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The University of Murcia opens on Tuesday the activities of the UDS UDSessions project dedicated to the Sustainable Development Goal number 7 marked by the United Nations: 'Affordable and non-polluting energy', which will be developed until December 19 in the Faculties of Computer Science, Mathematics, Chemistry and at the University Social Center.

The activities have started this morning with the conference 'Technology for energy saving', where attendees will know a prototype for energy saving implemented in the Aulario Norte of the UMU that is based on presence technologies, as well as on sensing equipment that allows to know some parameters of the rooms such as lighting or temperature.

In the afternoon, the Faculty of Chemistry will host the round table 'Mobility to debate, diesel, gasoline, electric or ...?'

in which different motorization alternatives for private mobility will be discussed.

On Wednesday, December 4, the courtyard located between the faculties of Chemistry and Biology will host an exhibition of renewable energies in which institutions such as La Solar, Sol Sureste, SOVISA, Energy Engineering Research Group, Engineering Without Borders and UMU Sustainable Campus will guide about the use of clean energy in homes.

A visit to the renewable energy facilities of the University of Murcia is also planned for Thursday, December 5 by the Technical Unit, which will tour the main renewable energy facilities of the UMU: photovoltaic solar energy, solar thermal energy, boilers of biomass, bioclimatic greenhouse with geothermal use or generation of solar cold by absorption.

After organizing thematic activities on the 'End of poverty' (SDG 1), 'Zero hunger' (SDG 2), 'Health and Welfare' (SDG 3), 'Quality education' (SDG 4), 'Gender equality '(SDG 5) and' Water and Sanitation '(SDG 6), this month SDGs organizes its activities under SDG 7:' Affordable and non-polluting energy '.

It is a project that also has the support of the regional government, Aguas de Murcia, Bankia and Cajamurcia Foundation.

Source: Universidad de Murcia