Events | 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.

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,.

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.

Looking back at the international scientific conference CONECT 2021

International Scientific Conference CONECT 2021, organized by RTU IESI has finished! This year in order to comply with COVID-19 restrictions, the conference was held online combined with on-site presentations from RTU scientists. Altogether we had participants from 24 countries, including South Korea, India, Mexico, also representing different universities from Latvia. During the first two days of the Conference, scientists gave their presentations on their latest research and results. Following they had the opportunity to test their strength of generating new ideas and use of their knowledge in the creative group event “Apple Garden” and tried to build models to solve institutional.

Summer School «Bioeconomy. Sustainable Use of Biological Resources» and role game

Bioeconomy is a sector focused on the sustainable use of biological resources by producing products with high added value. Bioeconomy has a great potential reduction of effect to climate change. Processing of resources and production of innovative products is essential to get and use knowledge in cleaner production, environmental technologies, energy efficiency, waste management, and other aspects, using resources effectively and reducing a negative impact on the environment. Implementation of bioeconomy is a key to self-sufficient and sustainable cities and regions. Bioeconomy is an essential part of the circular economy. Bioeconomy defines the aspects of bioresource use and technological problems.

Online seminar “Financing Energy Efficiency in Baltic countries: lessons learned and future outlook”

Within the framework of the EU Green deal which aims to transform EU economies and achieve climate neutrality by 2050 and Recovery and Resilience Facility in the context of national energy and climate targets, a sufficient amount of investment in energy efficiency, renewable energy projects, and innovative technologies are among the most important issues to tackle. Therefore, in the framework of the project CIC2030 (Climate Investment Capacity 2030) workshop is organized to bring together policy makers, project developers, researchers, and financiers to exchange on lessons learned and discuss future perspectives on energy efficiency project financing. We invite you to.

Online seminar “Solutions to reduce energy costs in companies”

When thinking about company development, new markets and new products come first, there often might not be enough time to analyze and work on reducing existing energy costs. Therefore, within the framework of the CIC2030 (Climate Investment Capacity 2030) project, we’re organizing a seminar during which, together with energy sector professionals, we will look at real examples that can help reduce energy costs. Together we will think about the best possible energy efficiency measures in wood processing companies. We invite you to join the online seminar “Solutions to reduce energy costs in companies”, which will take place on December 11,.

Looking back at the international scientific conference CONECT 2020

In the mid-May we had one of the most anticipated annual events – international scientific conference CONECT 2020, organized by RTU Institute of Energy Systems and Environment. This year it was a great challenge for participants and organisers because the conference was held online due to the worldwide Covid-19 outbreak. Nevertheless, CONECT 2020 conference was successful and fruitful. The conference was attended by 140 participants from Latvia and 19 foreign countries. For two days scientists presented their latest research at plenary sessions, panel sessions and poster sessions. On the third day the conference ended with a discussion on different scenarious.

Seminar “Sustainable and Flexible Energy Use”

Integrating renewable energy into existing systems; Multifaceted energy efficiency: different users, different options; Energy tariffs: from regulated tariffs to benchmark; These and many other questions will be answered in the seminar "Sustainable and Flexible Energy Use" on June 20 from 10:00-13:00, organised within EU Sustainable Energy Week. The seminar is organized by Institute of Energy Systems and Environment, Riga Technical University, Latvia. Lecturers have extensive experience in energy end-users (industry, municipalities, residential sector, etc.), as well as in integrating renewable energy into the Latvian energy sector. We are convinced that it is possible to reduce energy consumption by 5-15% without.