Dear teachers, researchers and students of KPI! For the second year The Week of energy efficiency is carried out in KPI. The purpose of this event except creating a culture of energy-efficient lifestyle is a comprehensive assessment of the real state of affairs in this important area, coordination of efforts to improve it and the opportunity to outline future plans.

Today the university occupies a leading position among universities in Ukraine on resource and energy conservation, forms the national policy and serves as the coordinator of activities in this area. In particular, significant developments of energy conservation resources are specialized departments of the University: Institute for Energy Saving and Energy, Department of Electric Power Engineering and Automation, Faculty of cogeneration and several research institutes. Successfully developing international cooperation in these areas.

Important mission for "KPI" is building energy management system and upgrade of energy supply university, since the current level of spending on energy and maintenance material base is over 40% of the consolidated budget of the University and has been steadily rise.

Over the past two years we have managed to implement a number of important events that created the basis for further implementation of one of the main components of sustainable development of the university. In particular, created a two-tier system of process control energy consumption and energy efficiency in the university and in each school building and dormitory. Updated the work of the power saving "KPI", which consists of leading scientists in the university sphere. The Program for Energy Efficiency "KPI" for 2012-2015, the implementation of which is coordinated by the Energy Service of the University.

During the first year of Programme implementation of energy efficiency was able to implement a number of important organizational and technical measures to ensure energy cost reduction. Yes, thanks to the efforts of all departments and services of the university was able to reduce heating energy consumption by 7.2%; electricity by 5.9%; Cold water is 1.4%. However, the potential reserve of energy savings is still very large.

Works on energy audit of buildings of the university. So, with Energy Service, Institute of Energy Saving and Energy, Center for resource-efficient and clean energy production survey conducted 24, 18 Corps and the 15th dormitory.

Most of the buildings have installed automatic weather dependent control coolant flow, air curtains are equipped platforms with diagonal placement of the door. Scheduled replacement of windows in academic buildings and dormitories. By participating in the State scientific and technical program "Development and implementation of energy-saving LED light sources and lighting systems on their basis" was renovated lighting systems audiences № № 109, 113, 115 in the seventh case and case number 4. Next year it is planned to spread the project to other streaming audiences University.

Energy Service conducted considerable work on amendments to contracts for the supply of university, which only the second half of 2012 provided a reduction in utility costs of 414 thousand. Due to the teamwork of the department chief mechanic and service energy management by monitoring and regulation of the heat energy, according to the weather changes, only for the second half of 2012 reduced heat consumption at about $ 1 million.

In 2012, on energy conservation measures involving investment of 500 thousand for conducting information and support of these systems, including Ukrainian-Japanese Center by purchasing equipment for energy surveys.

A large number of activities and projects (including international) in this area and made ​​this year, it should be noted especially the last one - the creation of educational and scientific "Ukrainian-Polish Centre for improving renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency." The equipment presented in this center will not only improve the educational process with the use of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency, but also partially satisfy demand of the buildings number 20 and number 30 in hot water, and also provides for independent heating laboratories of the department of renewable energy.

According to the "Regulations on the motivation of saving energy in" KPI "(Order of 19.03.2013 № 4-66 y) is determined by the rating units with power saving mechanism and is supposed to encourage units and individuals that make reduced power consumption.

According to the "Regulations on the motivation of saving energy in" KPI "(Order of 19.03.2013 № 4-66 y) is determined by the rating units with power saving mechanism and is supposed to encourage units and individuals that make reduced power consumption.

To ensure energy efficiency object university heads of structural units in cooperation with the Chief Engineer must adhere strictly to Programme implementation of energy efficiency KPI for 2012-2015 and to develop their local action plans to maintain positive tendencies which were achieved the previous year.

We express confidence that the results of energy saving in 2013 will be as significant as last year, and the measures proposed for the Week of energy efficiency will allow departments to demonstrate their achievements and accomplishments. I have high expectations for student self-government to inform and promote the economic life of the university community and would like to mention active trade union committee of students, student councils and campus, student social life during last year's Energy Week at the university.

I am sure that energy efficiency will become the norm for all of us. Only by combining efforts, changing the world view, transferring experience and scientific popularizing modern energy efficient design, we can improve the conditions of work and study at the university, to form energy-saving behavior of the university community, reduce environmental impact and make a significant contribution to the formation energy saving policy in Ukraine.

Week of energy efficiency Week - 2013

Week of energy efficiency at the University officially starts in the hall of the Academic Council on 11 November.

In the period from 11 to 15 November in its program planned:

  • Thematic lectures for first-year university;
  • Excursion to the academic buildings, where implemented energy conservation projects;
  • Competition for the best "corner of an energy manager";
  • Exhibition and poster competition / photo / creative works on energy conservation;
  • Volunteering - "You do not have sealed windows, so now we go to you";
  • Days of energy efficiency at the Institute for Energy Saving and Energy Management.

Also, be held:

  • Competition for the best idea (project) energy efficiency in the school building or university dormitory (1-25 November 2013);
  • Competition between dormitories to reduce consumption of electricity, gas and water (20 November - 20 December 2013);
  • The collection of waste paper, followed by the purchase of energy-saving lamps for the needs of departments of the university (after the winter session).

On the course Energy Week inform "Radio KPI" and Internet sites of the university.

On the last week the names of the winners will notify at newspaper "Kyiv Polytechnic."

Translator: Вовчик Ілона ЛА-13