused on the issues of modelling RESHeat system operation and assessing its environmental impact. The industrial partners present technical aspects of the project, including the technologies used and the concept of system integration.

The workshop starts with the introduction by Prof. Paweł Ocłoń

 

The delivered presentations include:

  1. Environmental Footprint Assessment of Building Energy Management System by Ting Pan, Pawel Oclon, Yee Van Fan, Mehmet Ali Yildrim, Marzena Nowak-Oclon, Petar Varbanov*
  2. Energy Simulation Scenario to Social Housing Building – Combining Heat Pump and Renewable Energy by Andrea Vallati, Francesco Muzi, Costanza Vittoria Fiorini, Miriam di Matteo
  3. Optimization of a Thermal Storage Tank for a Water Source Heat Pump Solar Assisted by Andrea Vallati, Glanluigi lo Basso. Francessco Muzi, Constanza Vittoria Fiorini, Miriam di Matteo
  4. The Mathematical Model for the Design of the RESHeat System by Piotr Cisek, Pawel Oclon, Marzena Nowak-Oclon, Karol Kaczmarski, Monika Rerak, Andrea Vallati, Jakub Zielonka, Adam Pawlowski
  5. Simulation Software for Design Improvement by Filip Bartyzel, Pawel Oclon

2022

1. 3rd Conference on Biomass and Alternative Fuels in District Heating, 17 March 2022, Radziejowice, Poland

Dr Piotr Cisek (CUT) gave a speech entitled: “RESHeat as an energy trigeneration system using RES for the production of electricity, heat, and cooling for residential, industrial, and passive buildings.” The conference is an industry event attended by representatives of the heating sector, local government units, and RES companies.

 

2. 5th South East European Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SEE SDEWES), 22-26 May, Vlore, Albania

5th SEE SDEWES hybrid conference has brought together around 206 scientists, researchers, and experts in the field of sustainable development from 36 countries . RESHeat project is presented and the scientific information to develop the project further is gathered. New network has also been established. It is inline with the Work Package 6. A total of 3 lectures / presentations are delivered.

  1. Dokl, M., Čuček, L. *, Varbanov, P., Kravanja, Z., Klemeš, JJ, Vujanovic, A., Fan, YV, 2022, Optimization of Organic Rankine Cycle Integrated with Different Solar Utilization Technologies [25.5. 2022]
  2. Klemeš JJ, Ocłoń P., Varbanov PS, Fan YV, Zhang S., 2022, Reducing Environmental Footprints of Building Heating, Cooling and Ventilation by more Efficient and Renewable Energy Sources [25.5.2022]
  3. Varbanov PS *, Chin HH, Ocłoń P., Fan YV, Klemeš JJ, Gaurav G., Evaluation of the Operating Savings of Fossil Energy and Emissions Based on PV-Thermal Panels and RESHeat Storage [25.5.2022]

3. 45th International Conference of SSCHE & PERMEA 2022, 23 – 26 May 2022, Tatranské Matliare, Slovakia

SSCHE 2022 and PERMEA 2022 is organized by the Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering with assistance of the Institute of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering of the Slovak University of Technology. The conference is attended by academicians, engineers and company representatives . One of the RESHeat member is invited to deliver a plenary lecturer with title of Minimising Environmental Footprint of Waste Generation and Recovery Beyond Process Level. Several collaborations could be expected in the coming future. The research idea captured through discussion will be further developed.

4. 9th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, 15-18 June 2022, Corfu, Greece

A lecture entitled Plastic Waste Forecasting and Potential Application in Renewable Energy System and Building for Environmental Footprint Mitigation by Fan, Y.V., Lee, C.T., Klemeš, J.J., Ocłoń, P. is delivered. Lectures and discussions with experts are associated with one of the project goals of RESHeat, which is “economic efficiency assessment, life cycle analysis and environmental impact assessment of RESHeat systems”. The sustainability of RESHeat systems could be further enhanced by tackling end-of-life management instead of limiting at the production and utilisation stages. The potential recovery or recycling pathway of solar panels, the LCA accounting method, and the potential integration such as solar thermal power for supporting the recycling process (e.g. pyrolysis) are explored in the conference.

5. 7th International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Technologies, 5 July – 8 July 2022, Split and Bol, Croatia (Hybrid)

7th international Conference on Smart and Sustainable Technologies is a conference participated by both academia and industry members where several topics and workshops closely related to RESheat project are delivered. For example “Smart hybrid cooling techniques for siliceuos photovoltaic panels: project outcome” and “symposia on mitigation and adaption strategies towards decarbonization of build environment”. It serves as a good platform to publicise the project and widen the network.

