Mājas lapas moderators | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Webinar “Role of waste heat in future energy systems” | 23.01. | 10.30-12.30

We invite you to participate in a webinar on the integration of waste heat flow into central heating systems, also referred to as excess or surplus heat. This process is considered a significant step towards climate neutrality, providing substantial savings in primary energy. However, to broaden the utilization of this waste heat flow, it is essential to adhere to specific economic and technical conditions. The seminar will provide insights into the role of waste heat in future smart energy systems, with a particular focus on Latvia, Estonia, and Norway. The presentation will cover key findings from both national and regional.

WORKSHOP OF THE SYSTEMIC CIRCULAR ECONOMY SOLUTIONS IN THE FUTURE ON 19.05.2023, KIPSALA

EU-project TREASoURcE is organising a workshop on 19.05.2023, at 13:00 - 16:00, implementing and replicating systemic circular economy solutions targeted for local stakeholders. Place: RTU Scientific Library, Paula Valdena street 5, 2nd floor, Conference room 2.12A TREASoURcE is part of the EU’s Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI) that seeks to support the implementation of circular economy solutions across Europe’s cities and regions. TREASoURcE project aims to initiate systemic change by developing technologies and systemic circular economy (CE) solutions in cities and regions for currently underutilized or unused plastic waste, end-of-life electric vehicle batteries and bio-based side and waste streams. Implementing.

A chair based on eco-design principles | ERDF project “Sustainable solutions for biomass plates”

Our institute's team of researchers and commercialization leaders worked not only on the creation of sustainable wood composite boards within project No. KC-PI-2020/32 "Sustainable solutions for biomass plates". The chair created during the project is made without a single screw or glue point - it is made of one material and can be easily assembled and disassembled. Such a chair is registered as a design and available for purchase. It doesn't matter whether you are a private person, a representative of a start-up company or a representative of the interests of a large company, if you are ready to promote.

Inviting the PhD student for the research “Integration of waste heat flows in the district heating”

Integration of waste (also called excess or surplus) heat flows into the district heating systems has been identified as a significant complementary driver on the road to climate neutrality by delivering primary energy savings. Unused heat flows could partly cover heat demand if suitable technical and organizational conditions have been met. Previous studies have been on waste heat potential assessment and the possibility of heat load coverage. However, the research gap still exists regarding the conditions for broader waste heat flow use if the smart energy system elements are integrated into the energy sector (including smart heat meters, thermal storage.

Study programs «ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING» have been accredited for six years

The international group of experts has assessed the academic Master and Doctoral study programs as excellent and the academic Bachelor study program as good. This fact attests to the competitiveness of these programs on both local and international scale, as potential foreign students are offered these programs in English. The study programmes «Environmental Engineering» of all three levels have been developed, licenced and tested by the FEEE Institute of Environment and Energy Systems within the framework of the European Social Fund project «Reducing Fragmentation of Study Programs at Riga Technical University and Strengthening Resource Sharing». These programs have been developed.

Podcast “Life Cycle Assessment and Ecolabelling towards Circular Economy”

Podcast "Sustainable Worlds" episode "Life Cycle Assessment and Ecolabelling towards Circular Economy". Nowadays, consumers are more aware of products' sustainability and circular aspects. However, on the other hand, implementing a substantial environmental strategy that addresses all phases of the product lifecycle is a complex and demanding challenge that several companies still need to overcome convincingly. In this podcast, entitled “Life Cycle Assessment and Ecolabelling towards Circular Economy”, the speakers would like to clarify the use LCA as a quantitative tool to evaluate product’s environmental performances and its role in promoting Circular Economy solutions, Ecodesign and product’s ecolabelling. Participants: Francesco Romagnoli, Dr.sc.ing.,.

Seminar “BUILDING RENOVATION – A life cycle perspective”

Seminar about “BUILDING RENOVATION - A life cycle perspective” in cooperation with the Polytechnic of Turin (Italy) within the ERASMUS+ academic staff exchange framework. The seminar will be held on the 11th and 12th of April at the Polytechnic of Turin in the classrooms of the Valentino Castle (address: Viale Pier Andrea Mattioli, 39 – 10125, Torino). This two-day seminar looks into energy efficiency in buildings and building deep renovation, analysing technical, economic, and financial solutions. The seminar also goes beyond the simple concept of project appraisal, introducing specific environmental approaches like Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). This seminar introduces the use of two software packages: TRNSYS,.

Podcasts “Understanding complex dynamic systems in the world”

Podcasts “Sustainable Worlds” about complex dynamic systems The Institute of Energy Systems and Environment of the Riga Technical University in cooperation with the Nordic Council of Ministers' Office in Latvia offering a series of podcasts “Sustainable Worlds”. The newest podcast entitled “Understanding complex dynamic systems in the world” is available for listeners. The podcast episode will focus on how we understanding complex dynamic systems in the world. Professor Pål Davidsen from Bergen University in Norway and professor Andra Blumberga from Riga Technical University in Latvia will reflect on topic about dynamic systems. Discussion is moderated by Dr. Kārlis Valters form the.

ICCEE project e-learning platform

The project Improving Cold Chain Energy Efficiency (ICCEE) aims to turn energy efficiency opportunities of food and beverage companies into actual investments and find out opportunities to improve the overall cold chain steps. With this aim, a full capacity building program dedicated to improving energy performance through direct training and e-learning has been designed and created by a team of experts coming from both the private and public sectors. E-LEARNING PLATFORM ICCEE invites you to participate in our e-learning training course on energy efficiency in food and beverage cold supply chains designed for experts and non-experts in this field. The.

SWEDA multiplier event, 29.-30. September 2021 at the University of Kassel, Witzenhausen, Germany

Within the SWEDA –project (Sustainable Wellbeing Entrepreneurship for Diversification in Agriculture) partners from Italy, Latvia and Germany develop and test a short term master course, aiming for improvement of entrepreneurial skills of higher education students (EQF 6) and to promote "welfare" functions within agricultural and agri-food enterprises. In particular project’s activities are related to family/individual welfare within social farms, animal welfare within extensive livestock enterprises, and environmental welfare within agri-food enterprises applying the principles of bio-economy and biodiversity. AGENDA OF THE CONFERENCE Please fill out this ONLINE FORM to apply for a conference grant. The deadline for applications is the.

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