Belarus, Kazakhstan discuss green technologies in economy

MINSK. September 18. KAZINFORM Scientists from Belarus and Kazakhstan have discussed ways to introduce green technologies in economy and to promote alternative energy. The discussion took place at the international roundtable session "Green technologies - energy of the future" that was held in Minsk on 17 September upon the initiative of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Belarus, BelTA has learnt.
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Belarus Ergali Bulegenov noted that green technologies are energy of the future; this theme is getting increasingly relevant all over the world. The diplomat is convinced that countries will make little headway unless they unite their efforts. Ergali Bulegenov praised intensive cooperation between Belarus and Kazakhstan in promoting green technologies. "Our countries attach great importance to this matter," he said.

The transition to the energy-efficient policy and introduction of energy-saving technologies are among the most important tasks that are now addressed by the governments of Belarus and Kazakhstan. "Belarusian scientists, in particular, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, are working on the projects associated with green technologies. There are also joint projects with Kazakhstan. They encompass a broad range of fields, like renewable energy, deep processing of oil residue, alternative uses of peat, etc," Sergei Kilin, Chief Academic Secretary of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, said.

Belarusian scientists in cooperation with colleagues from Russia and Kazakhstan have drafted an innovative project "Development and introduction of technologies to enable complex and combined processing of heavy oil residue, alternative and renewable raw materials to make light and middle distillates (hydrocarbon fractions) to be used as raw materials for producing high-quality fuels and for petrochemical processing". The project was elaborated within the framework of the EurAsEC, BelTA reports.

The participants of the roundtable session discussed renewable sources of alternative fuel and chemical raw materials, biotechnologies and filtering technologies, the use of peat, slate, wood and agricultural wastes to get raw materials and fuel, as well as energy-efficient LED technologies. The participants of the session presented reports on bio-energy, the use of solar, water and wind energy.

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