INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL ENERGETICS Institute of Physical Energetics Director Dr.habil.phys. Juris...

INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL ENERGETICS

Institute of Physical EnergeticsInstitute of Physical Energetics

DirectorDr.habil.phys. Juris Ekmanis

Riga 2 June 2008

Institute of Physical Energetics (IPE) was founded on 1946.

Currently - 120 employees are working in IPE, including 49 habilitated doctors of sciences (Dr.habil.) and doctors of sciences (Dr.) working in 13 scientific laboratories and groups.


renewable energy resources; energy efficiency; energy - environmental policy studies; electricity networks, power station and systems; sustainable and secure planning and

management of energy supply; electrical devices and machines;

advanced materials for energy.


Main Areas of Scientific and Technical Excellence

EU 5th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (R&D) – 9 projects:

1) Pre-Normative Work on Sampling and Testing of Solid Biofuel for the Development of Quality Management

2) The Thematic Network: NAS-Enerbuild RTD 3) Improving Environmental Situation in Latvia and Poland4) PV-NAS-NET5) European Network for Energy Economics Research6) ERA Bioenergy Strategy – Short Term Measures to Develop the

European Research Area for Bioenergy RTD7) Analysis of Policy Instruments and Identification of Tools for the

Implementation of Rational Energy Use and Renewable Energy Sources in EU Candidate Countries

8) Brundtland City Energy Network9) Optical and Radar Ecological Monitoring of near-Earth Space

Environment for the Control of Technogenic Pollution and Natural Hazard Assesment Due to Asteroids

International Projects


EU 6th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (R&D) – 2 projects:

1) “New Energy Externalities Developments for Sustainability” (NEEDS) project in the frame of EU 6th RTD framework Programme (2004 – 2008).

2) RAIN - Regional Acceleration for the INnovation circle in the ICT Sector (2006 – 2008).



IPE is carrying out research activities in 3 Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) projects:

ASPIRE – “Achieving Energy Sustainability in Peripheral Regions of Europe “(1 October 2006 – 31 March 2009);

“Clearinghouse Support – Paving the way for better energy performance of building in the EU”(1 January 2007 – 31 December 2009);

“Monitoring of Energy Demand Trends and Energy Efficiency in the EU (ODYSSEE MURE (EU-27))” (started on 2007).



IPE carried out research activities in INTERREG III C project: “Network of pioneering communities and regions working on

innovative heat energy solutions” (REGENERGY) – 20 partners from 10 EU-countries

IPE has coorperation with Joint Research Centre of the European Commission Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Ispra. Project:

“Bioenergy: Methodological improvement of statistical data collection regarding biomass availability and use in EU New Member States”



National Research Programme in the field of Energy:“Research and Elaboration of Modern Methods and High Developed Technologies in the Field of Energy: Environmentally Friendly Energy, Security of Energy Supply and Energy Efficiency”

Duration: 1st October, 2006 – 31st December, 2009. The coordinator of the program:

Institute of Physical Energetics, Project partners:

Riga Technical University,Institute of Solid State Physics University of Latvia.


National Projects

National research programme in the field of Energy has 7 parts (projects):

1. Research and analysis of technologies for application of renewable energy

2. Optimisation of extraction methods and usage methods of biofuel3. Research and development of production methods and

technologies for application of hydrogen4. Improvement, technologies and main factors of energy supply

technologies5. Improvement and development of methods and technologies to

increase energy efficiency6. Methods and technologies for sustainable and secure planning of

energy supply in Latvia7. Information systems of electrical transmission and power

generation systems for supervision of sustainability in Latvia


National Projects

National Projects

Participation in the National research programme in Material Science (coordinator- Institute of Solid State Physics University of Latvia):

Project “Materials for photonics and nanoelectronics based on novel functional low molecular organic compounds and polymers”


Projects of Fundamental and Applied Research funded by Latvian Council of Sciences – 15 projects.

IPE participates in 4 Joint Research Projects also funded by Latvian Council of Sciences. IPE - coordinator of the project: :“Promoting Energy Efficiency and Renewable Resources as the Basis for Secure Power and Fuel Supply and Sustainable Development of the Latvian Energy Sector”, (2006–2009).Project partners:

Riga Technical University,Institute of Solid State Physics University of Latvia.


National Projects

• In 2007 IPE has 128 scientific publications

• IPE is publishing scientific journal “Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences”

• IPE has 21 registered and maintained patent


IPE has active cooperation with industrial companies and local authorities in development of new market oriented products and technologiesIn 2007: 8 bilateral agreements about research with

foreign or Latvian companies 5 market oriented projects14 cooperation agreements with local

authorities (municipalities)


Thank you for your attention!Thank you for your attention!

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