Kostas Latoufis, PhD candidate NTUA:
“Science, Technology, Sustainability and Migration”
20.11.2018
NKUA /

In his workshop Kostas Latoufis (PhD candidate National Technical University of Athens) shared with participants part of his rich experience in designing and building small wind turbines in projects all over the world. He gave concrete examples of how the availability of such turbines can makes communities sustainable, thereby working against their migration. His efforts, as an engineer, aim at promoting sustainable responses to ecological and energy crisis as well as problems of social cohesion. In this workshop he presented the tools and methods for building a small wind turbine for small and medium scale uses. These turbines can provide off-grid renewable energy that is particularly suited for small communities in rural areas or urban collectives searching for sustainable alternatives. He further argued that the process of building such turbines can be a socially stimulating activity that can bring different people together. By using mostly locally produced materials and expertise the working groups of the project become friendly gatherings where exchange of ideas is fostered and relationships are built. Therefore, the whole process, as a powerful community-building experience, can be used to address problems of social integration of refugee communities in Greece. At the same time, it can be part of sustainable development projects in countries so as to tackle migration flows, by solving practical everyday problems and at the same time enlivening communities.

Find more (including pictures) at:
http://riskchange.phs.uoa.gr/past-events/workshops.html