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♻️ PolyFuel, a project developed at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, took first place among 11 teams participating in the GreenChem Accelerator 2026. The project is a modular automated technology that converts mixed plastic waste into components for aviation and automotive gasoline, produces technical carbon, and can generate additional electricity.

While students are enjoying their summer break and academic staff are recharging before the new academic year, active work is underway at the Department of Power Supply of Igor Sikorsky Polytechnic Institute. For the department, summer is not a break but a time for renewing and developing its laboratory facilities.

This spring, Igor Sikorsky Polytechnic Institute hosted the All-Ukrainian Competition for Students and Young Researchers with International Participation, Youth Intelligence: Sustainable Natural Resource Management and Advanced Energy-Efficient Technologies. The event was held under the motto "Dream, Create, Grow!" The competition was organized by the Department of Automation of Electrical and Mechatronic Complexes of the Institute of Energy Saving and Energy Management, in cooperation with the Scientific and Technical Society of Chemmotologists NGO, under the patronage of the German-Ukrainian University Network ConnectED and in partnership with the Kyiv Junior Academy of Sciences.

Academic staff and engineers from the Department of Automation of Electrical Engineering and Mechatronic Complexes (AEMC) at the Educational and Research Institute of Energy Saving and Energy Management of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute organized the All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference dedicated to the memory of the distinguished scientist and long-serving Head of the Department, Professor Valentyn Chermalykh.

In April 2026, a delegation from Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute took part in a study visit to the Kingdom of Denmark organized within the framework of the Ukrainian-Danish Energy Partnership Programme (UDEPP). For both students and faculty members, the visit provided an excellent opportunity to see how modern approaches to energy efficiency are implemented not only in theory but also in practice.

Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute hosted the round table "Mechanism of Safety," dedicated to mechanical demining in Ukraine. The discussion brought together representatives of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, international donors, Ukrainian manufacturers, and mine action operators.

On June 9, a new R&D Laboratory for Installation and Operation of Electrical Equipment officially opened its doors to students and staff of the Educational and Research Institute of Energy Saving and Energy Management at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.

♻️ Students of Igor Sikorsky Polytechnic Institute are among the winners of the 6th All-Ukrainian Competition with international participation, "Youth Intelligence. Sustainable Nature Management and Advanced Energy-Efficient Technologies."

⚙️ During the visit of the delegation from the international organization PCM & MAT Kosovo (Republic of Malta), the parties discussed the prospect of establishing an International Training Center for Mine Action and Humanitarian Demining at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. The center is expected to train specialists in the detection and disposal of explosive hazards, as well as in risk management in war-affected areas.