Seminar "Improving Energy Resilience of Households: Legal Framework, Technologies and Practices of the European Union"
Recently, a seminar "Improving household energy sustainability: regulatory framework, technologies and practices of the European Union" was held within the framework of the Erasmus+ project (Jean Monnet line) 101085491 - EEACCCES - ERASMUS-JMO-2022-HEI-TCH-RSCH "European experience in climate change adaptation: the concept of energy security".
The aim of the seminar is to familiarize participants with the trends in the development of the energy sector in the European Union and Ukraine:
- the regulatory framework for ensuring the transition to clean energy and the use of renewable energy sources in the European Union and Ukraine as a way to increase household competitiveness, climate change prevention and inclusive development;
- specifics of the implementation of climate-neutral technologies in the post-COVID-19 and post-war "green" recovery of Ukraine;
- practices of transition to clean, affordable and secure energy and smart development of energy infrastructure in the European Union.
The seminar was held at the Educational and Research Institute of Innovation, Environmental Management and Infrastructure of the Western Ukrainian National University in a mixed format. The seminar was attended by students of the university.
The project coordinator, Director of the Educational and Research Center for Innovative Development and Training of WUNU Olena Borysiak acquainted the participants with the purpose, objectives of the project under the Erasmus + program (Jean Monnet direction) 101085491 - EEACCCES - ERASMUS-JMO-2022-HEI-TCH-RSCH "European experience of adaptation to climate change: the concept of energy security", in particular, noted the importance of applying climate-neutral measures to strengthen energy security. Vasyl Brych, the project implementer, Director of the Educational and Research Institute of Innovation, Environmental Management and Infrastructure of WUNU, addressed the participants with a welcoming message, emphasizing the trend towards strengthening intersectoral cooperation on the use of renewable energy sources to prevent climate change.
During the seminar, project coordinator Olena Borysiak presented the results of a sociological survey "Adapting to Climate Change and Strengthening Energy Security: Using European Experience," which aimed to determine the level of household awareness of the threats and consequences of climate change, and to use European experience in adapting to climate change through the digital transformation of energy management and the transition to renewable energy sources. The sociological survey was conducted as part of the project. The participants of the seminar joined the discussion of the issues raised by the experts in their reports on the following topics: "Implementation of climate-neutral technologies to increase household energy sustainability: the experience of the European Union for post-COVID-19 and post-conflict green and inclusive recovery of Ukraine" (Sergiy Hunko, climate innovation expert, Deputy Director of the Educational and Research Institute of Innovation, Environmental Management and Infrastructure of WUNU);
"The regulatory framework of the European Union on the transition to clean energy and the use of renewable energy sources" (Olena Borysiak, expert on climate policy in the energy market, director of the Educational and Research Center for Innovative Development and Training of WUNU); "European experience in developing the energy service market to improve household energy efficiency" (Vasyl Brych, expert on the energy service market and energy efficiency, director of the Educational and Research Institute of Innovation, Environmental Management and Infrastructure of the WUNU); "The practice of conducting energy audits of households, reasonable development of energy infrastructure in the European Union and Ukraine" (Petro Putsenteylo, energy management expert, professor of the Department of Business Analytics and Innovative Engineering of the WUNU).
The project is funded by the European Union. However, the views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union or the European Executive Agency for Education and Culture (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the grantor can be held responsible for them.
