The WUT students team, for the first time ever, qualified to the final stage of this prestigious competition in the field of design of electrical power devices and represented Poland against teams from the best universities in the world. The winning team consists of: Błażej Skrzypkowski, Przemysław Kinasz, Michał Ptak, Paweł Wodzyński, Adrianna Machulak, Jakub Pykacz, Adrian Ośka, Tomasz Zakrzewski and Natalia Wnęk.

- In the thrilling grand final of the competition International Future Energy Challenge 2025 we beat teams from Taiwan, Germany, India, Belgium, Serbia and USA. From the very beginning we showed we were a good cohesive team and that we were very well prepared for the grand final. We are happy to be part of this year’s edition of IFEC. For the first time we participated in the IFEC competition as a Polish team and we were given a warm welcome we are grateful for – our representatives said. 

As part of the competition, students from around the world designed a DC-DC converter that had to meet strict requirements: 1.5 kW power output, 400 V input voltage, and a programmable output range of 20–150 V with low ripple. The original solution that earned our team a place in the grand final was developed in the laboratory of the Institute of Control and Industrial Electronics under the supervision of Professor Jacek Rąbkowski. It was an isolated DC-DC converter featuring a fast response to load changes, low noise levels, and high efficiency. During the final stage in Taipei, the developed device was thoroughly examined and subjected to rigorous testing.