Opening Ceremony & Panel discussion

Wednesday, 2026-09-23, Room AB

Time	Title of the presentation	Action
15:00 - 15:10	Opening of the conference
15:10 - 15:20	Welcome address
15:20 - 15:30	Organisational information
15:30 - 15:40	Introduction to the discussion panel
15:40 - 17:00	Discussion: Thermal engineering in the era of energy transition

Keynote lecture 1

Thursday, 2026-09-24, Room AB

Time	Title of the presentation	Action
09:00 - 09:40	CPOTE-16072-A Electricity is not the only reason - decarbonization of industries using nuclear reactors	Keynote lecture

Parallel sessions 1

Thursday, 2026-09-24, Room A

Time	Title of the presentation	Action
10:00 - 10:20	An overview of the NET-Fuels project	Special session: Net-Fuels
10:20 - 10:40	CPOTE-6067-A Integration of oxyfuel combustion into biomass derived gas processing for high purity CO₂ and flexible renewable heat	Special session: Net-Fuels
10:40 - 11:00	From laboratory to pilot: scale-up of bioelectrochemical methanation for industrial CO2 conversion to synthetic methane	Special session: Net-Fuels
11:00 - 11:20	CPOTE-7054-A Multi-output bioenergy with carbon capture and storage chain: the role of functional unit, allocation and greenhouse gas accounting	Special session: Net-Fuels
11:20 - 11:40	CPOTE-16063-A Business-case modelling for the integrated NET-Fuels system	Special session: Net-Fuels
11:40 - 12:00	Summary and final questions	Special session: Net-Fuels

Parallel sessions 1

Thursday, 2026-09-24, Room B

Time	Title of the presentation	Action
10:00 - 10:20	CPOTE-3011-A Energy flexibility versus thermal resilience in ground-coupled residential buildings: A multi-scale experimental and analytical study
10:20 - 10:40	CPOTE-7055-A Passive thermal resilience and architectural decision hierarchy: empirical evidence from full-scale buildings under heatwaves and power outages
10:40 - 11:00	CPOTE-6042-A Multi-criteria evaluation of energy efficiency actions in Mediterranean residential stock
11:00 - 11:20	CPOTE-6046-A Weight sensitivity analysis in a multicriteria evaluation system for positive energy districts: the Monreale case study
11:20 - 11:40	CPOTE-3017-A Analysis of rapidly deployable buildings, technical buildings systems, and energy supply sources
11:40 - 12:00	CPOTE-3016-A Energy-efficient operating modes for residential building ventilation system

Parallel sessions 1

Thursday, 2026-09-24, Room C

Time	Title of the presentation	Action
10:00 - 10:20	CPOTE-8054-A Building nuclear competencies for Poland’s energy transition: educational and workforce development framework under the 4NEW project
10:20 - 10:40	CPOTE-11056-A Impacts of the energy transition on European thermal power plants: a plant-level data analytics approach
10:40 - 11:00	CPOTE-11061-A Improving the operational credibility of long-term energy system planning through hourly validation of dispatch and sector coupling
11:00 - 11:20	CPOTE-6032-A Operational assessment of hybrid energy storage systems integrated with post-mining infrastructure under day-ahead market conditions
11:20 - 11:40	CPOTE-12059-A Comparison of multi-objective optimisation algorithms using a novel hybrid adaptive deep learning model for forecasting building heating energy loads
11:40 - 12:00	CPOTE-3008-A Preliminary study of high-power charging strategies for electrified trucks: a Sweden case study

Parallel sessions 1

Thursday, 2026-09-24, Room D

Time	Title of the presentation	Action
10:00 - 10:20	CPOTE-6058-A Evaluation of an engine-driven heat pump system, supplemented by PV array for measured public use building data
10:20 - 10:40	CPOTE-6055-A A simulation framework for PV-electrolyzer-battery systems in agri-industrial applications
10:40 - 11:00	CPOTE-3020-A Sustainable off-grid hybrid desalination with zero brine discharge for water and salt recovery
11:00 - 11:20	CPOTE-6035-A Effect of sorption bed modifications on adsorption chiller performance
11:20 - 11:40	CPOTE-6045-A Nonlinear temperature dependencies in the techno-economic optimization of a photovoltaic-thermal plant driving a heat pump
11:40 - 12:00	CPOTE-11054-A Improving energy performance using light-irradiated gold nanostructures in an optimized system configuration