The delivered presentation include:

1. Klemeš, J.J. , Varbonov, P., Fan, Y.V., Ocłoń, P, 2022, Increasing the Efficiency of Renewable Energy Sources to Reduce Environmental Footprints of Heating, Cooling and Ventilation of Buildings

2. Varbanov P.S., Chin H.H., Klemeš J.J., Ocłoń P., Zhang S., 2022, Potential of Solar Powered Underground Waste Heat Utilisation in Total Site Heat Integration

3. Fan Y.V., Klemeš J.J., 2022, Environmental Footprint of Electric Vehicles: A Spatiotemporal Charging Analysis

6. 1-st International Scientific Conference on Cleaner Energy and Chemical Engineering for Sustainable Circular Economy: CLES-CE 2022. 28th August- 31th August, 2022; A hybrid event: Sofia, Bulgaria and Online

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1. P.Ocłoń, P. Varbanov* M.Yildirim, J. Klemeš, W. Zima,Urban Integration of Renewable Solar Energy Sources and Heat Storage: RESHeat, 30 August 2022 

2. Fan Y.V., Klemeš J.J., Environmental Footprint of Electric Vehicles and the Underemphasise Spatiotemporal Effect of Charging, 31 August 2022 [Plenary Lecture]

7. 25th Conference on Process Integration for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction – PRES’22, Bol, Croatia [Hybrid], 5 September – 8 September 2022 (RESHeat Panel Discussion)

2021

1. 24th Conference on Process Integration for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction (PRES’21), 31 October – 3 November 2021, Brno, Czech Republic

PRES’21 is a recognised platform for bringing together scientists, engineers and decision-makers, to discuss and innovate on solutions and technologies for improved efficiency and sustainability of industrial and regional systems. A lecture entitled Modeling of renewable energy system for residential building heating and electricity production by Ocloń, P., Cisek, P., Taler, J., Klemeš, J.J., Varbanov, P.S., Vallati, A., Czamara, M., Kozak-Jagiela, E. is delivered

2. The 5th Sustainable Process Integration Laboratory Scientific Conference, 4 – 5 November 2021, Brno, Czech Republic

Prof Pawel is invited to deliver a plenary lecture <Modeling of Underground Thermal Energy Storage unit coupled with sun-tracked PVT and solar collectors> at SPIL’21. 

 

3. Others

a) Paweł Ocłoń, Jan Taler, Piotr Cisek, Dawid Taler, Renewable Energy system for heating, cooling and electrical energy production for residental buildings , Energy, Fuels and Environment Conference (EFE 2020), December 1-4, 2020 – plenary lecture Online

b) Paweł Ocłoń: Modeling of heat transfer in PVT based renewable energy system with underground energy storage at the 13th International Conference on Computational Heat, Mass and Momentum Transfer (Paris, 18 May 2021 at 14:00-14:50). Paweł Ocłoń Online presented a Keynote Lecture related to the RESHeat project.

c) Pawel Oclon: RESHeat for Cracow City, MPSU2021, Modern Power Systems and Units, 21 May 2021, Cracow, Poland, Online 

d) Paweł Ocłoń: Modeling of Renewable Energy System based on heat pump, PVT and underground energy storage at The 5th Sustainable Process Integration Laboratory Scientific Conference, Brno, November 4-5, 2021 (On site)

e) Paweł Ocłoń: Modeling of Building Heating System with Underground Energy Storage Unit at the 23rd Congress of Thermal Science and Technology with International Participation (ULIBTK 2021) – keynote lecture, Gaziantep, 08-10, 2021 Online

f) Paweł Ocłoń: RESHeat – innocations in renewable Energy application and Energy storage   , 5th International Conference “Air Quality and Energy Efficiency – 2021” (in Polish), 9th December 21, Cracow, Malopolska Center for Energy Savings in Buildings

g) Elżbieta Radziszewska-Zielina – Algorithm of selection of objects and solutions based on RES taking into account the challenges of mass thermomodernization of minicipal housing stock on the example of Cracow city, Modern Technologies in Civil Engineering, Łódź, Poland, 31 March – 1 April, 2022 

h) Paweł Ocłoń, Piotr Cisek, RESHeat – Renewable Energy System for Residential Building Heating and Electricity Production, International Conference on Materials and Energy, Baku, May 22-25, 2022, Keynote Lecture, Online 

i) Paweł Ocłoń, RESHeat – a Renewable Energy Based System for Heating, Cooling and Electrical Energy Production, the 1st International Conference on Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Northwestern University, Xian, China, Invited Lecture, Online 

Dissemination To Policy Maker, Public and Targeted Residents

2023

1. Meet the Mayor 2023, Brno, Czech Republic, 2 February 2023

Prof Dr-Habil Petar Varbanov was invited by the Brno Expat Centre to meet the Mayor of Brno and representatives of the City Council. The meeting took place on 2 February 2023, in the Brno City Hall, Dominikánské náměstí 1, 602 00 Brno, from 17:00 until 19:30. Prof Varbanov took part in the official programme of the meeting, and within the networking part of the event, had meetings with the Mayor, as well as more discussions with advisors to the Mayor and representatives of the City Council. Prof Varbanov also conveyed the message that the city authority representatives will be welcome at the RESHeat Workshop to be held in November 2023 as a main event of the SPIL’23 conference.

