Biotechonomy in online!

Institute of Energy Systems and Environment invites everyone who is interested to participate in the online study course Biotechonomy.

Biotechonomy is a story about local bioresources and technological solutions for their extraction, preparation, treatment and processing. Study course includes analysis of climate, environmental, economic and socioeconomic aspects of biotechonomy implementation.

10 video lectures will be available online from April 11 until April 22, 2016.

Participation in the course can be approved here until April 4 (including).

A seminar-discussion will be held after the completion of the course on April 27 to discuss issues that have arisen or to share opinions about the course.

Topics of video lectures:

1. Introduction to the study course. Biotechonomy definitions and basic concepts
2. Bioresources and their production technologies
3. Technological aspects of bioresource use
4. Environmental aspects of bioresource use
5. Climate change
6. Climate adaption
7. Climate technologies
8. Economic aspects of bioresource use
9. Socioeconomic aspects of bioresource use
10. System dynamic model for biotechonomy development in Latvia