University Signs Cooperation Agreement in Connection with RUMIA 72h Energy and Water Security Cluster

On behalf of Gdynia Maritime University, the agreement was signed by Professor Tomasz Tarasiuk, Deputy Rector for Internationalisation, Cooperation and Development. The document also includes the signatures of Michał Pasieczny, Mayor of Rumia, and Agnieszka Rodak, President of the Management Board of Rumia Invest Park. The initiative aims to integrate the activities of local government, science, and business in the development of solutions in energy and water security based on the example of the city of Rumia.

Also taking part in the signing ceremony on behalf of the University was Dr Dariusz Barbucha, Deputy Rector for Science.  Among the guests attending were also Jarosław Kumięga, Deputy Director for Energy and Economic Transformation, representing the Marshal’s Office of the Pomeranian Voivodeship, and Wojciech Folejewski, President of OPEC, who at this stage already declared OPEC’s willingness to become involved in the work of the Cluster, referring to the cooperation agreement signed in 2025 between the University and OPEC.

The key objective of the cooperation agreement within the RUMIA 72h Energy and Water Security Cluster was identified as developing solutions enabling the autonomous operation of essential municipal services for at least 72 hours in crisis situations, while also optimising the use of energy, including energy generated by offshore wind farms. 

The activities planned under the signed agreement include the preparation of a feasibility study, the integration of local infrastructure systems, and the development of modern methods of storing energy and water resources, in line with the concept of sustainable and resilient urban infrastructure.