SLOVENSKA AKADEMIJA ZNANOSTI IN UMETNOSTI 7th DANUBE ACADEMIES CONFERENCE LJUBLJANA 2017 7th DANUBE ACADEMIES CONFERENCE (DAC) 12–13 May, 2016, Ljubljana Conference proceedings Organized by: European Academy of Sciences and Arts Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts Under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Mr. Borut Pahor and under the high patronage of the European Parliament SPrEjEto NA 80. SEjI IzvršILNEgA oDBorA, 16. MAjA 2016. Glavni urednik / Chief editor: Andrej Kranjc Uredniški odbor / Editorial board: tadej Bajd, Uroš Skalerič, jože Krašovec Priprava / Preparation:Darja rogelj Tisk in oblikovanje / Printing and design: Designpro, d. o. o. 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Arts Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts 290219776 7th DANUBE ACADEMIES CONFERENCE (DAC) Ljubljana 12–13 May, 2016 Conference proceedings Ljubljana, 2017 ConTenTS opening Address of the Conference Tadej Bajd ...................................................................................... 7 Limited resources at Unlimited Capabilities – New Ideas, Processes & Materials Will Allow a good and Can Provide a Brilliant Future Henning Zoz ................................................................................... 10 Higher Education Institutions and SME: translation of Knowledge to the Market Dejan Popović ................................................................................ 31 Integrated Environmental researches on the romanian Danube valley. A geographical Perspective Dan Balteanu ................................................................................. 41 on Contracting Specialized geotechnical Works Gert Stadler ................................................................................... 57 the Philosophy of Sustainable Development and Sustainable Future of Humankind – Survival of Humanity Timi Ećimović ................................................................................. 70 Future Perspectives and Environmental Challenges for our rivers – research and Cooperation in the Danube river Basin Thomas Hein .................................................................................. 71 4 Water Policy and Hydrology in the Countries in transition Mitja Brilly ..................................................................................... 82 Sediments in the Sava river Basin Matjaž Mikoš ................................................................................. 92 Importance and Protection of Karst Aquifers in the Danube Basin Nataša Viršek Ravbar .................................................................... 111 Water Ecosystem Monitoring and running Water Status in Slovenia from the Ecological Point of view Mihael Jožef Toman ....................................................................... 125 Quo vadis Photovoltaics – Contribution to Sustainability and repowering of Europe Marko Topič ................................................................................... 134 Efficient Energy Supply for Heating and Cooling Alojz Poredoš ................................................................................. 143 5 OpeninG address of THE conference Prof. Dr. Tadej Bajd, President of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts Dear President of the European Academy Professor Felix Unger, dear President of ALLEA Professor günter Stock, dear Presidents and representatives of Danube Academies, dear participants of the conference, dear colleagues, I wish to start this opening address with a few words describing our Academy. Academia operosorum was the first Academy on the Slov- enian territory. It was founded in Ljubljana over 300 years ago, already in 1693. this first Academy only had 23 members. they were lawyers, theologians and physicians. the present Slovenian Academy is relative- ly young, it was founded in 1938. It is the supreme national institution uniting up to 100 scientists and artists. the Academy also has up to 90 foreign corresponding members. the Academy promotes sciences and arts through activities organized in six sections. the Slovenian Academy organizes various scientific symposia dis- cussing different topical subjects. through the conclusions of these symposia, the Academy gives advice to politics in the area of culture, science, education, and environment protection. Academy members share conference conclusions with the general public via the Academy website and national media. the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts particularly focuses on actual topics such as perspectives of higher education, evaluation of research results, science ethics, various as- pects of teaching in primary and secondary schools. Climate chang- es, wood and forest are frequently discussed subjects. the public is also interested in attending conferences on the present-day state of humanism, human rights, hate speech and aging. the Academy fre- quently hosts younger audiences, particularly when organizing events related to subjects such as internet, artificial intelligence or robotics. 7 Another important activity of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts is frequent issuing of various publications. Several recent books are treating the history of Academy, describing work of living members and commemorating the opera of individual deceased mem- bers. the Academy regularly publishes periodicals edited by individual sections. Particularly worth mentioning are Acta Carsologica which is a magazine distinguished for its 60 years long history and the interna- tional impact. Slovenian national identity has for centuries been based on Slovenian language. It is therefore not difficult to understand that important achievements of the project Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Slovenian Nation are related to the dictionaries of standard and specialized Slovenian language. the project is conducted jointly with the research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Particularly prominent is the activity of the janez vajkard valvasor Foundation, devoted to issuing the reprints of works of this 17th centu- ry Slovenian polymath. Among them excels the Iconotheca Valvasori- ana, composed of 17 volumes with 7.700 graphical prints of European masters. It has been presented to reputable institutions, including the royal Society of London, the European Union in Brussels, Albertina in vienna, the Beijing University Library, the vatican Library and the Upp- sala Library. the Slovenian Academy actively cooperates with other academies and inter-academy associations throughout the world. So far, the Academy has signed agreements on international cooperation with 40 foreign academies. We also organize or sponsor different international events such as today’s 7th Danube Academies Conference. the Dan- ube Academies Conferences were established through the initiative of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. the importance of the Ljubljana meeting is emphasized by the patronage of the Slovenian President Borut Pahor and the European Parliament. the Danube region boasts many individual highly established sci- entists, experts, and researchers. to further promote the science in 8 the Danube region, it is necessary to bring together these individuals into a more unified and interconnected research sphere. this can be achieved either through bilateral projects between individual coun- tries or through participation in European research programs. In this respect, bilateral national projects must become more directed and efficient, while research groups from the Danube region must strive for being included more frequently into the European research projects. Another problem common to all countries in the region, is the emigra- tion of young researchers who often do not find new opportunities for themselves in Europe. All these problems will be discussed also during this conference together with the main topics, i.e. small and medium sized enterprises, water, energy, and nutrition safety. I would like to use this opportunity to thank the vice-president Pro- fessor Andrej Kranjc for his organizational efforts in preparation of this meeting. Finally, I have one final pleasant obligation to fulfil, namely to wish you all a pleasant stay in Ljubljana. 9 LIMITED RESOURCES AT UNLIMITED CAPABILITIES – NEW IDEAS, PROCESSES & MATERIALS WILL ALLOW A GOOD AND CAN PROVIDE A BRILLIANT FUTURE Prof. Dr. Henning Zoz1,2,3, [email protected] 1zoz gmbH, Maltoz®-Strasse, D-57482 Wenden, germany 2CIItEC-IPN, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico City, C.P. 02250 México, D.F. 3ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, japan Abstract: Any modern society considers sustainability, saving re- sources and increasing performance every day and our all future will be ruled by materials as never before. Based on general materials limita- tion, goal (a) is “making more with less” and since materials consump- tion contradicts with such limited resources, goal (b)