Parallel sessions 2

Thursday, 2026-09-24, Room A

Time	Title of the presentation	Action
13:00 - 13:30	CPOTE-1002-A Energy transition and decarbonisation in district heating sector – key conclusions from the LIFE22-CET-SET_HEAT project	Special session: SET_HEAT
13:30 - 13:45	CPOTE-6062-A Strategies and tools for planning energy transition and decarbonisation of district heating systems in SET_HEAT project	Special session: SET_HEAT
13:45 - 14:00	CPOTE-6047-A On the road to district heating decarbonisation: model-based temperature reduction in a large 2nd-generation system	Special session: SET_HEAT
14:00 - 14:15	CPOTE-6044-A Techno-economic assessment and hydraulic optimization of large-scale river-source heat pump configurations for high-temperature district heating decarbonization	Special session: SET_HEAT
14:15 - 14:30	CPOTE-1001-A Technical and economic analysis of the "lift-and-store hub" concept for seasonal heat storage	Special session: SET_HEAT
14:30 - 14:45	CPOTE-11059-A Influence of frosting conditions on the operational efficiency of air-source heat pump: experimental insights	Special session: SET_HEAT
14:45 - 15:00	Integration of solar energy into thermal substations – Solutions for efficiency and decarbonisation	Special session: SET_HEAT

Parallel sessions 2

Thursday, 2026-09-24, Room B

Time	Title of the presentation	Action
13:00 - 13:20	CPOTE-6033-A Hydrothermal carbonization of wet biomass as an efficient method for generating biofuels
13:20 - 13:40	CPOTE-6038-A Temperature-dependent conversion and porosity development of biochars from apple and chokeberry pomace during the Boudouard reaction
13:40 - 14:00	CPOTE-6041-A Container based parametric study of a transient 2D model for thermal decomposition process of a single wood particle
14:00 - 14:20	CPOTE-16065-A Tailoring biochar surface functionalities via pyrolysis temperature for enhanced sustainable soil remediation
14:20 - 14:40	CPOTE-15063-A Literature-informed comparative pyrolytic fingerprinting of waste-derived and lignocellulosic feedstocks by pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
14:40 - 15:00	CPOTE-6031-A Valorisation of food industry residues into carbon adsorbents for phenolic contaminants removal

Parallel sessions 2

Thursday, 2026-09-24, Room C

Time	Title of the presentation	Action
13:00 - 13:20	CPOTE-6030-A Effect of nanofluids on the performance of a Carnot battery
13:20 - 13:40	CPOTE-12061-A Experimental and numerical investigation of heat transfer in liquid metals
13:40 - 14:00	CPOTE-6068-A Development of a high temperature latent heat storage system for renewable industrial process steam
14:00 - 14:20	CPOTE-16067-A Numerical analysis of charging conditions for a Zn-Al alloy Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage System
14:20 - 14:40	CPOTE-11055-A Use of high-temperature heat storage with liquid metal integrated with a photovoltaic installation for supporting the production of process steam
14:40 - 15:00	CPOTE-12062-A Development of a low-order unsteady model of Li-Ion cell using machine learning techniques

Parallel sessions 2

Thursday, 2026-09-24, Room D

Time	Title of the presentation	Action
13:00 - 13:20	CPOTE-3022-A Combustion and co-combustion of hydrogen in gas turbines - a comprehensive review
13:20 - 13:40	CPOTE-6049-A Restrictions and challenges with combustion of malodorous gases in boilers
13:40 - 14:00	CPOTE-16066-A Flameless combustion of hydrogen in oxygen-steam mixtures - numerical and experimental study
14:00 - 14:20	CPOTE-3006-A A stochastic reactor model with crevice flow and flame–wall quenching for ammonia–hydrogen engine emission prediction
14:20 - 14:40	CPOTE-8055-A Chemical-kinetic enhancement of a lumped-parameter model of passive autocatalytic recombiners for nuclear containment hydrogen safety analysis
14:40 - 15:00	CPOTE-6039-A Waste ash-induced degradation of additively manufactured CuCr1Zr alloy for plasma torch electrode applications

