Renewable Energy Sources: Engineering, Technology, Innovation

1. Front Matter

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2. Study the Physical Properties of the Fruit Pomace for Energy Use

   • Joanna Pasternak, Paweł Purgał

   Pages 1-9

3. Tests of a Steam Piston Engine Under Supercritical Conditions

   • Janusz Wełnowski, Damian Wełnowski, Tomasz Topoliński, Józef Flizikowski, Adam Mroziński

   Pages 11-24

4. The Visualization of Combustion Air Flow that Flows into the Dendromass Combustion Process Using CFD Simulations

   • Alexander Čaja, Štefan Papučík, Marek Patsch, Nikola Kantová

   Pages 25-31

5. Possibility of Using Energy Crops for Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals Contaminated Land—A Three-Year Experience

   • Marta Pogrzeba, Jacek Krzyżak, Szymon Rusinowski, Anja Hebner, Kathrin Kopielski, Sebastian Werle et al.

   Pages 33-45

6. The Formation of Particulate Matter During the Combustion of Different Fuels and Air Temperatures

   • Nikola Kantová, Radovan Nosek, Michal Holubčík, Jozef Jandačka

   Pages 47-52

7. Increasing the Efficiency of the Process of Burning Wheat Straw in a Central Heat Source by Application of Additives

   • Matej Palacka, Peter Vician, Jozef Jandačka, Michal Holubčík

   Pages 53-58

8. Mathematical Model for Calculating Performance of Parabolic Through Collector

   • Peter Vician, Matej Palacka, Peter Ďurčanský, Jozef Jandačka

   Pages 59-69

9. The Development of the Market of the Renewable Energy in Ukraine

   • Oleg Kucher, Liliia Prokopchuk

   Pages 71-81

10. The Financial Efficiency of Biogas Stations in Poland

    • Serhiy Zabolotnyy, Mariia Melnyk

    Pages 83-93

11. The Influence of Weather Conditions and Operating Parameters on the Efficiency of Solar Power Collectors Based on Empirical Evidence

    • Aldona Skotnicka-Siepsiak, Maciej Wesołowski, Maciej Neugebauer, Janusz Piechocki, Piotr Sołowiej

    Pages 95-106

12. Energy and Environmental Potential of Grasslands in Poland

    • Wojciech Golimowski, Krystian Butlewski, Weronika Gracz, Damian Marcinkowski, Ryszard Konieczny

    Pages 107-117

13. Review of Ash Deposition Coefficients for Selected Biomasses

    • Waldemar Gądek, Sylwester Kalisz

    Pages 119-126

14. Does Wetland Biomass Provide an Alternative to Maize in Biogas Generation?

    • Sławomir Roj-Rojewski, Agnieszka Wysocka-Czubaszek, Robert Czubaszek, Piotr Banaszuk

    Pages 127-137

15. Analysis of the Potential of Methane Emission and Energy Power from Excrement of Livestock in Poland

    • Weronika Gracz, Wojciech Golimowski, Krystian Butlewski, Damian Marcinkowski

    Pages 139-149

16. A Fuzzy Model of the Composting Process with Simultaneous Heat Recovery and Aeration Rate Control

    • Maciej Neugebauer, Tomasz Jakubowski, Piotr Sołowiej, Maciej Wesołowski

    Pages 151-160

17. Variability of Soil Temperatures During 5 Years of a Horizontal Heat Exchanger Operation Co-operating with a Heat Pump in a Single-Family House

    • Joanna Piotrowska-Woroniak, Wiesław Załuska

    Pages 161-175

18. Examination of the Solar Air Heater Operating Parameters Equipped with the Swirlers

    • Miroslaw Zukowski, Grzegorz Woroniak, Andrzej Perkowski

    Pages 177-189

19. Bio-fertilizers and Soil Health—An Approach Based on Balance of Elements in the Vegetable Cropping Sequence

    • Katarzyna Przygocka-Cyna, Agnieszka Andrzejewska, Witold Grzebisz

    Pages 191-201

20. Use of Solar Installations as a Way to Reduce Low Emissions

    • Tomasz Wyleciał, Robert Starczyk, Henryk Otwinowski, Dariusz Urbaniak

    Pages 203-212

This volume presents refereed papers based on the oral and poster presentations at the 4th International Conference on Renewable Energy Sources, which was held from June 20 to 23, 2017 in Krynica, Poland. The scope of the conference included a wide range of topics in renewable energy technology, with a major focus on biomass and solar energy, but also extending to geothermal energy, heat pumps, fuel cells, wind energy, energy storage, and the modeling and optimization of renewable energy systems.
 
The conference had the unique goal of gathering Polish and international researchers’ perspectives on renewable energy sources, and furthermore of balancing them against governmental policy considerations. Accordingly, the conference offered not only scientific sessions but also panels to discuss best practices and solutions with local entrepreneurs and federal government bodies.

 
The Conference was jointly organized by the University of Agriculture in Krakow, the International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (CIGR), the Polish Society of Agricultural Engineering, AGH University of Science and Technology (Krakow), the Polish Society for Agrophysics under the patronage of the Rector of the University of Agriculture in Krakow, and the Polish Chamber of Ecology.

• Biomass energy conversion
• Solar energy
• Energy storage
• Renewable and sustainable energy proceedings
• Eastern European research on agricultural engineering & biofuels

• Faculty of Production and Power Engineering, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Kraków, Poland

  Krzysztof Mudryk

• Institute of Thermal Technology, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

  Sebastian Werle

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