Partners
Chociaż formalnie jedynym partnerem i jednocześnie koordynatorem projektu jest Instytut Energetyki, to jednak w projekcie przewidziano współpracę z siedmioma instytucjami partnerskimi:
- ECN, Holandia
- TU Delft, Holandia
- University of Cambridge, Wielka Brytania
- CIRCE, Hiszpania
- KTH, Szwecja
- IFK USTUTT, Niemcy
- CNR-ISTEC, Włochy
Description
The SENERES project is an attempt to accelerate research and development of the sustainable energy technologies in the Region and Europe. The project reinforces existing research potential of the Institute of Power Engineering (Poland) by establishment Sustainable Energy Research and Development Centre SENERES based on the most advanced research units of the Institute. The research capacity of SENERES Centre will be enhanced by close cooperation with 7 European advanced research centres, recruitment of experienced researchers, upgrading and development of research equipment, organisation of workshops and seminars, participation in scientific events and by different activities for knowledge dissemination and promotion.
The SENERES research area is focused on the three interconnected technologies:
- Energy generation from biomass – combustion, coal co-firing, gasification technologies for electricity and heat production (also cogeneration),
- Clean coal technologies (CCT) – technologies with improved efficiency of coal output, processing and recycling as well as with reduced negative environmental impact (in particular CO2 emission). CCT covers for instance coal combustion and gasification with near zero CO2 emission and flue-gas cleaning,
- Fuel cells (FC) – as intrinsically clean technologies of energy electro-chemical conversion. Fuel cells generally use hydrogen as a fuel but other fuels as natural gas, methanol and coal can also be applied.