Potatoes have had the greatest impact on agriculture and the population`s diet in our region since the 19th century, although they were introduced in our region as early as the second half of the 17th century and became seriously cultivated in the 18th century....
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Homeowners came together in Võru
"In the municipalities of Võru County, 64% of the buildings were built before 1980, and most of them need to be updated and made more energy efficient," said Siim Meeliste, the project manager of the Võru County Development Centre, who led the assembly. He also said...
A multi apartment building that made the energy journey from 222 kWh/m2 to 46 kWh/m2
GENERAL INFORMATION: Location: Falun, Dalarna, Sweden Building type: 86 apartments, tenant owned Year of building: 1969 Phone: +46768035002 E-Mail: info.promenaden@comhem.se Web: www.hsb.se/malardalarna/brf/promenaden/om-foreningen/ The energy efficiency measures...
Dalarna Science Park
Dalarna Science Park What is the role of the Project Partner from Sweden? Dalarna Science Park is a Science Park and collaborative platform for business development and innovation projects. Together with business, academia, and society, they create conditions for...
Virtual study trip biogas and insect farming
In this seminar we focus on innovative refinery concepts with a regional and sustainable background. On this topic, we organize a virtual tour along the biogas production of GUT Dummerstorf GmbH. Here you will learn more about current and future challenges of...
Mapping resources
Project BREC, “Bridging the gap between research and education for the circular bioeconomy” started in October, 2022 and now the first tasks of it have been performed. Our first task has been to identify the need of different technologies based on available...
Hackathon “DaibeZero”
Our project partner, Valmiera Municipality Government, is actively involved in organizing the hackathon DaibeZero, which will take place on September 23rd and 24th in Valmiera city and the Regional Waste Management Center Daibe (RWMC Daibe). This event will serve as...
Locals and national media successfully engaged in planned ALUM demonstration
The first stakeholder meetup at the ALUM method demonstration site, near Lake Velnezers in Jugla resulted in large interest from locals and attention from national media. Around 50 locals visited the informative tent on Wednesday, September 6th where they had an...
Poetry competition for secondary school children
Poems will be evaluated by commission consisting of professional writer, student sorority member and institute representative. Best 10 poems will get some nice presents. Moreover, our collaboration partner Gulbene municipality will organize the recording of 10...
Microplastics – a cause for concern?
Microplastics? Plastics make our life easier in many ways and are often lighter or cost less than alternative materials. Plastic waste ends up in the environment as a result of the mass production and use of synthetic or modified natural polymers such as polyethylene...