GIFFT Project Presented at the Green Ideas Festival in the Courtyard of the Presidential Palace

During the Green Ideas Festival held in Vilnius in 2026, researchers from the Lithuanian Energy Institute (LEI) presented the objectives of the GIFFT project, its technological innovations, and their contribution to industrial decarbonisation. The event brought together a broad audience, including representatives from science, industry, the public sector, and citizens interested in sustainability, climate change mitigation, and green transition solutions.

At the LEI exhibition stand, a prototype model of the plasma burner being developed within the GIFFT project was publicly displayed for the first time. Visitors also had the opportunity to participate in educational activities, including assembling renewable energy generators powered by solar energy and miniature wind turbines. These activities helped inspire younger generations, particularly school students, to take an interest in innovation, science, and sustainable energy technologies.

The GIFFT project coordinator, Dr. Nerijus Striūgas, presented the project's scientific and technological challenges, as well as its potential benefits and future prospects for European industry. Visitors, business representatives, and guests of the city were introduced to the GIFFT project concept, which integrates biomass gasification and advanced combustion technologies to reduce fossil fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions in glass manufacturing processes.

The exhibition was supported by the project partner AB Panevėžio stiklas, which provided glass products and visual materials that helped visitors better understand glass manufacturing processes and the technological challenges addressed within the project.

The event received national-level publicity. Information about the festival was published on the Lithuanian news portal TV3.lt (“The Green Ideas Festival Returns to the Capital”), as well as on the LEI website, where information about LEI’s participation and planned public activities was made available.

Participation in the Green Ideas Festival contributed to the communication and dissemination objectives of the GIFFT project by increasing public awareness of advanced energy technologies, the use of renewable resources in industry, and opportunities for decarbonising the glass manufacturing sector.