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Aerial photograph of the Baltic coast | NonHazCity a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: NonHazCity JAMS)
2. Natural resources
2.1 Clear waters
NonHazCity
Innovative management solutions for minimizing emissions of hazardous substances from urban areas in the Baltic Sea Region

The Interreg project NonHazCity enabled nine municipalities around the Baltic Sea to develop their chemical action plans for hazardous substances entering the Baltic Sea, and trained dozens of small businesses and households to reduce their emissions.

Rapeseed field with solar system in front and wind turbines in the background | BEA-APP - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo Anyaivanova/Shutterstock)
2. Natural resources
2.2 Renewable energy
BEA-APP
Baltic Energy Areas – A Planning Perspective

The Interreg project BEA-APP compiled experience from eight countries around the Baltic Sea that helps regional planning authorities to accelerate the setup of windfarms, solar parks, biogas plants and the like.

Runnel in a forest | WAMBAF - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Leena Finer)
2. Natural resources
2.1 Clear waters
WAMBAF
Water Management in Baltic Forests

The project WAMBAF provided tools for authorities and planners, forest enterprises, hunters and forest owners to better manage drainage systems, riparian forests and beaver activity in forests, and in doing so to keep clean waters flowing from forests to the Baltic Sea.

Water treatment plant at night | IWAMA - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: shutterstock)
2. Natural resources
2.1 Clear waters
IWAMA
Interactive WAter MAnagement

The Interreg project IWAMA equipped waste water managers with new audit tools and a durable platform for life-long learning and exchange so that they can better protect our environment, in particular by optimising the energy use and sludge management of waste water treatment plants.

farmed mussels | BalticBlueGrowth - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Malin Gustafsson Kalmar municipality)
2. Natural resources
2.4 Blue growth
Baltic Blue Growth
Baltic Blue Growth - Initiation of full scale mussel farming in the Baltic sea

The Interreg project Baltic Blue Growth paved the way for the farming of blue mussels to become common business practice in the Baltic Sea.

Small test tubes with pipette | Alliance - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Christoph Wirth)
2. Natural resources
2.4 Blue growth
ALLIANCE
Baltic Blue Biotechnology Alliance

The Interreg project Baltic Blue Biotechnology ALLIANCE built a network of Research-Technology-Innovation mentors who match services, facilities and experts from different countries around the Baltic Sea and turned smart ideas for biotechnology from the sea into a dozen market-ready products.

Ship crew preparing a probe | DAIMON - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region
2. Natural resources
2.1 Clear waters
DAIMON
Decision Aid for Marine Munitions

The Interreg project DAIMON equipped maritime, defence and environmental administrations in decision making tools that help deal with dumped chemical and conventional warfare in the Baltic Sea and the Skagerrak.

Fingers holding electronic circuit component | GREEN PE - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region
2. Natural resources
2.3 Energy efficiency
Green PE
Power Electronics for Green Energy Efficiency

The Interreg project Green PE demonstrated that advanced power electronics are technically feasible, reliable and cost efficient in test applications of electric car engines, wind energy production, as well as smart buildings and compiled a roadmap to accelerate their market uptake.

Fishing net | MARELITT Baltic - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Panthermedia/José Manuel Gelpi)
2. Natural resources
2.1 Clear waters
MARELITT Baltic
MARELITT Baltic - Reducing the impact of marine litter in the form of Derelict Fishing Gear (DFG) on the Baltic Sea environment

The Interreg project MARELITT Baltic developed a sustainable strategy for national authorities around the Baltic Sea to manage derelict fishing gear, which is marine litter with extensive hazardous effects on the marine ecosystem.

Offshore windfarm | Baltic LINes - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Tore Johannesen)
2. Natural resources
2.4 Blue growth
Baltic LINes
Coherent Linear Infrastructures in Baltic Maritime Spatial Plans

In the Interreg project Baltic LINes, maritime spatial planners in countries around the Baltic Sea found an efficient way to exchange their national plans for developing energy corridors and shipping routes, and in this way to improve the connectivity across the Baltic Sea.

