SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy

INITIATIVES

NOVA University Lisbon contributes to tackle the SDG7 with initiatives including, but not limited to:

• The publication of the NOVA SBE Green Guide – a guide to lay the foundations for a sustainable way of living at the new Carcavelos Campus which includes NOVA SBE’s commitment to reducing its energy dependency.

• The publication of the FCT NOVA Sustainable Good Practice Guide that provides a vast array of suggestions and simple ways to change daily habits and routines that have a direct impact on life on and off Campus. This Guide aims to raise awareness of the importance of responsible resource consumption (including a chapter on Energy) and the impact of our choices for a more Sustainable life. 

• Other initiatives:

Numbers

Academic Contribution

Publications and Projects

NOVA contributes significantly to the research into the area of SDG7. Here are some examples of specific publications in this area:

• The Future of Energy: Prospective Scenarios on EU-Russia Relations
• Energy poverty vulnerability index: A multidimensional tool to identify hotspots for local action
• Energy poverty policies and measures in 5 EU countries. A comparative study
• Tailored algorithms for anomaly detection in photovoltaic systems
• Biowaste-derived carbon black applied to polyaniline-based high-performance supercapacitor microelectrodes: Sustainable materials for renewable energy applications
• Touch-Interactive Flexible Sustainable Energy Harvester and Self-Powered Smart Card
• Electrodialytic hydrogen production and critical raw materials recovery from secondary resources
• China Energy Security and Portuguese-Speaking Countries
• Not in Anyone's Backyard? Civil society attitudes towards wind power at the national and local levels in Portugal
• What if São Paulo (Brazil) would like to become a renewable and endogenous energy -based megacity?

In terms of specific projects in this area, learn more about the CLIM2POWER – Translating climate data into power plant operational guidance project coordinated by FCT NOVA.

Learning

NOVA University Lisbon has a strong formative offer, distinguished by quality and variety, linked to the SDGs. We support the integration of interdisciplinarity and sustainability in all our study cycles.