Last year, as part of the Interreg Lakes Connect project, we conducted pilot studies on selected lakes in Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. Our goal was to assess the impact of tourism on the cleanliness of the lakes, so we collected water samples before, during and after...
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Energy Practitioners Needs Assesment
It is not an active piloting just yet but we are getting ready to develop our Energy Practitioner Training. The Energy Practitioners Training Program will be designed to teach employees at municipalities and staff of BSOs how to raise awareness of low tech energy...
The story about HolmenHackathon
Our first Bioboosters hackathon with Holmen presented us a possibility to, in the end, turn an unused sidesteam of ash into a value added component in compost production. But beside this the process of finding the best solution gave Holmen a wide variety of different...
The story about MoelvenHackathon
MoelvenHackathon The organization of Moelven Wood´s hackathon generated 22 submitted solution proposals from 19 companiesacross the Baltic Sea Region. All suggest new, more sustainable, packaging solutions for Moelven Woods interior panels made of wood, which now are...
Practical testing of the tool “Lectures on benefits of organic food” by Södertälje Municipality, Sweden
Below you can read more on how Södertälje Municipality adapted and implemented the tool in their local school in March 2023. Review is provided by Maria Micha, project coordinator in Södertälje Municipality. How was the tool implemented in Södertälje? Parents of two...
Pilot 1: Jūrkalne, Latvia
Location: Village of Jūrkalne, Latvia The technology used in the pilot: The pilot uses a nanobubble solution in the biological part of the wastewater treatment, potentially allowing the wastewater treatment plant to be scaled down to its current size and more...
The story about AlojasHackathon
Aloja Starkelsen Hackathon Connecting 30 participants and 9 organizations across the Baltic Sea Region to tackle Aloja Starkelsen challenge of CMMS system improvement. The aim of the Hackathon was to find solutions to obtain a working, easy to use system that would...
The story about ValioHackathon
ValioHackathon Connecting 45 participants and 13 organizations across the Baltic Sea Region to tackle Valio’s challenge of seasonal variation in milk production. The aim of the Hackathon was to find solutions to managing and lowering the seasonal variation of milk...
Sustainable Lifestyle Learning may be Interesting
Lakesconnect team asked these questions at the event for youth: “Discover, Know, Find Out” in Telsiai on the 29th November, 2023. It was a great opportunity to communicate tourism impact into lakes pollution, microplastic pollution and responsible management of waste...
Children’s AI Chat with Local Climate Plan
Next Generation - Literacies of the Future Conference in Aarhus, Denmark Aarhus/Denmark, Luleå/Sweden and Hamburg/Germany partners teamed up to pilot AI supported engagement of children with local climate plans. 24 children in the age of 10 and 11 from a school in...