Projects for a better Baltic Sea Region

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BFCC:
Baltic fracture competence centre
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BFCC
The number of cases of fractures and
associated health disorders will increase
in the future due to an aging society. The
project will set up local registries and link
them together in one transnational data
registry to support hospitals and companies
in the Baltic Sea region in identifying needs
and potentials for innovation within fracture
management.
Capacity for innovation  Research and innovation infrastructurePriority 1
1
4
2
13
2
2
Number of partners per country: x
Project budget EUR 3.6 million
ERDF funding EUR 2.8 million
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner Life Science Nord
Management GmbH,
Germany
Project partners 15

©DESY
Baltic TRAM:
Transnational research access in the Baltic Sea
macro region

Baltic TRAM
The project enhances international
cooperation of universities, research
institutes, large scale research
infrastructures and industry nation- and
regionwide via improved access to analytical
research instruments.
2
3
3
1
2
3
1
1
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner DESY (Deutsches
Elektronen Synchrotron),
Germany
Project partners 16

BSN:
Baltic Science Network

BSN
The project will foster the realisation of
common higher education and research area
in the Baltic Sea region, and its research and
innovation performance. The overall aim is
to support the realisation of the European
Research Area via intensified cooperation in
the Baltic Sea region, increase the research
and innovation performance and strengthen
the political ownership in the field of science
policy.
2
2
2
21
1
1
1
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner Free and Hanseatic City
of Hamburg, Ministry of
Science, Research and
Equalities, Germany
Project partners 12

©EdgarsRubauskis,InstituteofHorticulture,
LatviaUniversityofAgriculture
InnoFruit:
Advancement of non-technological innovation
performance and innovation capacity in the fruit
growing and processing sectors in selected
Baltic Sea countries

InnoFruit
The project is aimed at developing the fruit
growing potential in the Baltic Sea region
to secure the availability of healthy, high
quality fruit and fruit related products
through research-driven innovations.
1
4
1
2
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner Institute of Horticulture,
Latvia University of
Agriculture, Latvia
Project partners 8

Smart Blue Regions:
Smart specialisation and blue growth
in the Baltic Sea region

Smart Blue Regions
The project seeks to enhance blue growth
opportunities based on increased capacity
of the Baltic Sea region to implement
research and innovation strategies for smart
specialisation (so called RIS3). This project
focuses on the blue value chain of Machinery
& Technology, Life Science & Blue Medicine
and Energy.
Capacity for innovation  Smart specialisationPriority 1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner Ministry of Economic
Affairs, Employment,
Transport and Techno-
logy Schleswig-Holstein,
Germany
Project partners 8

EmpInno:
Empowering for innovation and growth
in medium sized cities and region

EmpInno
The project fosters the implementation and
improvement of research and innovation
strategies for smart specialisation in
medium-sized cities in the Baltic Sea region.
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
3
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner Rostock Business and
Technology Development
GmbH, Germany
Project partners 16

©AnneMäkynen
BSR Stars S3:
Smart specialisation through enhancing
cross-sectoral bio-, circular- and
digital economy ecosystems

BSR Stars S3
The main objective is to improve
competences of innovation actors (SMEs,
universities, business development
organisations, regional authorities
and national policymakers) to apply
a transnational approach in the
implementation of their regional and
national smart specialisation strategies. The
project focuses on bio, circular and digital
economy as cross-sectoral priority fields of
smart specialisation in the Baltic Sea region.
2
3
3
1
3
Norwegian funding EUR 0.1 million
Lead partner The Baltic Institute of
Finland
Project partners 12

SWW:
Smart and safe work wear clothing

SWW
The project focuses on mass customisation
and the possibility to integrate IT technology
in work wear, as well as to enhance supply
chain management. The objective is to
develop the work wear clothing industry
in the Baltic Sea region and prepare it to
meet competition from new producers and
imports from other parts of the world.
Capacity for innovation  Non-technological innovationPriority 1
2
2
2
2
2
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner Centria University of
Applied Sciences Ltd,
Finland
Project partners 10

EcoDesign Circle:
Ecodesign as driver
of innovation
in the Baltic Sea region

EcoDesign Circle
The project’s aim is to increase the
capacity of design centres, professionals
and lecturers in ecodesign, leading to an
advanced performance in non-technological
innovation. Applied, ecodesign can have
an impact on the circular economy model
in the Baltic Sea region by reducing carbon
emissions and increasing employment.
1 1
1
2
1
1
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner Federal Environment
Agency, Germany
Project partners 7

©angieconscious/www.pixelio.de
SEMPRE:
Social empowerment in rural areas

SEMPRE
The project promotes empowerment in social
service provision in rural areas in the Baltic
Sea region. The project aims to improve the
social service infrastructure by empowering
end-users to participate in service design
and delivery.
3
3
2
1
3
2
1
1
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner Diaconie of
Schleswig-Holstein,
Germany
Project partners 16