Poster session

Thursday, 2026-09-24, Hall

Time	Title of the presentation	Action
15:20 - 17:00	CPOTE-3015-A Thermal autonomy during prolonged winter power outages: interactions between building construction and successive energy intervention strategies
15:20 - 17:00	CPOTE-9059-A From waste to performance: biomass residues and ash-derived fillers in rigid polyurethane foams
15:20 - 17:00	CPOTE-15064-A Analysis of microplastics by pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (Py/GC/MS): principles, applications, and analytical challenges
15:20 - 17:00	CPOTE-6050-A Soybean straw integrated biorefinery: kinetic modeling of pyrolysis, anaerobic digestion, and bi-reforming for renewable methanol production
15:20 - 17:00	CPOTE-5023-A The potential of using hydrothermal carbonization process to convert agricultural digestate into biofuel
15:20 - 17:00	CPOTE-9056-A Experimental analysis of the use of adsorption chiller with desalination function for high-purity water production
15:20 - 17:00	CPOTE-6064-A Adsorption of micropollutants on the surface of environmentally occurring plastics
15:20 - 17:00	CPOTE-3003-A Sequential alkaline and acid solvolysis of polycotton textile waste: process optimization, product characterization and environmental assessment
15:20 - 17:00	CPOTE-3019-A Concept of a 3D-printed porous metal heat exchanger for high-temperature solar concentrators
15:20 - 17:00	CPOTE-6057-A Thermodynamic analysis of CO2 methanation integrated with carbon capture for energy storage
15:20 - 17:00	CPOTE-10055-A Optimization of a hydrodynamic microbubble generator using dissolved oxygen measurements
15:20 - 17:00	CPOTE-9058-A Cumulative exergy consumption of PCM-based thermal energy storage integrated with a PV installation
15:20 - 17:00	CPOTE-12054-A Towards more efficient and safer mine shaft transportation: experimental analysis of aerodynamic conditions in high-speed cage travel
15:20 - 17:00	CPOTE-12064-A Investigation of flow characteristics in additively manufactured hollow-cone nozzles using CFD modeling with experimental validation
15:20 - 17:00	CPOTE-13063-A Nuclear polygeneration in Poland: a review of technological feasibility and deployment pathways
15:20 - 17:00	CPOTE-6036-A Experimental comparative analysis of composite sorption bed materials for adsorption chillers with desalination function
15:20 - 17:00	CPOTE-12055-A Geometry-aware neural network prediction of transient heat-transfer coefficients in fin-and-tube exchangers with leave-one-exchanger-out protocol validation
15:20 - 17:00	CPOTE-12063-A Investigation of the influence of aerodynamic deflector geometry on the aerodynamic characteristics of a mine hoist
15:20 - 17:00	CPOTE-16069-A Experimental validation of a rotary-vane supercritical CO₂ waste heat recovery system integrated with a gas-fuelled reciprocating engine
15:20 - 17:00	CPOTE-9054-A Hydrochar-derived activated carbons from cow manure for enhanced co₂ adsorption: role of microporosity and surface heterogeneity
15:20 - 17:00	CPOTE-16073-A Electrifying compact agricultural tractors: comparative assessment of battery electric, fuel cell hybrid electric, and diesel powertrains

Keynote lecture 2

Friday, 2026-09-25, Room AB

Time	Title of the presentation	Action
09:00 - 09:40	CPOTE-16064-A Ammonia, not only hydrogen carrier but also a zero-carbon fuel	Keynote lecture

