Case Study presented in this research work (COBISS.SI-ID 27440935) provides a comparison of the practical application of the three most commonly used methods of multi-criterion decision-making. The methods have been used in support of the process of development of the Slovenian national energy policies. The study presents a methodology for analyzing different scenarios and strategies for future development of the Slovenian national energy policy on the path towards sustainable low carbon society in Slovenia.
F.24 Improvements to existing system-wide, normative and programme solutions, and methods
COBISS.SI-ID: 27440935The regions of Central Europe are largely dependent on the economic activities of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In accordance with the sustainable economic development of the Central Europe SMEs, key objectives have been recognised to tackle the challenge, namely: implementation of energy efficient and environmentally friendly technologies in production process, promotion of economic and social benefits of sustainability and achieving positive changes in behaviour of employees. In the original scientific article the framework of the web based tool 3EMT is presented. The use of the 3EMT tool enabled a unique insight into the current state of energy efficiency in SMEs. The study involved 510 European companies, of which 106 was Slovenian. By using the 3EMT tool the barriers to implementation of energy efficiency measures in the wider region were highlighted and a comparison of different small and medium-sized enterprises has been done.
F.17 Transfer of existing technologies, know-how, methods and procedures into practice
COBISS.SI-ID: 28292135A member of the research programme served as supervisor to a doctoral student - Young researcher. In the doctoral thesis, a transfer of natural radionuclides to various organisms was investigated from soils contaminated with uranium-mill tailings in site-specific in-situ conditions and in laboratory-based conditions. The ERICA Tool was applied for the assessment of radiological risk from the Žirovski vrh influential area due to the exposure to natural radionuclides. For laboratory-based conditions, the soil-to-plant transfer for Chinese cabbage was investigated on soils contaminated with uranium-mill tailings. The same member of the research programme served as co-supervisor to a foreign doctoral student for the thesis entitled Isotopic signatures of U series radionuclides in the natural water environment of Central Asian uranium sites. This co-supervision represents transfer of the acquired knowledge into the international scientific area.
D.09 Tutoring for postgraduate students
COBISS.SI-ID: 273989376The greenhouse gas emission from agriculture contributes about 10% of all emissions in Slovenia. Carbon footprint is a term for global warming potential and refers to the total greenhouse gas emissions associated with a product or service. The carbon footprint for agriculture products depends on the agricultural farming. The research shows that in organic production (case of lower yields in comparison with conventional emissions of CO2/t of yields are higher in comparison with emissions CO2/t of yields in conventional and integrated farming.
F.02 Acquisition of new scientific knowledge
COBISS.SI-ID: 28296487The original scientific article “Soil-to-plant transfer factors for natural radionuclides in grass in the vicinity of a former uranium mine (COBISS.SI-ID 26695975) was selected as the most important scientific achievement for the year 2013 in the field of energetics as decided by the Scientific Council of the Slovenian research Agency covering technical sciences. The achievement was presented in as a popular lecture at the Slovenian Innovation Forum 2014. The presentation is posted on the web site videolectures.net.
E.01 National awards