INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SZE 2025 – PROGRAM

Sunday, June 8, 2025

16:00-18:00  Setting up exhibition spaces
16:30-17:30  SZE General Assembly
19:00-21:00  Reception on the hill near the church of St. Jurij in Piran,  Ulica IX. korpusa 25, Piran 

Monday, June 9, 2025

09:00-10:00  Conference participant registration

10.00-10.20    Opening of the conference and welcome address

  • Alojz Poredoš, Honorary President, Slovenian Energy Association
  • Dejan Koletnik, President, Slovenian Energy Association
  • Aleš Prešern, Siemens Energy, the event’s general sponsor

10.20-11.10    Plenary lectures

  • THE ROLE OF “POWER -TO-X” IN THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY. CASE STUDIES IN THE EU
    Tatiana Morosuk    , Technical University of Berlin, Germany
  • FROM VISION TO REALITY: STABILITY AND RELIABILITY IN ENERGY TRANSITION
    Thorsten Krol, Siemens Energy

11.10-11.40 Coffee break


11.40-13.00 Plenary lectures

  • 50% / 50% / 50%: UNTAPPED POTENTIALS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEATING AND COOLING
    Andrej Kitanovski, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • NOVI SAD SOLAR-THERMAL PROJECT
    Dušan Macura    , Novosadska Toplarna, Serbia
  • THE PATH TO SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT CLEANROOMS IN THE “LIFE SCIENCE” SECTOR
    Conor Murray, 3dimension Cleanrooms, Ireland
  • DEPLOYMENT OF SMALL MODULAR REACTORS: ADVANCING THE TRANSITION TO A CARBON-FREE ENERGY SUPPLY
    Mihael Sekavčnik, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

13.00-14.00    Lunch

14.00-15.30    Panel discussion – Regional Energy Systems Transformation

Moderators: Jože Torkar, Eva Lina Nava Viloria

Participants:

  • Matija Bitenc, Plinovodi
  • Bram Rutten – Pivovarna Laško Union
  • Uroš Kerin, Eles
  • Miha Pečovnik, HSE
  • Aleš Prešern, Siemens Energy
  • Robert Šipec, Ministry of Defence RS

15.30-16.00 Coffee break

16.00-18.00 Parallel sessions – section A1 and B1

A1: Energy systems transformations, energy and economic efficiency, energy policy

Moderator: Franc Žlahtič

  1. EVALUATION TOOLS FOR INDUSTRIAL SYMBIOSIS
    Amira Korayem and Tatiana Morosuk, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
  2. LABOR PRODUCTIVITY COMPARISON IN THE CLEAN POWER SECTOR
    Tomaž Žagar1,2, Boris Vovčko1,2, Aleš Kralj1, 1Faculty for Energy Technology, University of Maribor, 2GEN energija d. o. o
  3. OMNIVISE ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – CONTINUOUSLY SOLVE FOR THE ECONOMICALLY OPTIMAL DISPATCH PLAN
    Matija Mlakar Siemens Energy
  4. MODELLING OF PASSIVE SAFETY HEAT REMOVAL SYSTEMS WITH SAFETY CONDENSERS IN SMALL MODULAR REACTORS
    Mihael Boštjan Končar12, Mihael Sekavčnik1, 1Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, 2Institute of Nuclear Technology and Energy Systems, University of Stuttgart
  5. TRANSFORMATION OF ENERGY SYSTEMS IN THE REGION: WASTE-TO-ENERGY SOLUTIONS
    Alexey TUGANOV, VYNCKE NV, Belgium
  6. THE INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF HOLISTIC END-TO-END ENERGY SYSTEM APPROACHES WHEN EVALUATING BENEFITS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
    Oddgeir Gudmundsson, Jan Eric Thorsen; Danfoss A/S – Climate Solutions