Cross motion

Cross motion
The project objective is to build on the
advancements of digital technologies and
the potential of convergence between
digital audio-visual content production
industries, such as film and videogames
and the education, tourism and health
sectors. Techniques of audio-visual,
interactive, participatory and multiplatform
storytelling and forms of gamification can
be used in service of the three sectors.
There is a momentum for such inter-sector
cooperation to open up the rapidly evolving
avenue of ‘crossinnovation’.
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Lead partner Tallinn University, Estonia
Project partners 9

BaltSe@nioR:
Innovative solutions to support enterprises in the
Baltic Sea region in product development aimed at
raising comfort and safety of seniors living at home

BaltSe@nioR
The project will give furniture companies
inspiration and a common identity, enhance
their knowledge and competences, and
increase their capability to work in a
transnational environment. Consequently
it will enhance their capacity for innovation
to create smart products adapted to
seniors‘ needs, making the companies more
innovative and competitive. This is a unique
opportunity to raise seniors’ comfort and
level of safety and at the same time enhance
capacity for innovation.
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Lead partner Poznan University of Life
Sciences, Poland
Project partners 10

©LennartJohansson
NonHazCity:
Innovative management solutions for minimizing
emissions of hazardous substances from
urban areas in the Baltic Sea region

NonHazCity
The pollution of the Baltic Sea from urban
areas is a common problem which cannot
be solved by a single country. The project
will implement concrete substance reduction
measures and make the Baltic Sea region a
front runner in chemicals management at
the local level.
Management of natural resources  Clear watersPriority 2
4
1
3
3
2
2
3
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner Municipality of Stockholm,
Sweden
Project partners 18

©LeenaFiner
WAMBAF:
Water management in Baltic forests

WAMBAF
The project aims at tackling problems
concerning forestry activities in relation to
water quality. Special emphasis is set on
clear water, nutrient export and hazardous
substances, such as mercury. The project
works on three main topics that all have
a large impact on water quality: riparian
forests, drainage and beaver activity.
1
2
3
2
1
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner Swedish Forest Agency,
Sweden
Project partners 9

IWAMA:
Interactive water management

IWAMA
The project aims to tackle the resource
efficiency in wastewater management in the
Baltic Sea region by capacity development
of the wastewater treatment operators and
implementation of pilot investments, which
will result in reduced nutrient inﬂows to the
Baltic Sea.
2
2
4
4
2
2
1
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner Union of the Baltic Cities,
Sustainable Cities
Commission
c/o City of Turku, Finland
Project partners 17

DAIMON:
Decision aid for marine munitions

DAIMON
The project aims to support maritime,
defence and environmental administrations
in making decisions on management
strategies for dumped chemical and
conventional warfare in the Baltic Sea and
the Skagerrak to assess the risk associated
with corroding warfare objects, such as
dumped containers filled with munitions.
1
1
3
4
1
2
Lead partner Institute of Oceanology
Polish Academy of
Sciences (IOPAN), Poland
Project partners 13

VillageWaters:
Water emissions and their reduction
in village communities

VillageWaters
Discharge from households not connected
to urban waste water treatment plants,
called scattered dwellings, is the third largest
diffuse of nutrient loads to the Baltic Sea.
The main challenge of this project is to find
the most cost effective and environmentally
friendly wastewater treatment solutions
for the households in order to decrease
wastewater emissions into the Baltic Sea.
3
4
3
2
3
5
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner Natural Resources
Institute Finland (Luke),
Finland
Project partners 20

MARELITT Baltic:
Reducing the impact of derelict ﬁshing gear
on the Baltic Sea environment

MARELITT Baltic
Derelict fishing gear is addressed worldwide
as a source of marine litter with extensive
hazardous effects on the marine ecosystem.
The project will be the first transnational
initiative in the world providing a
solution to turn a diffuse problem into
a clear topic contributing to an international
readiness to act. It will contribute to a Baltic
Sea free from marine litter and hazardous
substances and it will increase sustainable
treatment of derelict fishing gear.
2
1
4
2
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner Municipality of
Simrishamn, Sweden
Project partners 9

©MarianneTersmeden
Baltic Slurry Acidiﬁcation:
Reducing nitrogen loss from livestock production
by promoting the use of slurry acidiﬁcation
techniques in the Baltic Sea region
©MarianneTersmeden

Baltic Slurry Acidiﬁcation
Livestock manure is the main source of
ammonia nitrogen emissions in the Baltic
Sea region. It not only threatens the status
of the Baltic Sea, but also directly threatens
human health. This project will promote
the use of slurry acidification technologies
throughout the Baltic Sea region to reduce
airborne eutrophication and create a more
competitive and sustainable farming sector.
3
2
3
3
1
2
1
2
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner JTI - Swedish Institute of
Agricultural and
Environmental
Engineering, Sweden
Project partners 17

