Institute of Power Engineering - National Research Institute (IPE-NRI)

The Institute of Power Engineering – National Research Institute (IPE-NRI) is one of the largest institutes in Poland and Central Europe providing research in the field of energy technologies. The Institute is a modern state-owned research and development center.

The Institute covers a wide area of ​​energy research from expert works for the power sector, to investigations of the most advanced technologies of energy generation, such as fuel cells, clean coal technologies, and renewable energy sources. The advantage of the Institute is the experienced scientific, engineering, and technical staff as well as numerous modern, sometimes unique laboratory facilities. The Institute is a member of the European Energy Research Alliance EERA and participates in numerous EU research projects.

The IEn’s mission is development of the innovative technologies that lead to a sustainable and secure energy system. The Institute’s research and development activities, expert and advisory works support sustainable forms of energy generation and consumption, energy saving and efficiency, clean ways to use fossil fuels, and implementation of renewable energy sources.

The Institute’s ambition is to become a modern research and development, validation, and consulting center in the field of energy, the most important in Central Europe and comparable to the largest, the most advanced energy research centers in Europe and to participate in the creation of future energy systems in Europe.

A wide range of the Institute’s activities includes among others the following areas:

• New technologies of energy generation.
• Increased use of renewable energy.
• Clean conversion of fossil fuels – clean coal technologies (coal and biomass co-firing, gasification, oxy-combustion, CO2 capture, reduction of NOx emission).
• Modernization of power plants and their equipment.
• Research on fuel quality (coal, biomass, municipal waste).
• Support of the National Power System.
• The development of smart energy networks (Smart Grids).
• Operational tests and diagnosis of electric machines used in industrial plants.
• Research, development, and expertise related to the impact of electrical, radio, and telecommunications devices on the environment.
• Services for the calibration of measuring instruments
• Material and resistance diagnosis of energy pipelines.
• Research and development in the field of technical ceramics for energy, automotive, metallurgical, chemical, aerospace, and others industries.
• Analysis and case studies of energy economics and the development of energy strategies
• Actions aiming at improving energy efficiency (energy audits in industrial plants).
• Certification in conformity with standards of products intended to be used in power systems.

Find out more about IPE-NRI : https://ien.com.pl/en/