The delegation included Mr. Daisuke Hirota and Mr. Yotaro Miyagawa, Directors of the Department of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, as well as Mr. Fumiyasu Maruyama, Second Secretary at the Embassy of Japan in Poland.
Representing Poznan University of Technology at the meeting were, among others:
- Prof. Arkadiusz Ptak, Vice-Rector for Development and Cooperation with Industry
- Prof. Jerzy Merkisz, President of the Polish Scientific Society for Internal Combustion Engines
- Prof. Paweł Fuć, Hydrogen Technologies Coordinator at PUT
- Prof. Andrzej Ziółkowski, Director of the Institute of Drives and Aviation
- Prof. Rafał Ślefarski, Director of the Institute of Thermal Energy
- Prof. Ireneusz Pielecha, Head of the Department of Drives
- Assoc. Prof. Remigiusz Jasiński, Head of the Department of Aviation
The meeting focused on the prospects for the development of hydrogen technologies in the fields of energy, industry, and transportation. During the visit, the guests were presented with hydrogen-powered flow and piston engines, a laboratory-scale hydrogen production facility, and technical solutions for hydrogen fuel combustion in industrial systems.
Prior to their visit to PUT, both delegations also visited the Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. factory in Bolechowo, where the host was Dr. Eng. Dariusz Michalak, Vice President of the Management Board.
