Transmit Training school

The Transmit Training School took place from July 1 to 5, 2024, at the Dejvice Campus in Prague, under the auspices of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at CTU Prague (Department of Process Engineering) and UCT Prague (Institute of Sustainability and Product Ecology).

More than 25 participants focused on expanding their knowledge in the field of modeling and techno-economic assessment (TEA) of CCUS technologies under the guidance of mentors: Prof. Anna Skorek-Osikowska (Silesian University of Technology), Shareq Mohd Nazir (KTH Stockholm), Lukáš Krátký (CTU Prague), Monika Vitvarová (UCT Prague), Tunç Durmaz (Yildiz Technical University), and Ahmet Turan (Yeditepe University).

Throughout the program, participants were presented with an overview of selected parts of the CCUS chain and general approaches to developing process models. In addition, they attended a lecture on the fundamental principles of the economic assessment of CCUS technologies. For the practical part of the program, participants had the opportunity to work on a given example of a selected CCU process and present their preliminary findings from solving assigned case studies focused on the CCU chain implemented on biogenic sources. For a real-life case study, the Transmit Training School participants visited the Vřesová heating and power plant units, owned by Sokolovská uhelná, právní nástupce, a.s., a member of the SUAS GROUP. They had the opportunity to explore a real industrial source and receive information directly from the plant's operational staff. We would like to thank the employees of SUAS GROUP for their warm welcome, time, and for sharing their operational experiences and knowledge, including techno-economic parameters. Furthermore, a detailed workflow and practical demonstration of the CCUS TEA process were presented to the participants. They utilized this information while working on their own projects involving process modeling and subsequent economic evaluation, and later solved assigned case studies within the CCU chain. The key conclusions of their group work were presented in a joint presentation, followed by a discussion with the mentors. Additionally, the participants visited the laboratories of the Department of Process Engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, CTU Prague, focusing on biomass processing and carbon capture technologies.

In conclusion, the organizers presented opportunities for involvement in further activities of the Transmit COST Action and gathered feedback from the participants for future similar events.

We are very grateful to all participants for their active approach and look forward to collaborating with them at future events.