Offshore windfarm Greater Gabbard | Baltic InteGrid - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Creative Commons FLICKR)
2. Natural resources
2.2 Renewable energy
Baltic InteGrid
Integrated Baltic offshore wind electricity grid development

The Interreg project Baltic Integrid shaped a plan for a coordinated Baltic Sea offshore electricity grid - a big leap forward to removing one of the most important bottlenecks for the development of renewable energy sources in the Baltic Sea region.

Manure spreading machine in the field | BalticSlurryAcidi - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Marianne Tersmeden)
2. Natural resources
2.1 Clear waters
Baltic Slurry Acidi.
Reducing nitrogen loss from livestock production by promoting the use of slurry acidification techniques in the Baltic Sea Region

In the Interreg project Baltic Slurry Acidification, farmers around the Baltic Sea tested the technology of treating animal manure with acid to reduce ammonia emissions harmful to people and the environment, and to gain valuable fertilisers for their crops instead.

site with laid pipes | VillageWaters - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Vesa Arvonen)
2. Natural resources
2.1 Clear waters
VillageWaters
Water emissions and their reduction in village communities – villages in Baltic Sea Region as pilots

The Interreg project Village Waters produced comprehensive knowledge about technical solutions for cleaning waste water in the countryside and successfully made it available to municipal officials, home owners and companies - now they can improve the waste water treatment and comply with EU directives also where large waste water treatment facilities are missing.

Solar panels along a small road and a European village in the backgroundCO2mmunity - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Panthermedia)
2. Natural resources
2.2 Renewable energy
Co2mmunity
Co-producing and co-financing renewable community energy projects

When citizens join forces to set up, finance and manage energy production based on renewables in their region, we call it renewable community energy. The project gives municipalities, regional energy planning agencies and citizens’ associations across the Baltic Sea region the information they need to start and run community energy projects in their regions.

A calf standing on a field is seen from the side. On its other side is a square trough | MANURE STANDARDS - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Panthermedia/maynagashev)
2. Natural resources
2.1 Clear waters
MANURE STANDARDS
Advanced manure standards for sustainable nutrient management and reduced emissions

Agriculture releases large amounts of nutrients into the Baltic Sea, with a significant amount of emissions from animal manure. In this project, policy makers, authorities, advisors, farmers and researchers create, test and implement tools to determine manure standards for farming practices and policy instruments. The new manure standards are to improve nutrient recycling and reduce nutrient inflow in the Baltic Sea.

Section of an experimental arrangement for chemical fluids | HAZBREF - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Panthermedia/Nordroden)
2. Natural resources
2.1 Clear waters
HAZBREF
Hazardous industrial chemicals in the IED BREFs

The Industrial Emissions Directive is the main instrument on the EU level to control hazardous substances that are released from industrial sites. However, its reference documents, or BREFs, currently lack specific information on certain hazardous substances. The project aims to close this knowledge gap so that industry and authorities can manage hazardous substances being released into the Baltic Sea better.

View from below of a lab technician with face mask holding a stripe of litmus into a petri dish | CWPharma - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Panthermedia/Robert Przybysz)
2. Natural resources
2.1 Clear waters
CWPharma
Clear waters from pharmaceuticals

Active pharmaceutical ingredients are active medicines, e.g. hormones, analgesics and antibiotics, that contaminate the water and marine life if disposed into the Baltic Sea. Following HELCOM’s status report on pharmaceuticals, partners from seven countries work on tools and recommendations for policy makers, authorities and municipalities to map sources and environmental concentrations of these ingredients and propose methods to reduce these harmful emissions.

Machine room with big pipes | LowTEMP - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Panthermedia/svedoliver)
2. Natural resources
2.3 Energy efficiency
LowTEMP
Low Temperature District Heating for the Baltic Sea Region

District heating systems are widespread around the Baltic Sea but are often outdated. Future-oriented energy supply includes low temperature district heating systems that lose less heat and use renewable energy and waste as heat sources. LowTEMP addresses municipal representatives responsible for urban and energy issues, heat suppliers, planners, engineers and energy agencies, and provides them with knowledge on technical, organisational and financial strategies to implement low temperature district heating.

