Centre for Science and Education "Ecology of Power Engineering"

• R&D, scientific and technical services on ecology of power engineering and coal ash handling based on the best available technologies, as well as on other issues of production, transport and distribution of thermal and electric energy.
• The provision of paid educational services under the programs of additional professional education (advanced training and professional retraining) of employees from energy enterprises and energy companies of the fuel and energy complex, housing and domestic services and other sectors of the economy, as well as of individuals with higher or secondary vocational education.

Founder of the Centre - Viacheslav Putilov, academician of Academy of Industrial Ecology, Laureate of the Polish coal ash Award "Phoenix 2009", a member of the coordination Council of the World-wide coal combustion products network.

Viacheslav Putilov together with a group of MPEI teachers got IV National ecological prize for 2007 in the nomination "Education for Sustainable Development" for development and implementation in the Moscow Power Engineering Institute for the first time in domestic practice of a permanent complex system of experts' training in the field of ecology in power engineering for high schools and postgraduate vocational education system. The prize is established by the State Duma of Russia and Foundation of V.I. Vernadsky.

Since 2018, Ph.D., associate professor Irina Putilova has been heading the Centre. She is the Russian representative in the World wide Coal Combustion Products Network, a member of the European Coal Combustion Products Association (ECOBA), a member of the Editorial board of the US journal "Coal Combustion and Gasification Products".

• system research on ecological problems in power engineering and coal ash handling;
• R&D on the coal ash handling;
• provision of information and consulting, expert and other scientific and technical services in the field of power engineering;
• collecting and analytic processing of scientific, technical and other information on nature protection technologies;
• publication of information and analytical collections on nature protection technologies in power engineering;
• organization and holding international scientific conferences and practical workshops on nature protection technologies in power engineering and coal ash handling;
• creation and systematic update of the database "The Best Available and Prospective Nature Protection Technologies in the Russian Power Industry" in Russian and English.

Research:

2019: The provision of services for providing access to the Electronic Information System "The Best Available and Prospective Nature Protection Technologies in the Russian Power Industry".

2018: R&D "Development of the technology for protecting the surfaces of slurry pipelines when burning coal with high ash content. Production of a pilot-industrial sample.

2016: R&D "Development of proposals on the best available technologies for the draft guidebook "Combustion of fuel in large plants for energy production".

2014: R&D "Preparation and holding V International conference "Ashes and slags from TPPs – removal, transport, processing, storage".

1998-2020: Professional retraining of personnel under the programs: "Thermal Power Plants", "Electric Stations", "Electric Power Networks and Systems".

2019: Provision of educational services for the additional professional education program "Mini MBA "Fundamentals of Management and Project Management".

2018: Improvement of professional skills under the program "Production and Repair Planning. Carrying out repairs and maintenance".

Implementation of a systematic approach in the field of ecology of power engineering, including:

• R&D in the field of ecology of power engineering and nature protection technologies;
• training of specialists of power companies in this field;
• development of teaching and information materials on nature protection technologies and ecological issues;
• creation and updating of electronic information systems of the open access on the nature protection technologies;
• organization of international scientific conferences and seminars on ecology and coal ash handling issues.

Scientific and educational automated installation for the study of the particle size distribution of coal dust, ash and pulverized slag of thermal power plants, as well as other fine granular materials, which can be used in research projects when:

• developing technical proposals for efficient combustion of solid fuels in coal-fired boilers and the creation of reliable, economical and environmentally friendly ash removal systems for TPPs;
• studying the particle size distribution and particle shape coefficient of various fine bulk solids in any sector of the economy

• improvement of professional skills of engineers under different programs of additional education in the field of power engineering;
• professional retraining of engineers under the programs: "Thermal Power Plants", "Electric Stations", "Electric Power Networks and Systems".