B1: Gases and hydrogen, digitalization, energy regulation

Moderator: Aleksander Trupej

  1. IMPACT OF SOCIAL/POLITICAL CHANGES ON THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GAS INDUSTRY
    Marko Ileršič, Plinovodi, Slovenia
  2. STORING ELECTRICITY IN HYDROGEN USING THE ELECTROLYSIS PROCESS
    Urban Gselman, HSE Invest d.o.o, Slovenia
  3. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF “RENEWABLE” AMMONIA PRODUCTION LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY
    Jure Gramc, Tome Astardjiev, Mitja Mori; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Slovenia
  4. ACTIVITIES OF THE GAS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATOR IN THE FRAME OF THE SUSTAINABLE TRANSITION
    Oton Gortnar, Plinovodi, Slovenia
  5. CERTALINK ENERGY CERTIFICATE – GROWING FROM NEED TO CERTIFICATION
    Marko Babić, Siemens Energy
  6. LARGE SCALE DIGITALIZATION PLANNING
    Tatjana Nušić, Dubravka Jovančić, Vladimir Tanasić, DH Beogradske elektrane, Serbia
  7. PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE SOFTWARE AND DATA SECURITY IN VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE APPLICATIONS
    Irina Kitanoska, Danfoss Trata d.o.o., Slovenia

19.30.-24.00 Gala dinner

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

10.00-12.00 Parallel sessions – section A2 and B2

A2: Renewables, energy resilience, sustainable transition

Moderator: Andrej Ljubenko

  1. GREEN TRANSITION OF A TOWN – FROM IDEA TO ACTION WITHIN THREE YEARS
    Lars Gullev, VEKS Denmark
  2. TRANSFORMATION OF SERBIA’S ENERGY SYSTEM: WASTE INCINIRATION – VINCA IN BELGRADE, INTEGRATION OF LARGE HEAT PUMPS IN THE SYSTEMS OF DH in  CITIES, “POWER TO HEAT” PROJECT IN NOVI SAD AND BELGRADE, ENSURE SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SUPPLY
    Petar Vasiljević, Senior konsultant, Beogradske elektrane, KGH Društvo, Bojan Bogdanović, Principal, Energy Efficency and Green Buildings EBRD bank
  3. COMPREHENSIVE USE OF SOLAR ENERGY WITH ADVANCED ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE IN RECYCLED BATTERIES FOR FOOD AND WATER PRODUCTION
    Primož Poredoš, Domen Šeruga, Dominik Kozjek, Dejan Trajkovski, Tej Žižak, Eva Zavrl, Ciril Arkar, Jernej Klemenc, Faculty of mechanical engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
  4. ENERGY UTILIZATION FACILITY OF MUNICIPAL WASTE, TEO LJUBLJANA
    Gregor Golja, Energetika Ljubljana, d.o.o., Slovenia
  5. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AS AN ELEMENT OF ENERGY RESILIENCE IN THE NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM
    Andrej Vastl, Ministry of Defence of Republica Slovenia
  6. DESIGNING SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS IN FUTURE MILITARY CAMPS
    Urban Žvar Baškovič1, Žiga Rosec1, Ariel Marie Stolza1, Robert Šipec2, Tomaž Katrašnik1, 1Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, UL; 2Ministry of Defence of the Rep. Slovenia
  7. HARMONIZING SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING FOR COMPANIES WITH A CROSS-SECTORAL CARBON FOOTPRINT MODEL
    Rok Stropnik1, Domen Hojkar1, Rober Šipec2, Kaučič Škufca Mojca2, Mitja Mori1 1Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, UL; 2Ministry of Defence of the Rep. Slovenia

B2: Heating, cooling, ventilation and energy storage

Moderator: Gregor Jeglič

  1. MODELLING OF PARTICLE CONTAMINATION RELEASE FROM TABLET PACKAGING AREA USING CFD
    Matjaž Ramšak1, Jure Ravnik1, Matej Zadravec1, Timi Gomboc1, Damir Lukežić2  Matjaž Hriberšek1, 1University of Maribor Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, 2 Lek d.d. Lendava, Slovenia
  2. EPBD 2026: ENERGY EFFICIENCY & INDOOR AIR QUALITY – WHY VENTILATION WITH HEAT RECOVERY IS THE ONLY SOLUTION
    Christian Bolsmann, CEO of getAir GmbH and President of VFW
  3. ICE THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE, TRENDS, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
    Marie-Ange Rodriguez, Fafco, France
  4. COMPARISON OF MONTHLY AND HOURLY CALCULATION METHODS FOR PREDICTING ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOR HEATING AND COOLING OF AN OFFICE BUILDING
    Blaž Černetič1, Andrej Osana1, Uroš Stritih2, 1GE Projekt Ljubljana, 2UL Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Slovenia
  5. OPTIMIZING HOUSEHOLD HEATING COSTS WITH LATENT HEAT STORAGE AND DYNAMIC ELECTRICITY PRICING
    Domen Hojkar, Rok Stropnik, Mitja Mori; 1Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
  6. THE ROLE OF BATTERY STORAGE IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION
    Samo Ceferin, Kolektor Sisteh d.o.o, Slovenia

