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DEMOLITION WASTE MANAGEMENT: DRAFT REGULATION FINALLY DEVELOPED

DEMOLITION WASTE MANAGEMENT: DRAFT REGULATION FINALLY DEVELOPED

The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Ukraine and the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine developed a much-needed by-law, which should help local and military administrations to deal with waste generated as a result of the demolition or destruction of various objects by the occupier. In response to its information request, EPL received and analyzed draft Regulation on managing waste generated as…

European Research and Innovation Days 2022

European Research and Innovation Days 2022

Let’s shape the future together: registration is open! European Research and Innovation Days is the European Commission’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event, bringing together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and the public to debate and shape the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond. The event will take place online on 28 and 29 September…

Implementation of green and digital technologies in international educational environment

Implementation of green and digital technologies in international educational environment

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE! Geoengineering Department of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute have the honor to invite you to participate in an international educational event, a series of Workshops devoted to issues of innovative teaching methods, best practices in the use of green and digital technologies, and acquisition of new professional development competences by students: “Implementation…

Wildau-Kharkiv IT Bridge

Wildau-Kharkiv IT Bridge

Teaching in Kharkiv has been affected by the war. The city is located near the Russian border and has been repeatedly under bombardment every day since February 24. Consequently, the normal education process was suspended. With the “Wildau-Kharkiv IT Bridge (WKITB)” project as a part of the DAAD program “Ukraine digital: Ensuring academic success in…

Astroforge raises $13M seed round for asteroid mining ambitions

Astroforge raises $13M seed round for asteroid mining ambitions

Although we’ve long understood that asteroids are not simply the rubble of the universe, but potentially profitable stores of precious minerals, humanity has never been able to unlock this value. Y Combinator startup Astroforge wants to succeed where other companies have failed, by becoming the first to mine an asteroid and bring the material back to Earth…

Repurposing Fossil Fuel Power Plant Sites with SMRs to Ease Clean Energy Transition

Repurposing Fossil Fuel Power Plant Sites with SMRs to Ease Clean Energy Transition

As coal consumption surges amid energy market turmoil, global efforts to slash the use of the most polluting fossil fuel by 2050 appear increasingly challenged. Several countries are now eyeing a strategy for using nuclear power that could reduce their reliance on fossil fuels over the coming years: installing small modular reactors (SMRs) on or…