Close-up of the thermostat of a heater in a flat | Effect4buildings - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Vidzeme Planning Region)
2. Natural resources
2.3 Energy efficiency
EFFECT4buildings
Effective Financing Tools for implementing Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Energy efficiency projects are not typical investments: they do not result in direct revenues but rather in non-expenses, i.e. through energy savings. The project enables public building managers to calculate and plan renovation projects in a more profitable way and to convincingly present the scope and return of such investments to financial decision makers. The project thus wants to increase the amount of energy efficiency measures implemented by the public sector.

Coastal fishing man | RETROUT - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Ingmar Eriksson)
2. Natural resources
2.4 Blue growth
RETROUT
Development, promotion and sustainable management of the Baltic Sea Region as a coastal fishing tourism destination.

Recreational fishing in the Baltic Sea, which partly relies on sea trout, has untapped potential for growth and sustainable jobs. The project aims to showcase destinations for coastal fishing and advise on relevant policy regulations. It proposes solutions for efficient restoration of sea trout stock in order to boost the coastal fishing industry.

Close-up of a water treatment plant | BEST - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Panthermedia/gjp1991)
2. Natural resources
2.1 Clear waters
BEST
Better Efficiency for Industrial Sewage Treatment

Industrial waste waters are a considerable challenge for municipal waste water treatment plants as they require special treatment and management. In this project, local water utilities, waste water treatment plants, industrial companies and permitting authorities elaborate and test guidelines and procedures for a more efficient management of industrial sewage.

A stack of branches from the side | Baltic ForBIO - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Panthermedia/Insung Choi)
2. Natural resources
2.2 Renewable energy
Baltic ForBio
Accelerating production of forest bioenergy in the Baltic Sea Region

There is a growing demand for forest biomass from by-products of the wood industry to be used as a source of renewable energy. The project exploits logging residues, which are usually discarded after forest harvests, and small trees that are cut during forest thinning. Along with guidelines for using new technology, the project compiles information on wood energy potential to shape innovative business models and develop small-scale bioenergy plants in rural areas of the Baltic Sea region.

Series of houses with solar panels on the roof | Area 21 - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Panthermedia/gyuszko)
2. Natural resources
2.3 Energy efficiency
AREA 21
Baltic Smart City Areas for the 21st century

The idea of the project is to bring together authorities, energy providers and citizens within their city districts to find and apply the best solutions for saving energy, thus decreasing CO2 emissions. To achieve this, the project enables local and regional authorities from cities around the Baltic Sea to run cooperative planning processes. Such processes help authorities to work together across different sectors, to understand citizens’ motives and barriers, and to activate relevant players in city neighbourhoods.

2. Natural resources
2.4 Blue growth
BalticRIM
Baltic Sea Region Integrated Maritime Cultural Heritage Management

BalticRIM aims to integrate management of cultural heritage in and at the Baltic Sea into maritime spatial planning. Coastal and underwater cultural heritage such as ship wrecks and archaeological sites can help brand cities and regions, attract talent and foster tourism. Currently, such heritage sites are not systematically included in maritime spatial plans across the Baltic Sea. The project helps to identify and designate maritime cultural heritage zones by bringing heritage managers together with spatial planners.

Pair of hands holding a green house showing the green to red colored energy saving level arrows A to G | ACT Now - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Panthermedia/Lev Dolgachov)
2. Natural resources
2.3 Energy efficiency
Act Now
Act Now: Action for Energy Efficiency in Baltic Cities

Europe’s biggest energy resource is energy efficiency – and one way of becoming more energy efficient is decreasing the energy consumption needed to heat buildings. The project tackles energy efficiency in the existing building stock of smaller and larger cities around the Baltic Sea. The project’s aim is to help municipal staff involved in energy efficiency measures by improving their knowledge about energy losses, competences for preparing investments, and skills to stimulate private investments in energy efficiency.

2. Natural resources
2.1 Clear waters
SUMANU
Sustainable manure and nutrient management for reduction of nutrient loss in the Baltic Sea Region

A large share of the nutrient load into the Baltic Sea comes from industrial agriculture. More efficient manure management would reduce the negative impact of farming on the sea. The platform SuMaNu gathers and synthesises best practices and recommendations on nutrient management from the Interreg Baltic Sea Region projects Manure Standards and Baltic Slurry Acidification, as well as the BONUS project PROMISE and Interreg Central Baltic’s GreenAgri. Best practices and recommendations are translated for and made available to authorities, policy makers, advisors and farmers.

