Acta Innovations

17-22

Authors: Marek Sikora

The aim of this article is to bring together issues related to the connection of renewable energy s ources to the power grid. The principles of connecting the production sources described in this article apply practically to any renewable source for which the final product is electricity. Recent changes to the Energy Law in micro and small installation s have also been considered , as well as the impact of these changes on the connection process.

32-40

Authors: Ewa Kochańska

The article presents a comparative analysis of the innovation support system in Poland and Spain and references the innovation issues of clothing and textil e manufacture sector in Poland. A list of recommendations for clothing and textile companies from the Łódź region was drawn up based on the Spanish experience and the idea of Open Innovation. This article analyzes the thesis that open innovation, socia l entrepreneurship, incentives for creativity and interdisciplinarity are far more important for economic success than capital resources or natural resources

48-52

Authors: Monika Staniszewska

The increasing availability of information and communications technology (ICT) affects the methodology of social research. Researchers increasingly use the Internet to conduct the research. The Internet research can be conducted using a variety of techniques, including: online surveys, individual interviews and focus group interviews, observation, content analysis. New medium carries out not only possibilities, but also drawbacks.

10-16

Authors: Ewa Kochanska, Iwona Adamkiewicz

The article is related to a phenomenon of Open Innovation (OI), which is a substantive opposition to so called closed innovation, which assumes that creating value needs to be controlled to succeed. There were main assumptions of Open Innovation presented, which is making multisharing capitals, concentrating enterprises, organizations, scientific entities, aimed at fulfilment of a common goal which is creation and development of innovative products. The role of networks and stakeholders was analysed in the context of implementation and usage of outer knowledge, access to new markets of abilities, information etc. In the text the focal points were the determinants of implementation of open innovation and clusters as the source of innovations and synergy of benefits. In the context of essence and assumptions of Open Innovation, the Cluster Bioenergy for the Region and deENet network were analysed

25-42

Authors: Stanisław Aleksandrow

The a im of the paper is to analyze projects focused on decentralized energy supply systems, energy - optimized design and construction, as well as energy - efficient industrial processes and sustainable energy supply concepts. In view of the above, projects such as the following were analyzed: "Regiony w 100% Odnawialne" ("100% Re- newable Regions), "KLIMZUG", " Zabytki i Energia " ("Monuments and Energy"), "Klimaregio", "Sieć elektroenergetyczna przyszłości" ("The Power Engineering Network of the Future"), " Polsko - niemiecki dialog klastrów" ("Polish - German Cluster Dialog"), "Energooszczędne budownictwo i mieszkanie" ("Energy Efficient Construction and Housing"), "dEcoSense", "Manager Energetyczny – IHK" ("Power Engineering Manager - IHK") d "Okrągły stół ener getyczny Północnej Hesji" ("Northern Hesse Energy Round Table")

50-62

Authors: Maksymilian Kochański, Katarzyna Korczak, Olaf Dybiński, Mateusz Kwas, Kamil Osipowicz, Aleksandra Patejuk, Anna Sawicka, Bernard Swoczyna

The article presents the potential of hydrogen production and storage in Poland. Fossil fuel decomposition (including Steam Methane Reforming, Catalytic Partial Oxidation, Auto-Thermal Reforming and coal gasification), biological material decomposition (biological and thermochemical methods) as well as nuclear technologies are analysed as key techniques of hydrogen production in Poland. The total technical potential of hydrogen production is estimated at the level of 37 million Mg on an annual basis within the whole country. Coal gasification is described as the most perspective technology of hydrogen production. The article covers also an overview of hydrogen storage possibilities in phorous materials and polymers, and the use of hydrogen as a fuel in transportation.

18-22

Authors: Maksymilian Kochański

This article presents an example of radical social innovation. It concentrates at changes that Australia has undergone during the past forty years. They have annihilated the main pillars of the ‘Australian settlement’, which happened to be beneficial for the country. The article is an attempt to present main benefits and the whole process of changes that drove to final implementation of the social and economical innovation.

27-32

Authors: Iwona Adamkiewicz, Marcin Dudojć

Cooperation between science and industry is a priority of contemporary economic reality. Despite this, the awareness of businesses and scientific institutions on how to use Open Innovation model is marginal. This paper therefore focuses on research carried out under the project InfoPro among ‘Bioenergy for the Region’ cluster members, in order to demonstrate best practices and recommendations for the use of knowledge transfer and innovation by interested parties

48-54

Authors: Sylwia Walczak

Textronics is a new field of knowledge originating from the intensive development of textile technology and textile design, and the continued expansion of the range of applications of electronic systems. The article presents the textronic industry, as well as proposals for new solutions that could enrich the smart clothing to improve the functionality and comfort of clothing. The focus is on the use of flexible temperature sensors and the use of flexible photovoltaic cells.

22-29

Authors: Ewa Kochańska, Przemysław Makowski

The purpose of this article is to present the benefits of using renewable energy sources for electricity generation in a small county. Energy coming from renewable sources contributes to the advancement of technology, creating innovation, establishing local cross-sectoral cooperation: science, business and local governments, promotes the development of intellectual capital and technical knowledge. At the same time it allows for stimulation of local development, especially agricultural communities and rural areas. Therefore, the text presents the results in terms of the availability of biomass, its productivity, logistics and economic benefits of a potential investor – Daszyna County.

39-43

Authors: Stanisław Aleksandrow, Monika Staniszewska

Renewable energy sources are now one of the fastest growing industries in the world. This is due to the fact that the global economy is consuming more and more energy, and according to the estimates given in the article, the conventional sources will be available for about 40-60 years. The need to respond to climate change, rising prices of conventional fuels have forced concerted actions worldwide in the field of environmentally sustainable energy.

48-53

Authors: Monika Stojan

The purpose of this article is to present the results of survey and attitudes of farmers and students as representatives of Polish society to the problems of Sub-Saharan Africa. Special emphasis was put on the opinions of the closure of the EU\'s imports of food products from African countries, which affects the socioeconomic development of the Sub-Saharan Africa.