International Summer School on Advanced Gasification Solutions

19th International Conference of Young Scientists on Energy and Natural Sciences Issue (CYSENI)

📣 Registration is open! | https://cyseni.com/registration/
19th International Conference of Young Scientists on Energy and Natural Sciences Issue (CYSENI) will be held in Kaunas from May 23 to 26, 2023.

CYSENI main goal is to discuss issues and perspectives of Natural Sciences and Energy Sector worldwide. Also, this conference allows young scientists, such as undergraduates, MSc, PhD students, postdocs, entrant engineers to develop their skills, make new contacts and forge durable scientific relationships.

If you-re seeking new knowledge and want to share your research, this is the event to attend. Participation in the conference is free of charge!

IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES
📍 9 January – 12 March 2023 – registration and abstracts submission
📍 31 March 2023 – author notification on abstract acceptance
📍 8 May 2023 – announcement of the Conference program
📍 23–26 May 2023 – Conference event

For more information: https://cyseni.com/

Andrius Zuoza doctoral dissertation defense

Author, Institution: Andrius Zuoza, Lithuanian Energy Institute

Dissertation title: Evaluation of industry competitiveness dimension of energy efficiency

Science area, field of science: Social Sciences, Economics – S004

Defense of the dissertation: 2022-06-10, 10:00 a.m., Lithuanian Energy Institute (remotely), Breslaujos st. 3, Kaunas, Lithuania.

Scientific Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Vaida Pilinkienė (Kaunas University of Technology, Social Sciences, Economics – S004)

Scientific Advisor: Dr. Inga Konstantinavičiūtė (Lithuanian Energy Institute, Social Sciences, Economics – S004)

Dissertation Defense Board of Economics Science Field:

The dissertation defence will take place online:
https://liedm.zoom.us/j/84552240688#success

The doctoral dissertation is available online, at the library of Kaunas University of Technology (K. Donelaičio st. 20, Kaunas) and Lithuania Energy Institute (Breslaujos st. 3, Kaunas)

Annotation
Setting ambitious environmental targets has been a hallmark of European Union (EU) policy for decades. The European Commission’s strategy “A European Green Deal” aims to make the EU a climate-neutral continent by 2050. It also seeks to decouple the EU’s economic growth from the use of energy resources and restructure the economy so that net greenhouse gas emissions are zero. To achieve this vision and maintain the competitiveness of the EU industry, improving energy efficiency must become a priority for industrial policy in every EU State. To make this vision a reality, the EU plans to invest in environmentally friendly technologies, support innovative industry, reduce the energy sector’s dependence on fossil fuels and improve energy efficiency, among other measures.

In the context of the complex interrelationship between energy efficiency, environmental protection and industrial competitiveness, the question arises whether the competitiveness of energy-intensive industries in European countries can be reasonably assessed and compared. Therefore, the research aims to develop a conceptual model for the assessment of industrial competitiveness, including energy efficiency and climate change mitigation components, to develop an energy efficiency index for the assessment of industrial competitiveness based on this model and to apply it empirically to energy-intensive industries.

The empirical study carried out in this dissertation investigated the competitiveness of energy-intensive industries in 19 European countries, divided the countries studied into groups and identified the factors determining the competitiveness of the industries.

PhD Studies at Lithuanian Energy Institute 2022

Lithuanian Energy Institute offers promising studies in the European Green Deal topics with great prospect of employment.

Lithuanian Energy Institute invites active students who have obtained a master’s degree in mathematics, physics, chemistry, energy, thermal engineering, materials engineering, electrical engineering, mechanics, environmental engineering, natural sciences, economics to contribute to the goals of the European Green Deal and apply to doctoral studies in the fields of
▶️ Energetics and Power Engineering,
▶️ Environmental Engineering,
▶️ Economics.

Doctoral research topics and admission procedure (2022): https://www.lei.lt/phd-studies/admission-to-phd-studies/
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🔹 Who can apply for PhD studies?
Individuals with Master’s qualification degree or having graduated from one-level higher education system.
🔹 Financing:
The PhD studies can be financed by the budget of the Republic of Lithuania or a PhD student‘s personal finances.
🔹 Scholarships:
Doctoral students admitted to state-funded positions receive monthly scholarships: during the 1st year – 798 Euro/month, during the 2nd-4th years – 924 Euro/month.
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IMPORTANT DATES:
✓ Submission of applications: 6 – 20 (till 3 P. M.) June, 2022
✓ Motivational interviews: 28-30 June, 2022
✓ Appeals: 1 July, 2022, from 8 to 10 A. M.
✓ Results of appeals: 1 July, 2022, 4 P. M.
✓ Notification of applicants about the competition results: 1 July, 2022, 4.30 P. M.