2. Natural resources
2.1 Clear waters
BSR WATER
Platform on Integrated Water Cooperation

More coordinated water management across borders can improve the Baltic Sea environment. The Baltic Smart Water Hub connects water experts from companies, associations, authorities, academia and NGOs. The platform BSR WATER fills the hub with knowledge on the management of smart sludge, storm and waste water, manure and energy efficiency. BSR Water builds on the Interreg Baltic Sea Region projects IWAMA, Manure Standards, Village Waters, BEST and Baltic Blue Growth as well as Interreg Central Baltic’s iWater, NutriTrade, Blastic and Waterchain and South Baltic’s RBR.

2. Natural resources
2.4 Blue growth
Blue Platform
Bioeconomy for Blue Growth in the Baltic Sea Region – a platform project to capitalize on the outputs of complementary transnational projects

The Blue Platform promotes results from eleven blue bioeconomy projects from Interreg, BONUS and Horizon2020 for authorities, business development organisations and companies as well as national and regional EU funding programmes dealing with blue growth. To improve the framework conditions for blue bioeconomy in the Baltic Sea region, the Blue Platform compiles a manual with joint standards for blue bioeconomy interventions, a Blue Platform Roadmap 2020, and policy papers on the alignment of funding and legislation.

A hand pointing to a location on a map which is put up vertically.
2. Natural resources
2.4 Blue growth
Land-Sea-Act
Land-sea interactions advancing Blue Growth in Baltic Sea coastal areas

Coastal municipalities can be affected by new developments in the Baltic Sea, but their interests are not always taken into account in maritime spatial plans. Furthermore, new uses such as marine aquaculture or wind energy generation can conflict with traditional sea activities like fishing, tourism and leisure. The project Land-Sea-Act wants to explore better governance practices to balance local communities’ and small scale businesses’ interests with large scale development and investment interests in maritime spatial planning.

2. Natural resources
2.4 Blue growth
GRASS
Growing Algae Sustainably in the Baltic Sea

GRASS aims to close the legislative gap for macroalgae cultivation in order to facilitate its introduction to the market as food, energy and consumables, such as plastics. The project maps possible sites for macroalgae cultivation and harvesting, which include implications for spatial planning. It also provides public authorities with training on the licensing, production and use of macroalgae.

2. Natural resources
2.1 Clear waters
NOAH
Protecting Baltic Sea from untreated wastewater spillages during flood events in urban areas

The NOAH project improves spatial planning and the operation of urban storm water runoff and drainage systems in order to reduce pollution caused by extreme weather such as heavy rains and floods. NOAH develops a new layer for extreme weather events to be used in computer based modelling of drainage. By combining this modelling with traditional city planning techniques, municipal planning shifts from fragmented individual site based planning to a holistic approach covering the entire urban catchment.

2. Natural resources
2.1 Clear waters
CONTRA
Baltic Beach Wrack - Conversion of a Nuisance To a Resource and Asset

The CONTRA project compiles the knowledge required for sustainable management of beach wrack in the Baltic Sea Region and carries out case studies for beach wrack treatment. Beach wrack is organic material washed ashore, e.g. torn off sea grass or brown algae. It can cover Baltic Sea beaches for weeks after storms, rotting into a smelly soup and leaking nutrients back into the water. Managing beach wrack is an issue for local authorities and the tourism industry, in particular of the western and southern Baltic Sea.

2. Natural resources
2.2 Renewable energy
BalticBiomass4Value
Unlocking the Potential of Bio-based Value Chains in the Baltic Sea Region

Unlike wind and sun, biomass can be stored and used when needed, making it a reliable source of energy. The BalticBiomass4Value project wants to increase the efficient and sustainable use of biomass for energy production and valuable bio-products, such as food, feed, fertilisers, chemicals and cosmetics.

2. Natural resources
2.1 Clear waters
DESIRE
Development of Sustainable (adaptive) peatland management by Restoration and paludiculture for nutrient retention and other ecosystem services in the Neman river catchment

The DESIRE project improves the management of drained peatlands around the Neman river to reduce their nutrient and greenhouse gas emissions. The Neman river basin serves as a model area for EU-Russia/non-EU cooperation. DESIRE rehydrates selected drained peatlands and establishes a sustainable form of land use. Such wetlands serve as filters for water running into the river. The project provides instruments and incentives for others to copy the approach, e.g. adapted river basin management plans and agri-environmental schemes.

