Polders are low-lying area surrounded by embankments that can temporarily store water during periods of high flows. Photo: Słowiński Biopshere Reserve Key Focus Water retention, flood protection, biodiversity enhancement, and nutrient capture through...
Key focus Restoration of trout habitats with consideration for ancient historical remains. Description Jönshytteån, Säter, is a stream that flows between two inland lakes. There are trout in the stream. During the project the stream has been restored by...
Showing how modelling can help housing companies turn a complex energy idea into a decision. The Marttila pilot centers on a terraced housing company owned by Marttila municipality, in a typical rural part of Finland. It comprises two buildings with six apartments in...
Turning a school's rooftop solar into savings for two buildings. The Jekabpils county energy community is a municipal initiative centered on a local school, sharing solar power with the county's sports hall. It offers a practical start-up model for how local...
Testing how two public buildings can share solar power under one legal roof. The Jelgava energy community is a municipal initiative spanning two public buildings in Jelgava, Latvia: a primary school and a culture centre. It serves as a practical start-up model for how...
Building an energy community around several needs at once. Kääpa küla is a small village of around 170 inhabitants in Mustvee vald, Estonia. Its energy community, structured as a municipal foundation, plans for six members, with electricity consumed across three...
How a cold-storage electricity bill became a working energy cooperative. Energiaühistu Oma Elekter is a cooperative based in Obinitsa, in Setomaa vald in southeastern Estonia, just a few kilometers from the Estonian-Russian border. Its 15 members include local berry...
Showing a grounded picture of what it takes to move from curiosity to collective action. The Grebo Energy Community initiative is a non-profit effort exploring collaboration between the municipality and private actors in the village of Grebo, located between Linköping...
Testing municipal-business collaboration and shared meter structures in a historic industrial site. The Facetten Energy Community is an economic association whose members include the municipality and nine tenant companies of the Facetten Business Park building,...
The Social Oasis at Toivokoti in Lappeenranta is Finland’s first SmartAging Community Corner pilot. It is a living, user-centred environment that brings together bio-based materials, circular design, multisensory soundscapes, activity and rehabilitation games, and...