Parallel sessions 3

Friday, 2026-09-25, Room A

Time	Title of the presentation	Action
10:00 - 10:15	CPOTE-6026-A CUPOLA: Beyond barriers - collaborative approaches to carbon-neutral recycling of marine plastic waste	Special session: CUPOLA
10:15 - 10:30	Development of integrated CO2 capture and utilisation	Special session: CUPOLA
10:30 - 10:45	CPOTE-6025-A Pressure-regulated catalytic co-pyrolysis of medicinal biomass residue and polystyrene for aromatic-rich bio-oil production	Special session: CUPOLA
10:45 - 10:55	CPOTE-12057-A Hydrothermal liquefaction of non-recyclable plastic waste: A case study on plastic bag and cling film	Special session: CUPOLA
10:55 - 11:05	CPOTE-9057-A Chemical recycling of polypropylene using a modified aluminosilicate catalyst	Special session: CUPOLA
11:05 - 11:15	CPOTE-6023-A Fate of microplastic under hydrothermal carbonization conditions	Special session: CUPOLA
11:15 - 11:30	CPOTE-14063-A Sustainable conversion of waste tires through catalytic supercritical water gasification to hydrogen and hydrochar	Special session: CUPOLA
11:30 - 11:45	Design and synthesis of heterogeneous catalysts for plastic upcycling	Special session: CUPOLA
11:45 - 12:00	Biomass derived carbon for Fenton-like reactions to remove recalcitrant organic pollutants in water	Special session: CUPOLA

Parallel sessions 3

Friday, 2026-09-25, Room B

Time	Title of the presentation	Action
10:00 - 10:20	CPOTE-10054-A Hydrogen as a means of ensuring energy security: case study of Switzerland’s energy system
10:20 - 10:40	CPOTE-3005-A Green hydrogen production in Brazil: an exergetic analysis of the rational use of energy between export and domestic consumption
10:40 - 11:00	CPOTE-9055-A Analysis of the operation of integrated system for hydrogen production from seawater on offshore platform
11:00 - 11:20	CPOTE-3012-A Mapping the transition: ammonia as a front-runner hydrogen carrier in Europe’s energy system
11:20 - 11:40	CPOTE-3013-A Techno-economic assessment of ammonia as a hydrogen carrier to Europe
11:40 - 12:00	CPOTE-3010-A Exergetic efficiency of centralized and decentralized ammonia cracking supply chains in Asia

Parallel sessions 3

Friday, 2026-09-25, Room C

Time	Title of the presentation	Action
10:00 - 10:20	CPOTE-6029-A Enhancing performance and downsizing the heat exchanger of an externally fired Brayton cycle using air-steam mixture
10:20 - 10:40	CPOTE-6051-A Operational optimization of industrial waste heat recovery systems: a comparison of linear, quadratic and nonlinear formulations
10:40 - 11:00	CPOTE-3021-A Performance of a horizontal ground-to-air heat exchanger located around the foundations of a residential building
11:00 - 11:20	CPOTE-12060-A Computational study of the influence of geometrical parameters on the operation of micro compressed air energy storage
11:20 - 11:40	CPOTE-9060-A Unsteady flow around tubes in a finned heat exchanger - vortex shedding and heat transfer coupling
11:40 - 12:00	CPOTE-6066-A Verification and validation of a coupled magneto-electro-thermal model of an coreless axial flux generator with permament magnets

Parallel sessions 3

Friday, 2026-09-25, Room D

Time	Title of the presentation	Action
10:00 - 10:20	CPOTE-7056-A Concept of a thermal management system for an electric vehicle based on the R290 natural working fluid
10:20 - 10:40	CPOTE-6054-A High-temperature electrochemical integration for power-to-gas methane production
10:40 - 11:00	CPOTE-3004-A Ethanol steam reforming for waste-heat recovery in dual-fuel compression-ignition engines
11:00 - 11:20	CPOTE-12056-A Application of innovative spray ejector-condenser system for CO₂ separation in oxy-fuel combustion energy plant
11:20 - 11:40	CPOTE-6059-A Small-scale supercritical CO2 gas turbine cogeneration systems
11:40 - 12:00	CPOTE-6027-A Thermodynamic analysis and economic evaluation of externally-fired Brayton cycle units for distributed energy

