The first demonstration of the SeaClear2.0 robotic system, designed for the autonomous detection and collection of marine waste — a project to which the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN) also contributes — was hosted by the company Subsea Tech in mid-September, in Marseille, France.
https://sustainability.utcluj.ro/storage/2025/11/maxresdefault.jpg7201280Razvan Nicuhttp://sustainability.utcluj.ro/storage/2024/07/logo_utcn.pngRazvan Nicu2025-10-22 08:21:052025-11-05 08:25:41The first demonstration of the SeaClear2.0 robotic system for autonomous marine waste detection and collection
The 2nd edition of International Conference on Future Energy Solutions – FES – will be held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on 24th – 26th September 2025, and organized in collaboration between the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (Romania), Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands), University ofVaasa (Finland), Politecnica University Valencia (Spain), and Cracow University of Technology (Poland). FES 2025 is an international event sponsored by IEEE Romania.
FES2025 presents a fantastic opportunity to explore new research, ideas, and initiatives while engaging with influential leaders in the energy sector. Delegates will present theirwork and discuss a range of topics, including smart and sustainable solutions for future energy systems.
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On the occasion of World Environment Day, celebrated annually on June 5th, students from the Environmental Engineering program at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN) initiated a large-scale cleanup activity on Platanilor Street to demonstrate their ongoing commitment to protecting nature.
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On the occasion of World Energy Efficiency Day, celebrated on March 5, 2025, the Faculty of Materials and Environmental Engineering, through the Department of Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development Entrepreneurship (IMADD), together with the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and the Energy Transition Research Center (EnTReC), are organizing the workshop “SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY” – 2nd Edition.
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The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (TUCN) is part of the regional research hub for hydrogen-based technologies, Ro-HydroHub, alongside the National Institute for Research and Development in Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies Râmnicu Vâlcea (ICSI) and the National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest (UNSTPB). This ambitious project, announced by the Minister of Research, Innovation, and Digitalization, Bogdan Ivan, on Thursday, November 21, 2024, has a total value of 130 million euros, funded through European funds.
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The Chancellery of the Prime Minister and PIVOT-C, in collaboration with the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, are organizing the CIRCULARIO conference, scheduled for Thursday, October 3, 2024, starting at 10:30 a.m., in the HUB building of the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN), str. George Barițiu no. 4-6.
https://sustainability.utcluj.ro/storage/2024/10/circulario.jpg3421376Razvan Nicuhttp://sustainability.utcluj.ro/storage/2024/07/logo_utcn.pngRazvan Nicu2024-10-02 07:34:542024-10-21 07:37:54The CIRCULARIO conference, an event organized by the Chancellery of the Prime Minister and the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
At the end of June, at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, there was support for the projects developed by the students of the postgraduate programs “Solutions and actions for the decarbonization of companies” and “Audit for energy transition”, financed by the LIFE project “Energy transition audits towards decarbonization” (EnTRAINER).
Environmental Engineering students from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN) announce a large-scale greening of the Hoia Forest on the occasion of World Environment Day. The event will take place on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, starting at 10:00 a.m.
This initiative comes in the context of a growing need to protect and preserve the environment, the Hoia Forest being an emblematic and precious place for the Cluj community. The students, together with the teaching staff from Environmental Engineering – UTCN, want to draw attention to the importance of maintaining a clean and healthy environment, demonstrating, through concrete actions, that each of us can contribute to protecting nature.
A bus with hydrogen-based fuel will circulate these days on the streets of the city of Cluj, foreshadowing a new era in urban mobility.
The initiative, as part of the JIVE projects supported and financed by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, belongs to the Pimaria of the Municipality of Cluj-Napoca, in partnership with the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN). The launch took place on Thursday, May 9, in the presence of local authorities, and the test bus will leave from Cluj to Galati and then to Greece, Bosnia Herzegovina and Bulgaria
Starting from 01.03.2024, the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN), through the members of the Research Center for Energy Transition (EnTReC), started the implementation of the project Positive Energy Districts driven by citizens (PERSIST), financed by the Executive Unit for Funding for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation (UEFSCDI) and co-financed by the European Commission.