2. Natural resources
2.3 Energy efficiency
LUCIA
Lighting the Baltic Sea Region - Cities accelerate the deployment of sustainable and smart urban lighting solutions

The project LUCIA provides municipalities with up-to-date knowledge of energy efficient urban lighting covering aspects of environment, technology, economy and social acceptance. Modern LED lighting has energy savings potential of up to 50% compared to conventional systems. Energy efficient lighting solutions are installed in six sites in Albertslund, Hamburg, Jurmala, Porvoo, St. Petersburg and Tallinn to demonstrate this potential.

2. Natural resources
2.1 Clear waters
WATERDRIVE
Water driven rural development in the Baltic Sea Region

Targets for water quality set by national and international legislation such as the Water Framework Directive have not been met yet in many regions around the Baltic Sea. There seems to be a lack of capacity among local authorities to reach these targets and at the same time to develop competitive rural businesses. The WATERDRIVE project enhances local implementation practices for responsible water management by providing tools and training for about 20 rural communities.

2. Natural resources
2.1 Clear waters
FanpLESStic-sea
FanpLESStic-sea – Initiatiatives to remove microplastics before they enter the sea

Microplastics must be stopped from entering the sea. They stem from many sources, including car tires, waste disposal, textiles and cosmetics. But there is a need to better understand the sources and pathways of microplastics when assessing the efficiency of measures to treat microplastics and improving policies. FanpLESStic-sea provides tools to municipalities, national policy makers, and water utilities to get to work. The project sets up a model to map local pathways of microplastics, pilots removal technologies and defines innovative governance frameworks to reduce microplastics.

Ship crew preparing a probe | DAIMON - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region
2. Natural resources
2.1 Clear waters
DAIMON 2
Decision Aid for Marine Munitions - Practical Application

The Baltic Sea and Skagerrak contains a dark legacy of ca. 250 000 tons of dumped munitions, poisoning the marine environment. Thanks to the DAIMON project, maritime administrators and spatial planners, environmental agencies, coastguards and military are more aware of the risk. However, they do not sufficiently use newly developed tools for risk analysis, selection of remediation methods as well as environmental impacts assessment. The DAIMON 2 offers training in using the new tools and develops them further into standard operating procedures for the environmental impact assessment.

Small test tubes with pipette | Alliance - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Christoph Wirth)
2. Natural resources
2.4 Blue growth
ALLIANCE+
Baltic Blue Biotechnology Alliance+

The ALLIANCE project has set up a full-fledged service offer (including a business plan) to support companies in developing new marine biotechnology products and services by systematically pooling the capabilities of more than 20 research institutes, innovation agencies and business parks in the Baltic Sea region into a network. ALLIANCE+ operationalises the business plan. The ALLIANCE network is opened up to all blue biotechnology actors. More experts are recruited and trained as “blue detectives”, i.e. mentors who match users to the facilities, services and experts they need to take their product idea to the next level. A training package and handbook for mentors is compiled.

2. Natural resources
2.4 Blue growth
Capacity4MSP
Strengthening the capacity of MSP stakeholders and decision makers

Shipping, aquaculture, nature conservation etc. compete for space at sea. Since the 2014 EU Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) Directive, the countries around the Baltic Sea have been elaborating national maritime plans which help to make the right decisions for a sustainable use of the sea. Yet, the Baltic Sea needs coordinated management by all countries. In Capacity4MSP, partners of eleven transnational projects cooperate to advance MSP across the entire macro-region (Baltic Blue Growth/ InteGrid/ LINes/ RIM/ SCOPE, as well as Pan Baltic Scope, Land-Sea-Act, SeaPlanSpace, MUSES, BASMATI, BALTSPACE).

2. Natural resources
2.3 Energy efficiency
CAMS Platform
Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Synergies in Energy Efficiency Projects

The negative impacts of climate change upon human and natural ecosystems can be minimised by substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. High energy consuming housing and production sectors still leave a major carbon footprint. The CAMS Platform improves energy efficiency measures by aligning research, recommendations, audits and investments from 11 projects across the Baltic Sea region. In particular, the know-how comes from Interreg Baltic Sea Region’s EFFECT4Buildings, LowTemp, AREA 21, Co2mmunity, Act Now, BEA-APP, RDI2CluB; but also HORIZON 2020’s HERON, SIM4NEXUS, ENLARGE, and ARCEE funded by EuropeAid.