As part of the networking, Prof Varbanov had a discussion with doc. RNDr Anna Putnová PhD MBA – the municipality’s representative for innovation and cooperation with research organisations.

Prof Varbanov also discussed the RESHeat project with the other meeting participants and the technical representatives of the city administration.

 

2022

1. Workshop on new generation of thermo-modernization of building resources with consideration of climate change, 27 May 2022

GIL Gallery hosted the Workshop “New generation of thermo-modernization of building resources with consideration of climate change”, organized by the Malopolska Center for Building-Energy Efficiency together with the Center of Research Development of CUT, and supported by the Municipal District Heating of Krakow City.

The workshop was divided into several parts/sessions, the purpose of which was to delve into the topic of how the thermo-modernization of building resources currently looks like from the side of regulations/technical conditions and also from the side of innovative solutions that scientists are working on.

The session on domestic and foreign projects was opened by Prof. Pawel Ocłoń Director of the Center of Research Development of CUT and profesor at Energy Department of CUT with a lecture entitled ” Innovations in the thermal modernization of buildings with regard to accessibility – RESHEAT project.”

At the end, the Mayor of Tarnów Roman Ciepiela presented actions to increase energy efficiency in the city of Tarnów.

The speakers’ speeches aroused great interest and were the beginning for many interesting discussions. Among the invited participants were representatives of local governments, scientists and entrepreneurs from the construction industry.

 

2. Presentation to Krakow City Representatives

Meetings with Directors of:

  • Municipal Economy Department
  • Municipal Investment Department
  • Directors of Climate, Energy and Water Economy Departments
  • Municipal Buildings Department

3. Great Ecology Lesson – Krakow Tauron Arena  

Dissemination to the public. A presentation of RESHeat project is delivered. Chaired by the Vice President of Cracow City – Prof. Andrzej Kulig, Prof. Agnieszka Generowicz and Director Andrzej Łazęcki

RESHeat system is showcase by CZAMARA and ELFRAN Company Representatives to inhabitants of Cracow City

4. Green Neighbourhood Meeting

Teams meeting with representatives of more than 20 residential buildings associations and Director of Municipal Economy of Cracow – Mr. Andrzej Łazęcki. Green neighbourhood concept is one of the new project supported by Krakow city. The project aims to develop a clean Energy Transition for Residential Buildings Cooperatives (RBC) in Cracow. The RESHeat system is recommended as one of two solutions for those RBC. In total the Teams meeting with more than 20 housing Cooperatives Directors has been made to present the final project report.  

5. Night Horizon show of the Bulgarian National Radio, 14-15 August 2022

An outreach activity to the wider action in Bulgaria has been made. Assoc Prof Dr Varbanov has presented the RESHeat project at the “Night Horizon” show of the Bulgarian National Radio. The show was aired in the first hour and a half of 8/15/2022. The overall show was on the broader topic of clean energy. The RESHeat presentation was made within this context as providing a good-practice example of the economic and environmentally-friendly utilization of renewable energy sources.

The audio recording (in Bulgarian) is available from the following link.

2021

1. Meeting with Ministry of Climate and Environment of Poland, 13 May 2021

The meeting has several agenda including discussion on the replication possibilities of the solution proposed by RESHeat project. The attendees include:

Climate and Enviroment Ministry of Poland:

  • Prof. zw. dr hab. inż. Aleksander M. Nawrat (Climate and Eviroment Minister Plenipotentiary for Research and Development Activities and Science Policy)
  • Tomasz Sielamowicz (Expert, the Office of Ministry of Climate and Eviroment Minister)
  • Jakub Kaliński (Office of Ministry of Climate and Eviroment Minister)

From RESHeat project Consortium:

  • Dr hab. inż. Paweł Ocłoń, prof. PK (RESHeat project coordinator, Cracow University of Technology )
  • Prof. dr hab. inż. Jan Taler (Head of Energy Department, Cracw University of Technology )
  • Marek Czamara (owner of S.C. Czamara Marek Czamara, Piotr Czamara)

1. Dissemination to Ministry of Industry and Trade Czech Republic, 18 January 2024, Praha, Czech Republic