On the occasion of World Energy Efficiency Day, the Department of Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development Entrepreneurship within the Faculty of Materials and Environmental Engineering will organize on March 5, 2024, starting at 09:00, the event entitled “Sustainability and energy efficiency “.
The purpose of this event is to educate and inspire participants about the importance and benefits of sustainability and energy efficiency in various areas of life, including business, communities and individual homes.
https://sustainability.utcluj.ro/storage/2024/10/foto-biogaz.jpg12262449Razvan Nicuhttp://sustainability.utcluj.ro/storage/2024/07/logo_utcn.pngRazvan Nicu2024-03-05 06:37:192024-10-14 06:39:57Sustainability and energy efficiency event with industrial partners on the occasion of World Energy Efficiency Day
Between January 22 and 26, the Bio-crafting Architecture exhibition organized at the Youth Center, Iuliu Maniu street, 1, by the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of our university will take place. The opening will take place on Monday, January 22 from 6:00 p.m., and the exhibition will include the works of 3rd and 4th year students from the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism (FAU), developed in a digital manufacturing workshop, 3D modeling and printing and bio- materials. Bio-crafting is the result of a mobility project for young researchers from the diaspora, funded by the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization, in which the collaboration between teaching staff from Aalborg University, Denmark and the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism was fruitful.
“Technologies and Techniques to Support Sustainable Education in the Academic Sphere” PEDAGOGY 5.0 – creativity, entrepreneurship, flexibility and thinking outside the box
The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca carried out, in partnership with Cluj-Napoca City Hall, a project to build photovoltaic power plants, financed by the “Program for energy in Romania”, through the EEA and Norway financial mechanisms, 2014 – 2021. The 144 of photovoltaic panels have an installed power of 44 kWp and were installed on the gym of the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca located on Bulevardul Muncii. An energy production of 42 MWh is estimated
The students and professors of the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN) participated, for the first time for Romania, in the World Solar Challenge competition, with a solar vehicle built by the UTCN team and powered exclusively by solar energy. The competition started on October 22 and took place over a period of 7 days, during which the participants crossed the Australian continent from north to south, over a distance of 3000 km, between Darwin and Adelaide. The World Solar Challenge is the most important competition in the world of solar vehicles and involves a difficult route, on highways, but also in desert areas.
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The first demonstration of the SeaClear2.0 robotic system for autonomous marine waste detection and collection
The first demonstration of the SeaClear2.0 robotic system, designed for the autonomous detection and collection of marine waste — a project to which the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN) also contributes — was hosted by the company Subsea Tech in mid-September, in Marseille, France.
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2nd edition of International Conference on Future Energy Solutions – FES
The 2nd edition of International Conference on Future Energy Solutions – FES – will be held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on 24th – 26th September 2025, and organized in collaboration between the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (Romania), Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands), University ofVaasa (Finland), Politecnica University Valencia (Spain), and Cracow University of Technology (Poland). FES 2025 is an international event sponsored by IEEE Romania.
FES2025 presents a fantastic opportunity to explore new research, ideas, and initiatives while engaging with influential leaders in the energy sector. Delegates will present theirwork and discuss a range of topics, including smart and sustainable solutions for future energy systems.
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Environmental Cleanup on Platanilor Street on the Occasion of World Environment Day
“Together for a Cleaner Environment”
On the occasion of World Environment Day, celebrated annually on June 5th, students from the Environmental Engineering program at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN) initiated a large-scale cleanup activity on Platanilor Street to demonstrate their ongoing commitment to protecting nature.
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WORLD ENERGY EFFICIENCY DAY
On the occasion of World Energy Efficiency Day, celebrated on March 5, 2025, the Faculty of Materials and Environmental Engineering, through the Department of Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development Entrepreneurship (IMADD), together with the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and the Energy Transition Research Center (EnTReC), are organizing the workshop “SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY” – 2nd Edition.
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Technical University of Cluj-Napoca: a key player in Romania’s hydrogen research hub
The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (TUCN) is part of the regional research hub for hydrogen-based technologies, Ro-HydroHub, alongside the National Institute for Research and Development in Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies Râmnicu Vâlcea (ICSI) and the National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest (UNSTPB). This ambitious project, announced by the Minister of Research, Innovation, and Digitalization, Bogdan Ivan, on Thursday, November 21, 2024, has a total value of 130 million euros, funded through European funds.
