ESEIA ener2i Innovation Training Workshop and Brokerage Event 2015
1 – 2 October 2015: ESEIA ener2i Innovation Training Workshop and Brokerage Event
Location: Yerevan, Armenia
In October a workshop on Energy and Innovation, and a Brokerage Event were held in in Yerevan in the framework of the ener2i project. Both ener2i events were embedded in the Sixth International Renewable and Clean Energy Conference and Exhibition (2-3 October 2015), which gathered around 150 participants from EU Member States, Eastern Partnership (EaP), Central Asia, and other associated to Horizon 2020 countries. The main aim of the Innovation workshop was to provide state of the art information on energy and innovation issues as well as to facilitate the knowledge transfer, and to raise awareness of commercialisation instruments for research organisations, start-ups and SMEs, and innovation agencies. The following topics were covered: innovation in renewable energy and the situation in Germany, innovation policy, energy efficiency in housing, and bioresource utilisation for energy. The Brokerage Event gathered 45 participants and enhanced the cooperation between research organisations and businesses. Find out more.