Energy sustainable development through energy efficient heating devices and buildings
Energy devices and buildings are sustainable if, when they operate, they use sustainable (renewable and refuse) energy and generate nega-energy. This paper covers three research examples of this type of sustainability: (1) use of air-to-earth heat exchangers, (2) computer control of heating and cooling of the building (via heat pumps and heat-recovery devices), and (3) design control of energy consumption in a house.
Education and training in renewable energy sources in Serbia and Montenegro
This paper reports the status of Education and Training in Renewable Energy Sources (RES) in Serbia and Montenegro (SAM) at the end of May 2003. It was found that universities in SAM do not give diplomas in RES. RES subjects primarily solar and wind energy are taught at graduate levels. RES units are taught as a part of some classical engineering disciplines at undergraduate level especially in solar and biomass energy. Teaching is mainly at encyclopedic level and staff is mainly trained in general fields. This education may be regarded as unsatisfactory and should be expanded and intensified in future.
Renewable energy R & D, education and training at the Slovak Technical University
In this paper attention is devoted to the photovoltaic, solar-thermal and geothermal research and development, and higher education and training in solar energy at the Slovak Technical University (STU) in Bratislava. A brief overview is provided of recent solar research projects and educational initiatives at two departments of Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and at one department of Faculty of Civil Engineering.