XXVIII Symposium
DIAGNOSTICS OF POWER EQUIPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS
Damage identification and failure prevention
October 7-9, 2026

Program

 

1st Day - Oct. 7, 2026 (Wednesday)
from 10.00

Registration
Welcome coffee
10.30 – 11:00

Official opening of the XXVIII Symposium
Chair: Ewa Trzeszczyńska, Pro Novum sp. z o.o
11:00 – 12:00

Session I
Chair: Ewa Trzeszczyńska, Pro Novum sp. z o.o.
11:00 – 11:30

Jerzy Trzeszczyński – Pro Novum sp. z o.o.
FAILURES AS A PROBLEM AND A SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE – A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO FAILURE ANALYSIS
11:30 – 12:00

Rafał Kobyłecki – Częstochowa University of Technology
IDENTIFYING THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSFORMATION OF POLISH ENERGY SECTOR IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE SECURITY OF ELECTRICITY AND HEAT SUPPLY
12:00 - 12.20

Coffee break/networking 
12:20 – 13:30

Session II
Chair: prof. dr hab. inż. Jerzy Barglik - Politechnika Śląska
12:20 – 12:40

Jacek Kocięcki – Urząd Dozoru Technicznego
ACTIVITIES OF THE POLISH OFFICE OF TECHNICAL INSPECTION IN THE POWER GENERATION SECTOR
12:40 – 13:00

Jerzy Król – ENEA Elektrownia Połaniec sp. z o.o.
Jerzy Trzeszczyński – Pro Novum sp. z o.o.
MAINTENANCE OF POWER UNITS AT ENEA ELEKTROWNIA POŁANIEC ENSURING COMPLIANCE  WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND ADAPTATION TO NEW OPERATING REGIMES
13:00 – 13:20

Michał Cegielski, Tomasz Sojka - TAURON Wytwarzanie S.A.
CHARACTERISTICS AND SELECTED ISSUES RELATED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION FOR COMMERCIAL OPERATION OF THE NJ910MW UNIT OF THE NOWA JAWORZNO POWER PLANT AT TAURON WYTWARZANIE S.A.
13:20 – 13:30

Questions/Discussion
13:30 – 14:30

Lunch
14:30 – 15:40

Session III
Chair: Krzysztof Brunné – Pro Novum sp. z o.o.
14:30 – 14:50

Paweł Woszczyk - Towarzystwo Gospodarcze Polskie Elektrownie     
ASSESSMENT OF THE TECHNICAL CONDITION OF JWCD POWER UNITS
14:50 – 15:10

Daniel Berek, Dr. Christian Ullrich - vgbe energy e.V.
FROM DAMAGE PATTERN TO ROOT CAUSE:  ANALYSIS AND REPAIR OF A HEAT EXCHANGER OF A RENEWABLE POWER PLANTAN
15:10 – 15:30

Tomasz Sygnarski – Elektrociepłownia Stalowa Wola S.A.
Paweł Gawron – Pro Novum sp. z o.o
COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO RESOLVE AN OPERATIONAL ISSUE WITH THE HRSG BOILER AT STALOWA WOLA S.A. CHP PLANT
15:30 – 15:40

Questions/Discussion
15:40 - 16:00

Coffee break/networking 
16:00 - 17:30

Panel Discussion: THE AVAILABILITY OF DISPATCHABLE ENERGY SOURCES – A CHALLENGE FOR ENERGY PRODUCERS
Moderator: Paweł Woszczyk – Towarzystwo Gospodarcze Polskie Elektrownie
19:00

Dinner

 

2nd Day - Oct. 8, 2026 (Thursday)
from 7:30

Breakfast
9:30 – 11:00

Session IV
Chair: Paweł Gawron, Pro Novum sp. z o.o.
9:30 – 9:50

Wojciech Murzynowski, Radosław Stanek  – Pro Novum sp. z o.o.        
WHEN DAMAGE CANNOT BE REPAIRED
9:50– 10:10

Cezary Kolan, Tomasz Bijak – Pro Novum sp. z o.o.
REVITALIZATION OF CAST-STEEL TURBINE COMPONENTS AS PART OF DAMAGE REPAIR AND LIFE EXTENSION
10:10 – 10:30

Krzysztof Brunné, Adrian Sobczyszyn, Marcin Solecki - Pro Novum sp. z o.o.
DIRECT AND INDIRECT CAUSES OF FAILURES OF BOILER HEATING SURFACE

10:30 – 10:40

Questions/Discussion
10:40 – 11:10

Coffee break/networking
11:10 – 12:30

Session V
Chair: Krzysztof Brunné – Pro Novum sp. z o.o.
11:10 – 11:30

Mariusz Banaszkiewicz, Huascar Lorini, Frank Biesinger - GE Vernova, Inc
GE VERNOVA’S EXPERIENCE IN IDENTIFYING DAMAGE AND PURSUING TO PREVENT STEAM TURBINE ROTOR INCIDENTS
11:30 – 11:50

Patryk Puławski - CCGT Ostrołęka sp. z o.o.
FOUR TASKS – ONE GOAL
11:50 – 12:10

Michał Rawecki - Reversesolutions Sp. z o.o.
SEEING FAILURE BEFORE IT HAPPENS – 3D TECHNOLOGIES IN DIAGNOSTICS, SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
12:10 - 12:30

Questions/Discussion
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:10 Session VI
Chair: Krzysztof Brunné, Pro Novum sp. z o.o.
14:00 – 14:20

Grzegorz Łaskawski - EIB SA Broker Ubezpieczeniowy 
INSURANCE AGAINST THE RISK OF EQUIPMENT FAILURE AND BUSINESS INTERRUPTION CAUSED BY FAILURE
14:20 – 14:40

Krzysztof Brunné, Marcin Błaszczyk, Daniel Pieńkosz - Pro Novum sp. z o.o.
DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF DAMAGE – COMBINING PERSONNEL EXPERTISE WITH NDT EQUIPMENT
14:40 – 15:00

Paweł Gawron – Pro Novum sp. zo.o.
PHYSICOCHEMICAL CAUSES OF DAMAGE TO POWER EQUIPMENT
15:00 – 15:10

Questions/Discussion
15:10 – 15:30

Coffee break/networking
15:30 – 17:00

Panel Discussion: DIAGNOSTICS FOR DAMAGE IDENTIFICATION AND FAILURE PREVENTION
Moderator:  Jerzy Trzeszczyński – Pro Novum sp. z o.o.
17:00

Summary of the XXVIII Symposium
18:30 Dinner

 

3rd Day - Oct. 9, 2026 (Friday)
from 7:30

Breakfast
9:00 – 11:00   

Networking meeting

 

The Organizer reserves the right to introduce changes to the program.