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The CIRCULARIO conference, an event organized by the Chancellery of the Prime Minister and the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
The Chancellery of the Prime Minister and PIVOT-C, in collaboration with the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, are organizing the CIRCULARIO conference, scheduled for Thursday, October 3, 2024, starting at 10:30 a.m., in the HUB building of the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN), str. George Barițiu no. 4-6.
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Entrainer courses
At the end of June, at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, there was support for the projects developed by the students of the postgraduate programs “Solutions and actions for the decarbonization of companies” and “Audit for energy transition”, financed by the LIFE project “Energy transition audits towards decarbonization” (EnTRAINER).
FULL NEWS
Green Day
Environmental Engineering students from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN) announce a large-scale greening of the Hoia Forest on the occasion of World Environment Day. The event will take place on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, starting at 10:00 a.m.
This initiative comes in the context of a growing need to protect and preserve the environment, the Hoia Forest being an emblematic and precious place for the Cluj community. The students, together with the teaching staff from Environmental Engineering – UTCN, want to draw attention to the importance of maintaining a clean and healthy environment, demonstrating, through concrete actions, that each of us can contribute to protecting nature.
FULL NEWS
JIVE- Clean Hydrogen Partnership Project
A bus with hydrogen-based fuel will circulate these days on the streets of the city of Cluj, foreshadowing a new era in urban mobility.
The initiative, as part of the JIVE projects supported and financed by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, belongs to the Pimaria of the Municipality of Cluj-Napoca, in partnership with the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN). The launch took place on Thursday, May 9, in the presence of local authorities, and the test bus will leave from Cluj to Galati and then to Greece, Bosnia Herzegovina and Bulgaria
Persist project Positive energy districts driven by citizens
Starting from 01.03.2024, the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN), through the members of the Research Center for Energy Transition (EnTReC), started the implementation of the project Positive Energy Districts driven by citizens (PERSIST), financed by the Executive Unit for Funding for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation (UEFSCDI) and co-financed by the European Commission.
FULL NEWS
Sustainability and energy efficiency event with industrial partners on the occasion of World Energy Efficiency Day
On the occasion of World Energy Efficiency Day, the Department of Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development Entrepreneurship within the Faculty of Materials and Environmental Engineering will organize on March 5, 2024, starting at 09:00, the event entitled “Sustainability and energy efficiency “.
The purpose of this event is to educate and inspire participants about the importance and benefits of sustainability and energy efficiency in various areas of life, including business, communities and individual homes.
FULL NEWS
BioCrafting Architecture
Between January 22 and 26, the Bio-crafting Architecture exhibition organized at the Youth Center, Iuliu Maniu street, 1, by the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of our university will take place. The opening will take place on Monday, January 22 from 6:00 p.m., and the exhibition will include the works of 3rd and 4th year students from the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism (FAU), developed in a digital manufacturing workshop, 3D modeling and printing and bio- materials. Bio-crafting is the result of a mobility project for young researchers from the diaspora, funded by the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization, in which the collaboration between teaching staff from Aalborg University, Denmark and the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism was fruitful.
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EL@RA CONFERENCE
“Technologies and Techniques to Support Sustainable Education in the Academic Sphere” PEDAGOGY 5.0 – creativity, entrepreneurship, flexibility and thinking outside the box
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Photovoltaic plant project
The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca carried out, in partnership with Cluj-Napoca City Hall, a project to build photovoltaic power plants, financed by the “Program for energy in Romania”, through the EEA and Norway financial mechanisms, 2014 – 2021. The 144 of photovoltaic panels have an installed power of 44 kWp and were installed on the gym of the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca located on Bulevardul Muncii. An energy production of 42 MWh is estimated
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TUCN solar engine in World Solar Challenge competition Australia
The students and professors of the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN) participated, for the first time for Romania, in the World Solar Challenge competition, with a solar vehicle built by the UTCN team and powered exclusively by solar energy. The competition started on October 22 and took place over a period of 7 days, during which the participants crossed the Australian continent from north to south, over a distance of 3000 km, between Darwin and Adelaide. The World Solar Challenge is the most important competition in the world of solar vehicles and involves a difficult route, on highways, but also in desert areas.
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