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Seminar "Smart solutions for green mobility"

On October 12, 2021, from 10:00 to 12:00 Finnish time, a seminar "Smart solutions for green mobility" will be held. Today, reducing CO₂ emissions from movement is a big problem. Smart solutions are necessary for renewable fuels, engines and vehicles, as well as intelligent systems for transport.

The seminar "Smart solutions for green mobility" will discuss the development of electric mobility in Finland, Russia and other countries. The program of the seminar can be found here.

The event is held at the Lappeenranta City Hall and via the Internet. A link to participate online will be sent to those who have registered by October 12. A Finnish-Russian translation is planned. Registration via the link.

The Cata3Pult project event is being implemented within the framework of the cross-border cooperation Program "South-East Finland – Russia 2014-2020", funded by the European Union.

Competition for the preparation and printing of the brochure "Guide. Separate waste collection for citizens of St. Petersburg"

On September 20, 2021, KOSMOS LLC announces a competition for the preparation and printing of the brochure "Guide. Separate waste collection for citizens of St. Petersburg", A5 format, volume - 1.25 author's sheets, circulation - 200 copies.

The work completion period is 1 month.

The contractor is obliged to:

to carry out editorial processing of the text;
to develop a project for the artistic design of the brochure;
to produce the original layout of the brochure according to the approved project;
to carry out full-color printing of the brochure: A5 format, cover – 100% recycled Nautilus paper 160 gr/sq.m., block - 100% recycled Nautilus paper 80 gr/sq.m. in the amount of 200 copies;
provide the Customer with the original layout of the booklet in electronic form, as well as a pdf version in a preview version for posting on the Customer's website;
to deliver the print run to the Customer.

The offer should be sent by e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

III Baltic Region Investment Forum BRIEF'21

On September 22, 2021, the St. Petersburg Cluster of Clean technologies for urban environment will take part in the III Baltic Region Investment Forum BRIEF’21 – an annual event of the Leningrad Region dedicated to the interaction of business and the authorities of the region on topical issues of localization and measures to support entrepreneurship, business cooperation. This year, the main topic of the forum will be the production of the future. At the plenary discussion with the participation of the Governor of the Leningrad Region Alexander Drozdenko, business, government and experts will discuss the question "How not to be late the day after tomorrow?" - challenges and opportunities that the introduction of advanced production technologies gives to business.

The cluster within the framework of the business contacts Exchange will present cluster projects implemented in the Leningrad region: "Leningrad Region" ("Smart Leningrad Region") and "Eco-industrial park of clean technologies" (see the file).

The venue of the forum is the Hilton Saint Petersburg ExpoForum Hotel. BRIEF'21 is held online and offline.

To choose the format of participation in the BRIEF’21 forum, you must register for free.

Future Energy Solutions conference was held

The Future Energy Solutions conference was held on September 13-15, in parallel with the event "Reducing the carbon footprint from residential buildings and social infrastructure buildings, mobility and logistics, as well as the efficiency of municipal waste management" on September 15 in Lappeenranta.

Presentations were made by LUT University, Metropolis and the Finnish Institute of the Environment; Sweco presented a feasibility study of the Cata3Pult project on energy efficiency and advanced business models for residential buildings and social infrastructure buildings-case studies from the cities of Lappeenranta and St. Petersburg, KOSMOS LLC presented a report "Energy saving and the carbon footprint of buildings of different types and years of construction in St. Petersburg"; there were also reports on biogas plants and reports on the circular economy: Separate waste collection as a normative guide for effective waste management and transition to a closed-cycle economy, the practice of separate garbage removal from St. Petersburg, the Lappeenranta Climate Action Plan, the Year of the Green Leaf and the History of young Entrepreneurs; the BBC1 project presented a report on its activities: The business potential of bioeconomics in a cross-border context.

The event was held in a hybrid format. The participants, present in person, visited EKJH - waste management center and biogas plants in South Karelia.

Photos from the online event can be viewed in the album.

Conference "Transition to a closed-cycle economy: the experience of the Nordic countries"

On September 10, they took part in the online broadcast of the conference "Transition to a closed-cycle economy: the experience of the Nordic countries". The transition to a closed-cycle economy is an important part of the "European Green Course", which should ensure the effective use of resources to curb climate change, restore biodiversity and reduce environmental pollution. This task is relevant not only for the countries of the European Union, but for other states, including Russia. The conference participants discussed the best practices of the Nordic countries and Russia for the development of a cyclical economy. The conference is organized in cooperation with the environmental Legal Center "Bellona".

The event was divided into 3 panel discussions:

Panel discussion #1 "Rethinking consumption";
Panel discussion #2 "Closed-cycle Bioeconomics";
Panel discussion #3 "Handling of textile and food waste".

The program of the event in Russian can be found at the link.

XIX All-Russian Forum "Strategic Planning in the Regions and Cities of Russia"

On October 25-26, 2021, the XIX All-Russian Forum "Strategic planning in the regions and cities of Russia" will be held. On October 20-30, 2020, the online stage of the Forum of Strategists 2020-2021 was held. The program of the event can be found here. Registration via the link.

Within the framework of the Forum, a sprint session will be held on October 26 at 16:00-17:45: "Innovative platform and tools for the transition to a cyclical economy for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Baltic Sea region".
Organizers: International Consortium "St. Petersburg Cluster of Clean Technologies for the urban environment" (NP "City Association of Homeowners"), the Government of St. Petersburg, Leontief Center, Cluster of Sustainable Development 2030. The program of the sprint session is available at the link.

Webinar "Solutions for energy efficiency and heat recovery of the earth for housing and public buildings – business in mind"

On September 2, 2021, a webinar of the Cata3Pult expert group "Solutions for energy efficiency and heat recovery of the earth for housing and public buildings – business in mind" will be held via ZOOM.
The results of the feasibility studies will be presented. Assessment of the heating potential in the new district of the satellite city of Yuzhny in St. Petersburg. In addition, preliminary results will be presented for existing kindergartens and residential buildings in Lappeenranta and St. Petersburg. The assessments will include technical solutions, as well as investment models. The preliminary program can be found here. The event will be held in Finnish-Russian with simultaneous translation. Register for the webinar using the link.

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