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Treball desenvolupat dins el marc del programa 'European Project Semester'. Nowadays, being a smart city is becoming more important. It is because of increasing energy use and the costs that come with it, that people all over the world are looking for better methods to decrease the environmental effects and costs. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to find out if there is a better way to use the streetlights in Vilanova i la Geltrú in order to go forward in the direction of being a smart city. Vilanova i la Geltrú currently has 10.800 Streetlights, and the energy consumption for these street lights cost a huge amount of money each year. This number can be decreased by finding new ways. This will be done, by further developing a street light called the ‘Urban Node’. This further development will be based on a previous research done. This Urban Node will be a replacement of the current street light. It includes components like led lights, solar panel and a wind turbine. It generates energy by using wind turbines and a solar panel instead of the current regular street light. In this research a certain methodology has been used, which includes expert interviews, an observation and desk research. As a result of using these methods, there has been made a simulation of a renewed streetlight system mostly revolving around the new product adding to the current system, which is the Urban Node. Concluding the results it has been found that implementing the Urban Node is more cost and energy efficient than the current street light system that has been used within Vilanova i la Geltrù. Furthermore, in this report there will be explained what the Urban Node exactly is, how it is structured, where it should be implemented, how it should be implemented and how it is more cost and energy efficient than the current system.

Treball desenvolupat dins el marc del programa 'European Project Semester'. Nowadays, being a smart city is becoming more important. It is because of increasing energy use and the costs that come with it, that people all over the world are looking for better methods to decrease the environmental effects and costs. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to find out if there is a better way to use the streetlights in Vilanova i la Geltrú in order to go forward in the direction of being a smart city. Vilanova i la Geltrú currently has 10.800 Streetlights, and the energy consumption for these street lights cost a huge amount of money each year. This number can be decreased by finding new ways. This will be done, by further developing a street light called the ‘Urban Node’. This further development will be based on a previous research done. This Urban Node will be a replacement of the current street light. It includes components like led lights, solar panel and a wind turbine. It generates energy by using wind turbines and a solar panel instead of the current regular street light. In this research a certain methodology has been used, which includes expert interviews, an observation and desk research. As a result of using these methods, there has been made a simulation of a renewed streetlight system mostly revolving around the new product adding to the current system, which is the Urban Node. Concluding the results it has been found that implementing the Urban Node is more cost and energy efficient than the current street light system that has been used within Vilanova i la Geltrù. Furthermore, in this report there will be explained what the Urban Node exactly is, how it is structured, where it should be implemented, how it should be implemented and how it is more cost and energy efficient than the current system.

TFG del programa Erasmus EPS elaborat a Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto Treball desenvolupat dins el marc del programa 'European Project Semester'. The development of the project The GreenHouse is described in this report by the Pingun team which comprises of five students of different nationalities and backgrounds. The subject of the project was chosen according to the knowledge and the tastes of each one. The GreenHouse lets the consumer grow aromatic plants in a bright and limited space, perfect for downtown apartments. Its features help protect plants from the sun and rain in the summer and keep them warm in the winter while leaving them light. Thanks to its rainwater collector, The GreenHouse can irrigate plants automatically. This report contains all the stages of the project in detail, from research to design and testing. Thanks to courses taken during the first month, the team can use the necessary tools and knowledge to properly develop this project. Finally, the largest part of the project was the realization of the prototype. The GreenHouse is a project that allowed the team to develop a prototype while working together for 4 months. The team is proud to present this project to ISEP's teaching team.

Treball desenvolupat dins el marc del programa 'European Project Semester'. In the view of today’s environmental challenges such as global warming, pollution of air, soil and water, and the extinction of many species of plants and animals, sustainability has become an increasingly important concept for people to understand and to adopt in their daily lives. Especially the younger generations should get to know this concept and its importance since they will be the ones to shape the world in the near future. The Antwerp-based non-profitorganization USOS has acknowledged this situation and has asked itself the question of how they can raise awareness about sustainability among the students of the University of Antwerp and give them the tools and knowledge to behave in a sustainable way? In order to achieve these aims, USOS has given a group of international students of the University of Antwerp the task of organizing a market that promotes a sustainable lifestyle. This year`s edition of the sustainable market, which is called Mercado Verde, will have a focus on sustainable foods and will inform students about environment-friendly alternatives to many products as well as about how to consume in a more conscious way on a daily basis. After visiting the Mercado Verde, students of the University of Antwerp will have learned more about the importance of sustainability and will know how they can behave in a sustainable way in their daily lives. Furthermore, visitors of the market will also get to better know the organization USOS and their work.