Prof. Łukasz Bartela from the Silesian University of Technology spoke at a conference on decarbonization in the Senate
Well-prepared staff, quick decisions on replacing fossil fuels, education of the public, training of specialists in consultation with technology suppliers – among others, these aspects were highlighted by experts during the conference “Atom, climate, energy security,” organized in the Senate on October 18th . The participant of the debate was Dr Hab. Eng. Łukasz Bartela, Prof. SUT, head of the DEsire project implemented at the University concerning the decarbonization of the national energy sector.
The conference “Atom, climate, energy security” was organized by the chairman of the Climate and Environment Committee, Senator Stanisław Gawłowski, who chaired the meeting. The conference was opened by Deputy Minister Maciej Bando, Government Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure.
The following speakers participated in two panel discussions: Dr Carl Bergloef, National Coordinator for Nuclear Energy in Sweden, Prof. Elżbieta Fornalik-Wajs from the Stanisław Staszic AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow , Dr Eng. Andrzej Mikulski from the National Centre for Nuclear Research, Prof. Wacław Gudowski from the National Centre for Nuclear Research and the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Prof Dagmara Strumińska-Parulska from the University of Gdańsk, Prof Adam Kisiel from the Warsaw University of Technology, Prof. Łukasz Bartela from the Silesian University of Technology and Prof. Janusz Wojtkowiak from Poznan University of Technology.
During the discussion, reference was made many times to the path of coal-to-nuclear decarbonization and in this aspect also to the partial effects of the DEsire project, implemented in a consortium led by the Silesian University of Technology. The consortium is supplemented by the Ministry of Industry, Energoprojekt-Katowice SA, the Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology and the Sobieski Institute. A particularly important role of this path was highlighted in the context of the social dimension of the transformation process.
