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DUOHEAT in the media

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Illustration accompanying IMP PAN's announcement of its compressor role in DUOHEAT
imp.gda.pl · official announcement · 16 July 2026

IMP PAN opracuje wysokoobrotową wielostopniową sprężarkę wysokotemperaturowej pompy ciepła

The Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery's own account of its role: a high-speed, oil-free, multi-stage centrifugal compressor, designed from thermodynamic and flow analysis through to rotor-dynamics and strength calculations, a prototype, full-range testing, and a machine-learning-based diagnostic system. Names the IMP PAN team for the first time, led by Dr Piotr Klonowicz.

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Photo accompanying the Nauka w Polsce (PAP) article on the DUOHEAT project
naukawpolsce.pl (PAP) · 16 July 2026

Gdańsk: naukowcy z PG opracują pompę ciepła wytwarzającą temperaturę do 200

Nauka w Polsce (PAP's science news service) covering the same DUOHEAT launch: consortium of Gdańsk University of Technology, AGH and the Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery PAS, temperature lift of at least 100 K via an oil-free centrifugal compressor, funding of nearly PLN 11 million from FENG, project running through 29 March 2029.

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Photo accompanying the WNP.pl article on the DUOHEAT project
wnp.pl (PAP) · 15 July 2026

Gdańsk: naukowcy z PG opracują pompę ciepła wytwarzającą temperaturę do 200 st. C

Polish Press Agency coverage of DUOHEAT, led by Gdańsk University of Technology with AGH and the Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery PAS: a two-stage heat pump recovering industrial waste heat, raising its temperature by at least 100 K using an oil-free centrifugal compressor, funded with roughly PLN 11 million from the European Funds for a Modern Economy programme, running through 29 March 2029.

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Photo accompanying the Gramwzielone.pl article on the DUOHEAT project
gramwzielone.pl · 15 July 2026

Polacy pracują nad ultrawysokotemperaturową pompą ciepła

Coverage of DUOHEAT as a way to capture industrial waste heat around 100 °C and raise it to roughly 200 °C, letting factories reuse thermal energy otherwise lost to the atmosphere. Targets food processing, wood drying and chemical industries; prototype due by March 2029.

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Photo accompanying the Farmer.pl article on the DUOHEAT project
farmer.pl · 15 July 2026

Pompa ciepła do 200 °C — Polacy opracowują rozwiązanie

Farmer.pl presents DUOHEAT as a Polish solution for recovering and reusing waste heat in industrial processes, with the same core figures: 100 K lift, up to 200 °C delivery, funding of nearly PLN 11 million through FENG.

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Featured banner image from Gdańsk University of Technology's official announcement of the DUOHEAT project
pg.edu.pl · official announcement · 13 July 2026

Ultra-high-temperature heat pump: Gdańsk Tech leads the DUOHEAT project

The university's own account of the project launch: the consortium, the oil-free centrifugal compressor, the choice of working fluid, and quotes from project lead Prof. Dariusz Mikielewicz.

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Photo accompanying AGH's own announcement of its role in DUOHEAT
agh.edu.pl · official announcement · 25 February 2026

AGH w projekcie wdrożeniowym dla przemysłu DUOHEAT

AGH's own account of its role: design, selection and optimisation of the heat exchangers and upper heat source, using CFD simulations and metamodel-based optimisation. Also covered by Kierunek Chemia.

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Illustrative image from the Foundation for Polish Science TEAM NET announcement
fnp.org.pl · Foundation for Polish Science · 23 February 2026

Fundacja na rzecz Nauki Polskiej wybrała osiem projektów TEAM NET

The funder's own announcement of the TEAM NET FENG results: DUOHEAT is one of eight projects selected from 65 applications, receiving over PLN 10 million of the nearly PLN 90 million awarded across the round.

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