Runnel in a forest | WAMBAF - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Leena Finer)
2. Natural resources
2.1 Clear waters
WAMBAF Tool Box
Water Management in Baltic Forests - Tool box

Forestry is a substantial source of the nutrient and hazardous substances inflow into the inland waters and the Baltic Sea. This negative impact can be reduced by better maintenance of drainage systems, management of riparian forests and beaver populations. Good practices and tools for the forestry to improve the water quality were developed in the WAMBAF project. Now, the WAMBAF Tool Box adapts the tools to ensure they are better used among wider groups of forest enterprises, managers, planners, hunters, land owners and authorities.

Aerial photograph of the Baltic coast | NonHazCity a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: NonHazCity JAMS)
2. Natural resources
2.1 Clear waters
NonHazCity 2
Capitalizing key elements of NonHazCity: empowering private and professional users for better risk management and use reduction of chemical products in their cities

Hazardous substances are widely used in home and work environments, and remain a considerable source of pollution of the Baltic Sea waters. Practical tools for household checks and business inventories, as well as chemical action plans for municipalities, were developed by the NonHazCity as a means to cut down on the emissions. NonHazCity 2 helps to implement the available tools wider. The exchange on smart procurement practises allows decision makers, suppliers and end-users to choose wiser and improve their chemical assortment.

A road to a village with paved walkway, a small creek and shrubs. Solar panels on masts supply street lights with electricity | Co2mmunity - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Panthermedia/CreativeNature)
2. Natural resources
2.2 Renewable energy
Energize Co2mmunity
Real-life implementation of renewable community energy projects

Energize CO2mmunity launches real-life pilot projects of renewable community energy in the Baltic Sea region. Citizens facilitate, implement and co-finance renewable energy projects from different local sources (e.g. solar, wind, biomass, geothermal). Such community energy projects are more easily accepted by society than commercial solar or wind parks and thus foster the transition towards renewable energy production. Communities from two regions pair up to learn from and to support each other.

Series of houses with solar panels on the roof | Area 21 - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Panthermedia/gyuszko)
2. Natural resources
2.3 Energy efficiency
AREA 21 + action
Baltic Smart City Actions for the 21st century

AREA21 + action practically demonstrates how CO2 emissions of city districts can be reduced, e.g. by visualising energy, by educating citizens in energy consumption, by providing stimulus to owners and by technical measures and reconstruction. Pilot projects are carried out in a university in St. Petersburg (Russia), a hospital in Helsingborg (Sweden), private homes in Tampere (Finland) and a historical building in Kohtla-Järve (Estonia).

Machine room with big pipes | LowTEMP - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Panthermedia/svedoliver)
2. Natural resources
2.3 Energy efficiency
LowTEMP 2.0
Training on Low Temperature District Heating in the Baltic Sea Region

The project works on reducing energy waste and greenhouse gas emissions in the region by enhancing the energy efficiency of district heating supply. In particular, it promotes Low Temperature District Heating (LTDH) for optimised and sustainable district heating supply. LowTemp 2.0 adapts the training package on Low Temperature District Heating created in the LowTEMP project to the national frameworks. Then it offers it to municipal and regional representatives in charge of district heating as well as to suppliers and energy utilities, energy agencies, planners and engineers to increase their awareness and apply the solution.

View from below of a lab technician with face mask holding a stripe of litmus into a petri dish | CWPharma - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Panthermedia/Robert Przybysz)
2. Natural resources
2.1 Clear waters
CW Pharma 2
Clear waters from pharmaceuticals extension stage

Active pharmaceutical ingredients are active medicines, e.g. hormones, analgesics and antibiotics, which still reach the Baltic Sea via wastewater treatment plants. In CWPharma 2, water authorities and operators of wastewater treatment plants apply guidelines developed in CWPharma in practice. They conduct checks and run feasibility studies and pilots to test more effective methods for removing pharmaceuticals from wastewater.