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The first lecture - Photovoltaic (PV) Systems and their Applications - will be delivered on 6 October 2022. This lecture will explore PV applications, what technologies are available, how they can be implemented, and what obstacles stand in their way. The ESEIA Vice-President and Head of Energy Research at Tyndall National Institute Brian Norton will […]

The second lecture - Repower Europe - will be delivered on 17 October 2022. This lecture will give a comprehensive overview of the green energy transition in Europe by looking at why we need to shift away from fossil fuels now and what it means for us as individuals and societies. The ESEIA Vice-President and […]

Topic: New European Bauhaus for Climate Neutral Cities: Novel ways of engaging with urban and natural heritageGuest lecture by Gintaras Stauskis, ESEIA Focus Group Leader Smart Buildings, VILNIUS TECH, LithuaniaResponse 1: Aglaee Degros, TU Graz, Head of the Institute of UrbanismResponse 2: Thomas Drage, City of Graz, Climate Protection OfficerExhibition of best practice: Green Divan by Sanela Pansinger - adasca e.U.Chair: […]

Topic: Circular Bio-Based Systems: metabolon From Theory to PracticeGuest lecture by Michael Bongards, ESEIA WG Bioresource Coordinator, TH Cologne, GermanyResponse 1: Alexandra Loidl, City of Graz, Director Waste ManagementResponse 2: Christian Schreyer, CEO of Styrian Waste Management AssociationChair: Michael Narodoslawsky, TU Graz, Professor at the Institute of Process and Particle Engineering Use-reuse-upcycle-recycle? If you are […]

Topic: Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems in Sustainable Communities in the EU and AfricaLecture 1: Thomas Schauppenlehner, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU)Lecture 2: Richard Wheeler, European Sustainable Energy Innovation Alliance (ESEIA)Chair: Daniela Fuchs-Hanusch, Urban Water Management and Landscape Water Engineering, TU Graz Climate change and growing populations are placing additional pressure on the availability of food, energy […]

Title: On the way to climate-neutrality using Bio-based MaterialsModerator: Martin Greimel, Head of Centre for Bioeconomy at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), ATIndustry: Jo-Ann Innerlohinger, Head of Funding, Monitoring & PMO at Lenzing AG, ATEU: Virginia Puzzolo, Head of Programme at Circular Bio-Based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU), BE (online)Science: […]

Topic: De‐Fossilization of Industry and Mobility: How can it work?Guest lecture by Georg Brasseur, former President of the Division of Mathematics and the Natural Sciences of the Austrian Academy of SciencesResponse 1: Walter Berger, Managing Director, voestalpine Research Services DonawitzResponse 2: Juergen Rechberger, Vice President, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell, AVLChair: Gerhard Murer, Forum Technology and Society, Anton Paar GmbHHost: Helmut Eichlseder, […]

Topic: Smart Integration of Sustainable Mobility Solutions for Urban AreasGuest lecture by Judith O’Meara, Director EIT Urban Mobility Innovation Hub CentralResponse 1: Mark Perz, Head of Mobility & Leisure at Holding GrazResponse 2: Martin Hofstetter, Researcher at the Institute of Automotive Engineering at TU GrazChair: Martin Hofstetter, Researcher at the Institute of Automotive Engineering at TU GrazHost: […]

Topic: Advanced Tools for Planning and Management of Climate Neutral BuildingsGuest lecture by Carlos Ochoa, Senior Researcher at the International Energy Research Centre (IERC), IrelandResponse 1: Steffen Robbi, CEO of Digital Findet Stadt GmbHResponse 2: Salvatore Carlucci, Professor, Head of the Sustainable Built Environment Group at The Cyprus InstituteChair: Alexander Passer, Professor of Sustainable Construction at TU GrazHost: […]