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Professor Dagnija Blumberga awarded the Commander of the Order of the Cross of Merit

It is with great pride and joy that we announce that Professor Dagnija Blumberga, a long-time scientist, lecturer and director of our institute, has been awarded the Order of the Commander of the Cross of Merit. This high state award was granted for special merits for the benefit of the Latvian state, confirming her outstanding contribution to science, education and the promotion of sustainable development. The professor’s work has significantly influenced the development of the fields of energy and environmental protection in Latvia and beyond, as well as inspired generations of young researchers. The award will be presented on the.

Experimental data of the fog unit

The project “Individual Heat Supply with Integrated Fog Unit System (IFUS)” collects experimental data at three boiler capacities (10 kW, 20 kW, 30 kW) and nozzles (MPL 1.51, MPL 1.12, MPL 0.77) used to obtain the data set to be analysed. The data analysis program Statgraphics XVII performed experimental data analysis to determine what parameters affect the capacity of the fog unit and the efficiency of particulate matter (PM). Regression analysis was performed to determine the parameters affecting the capacity of the fog unit, in which the dependent variables are: Flue gas temperature at inlet (tg1) and outlet (tg2); Water.

Conference of Environmental and Climate Technologies CONECT 2017

May 10–12 CONECT 2017 took place in RTU EEF. Within these days profesors, researchers, scientists and students from 25 countries presented their publications. Participants came from various continenta and countries – South Korea, Kazahstan, Turkey, Germany, the Netherlands, Baltics and many others. 16 various topics were represented in this conference about the latest solutions, trends, novelties and technological development. The discussed and presented themes were various and related to renewable energy, smart grids, building efficiency, ecodesign, resilience, low carbon development and all linked with an aim of environmental protection and resource efficiency. The presented papers will be published in Elsevier.

Environmental Science Award 2017

Environmental Science Award 2017 was held in University of Latvia on March 24 and it was the eighth time when it happened. The aim of this event is to evaluate and appreciate teachers, scientists, non-governmental organisations for the actualising the environmental problems and promoting sustainable environmental science and education. This year, not only four already known nominations were awarded: „The new environmental scientist”, „Environment science teacher”, „Environmental activist group”, „Environment scientist and university pedagogue” but also „Bio-economy prize” was applied to an enterprise for developing an innovative product with high added value. The members of the jury from the Environmental.

IESE PhD student is one of the TOP 20 Women in Business in Northern Europe!

Ginta Cimdina is well-known by the crème de la crème of European energy circles, notably because of her role as chair since 2009 of Fortum Jelgava, the Latvian district heating operator of Fortum, a large Finnish energy company, which focuses its operations in the Nordics, Baltics, Poland and Russia. Formally educated in finance and environmental sciences related to the energy industry,Ms Cimdina has more than 20 years professional experience in the energy sector. She is an active representative of Fortum in many NGOs, including the Association of District Heating Companies in Latvia and the Latvian Renewable Energy Federation. She currently.