CYSENI 2022 – 18th international Conference of Young Scientists on Energy and Natural sciences Issues

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18TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF YOUNG SCIENTISTS ON ENERGY AND NATURAL SCIENCES ISSUES (CYSENI)

CYSENI 2022 will be held online, from May 24 to 27, 2022.

Presentations of the keynote speakers and the Plenary Session of the conference will be broadcast live on www.cyseni.com. A live section will appear on the conference homepage on the event day.

🆓 Registration is closed.

🟢 PROGRAMME
https://cyseni.com/programme/

Partnership between CYSENI Conference and scientific journals (Applied Sciences, Energetika, Plants): https://www.lei.lt/partnership-between-cyseni-conference-and-scientific-journals/

To stay up-to-date on the Conference news – check the Conference website and Facebook for updates frequently.


Lithuanian Energy Institute (LEI), with partners Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry (LAMMC) and the Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC), invites you to participate in the 18th International Conference of Young Scientists on Energy and Natural Sciences Issues (CYSENI 2022). This year again the conference will be held online, from May 24 to 27, 2022.

By going online, we can deliver our core value to even greater audiences:

International Conference of Young Scientists on Energy and Natural Sciences Issues is an annual event aimed at young researchers and professionals from Europe and worldwide working in the fields of Energy, Physical and Environmental sciences. CYSENI seeks to provide a free and well-established platform to undergraduate, MSc, Ph.D. students, postdoc, entrant engineers and other young scientists to present their latest research, develop their skills, make new contacts and forge durable scientific relationships.

This conference is scheduled in the online format. It frees our resources and allows us to divert more efforts towards expanding the scope and increasing the conference’s reach.

This year, to attain these goals, LEI has has partnered with two other top-tier Lithuanian science institutions: LAMMC and FTMC. This partnership is built on years of previous cooperation on identified synergies of their research fields, and is reflected in an expanded list of Topics for the Conference.


Participation in the conference is free of charge!


Conference topics:

Energy Sciences

⦿ Renewable energy sources
⦿ Bioenergy, Biomass and biofuels
⦿ Energy efficiency, reliability and security
⦿ Smart energy systems
⦿ Energy economics and policy
⦿ Hydrogen energy and fuel cell technologies
⦿ Fusion energy, nuclear fission and radiation protection
⦿ Cross-cutting energy issues

Physical Sciences

⦿ Combustion and plasma processes
⦿ Thermal physics, fluid mechanics and metrology
⦿ Material sciences and technologies
⦿ Laser Technologies
⦿ Plasmonics and Nanophotonics

Environmental Sciences

⦿ Innovative agriculture, horticulture, and forestry solutions
⦿ Toxic free environment
⦿ Sustainable Pest Management
⦿ Food sciences and technologies
⦿ Plant biology and physiology
⦿ Plant genetics and breeding
⦿ Global change and environmental footprint


Publication:

All submitted papers/extended abstracts will be published in conference proceedings of 18th International Conference of Young Scientists on Energy and Natural Sciences Issues (CYSENI 2022) ISSN 2783-6339.

 

Conference organizers:

Cyseni 2022 logos of organisers: LEI, LAMMC, FTMC, RTO Lithuania.

TRANSWAT (LLI-533) Mid-term Workshop

Povilas Mačiulis doctoral dissertation defense

Author, Institution: Povilas Mačiulis, Lithuanian Energy Institute

Dissertation title: Assessment of the measures promoting the use of renewable energy sources in the transport sector

Science area, field of science: Social Sciences, Economics – S004

Defense of the dissertation: 2021-04-16, 10:00 a.m., Lithuanian Energy Institute (room – AK-330), Breslaujos st. 3, Kaunas, Lithuania.

Scientific Supervisor: Dr. Inga Konstantinavičiūtė (Lithuanian Energy Institute, Social Sciences, Economics – S004).

Scientific Advisor: Prof. Dr. Vaida Pilinkienė (Kaunas University of Technology, Social Sciences, Economics – S004).

