Smart Energy Forum at Lviv Business School
On May 16 LvBS held the first in Ukraine Forum on Clean Energy (Smart Energy Forum). Ukrainian and international experts (from Germany, Netherlands, the USA) together with the participants discussed possible ways of developing energy security and "green" business in Ukraine.
The main conclusions of the event:
- To promote "green ideas" both formal government influence and social impact are needed
- Ukraine should gradually give up the passive role in energy policy and move towards energy freedom
- "Green movement" should be initiated by civic associations
- Universities should be those places where young people are able to develop green technologies
- Ukraine has great potential for the development of green business
- We need large-scale and deep innovations in eco sector.
Forum on Clean Energy rounded up in two-day hackathon. Six teams-participants were asked to create business models of sustained character, to develop cleantech prototypes and applications for the Internet, mobile devices and social networks to promote the development of energy saving and introduction of renewable energy.
