Another edition of Veolia's contest of The Best Thesis on the Subject of Energetics has been concluded.
On the day of 11th December 2024 official announcement of the results event was organized in the Veolia's HQ. For the contest, students could send their theses that had been defended in the academic year 2023/2024 and mentioned one or more of the subjects: energy efficiency, use of renewable energy sources, energy management in industries and municipal economy, services around heating, production and distribution of heat and electricity, heat recovery for heating systems, the efficiency of heating systems, a revision of the EPBD directive, storage of heat and coldness and/or storage of electricity
The theses send for the contest were reviewed under their pragmatism, innovativeness, their ability to use the described ideas in practice and their comparability with the requirements of "Fit for 55" environmental laws set. In the reviewing committee, there were:
From Veolia:
- Tomasz Janicki
- Anna Skonieczna
- Tomasz Tajs
and from Łódź University of Technology:
- dr hab. inż. Aleksander Olczyk, university professor (Institute of Turbomachinery)
- dr hab. inż. Paweł Rózga, profesor uczelni (Institute of Electrical Power Engineering)
- dr hab. inż. Katarzyna Paździor (Department of Bioprocess Engineering)
By the decision of that committee, the laureates of this year's edition of the contest are:
- I place: Łukasz Skwierczyński (Power Engineering) – with his thesis: „Układy ORC w wysokosprawnej kogeneracji rozproszonej” – promoted by dr inż. Janusz Buchta (Institute of Electrical Power Engineering)
- II place: Tomasz Cieślak (Power Engineering) – with his thesis: „Optymalizacja systemu energetycznego prosumenta” - promoted by prof. dr hab. inż. Władysław Mielczarski (Institute of Electrical Power Engineering)
- III place: Jakub Wyka (Mechanical Engineering and Applied Computer Science) – with his thesis: “Design of a Steam Engine for Cooperation with a Car Alternator as an Example of an Alternative Source of Electricity” – promoted dr inż. Rafał Dychto (Institute of Turbomachinery).
Congratulations to all the winners!
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