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The workshop "Green Energy Roads in Latvia: from Technological Solutions to Policy" has succesfully passed. It was held in the Hall of RTU (Kaļķu Street 1) on 14 of December at 9:00. Among the guest speakers Daniels Pavļuts, the Minister of Economy, was invited. The workshop was opened by H.E. Mr. Jan Grevstad, Ambassador of Norway in Latvia, and Leonids Ribickis, the rector of RTU. The workshop consisted of three different sessions - Green Energy Policy of Latvia, The Modelling of Energy Policy, Technologies and Businesses in Energy Sector.
The first session of the workshop "Green Energy Policy in Latvia" was devoted to green economics and the energy policy of Latvia. Participants saw presentations from Einars Cilinskis, Member of Parliament, Daniels Pavluts, the Minister of Economy, and Reinis Aboltins from the Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS. In the second session, "Modelling of Energy Policy", professors from Riga Technical University and Bergen University provided an insight into systemic thinking. They presented the modelling of energy efficiency policy using the system dynamics approach. Professors answered to questions: how to model the situations, how to analyse and forecast the development. The third session of the workshop "Technologies and Businesses in Energy Sector" was based on practical examples and success stories of enterprises in the fields of development and business of renewable energy technologies in Latvia. Linda Ozola, Advisor at Norwegian Embassy in Latvia talked about EEA/Norway Grants as financial mechanisms of Green Energy development. There were also a number of green energy businesses presenting on their successes and challenges in the Latvian context. The workshop was concluded with a discussion about the possibilities for cooperation in energy sector between enterprises from Norway and Latvia Photograpsh from the workchop can be found here The workshop materials can be found below
Contact information: Ieva Lorence
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