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As the SUMPs for BSR project approached the end of its first year of implementation, partners gathered in Greifswald, Germany, on 26–27 September 2024 for a consortium meeting. Hosted in the historic City Hall of Greifswald, this event provided a perfect opportunity...

Author: Green Net Finland Keywords: Renting solar panels, grids, energy storage Overview Helen Ltd is a municipal energy company and its energy community is a complex project involving numerous stakeholders. The unifying aspect of the project is its location in the...

During the two-day visit, they got to know the Kiel Welcome Centre and their marketing strategies on culture and tourism, met colleagues in the Kiel Creative City Department and Creative Hubs as well as visited Kiel Opera to see the work in progress on the children’s...

The meeting also coincided with the Transnational Exchange of the BSR Cultural Pearls 2024 - Kiel, Jakobstad/Pietarsaari, Rūjiena and Svendborg, creating the opportunity for the partners and Pearls to exchange.   Furthermore, the project and especially the acting...

In an exciting step forward for water sustainability, ReNutriWater project partners, Šiauliai Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts and National Regions’ Development Agency from Lithuania, recently had the opportunity to present their innovative work to key...

At the beginning of September, the Swedish team came over to Finland and Turku to meet up with the Finnish team for a research meeting. Team leader Gunilla Lööf, nurse anesthetist PhD together with colleagues Louise Kendrick and Maria Löfgren and photographer Elis...

Author: Green Net Finland  Keywords: Historical buildings, collective self-consumption  Overview   The EC of Pursimiehenkatu is located in the center of the City of Helsinki. Pursimiehenkatu 21 is a protected building and is assessed in the site plan as a significant...

Author: Green Net Finland  Keywords: Public buildings, power purchase agreements Overview The city of Hanko is in the Southwestern region of Finland). In 2018, the city installed 12 solar power plants on its properties' roofs and grounds. The combined power of the...

Author: Tartu Regional Energy Agency  Keywords: SME, cooperative, rooftop solar Overview This EC was founded in 2022 in Võru. It was established by the owners of the Wermo furniture factory, who decided to install the solar park on the roof of the Wermo AS production...

Author: Tartu Regional Energy Agency   Keywords: Zero export, crowdfunding, for-profit organization Overview The for-profit organization Energiaühistu was founded in 2021, and its central office is in Tallinn. This is the first working energy community in Estonia and...