Altai State University discussed the details of preparing a draft program for the creation of a carbon landfill in Altai Krai
On September 22, Altai State University hosted a meeting of the working group to prepare a draft program for the creation of a carbon landfill in Altai Krai. Rector of Altai State University Sergey Bocharov chaired the meeting, which was attended by Natalya Gorbacheva, expert of the Council on Carbon Landfills of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, a senior researcher at the Institute of Economics and Organization of Industrial Production of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The working group on the part of AltSU is headed by Vladimir Popryadukhin, project manager of the AltSU Project Management Office, and Anatoly Lagutin, Head of the Department of Radiophysics and Theoretical Physics of AltSU, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, acts as the scientific supervisor of the project. In addition to university scientists, the meeting was also attended by representatives of government bodies in industries that are of the greatest interest due to the specifics of the economic development of Altai Krai. These are Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the region Nikolay Khalin, Executive Director of Altayagropromsoyuz Sergey Bubenchikov, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Larisa Kazantseva, and Deputy Head of Forestry Alexander Khomutov.
Altai State University acts as the project implementation operator in Altai Krai. The university’s application was approved and supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the region. The parties discussed the course of preparation of a draft program for the creation of a carbon landfill. The main tasks that need to be completed by the end of September were considered in order to submit a complete set of the project for approval by the expert council of the Ministry of Education and Science.
Natalya Gorbacheva, discussing the developments of Altai State University scientists on the creation of a carbon landfill in Altai Krai, noted:
– Altai State University has certainly become a leader in the agro-climatic agenda. We discussed the developments that you presented at the expert council, and they received a lot of positive feedback, you are seen as leaders.
Sergey Bocharov, Rector of AltSU, added:
– The university has good connections with scientific and industrial partners. In fact, it turned out to be a good consortium. Sites for placing equipment and conducting ground research have been identified. The most important direction of scientific research now is the calculation of the carbon balance for different natural and climatic zones of Altai Krai.
Vladimir Popryadukhin outlined the timing of the project:
- According to the schedule, we assume that by the end of this year all the necessary decisions will be made by the Ministry, that our draft program will be approved, we will receive funding and begin implementation. From January 1, 2023, the full launch of this program begins, all the necessary research will be carried out over the next two years. In fact, the life period of the landfill itself is designed for at least 15 years.