12.00-12.30 Coffee break

12.30-14.30 Parallel sessions – section A3 and B3

A3: District heating and cooling

Moderator: Jože Torkar

  1. DELUSION OR FACT: DISTRICT ENERGY ENABLES SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS
    Amer Karabegovic, Danfoss, Slovenia
  2. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OF ŠALEŠKA DOLINA DISTRICT HEATING
    Janez Ramšak, Rok Miklavžina, Robert Ocepek, Gregor Cvet,  Komunalno podjetje Velenje, Slovenia
  3. DISTRICT HEATING IN MARIBOR: BETWEEN LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS AND REAL POSSIBILITIES OF TRANSITION TO RES
    Matija Meden1, prof. dr. Filip Kokalj2, Ljubo Germič1, 1Javno podjetje Energetika Maribor d. o. o., 2University of Maribor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Slovenia
  4. MODELING OF DISTRICT ENERGY NETWORKS WITH MINIMAL DATA
    Marko Keber1, Izak Oberčkal Pluško1, Katja Klinar1, Andrej Kitanovski1, Gregor Cvet2, Janez Ramšak2, Tine Seljak1, 1Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, UL, 2Komunalno podjetje Velenje d.o.o., Slovenia
  5. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW OF DISTRICT HEATING IN THE ŠALEŠKA VALLEY IN TANDEM WITH THE NAHV PROJECT
    Erik Rot Weiss, Urban Gselman, David Galinec, Robert Gselman; HSE Invest d.o.o, Slovenia
  6. REDUCING DISTRICT HEATING RETURN TEMPERATURES BY CASCADING CONCEPTS
    Jan Eric Thorsen, Oddgeir Gudmundsson, Marek Brand, Danfoss A/S – Climate Solutions

B3: Heat pumps and contemporary system solutions

Moderator: Primož Poredoš

  1. MODELING HEAT PUMPS WITH THERMAL STORAGE IN DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEMS
    Izak Oberčkal Pluško, Katja Klinar, Marko Keber, Tine Seljak, Oumayma Chdil, Radel Gimaev, Andrej Kitanovski, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Slovenia
  2. THE SMART HEAT PUMP OF THE FUTURE – OPTIMIZATION OF OPERATION BASED ON ELECTRICITY PRICES
    Matic Goter, Termo shop, Slovenia
  3. HEAT PUMPS AS INVESTMENT EQUIPMENT
    Luka Rednak, Kronoterm, Slovenia
  4. OPPORTUNITIES FOR CUSTOMERS WITH HEAT PUMPS BASED ON THE NEW ELECTRICITY TARIFF SETTING METHODOLOGY
    David Batič, Nevena Srećković, Energy Agency, Slovenia
  5. ENHANCING THE PERFORMANCE OF HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATORS WITH PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS
    Nada Petelin(a), Jakob Perne(a), Urban Tomc(a), Marko Kralj(b), Tomaž Bregar(b), Matija Kalin(a), Izak Oberčkal Pluško(a), Daniel Calleja Anta(a), Andrej Kitanovski(a), University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Gorenje, Hisense Europe, Slovenia
  6. TEMPORAL EXTENSION OF RIVER FLOW FORECASTS: A NEURAL NETWORK MODELING APPROACH FOR THE DRAVA RIVER
    Marko Rus, Viktor Brajak, Tadej Justin Medius d.o.o., Tehnološki park, Ljubljana, Slovenia

14.30-15.00    Conference closing