Aleksandrs Cars

Birthdates: 1.11.1937.

Birthplace: Latvia, Balvu district

Address: Ieriķu iela 43-3, Riga, LV-1084, Latvia

Telephone: +371 29482723

Marital status: Married

Languages: Latvian, Russian (fluent), German, English (basic knowledge)

Education and scientific work

	2000 SIA „GETLINI-EKO”, Managing director of the Energy Department
	1995-2000 Riga Technical University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Professor of the Department of Heat Power Industry
	1992 Tallinn Technical University, Doctor Dissertation (PhD)„Wood burning technologies”

PhD student’s thesis supervisor

2000-2003 A.Jemeļjanovs. PhD thesis “Firewood burning in a boiling layer”.

Selected Projects and Programs

	2000-2003 Garbage Gas production and utilization in energy. Project implementation in Getlini garbage dump. Project is implemented in 2002.
	2000 LAA Energy Department, „Peat production and utilization in Vidzemes district” program workshop supervisor
	1998-1999 LR Ministry of Economics, „Peat production and utilization program”. Workshop supervisor.
	1997-1998 PHARE projects
	1994-1995 European reconstruction and development Bank and JAAKO POYRY Deutschland GmbH project „Wood usage in Latvian energy”

Selected Conferences and Seminars

	2002 Presentation „Verbrennung von festen Brennstoffen in Wirbelschicht”. 9th International Symposium on Heat Transfer and Renewable Sources of Energy, (Miedzyzdroje, Poland)
	2000 Presentation „Perspectives of Indigenous Fuel Resources in Latvia”. Nordic-Baltic information Workshop Biomass combustion (Tallinn, Estonia)