Staff
- Wojciech Suwała, DsC. - Head of Department
- e-mail: suwala@min-pan.krakow.pl
- CV available (MS Word format)
- Mariusz Kudełko, DsC.
- e-mail: kudelko@min-pan.krakow.pl
- Jacek Kamiński, PhD
- e-mail: kaminski@min-pan.krakow.pl
The main subjects of Energy and Environmental Policy Division works are related to the fuel and energy economy.
Major works
Major works are concerned with the development of models for economic, environmental and technological relations in fuels and energy industries. The specific scope of our activities comprises various topics of systems research and energy economics:
- policy instruments,
- fuels and energy markets: forms, performance,
- fuel costs and price formation,
- external costs of energy,
- economic instruments for environmental protection,
- power sector emissions abatement, including greenhouse gases,
- carbon sequestration.
We offer our experience, contacts and ability to form a group of Polish academic, business and government institutions.
Our merits
Our merits are:
- more than fifteen years research in systems research and energy and environmental economics,
- special experience in developing and using models as a research tool, energy-economy-environment models on various levels,
- practice in mathematical programming and systems dynamics models, linking of models,
- well established contacts with different types of Polish institutions: academia, government, business,
- experience of working abroad and co-operation with international teams.
Software used
GAMS modelling system has been our main tool for more than fifteen years, we also have experience in using VENSIM system dynamics software and linking VENSIM and GAMS models. Some experience in econometric modelling with EViews.
Selected recent projects
6th Framework Programs:
- New Energy Externalities Development for Sustainability (NEEDS)
- World Energy Technology Outlook (WETO H2)
5th Framework Programs:
- External costs of energy (ExternE-POL)
- Clean fossil fuels OPET (CFF OPET)
Projects for governmental institutions and commercial companies:
- The analysis of possibilities for ecological tax reform in Poland,Ministry of the Environment
- Clean coal technologies for Poland, Ministry of Economy
- Low-sulphur coal market for power and heat producing plants; Warsaw CHP Company
- Balancing coal supplies to power stations; Polish Power Grid Company
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Divisions publications