This paper presents a test stand for the capture of CO2 from flue gases arising due to firing pulverised hard coal. The stand, financed from the 2014–2021 Norway Grants, is installed at a Polish power plant. The innovation of the proposed CO2 capture method, developed by the Norwegian partner in the project (SINTEF Industry), lies in the use of activated carbon in the process of temperature swing adsorption in a moving bed. The paper also presents preliminary results of numerical simulations performed using the General PROcess Modelling System (gPROMS) software. The simulations concerned the operation of a supercritical power unit combined with a system for capturing CO2 from flue gases. Transient operation of the system was analysed, assuming rapid changes in the power unit load. Special attention was paid to the CO2 capture process energy consumption at an increase in load by 5% of the power unit nominal capacity in 30 s. It is found that the proposed CO2 capture method “keeps up” with such rapid load changes at the method energy consumption smaller than 2 MJ/kg CO2.

This paper presents new computer software for the analysis and selection of components for Resheat systems. The system uses renewable energy sources (RES) to produce heat and electricity. The developed software aims at the optimal selection of the Resheat system elements and their parameters based on the specific constraints of the investor. The Resheat system software takes into account statistical weather data for different project locations with different climates. In addition, the programme can perform a user-defined economic analysis of the system. The calculated results of the system performance in a given year may vary from the actual values by ± 20% for annual values and ± 40% for monthly values due to changing weather conditions in a given year. The results obtained from part of the resheat system (e.g. estimated energy gains from PV) were compared with the results obtained from calculations using commercial software to verify the accuracy of the calculations. The comparison shows that the results obtained from the Resheat software are at an acceptable level.

This study presents a comparative analysis of the annual performances of stationary and dual-axis sun-tracked photovoltaic–thermal (PVT) systems. The experimental research was conducted at a demonstration site in Oświęcim, Poland, where both systems were evaluated in terms of electricity and heat production. The test installation consisted of thirty stationary PVT modules and five dual-axis sun-tracking systems, each equipped with six PV modules. An innovative cooling system was developed for the PVT modules, consisting of a surface-mounted heat sink installed on the rear side of each panel. The system includes embedded tubes through which a cooling fluid circulates, enabling efficient heat recovery. The results indicated that the stationary PVT system outperformed a conventional fixed PV installation, whose expected output was estimated using PVGIS data. Specifically, the stationary PVT system generated 26.1 kWh/m² more electricity annually, representing a 14.8% increase. The sun-tracked PVT modules yielded even higher gains, producing 42% more electricity than the stationary system, with particularly notable improvements during the autumn and winter seasons. After accounting for the electricity consumed by the tracking mechanisms, the sun-tracked PVT system still delivered a 34% higher net electricity output. Moreover, it enhanced the thermal energy output by 85%. The findings contribute to the ongoing development of high-performance PVT systems and provide valuable insights for their optimal deployment in various climatic conditions, supporting the broader integration of renewable energy technologies in building energy systems.