Scientific research of students under the supervision of their professors was presented in the building of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Sarajevo. On this occasion were presented an electric car, bike and carting, and a device for measuring air quality that refers to the pollutants that our measuring stations cannot process. The presentation was attended by the Deputy Mayor of Sarajevo Milan Trivic, Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Sarajevo, Prof. Dr. Izet Bijelonja, manager of the sector fund Open Regional Fund for South East Europe – Energy Efficiency (GIZ), Joachim Gaube, and Dubravka Bosnjak, Project Manager of GIZ.
“This year we have received a car from the company Volkswagen Sarajevo as a donation, which we equipped on the electric power. The electric vehicle is a pilot project with which we will measure the resistance movement, consumption of electricity, and battery life,” said Prof. Dr. Boran Pikula.
“We have developed our own device for measuring the quality of air, in which we inserted sensors for measurement of particles. Previous measurements at measuring stations were related to the measurement on the ground. We are setting our device on a drone and it reaches the height of 500 m, which is slightly higher than hill Hum. Thus, we measure the quality of air and a number of particles pm1, pm2, pm5, at different heights and locations with this device. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), these particles in the air directly affect human health, particularly our respiratory system because they stick on the lungs,” said Dr. Adnan Masic.
Deputy Mayor of Sarajevo Milan Trivic noted that the city of Sarajevo signed a letter of intent regarding the regional project “Sustainable Urban Mobility in Countries of Southeast Europe” recently in Berlin. Trivic expressed his satisfaction for having the opportunity to see how far the research at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Sarajevo is going.
“The city administration wants to encourage this kind of research that contributes to the reduction of air pollution and thus improve the quality of life of the citizens of Sarajevo,” noted Trivic.
The project is aimed at developing energy-efficient, sustainable and green solutions for transportations in the cities of South-East Europe by transferring good practices from the EU and Germany, as well as harmonization with the EU 2030 Energy Strategy and the global sustainable development goals (especially Goal 11 – Sustainable cities and municipalities).
(Source: akta.ba)
