The main objectives and purpose of the establishment of the SDEWES Centre are organization of international SDEWES conferences and development of unique research platform capable to form various international and multidisciplinary research and development innovation teams that will provide comprehensive R&D activities, assessment and consultation on the research subjects that represent the most important challenges of sustainable development. In its R&D and innovation activities international members, scientist and professionals from broad range of disciplines of sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems are engaged. The SDEWES Centre promotes sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems through organization of courses, summer schools, public lectures, seminars and workshops and by providing professional opinion on important issues of sustainability. The SDEWES conferences, their side events and special sessions have become important events for the gathering of sustainability students, researchers and project leaders from the region and the entire World.