International Congress of Energy and Welding / Żory 16-17.02.2024

MKES - DAY 1

8:15 – 9:00 – Registration of participants and breakfast
9:00 – 9:05 – Opening of the Congress by the organizers
9:05 – 9:15 – Official opening of MKES 2024 by the Mayor of Żory Waldemar Socha

I Thematic Panel – Welding and its development

9:15 – 09:45 – „Welding of joints” Ph. D. Eng. Janusz Adamiec, Silesian University of Technology, Katowice

09:45 – 10:00 – „Quality and welding supervision during the construction of energy and gas facilities” Mateusz Bryła, Stalremont Sp. z o. o.

10:00 – 10:15 – “Weldability of heat-improved steels” Ph. D. Eng. Jacek Górka, Proffesor at the Siesian University of Technology, Gliwice

10:15 – 10:30 – “Scope of activity and exemplary implementation of research projects” Eng. Kacper Kalemba, Scientific Circle “Strefa wpływu ciepła”, Silesian University of Technology

10:30 – 10:45 – “Industrial application of manual laser welding” Sławomir Topór, Antea Polska S. A.

10:45 – 11:05 – “Welding technology support using virtual numerical simulations in the field of conventional and nuclear energy industries” Vladislav Ochodek, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava

11:05 – 11:30 – coffee break + refreshments

II Thematic Panel – External Energy Transition

11:30 – 11:45 – “Grants for energy transition” Main Information Point of European Funds in Katowice

11:45 – 11:55 “Enterprise Europe Network for SMEs – Internationalization, Sustainability, Innovation” Dr Eng. Aneta Aleksander- GAPR, Żorski Industrial Park

11:55 – 12:15 – “Hot Transformation 2.0 – Projects of the Future” Dr. Iwona Kapustek, Żorska Rozwoju Sp. z o. o. , Żory City Hall

12:15 – 12:30 “The Impact of Energy Transition on Strategic Projects in Cities” Dr. Marcin Baron, Department of Strategic and Regional Studies, University of Economics in Katowice

12:30 – 12:50 “Energy security and transformation, how to reconcile it” Ph. D. Eng. Adam Zieliński, Director of Łukasiewicz – Upper Silesian Institute of Technology, Ph. D. Zygmunt Łukaszczyk, Proffesor at the Siesian University of Technology, Director of CKU Branch of Silesian University of Technology in Rybnik

12:50 – 13:20 – coffee break

III Thematic Panel – Construction and operation of conventional and unconventional power plants and transmission facilities for raw materials/energy fuels

13:20 – 13:35 – “Energy Transformation in Romania” Ciristian Tuculanu, ENERGOMONTAJ SA Bucharest

13:35 – 14:00 – “Analysis of the causes of wind turbine gear failure” Ph. D. Eng. Edmund Tasak, Ph. D. Lechosław Tuz, Ph. D. Krzysztof Pańcikiewicz, Cracow University of Science and Technology

14:00 – 14:15 – “Implementation of the project under conditions of armed conflict” Eng. Mariusz Stemplewski, Mont-Stal Grupa Firm Budowlanych Sp. z o. o.

14:15 – 14:30 – “Problems encountered during the implementation of large construction projects in the energy sector in Poland” Eng. Jarosław Żemła, DAAS GROUP

14:30 – 14:45 – “Biomass boilers on the example of the Megatem Lublin Project” Dariusz Talarowski, Energoserwis S. A. from Lublin

14:45 – 15:00 – “Thermal transformation of waste with energy recovery” Eng. Piotr Surmik, Own Business

15:00 – 15:15 – “Welding at energy industry” Ph. D. Eng. Marek Slováček, VUT Brno – Brno University of Technology

15:15 – 15:45 – lunch break

IV Thematic Panel – Perspectives of Development of Hydrogen and Nuclear Technologies in Poland

15:45 – 16:00 – “The Functioning of Hydrogen Valleys in Poland” Mirosław Skibski – President of the Silesian-Lesser Poland Hydrogen Valley Association

16:00 – 16:15 – “Requirements for hydrogen refuelling stations in Poland” Dr. Eng. Łukasz Madej, Spark Welding

16:15 – 16:40 – “Evaluation of the possibility of using welded pipes with increased strength for the transport of hydrogen or its mixtures” Dr. Eng. Lechosław Tuz – University of Science and Technology Cracow

16:40 – 16:55 – “Hydrogen in the context of distributed energy” Luk Palmen, InnoCo Sp. z o. o.

16:55 – 17:15 – “Safety and quality – first of all: specific requirements of ISO 19443 for suppliers of nuclear energy” Aleksandra Rachwał, dr. Jerzy Niagaj – Łukasiewicz – Upper Silesian Institute of Technology

17:15 – 17:30 – “Nuclear energy today and tomorrow, i. e. real constructions and slides from powerpoint” Dr. Paweł Gajda, Nuclear.pl