The challenge: Industrial areas at a turning point Across the Baltic Sea Region, industrial areas form the backbone of local and regional economies. They provide jobs, attract investment and anchor supply chains. At the same time, they consume vast amounts of energy,...
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CIRC-2-ZERO Project I Design Thinking Camp: Three Days of Insights and Innovation
CIRC-2-ZERO Project I Design Thinking Camp: Three Days of Insights and Innovation The first two CIRC-2-ZERO Design Thinking Camps (27.-29. January 2026), organized by the project partners K8 and HBKsaar, brought partners together in Saarbrücken,...
How to assess the effectiveness of recycled nutrient fertilizers?
At the Centre of Estonian Rural Research and Knowledge (METK) Dr. Liina Edesi has been conducting pot experiments, to find out the optimal amount of phosphorus given with struvite in the fertilization of food crops. Struvite is one of the recycled nutrient fertilizers...
Matchmaking Is Strategy: Why First Business Connections Matter More Than Market Research
Internationalisation is often described as a process of market selection. Companies analyse demand, compare competitors, assess regulatory requirements and build entry strategies. For SMEs, however, the first real challenge abroad is often not analysis. It is access....
Young people take action for nature in Nedre Dalälven
Engaged participants at the Jönshytteån creek. Centre: Elias Bergman; right: Signe Rönnergård, representative of Nature and Youth Sweden. Photos: Magnus Pamp – It’s great that so many wanted to join. This is exactly what we need more of – hands-on...
Shape future activities and policy recommendations for the Baltic Sea Region
To make this relevant and practical, we need your voice. Please take 2️⃣ minutes to answer our short 5️⃣-question survey. Your input will directly shape future activities and policy recommendations of the project. 👉 Take the survey here. The insights gathered in the...
PlanHeat showcased at Bioenergidagen in Växjö: cross-sectoral dialogue on heat planning in Sweden
PlanHeat was highlighted at Bioenergidagen (Bioenergy Days) on 12th February 2026, where around 80 stakeholders from Southern Sweden’s sustainable energy sector gathered at Linnaeus University in Växjö to network and discuss the latest developments in bioenergy and...
SmartAging – Podcast #19 – Social Oasis
The Nineteenth SmartAging Podcast, hosted by Interesting Times Gang. In this episode, Anna Eliasson introduces the Social Oasis concept developed within Work Package 1 of the SmartAging project. She explores how design can lower the social threshold in Assisted Living...
Telling the GYPREG story…
BLOG 5. – May 2025: Latvia and where can you get gypsum At the end of May, our entire GYPREG project group met again, this time in Latvia. Pretty much the main focus of the whole visit to Latvia was exploring different potential sources of gypsum. In Finland,...
From Forest to Future: How Danish company Kaasgaards Is Innovating with Support from eRural project
Through its participation in the Interreg SR project eRural Resilience, Danish company Kaasgaards is strengthening its capacity to innovate, extend product value chains, and build international knowledge partnerships. The project supports rural entrepreneurs by...












