Janusz Kotowicz

Prof. Janusz Kotowicz

Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Water and Wastewater Engineering, 44-100 Gliwice, Konarskiego st.18., Poland,

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Academic Career Length

19Years (2008-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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10 April 2021 in Energies
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Yurii KharazishviliYurii Kharazishvili
Yurii Kharazishvili
Aleksy KwilinskiAleksy Kwilinski
Aleksy Kwilinski
Oleksandr SukhodoliaOleksandr Sukhodolia
Oleksandr Sukhodolia
Henryk DzwigolHenryk Dzwigol
Henryk Dzwigol
Dmytro BobroDmytro Bobro
Dmytro Bobro
Janusz KotowiczJanusz Kotowicz
Janusz Kotowicz
The current approaches to estimating the level of energy security are based on applying a comprehensive approach to selecting the factors that affect energy security and the dynamics of processes in this domain. This article reveals the application of the model of energy security estimation and strategizing based on the systemic description of energy security as an object of management: the integral system, elements and connections, functions, processes, and the system’s material. At the same time, this model is able to take into account the dynamics of technological, political, economic, and other factors operating in the country and on the global arena. The energy security estimation model developed uses a modern methodology of integrated estimation: a multiplicative form of the integrated index, a formalized definition of the safe existence limits in order to provide scientific substantiation of the threshold vector, a modified rationing method, the principal components method, and the sliding matrix method to substantiate dynamic weighting coefficients. The paper demonstrates the systemic approach application to shaping strategic goals in the energy security domain in the context of sustainable development; the trajectory of energy security development is calculated by the method of strategizing that applies the principle “future is determined by the trajectory to the future” instead of the classical forecasting “past determines the future”. In general, the article shows the possibility of unifying the process of formalizing energy security (according to the needs of the researcher: country, industry, energy network, supply chain) as an object of management, estimating energy security status, and strategizing the regulatory sphere transformation in accordance with the target values for monitoring the effectiveness of management.

1 January 2017 in Energy
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Janusz KotowiczJanusz Kotowicz
Janusz Kotowicz
Łukasz BartelaŁukasz Bartela
Łukasz Bartela
Daniel WęcelDaniel Węcel
Daniel Węcel
KDKlaudia Dubiel
Klaudia Dubiel


1 April 2013 in Energy
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Janusz KotowiczJanusz Kotowicz
Janusz Kotowicz
ASAleksander Sobolewski
Aleksander Sobolewski
TITomasz Iluk
Tomasz Iluk


18 September 2024 in Energies
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Janusz KotowiczJanusz Kotowicz
Janusz Kotowicz
OEOliwia Ewelina
Oliwia Ewelina
KNKamil Niesporek
Kamil Niesporek
Acting in accordance with the requirements of the 2015 Paris Agreement, Poland, as well as other European Union countries, have committed to achieving climate neutrality by 2050. One of the solutions to reduce emissions of harmful substances into the environment is the implementation of large-scale hydrogen technologies. This article presents the cost of producing green hydrogen produced using an alkaline electrolyzer, with electricity supplied from a photovoltaic farm. The analysis was performed using the Monte Carlo method, and for baseline assumptions including an electricity price of 0.053 EUR/kWh, the cost of producing green hydrogen was 5.321 EUR/kgH2. In addition, this article presents a sensitivity analysis showing the impact of the electricity price before and after the energy crisis and other variables on the cost of green hydrogen production. The large change occurring in electricity prices (from 0.035 EUR/kWh to 0.24 EUR/kWh) significantly affected the levelized cost of green hydrogen (LCOH), which could change by up to 14 EUR/kgH2 in recent years. The results of the analysis showed that the parameters that successively have the greatest impact on the cost of green hydrogen production are the operating time of the plant and the unit capital expenditure. The development of green hydrogen production facilities, along with the scaling of technology in the future, can reduce the cost of its production.