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SUMMARY:Highlights on the 2022 CLIMACT Starting Grants (Partie 2)
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Josie Hughes\nProf. Michel Jaboyedoff\nRobotic platform 
 for monitoring the biodiversity of retreating glaciers\nPresented by Prof.
  Josie Hughes\, Assistant professor at the Computational Robot Design & Fa
 brication Lab\, STI\, EPFL\n\nThis presentation will report on the outcome
 s of the CLIMACT Starting Grant developing novel robotic tools for monitor
 ing the biodiversity of species within alpine environments to gather data 
 which can shed key insights into the changing biodiversity situation in th
 e Alps.\n\nVAlp Express - Feasibility study\nPresented by Prof. Michael Ja
 boyedoff\, Full professor in the RISK group\, FGSE\, UNIL\n\nTransform the
  mobility in the Vaud Alps with the VAlp Metro\, a groundbreaking high-spe
 ed\, green mobility project. This innovative metro system promises to conn
 ect Aigle to Château d’Oex in a mere 30 minutes\, revolutionising commu
 tes and supporting decentralised living. It's a versatile conduit for good
 s\, energy\, and data\, aligning with Switzerland's 2050 green energy goal
 s.\n\nIn a joint effort\, Professors Jaboyedoff (UNIL) and Laloui (EPFL) l
 ed this first feasibility project. It turns out that future research needs
  to focus on cutting-edge technology that explores sustainability\, emphas
 ising aerodynamics\, innovative traction\, and the combined use of renewab
 le energy sources such as wind and solar power. The VAlp Express project i
 ntegrates detailed geology\, energy\, carbon footprint\, and cost analyses
 . This light mountain metro is set to transform mobility and lifestyle in 
 the Alps.
LOCATION:https://epfl.zoom.us/j/63821341998
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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