Dissertation Defence Board of Economics Science Field:

The dissertation defence takes place online. Link to the online conference call:
https://liedm.zoom.us/j/91247693019?pwd=WVhYOTBKNXFMSStKSzd3eDR4aGljdz09

The doctoral dissertation is available on the internet and at the library of Kaunas University of Technology (K. Donelaičio g. 20, Kaunas), and Lithuania Energy Institute (Breslaujos str. 3, Kaunas)

Annotation:
To reduce emissions, it is necessary to replace conventional transport sector vehicles with internal combustion engines with alternative technologies driven on renewable energy sources (RES). Despite the environmental benefits of clean cars, the existing technical and economic barriers prevent their mass development. To raise the competitiveness and popularity of clean vehicles among consumers, the appropriate promotion policy instruments need to be applied. Despite the growing interest in the issues of promoting the use of RES-driven vehicles, scientific literature still lacks an empirically-based evaluation methodology that would allow to comprehensively evaluate particular promotion measures. Thus, the main purpose of the research in this dissertation is to develop the model and the methodology for evaluating RES-driven vehicle promotion measures that would allow to identify most relevant measures with consideration of consumer preferences, measure implementation costs, feasibility and efficiency. For evaluating promotion measure feasibility, efficiency and estimating evaluation criteria weights, the method of expert evaluation was employed. Consumer preferences were evaluated by employing discrete selection models. Promotion measure implementation costs were estimated by three electric vehicle market development scenarios. Aggregation of all the research indicators based on multi-criteria evaluation method allowed to identify the most relevant promotion measures in the case of Lithuania.

CYSENI 2021

🟢 DESCRIPTION
We invite you to participate in the 17th International Conference of Young Scientists on Energy and Natural Sciences Issues (CYSENI 2021). This year, due to global COVID-19 pandemic, the conference will be held online, from May 24 to 28, 2021.
CYSENI is an annual event aimed at young researchers and professionals from Europe and worldwide working in the fields of Energy, Physical and Environmental sciences. CYSENI aims to provide a free and well-established platform to undergraduate, MSc, PhD students, postdoc, entrant engineers and other young scientists to present their latest research, develop their skills, make new contacts and forge durable scientific relationships.

Participation in the conference is free of charge!

Programme: https://cyseni.com/programme/
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Organizers:
Lithuanian Energy Institute
www.lei.lt/en
Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry
www.lammc.lt/en
Center for Physical Sciences and Technology
www.ftmc.lt/en
RTO Lithuania
www.rtolithuania.com/

IAEE Webinars: Decarbonisation of the Economy: Modelling and Planning Challenges

Audrius Graževičius doctoral dissertation defense

Author, Institution: Audrius Graževičius, Lithuanian Energy Institute

Dissertation title: Numerical investigation of two-component two-phase natural convection and thermal stratification phenomena

Science area, field of science: Technological Sciences – Energy and Power Engineering, T006

Defense of the dissertation: 2020-08-26, 14:00, Lithuanian Energy Institute (room – AK-330 a.), Breslaujos st. 3, Kaunas, Lithuania.

Scientific Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Habil. Algirdas Kaliatka (Lithuanian Energy Institute, Technological Sciences, Energetics and Power Engineering – T006)

Dissertation Defence Board of Energetics and Power Engineering Science Field:

The doctoral dissertation is available at the library of Kaunas University of Technology (K. Donelaičio St. 20, Kaunas, Lithuania) and in Lithuanian Energy Institute (Breslaujos St. 3, Kaunas, Lithuania).

Annotation:
It is important to understand processes, to predict steady or changing situations, and to manage potential or unexpected accidents when a powerful industrial unit is operated. Passive cooling systems that do not require an external power source during critical situations and accidents are being installed or designed in advanced industrial facilities in order to prevent or minimise the potential consequences of such accidents. This issue is particularly relevant in nuclear power plants because the potential consequences of accidents at these facilities can be severe. Natural convection and thermal stratification phenomena, which occur in cooling pools of passive systems are closely interrelated and their behavior affects the safety of the installations. Currently, there is a growing interest in modelling of these phenomena using CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) software, however, these phenomena are modelled using a lot of simplifications. There is no detailed and complex modelling methodology for these phenomena available today or it has not been published.

This dissertation introduces the methodology for modelling of two-component two-phase natural convection and thermal stratification phenomena in a cooling pool using CFD software. The methodology can be applied for modelling of these phenomena, which occurs in power or industrial installations (in the cooling pool of the passive system, in the spent nuclear fuel pool, in the nuclear or chemical reactor, etc.), facility or installation safety assessment, development of accident management methodology, etc.