The Research and Training Center “Ecotechnology and Energy Saving Technologies” (EKOTES) was organized to conduct research and develop competitive scientific and applied technologies, systems, units, devices and other results on the world market, to carry out innovative activities and to provide conditions for in-depth scientific and technical training of specialists on this basis.
The ERC contributes to improving the quality of training of specialists (masters) by involving gifted higher education students in research, attracting leading experts in academic science to the educational process of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. It contributes to the improvement of educational and methodological work and raising the level of professional training of highly qualified specialists in the energy sector.
Functions of the ERC “ECOTES”
In accordance with the tasks assigned to it, EKOTEZ:
- performs research and development work commissioned by state, industry and enterprises of various forms of ownership in priority areas of science and technology in close connection with the training of specialists;
- introduces modern innovative research technologies and developments in energy and various industries, taking into account the needs of the domestic and foreign markets with the organization of author's supervision;
- organizes retraining and advanced training courses in various areas of activity;
- organizes laboratory, practical and other types of classes with applicants for higher education of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute using the material and technical and laboratory base of the ESC “ECOTES”;
- carries out advertising activities on the development, production and implementation of the results of scientific and pedagogical activities with the spread of cooperation in the domestic and foreign markets;
- carries out expertise, development of technical and economic proposals (TEP), feasibility studies (FS), working projects, models of devices, units, thermal and aerodynamic processes, etc. for the implementation of knowledge-intensive and innovative technologies, installations and complexes based on them using its own scientific developments, experience and skills, conducting research and applied work aimed at achieving new positive results in the creation, design, reconstruction, modernization and optimization of heat and power engineering
- organizes scientific and practical seminars, conferences, and roundtables on issues and results of research and development in the field of energy saving, energy efficiency, and environmental safety of energy processes, systems, technologies, and complexes;
- conducts energy and environmental audits at energy facilities, inventory of stationary sources of pollutant emissions into the air, assessment of the impact of pollutant emissions on the state of the air and the sanitary protection zone, development of documents justifying emissions for enterprises, institutions, organizations and individual entrepreneurs, measures to adapt EU Directives on energy saving and environmental safety of energy production in the energy sector and at industrial facilities of the country;
- and other relevant provisions.