Parallel sessions 4

Friday, 2026-09-25, Room A

Time	Title of the presentation	Action
13:00 - 13:10	Introduction to BioNETzero project	Special session: BioNETzero
13:10 - 13:30	Biomass potential in Poland – question of availability and sustainability	Special session: BioNETzero
13:30 - 13:50	CPOTE-16068-A Numerical and experimental investigation of olive pomace oxy-combustion in a laminar flow drop tube furnace	Special session: BioNETzero
13:50 - 14:10	CFD modeling of a biomass-fired boiler operating under oxy-MILD combustion conditions	Special session: BioNETzero
14:10 - 14:30	CPOTE-16070-A Process modelling and simulations of an integrated oxy-combustion CHP plant	Special session: BioNETzero
14:30 - 14:50	CPOTE-16071-A Comprehensive assessment of environmental and economic key performance indicators for Poland	Special session: BioNETzero
14:50 - 15:00	Summary and conclusion	Special session: BioNETzero

Parallel sessions 4

Friday, 2026-09-25, Room B

Time	Title of the presentation	Action
13:00 - 13:20	CPOTE-6028-A Exergetic analysis of systems for expansion processes within a gas grid
13:20 - 13:40	CPOTE-6040-A Exergy-based diagnosis of malfunctioning components in heat pump at off-design conditions
13:40 - 14:00	CPOTE-6034-A Exergy-based evaluation of autonomous trigeneration systems under off-design and disruption operation conditions
14:00 - 14:20	CPOTE-4023-A Analysis of entropy generation for diagnosis of acute Myeloid Leukemia and its effects on life expectancy
14:20 - 14:40	CPOTE-6048-A Ex-ante LCA of innovative nanowire electrodes for alkaline electrolysers: a multi-scenario environmental assessment
14:40 - 15:00	CPOTE-3018-A Thermodynamic analysis of boil-off-gas reliquefaction processes and their translation into carbon intensity indicators of a liquefied natural gas carrier

Parallel sessions 4

Friday, 2026-09-25, Room C

Time	Title of the presentation	Action
13:00 - 13:20	CPOTE-6043-A Techno-economic and life cycle assessment of integrated solid oxide electrolysis cell and Fischer–Tropsch systems for synthetic fuel production from sewage sludge
13:20 - 13:40	CPOTE-11057-A Research on the steam gasification process of chars obtained from co-pyrolysis of rubber from used tires and textile waste
13:40 - 14:00	CPOTE-6061-A Multi-objective assessment of animal bone waste for circular valorization
14:00 - 14:20	CPOTE-2005-A Energy and exergy assessment of different strategies for energy use and residues valorisation in citrus processing facilities
14:20 - 14:40	CPOTE-2006-A Water use and vinasse treatment alternatives in the sugar and ethanol production process

Closing ceremony

Friday, 2026-09-25, Room AB

Time	Title of the presentation	Action
15:40 - 15:50	Awards for the best presentations
15:50 - 16:00	Summary of the conference

Detailed schedule

Opening Ceremony & Panel discussion

Wednesday, 2026-09-23, Room AB

Keynote lecture 1

Thursday, 2026-09-24, Room AB

Parallel sessions 1

Thursday, 2026-09-24, Room A

Parallel sessions 1

Thursday, 2026-09-24, Room B

Parallel sessions 1

Thursday, 2026-09-24, Room C

Parallel sessions 1

Thursday, 2026-09-24, Room D

Parallel sessions 2

Thursday, 2026-09-24, Room A

Parallel sessions 2

Thursday, 2026-09-24, Room B

Parallel sessions 2

Thursday, 2026-09-24, Room C

Parallel sessions 2

Thursday, 2026-09-24, Room D

Poster session

Thursday, 2026-09-24, Hall

Keynote lecture 2

Friday, 2026-09-25, Room AB

Parallel sessions 3

Friday, 2026-09-25, Room A

Parallel sessions 3

Friday, 2026-09-25, Room B

Parallel sessions 3

Friday, 2026-09-25, Room C

Parallel sessions 3

Friday, 2026-09-25, Room D

Parallel sessions 4

Friday, 2026-09-25, Room A

Parallel sessions 4

Friday, 2026-09-25, Room B

Parallel sessions 4

Friday, 2026-09-25, Room C

Closing ceremony

Friday, 2026-09-25, Room AB