©AnyaIvanova/Shutterstock
BEA-APP:
Baltic energy areas - a planning perspective

BEA-APP
The project addresses challenges related to
the transition towards low carbon energy
systems with an increased production and
use of renewable energy. To meet the
ambitious climate mitigation and renewable
energy targets in the Baltic Sea region, there
is a need to designate additional areas to
renewable energy installations, such as wind
parks, bioenergy units or solar installations.
Management of natural resources  Renewable energyPriority 2
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner Ministry of Energy,
Infrastructure and State
Development Mecklen-
burg-Vorpommern,
Germany
Project partners 11

©CourtesyofSSEchpv.co.uk/SSE/RWE
Baltic InteGrid:
Integrated Baltic oﬀshore
wind electricity grid development

Baltic InteGrid
The project aims to contribute to sustainable
indigenous electricity generation, further
integration of electricity markets and
security of supply in the Baltic Sea region by
optimising the potential and efficiency of
offshore wind energy. It will present plans
for a coordinated Baltic Sea offshore grid
and significantly reduce one of the most
important bottlenecks for the development
of renewable energy sources in the Baltic Sea
region.
Management of natural resources  Renewable energyPriority 2
2
1
1
2
4
2
1
1
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner Institute for Climate
Protection, Energy and
Mobility, Germany
Project partners 14

Green PE:
Power electronics for
green energy eﬃciency

Green PE
The project accelerates the market uptake
of Advanced Power Electronics especially by
small and medium sized enterprises in the
Baltic Sea region for the efficient conversion,
transmission and consumption of energy.
Management of natural resources  Energy eﬃciencyPriority 2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner University of Southern
Denmark
Project partners 18

©ToreJohannesen/iStock.com
Baltic LINes:
Coherent linear infrastructures
in Baltic maritime spatial plans

Baltic LINes
The project seeks to increase transnational
coherence of shipping routes and energy
corridors in Maritime Spatial Plans (MSP) in
the Baltic Sea region. This will prevent cross
border mismatches and secure transnational
connectivity, as well as efficient use of Baltic
Sea space.
Management of natural resources  Blue growthPriority 2
3
2
1
2
1
3
1
1
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner Federal Maritime and
Hydrographic Agency,
Germany
Project partners 15

©ChristophWirth
ALLIANCE:
Baltic blue biotechnology alliance

ALLIANCE
The project brings together blue
biotechnology actors from across the Baltic
Sea region to develop innovative marine
biotechnology based products and services
in response to the EU Sustainable Blue
Growth Agenda for the Baltic Sea region
- a blueprint for harnessing the region’s
strengths to boost innovation and growth in
the maritime area.
1
1
4
2
3
2
4
2
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre
for Ocean Research Kiel,
Germany
Project partners 20

©MalinGustafsson,Kalmarmunicipality
Baltic Blue Growth:
Initiation of full scale mussel farming
in the Baltic Sea

Baltic Blue Growth
One of the most serious challenges the
Baltic Sea is facing is eutrophication, the
enrichment of ecosystems by chemical
nutrients. The objective of the project is to
remove nutrients from the Baltic Sea region
by farming and harvesting blue mussels. This
may be a stand-alone measure to counteract
eutrophication, but can also become a
business model for the feed industry and be
used in symbiosis with fish farms.
4
2
1
2
8
1
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner Region Östergötland,
Sweden
Project partners 18

©S.Werner
EMMA :
Enhancing freight mobility and logistics
by strengthening inland waterway and
river sea transport and promoting new international
shipping services

EMMA
Transport volumes in the Baltic Sea region
are expected to grow significantly in the
next decades. The project intends to focus
on raising inland waterway and river-sea
transport potentials.
Sustainable transport  Interoperability of transport modesPriority 3
5
4
3
4
5
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner Port of Hamburg
Marketing, Germany
Project partners 21

©EskoKeski-Oja
HAZARD:
Mitigating the eﬀects of emergencies
in Baltic Sea region ports

HAZARD
Harbours, terminals and storage facilities,
including those for dangerous goods, are
often located close to residential areas,
thus potentially exposing a large number
of people to the consequences of accidents.
The project aims to mitigate accidents and
emergencies in seaports in the Baltic Sea
region, all handling large volumes of cargo
and passengers.
1
1
3
2
3
5
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner University of Turku,
Finland
Project partners 15

Scandria®
2Act:
Sustainable and multimodal transport actions
in the Scandinavian-Adriatic Corridor

Scandria®
2Act
The objective of the project is to foster
clean, multimodal transport through the
Scandinavian-Mediterranean Core Network
Corridor regions to increase connectivity
and competitiveness, while at the same
time minimising the negative environmental
impact induced by transport activities.
5
3
2
6
3
Lead partner Joint Spatial Planning
Department Berlin
Brandenburg , Germany
Project partners 19

NSB CoRe
The project aims to improve the sustainable
accessibility of the Eastern Baltic Sea
region to freight and passenger transport.
It underlines the importance of linking the
input from transport operators and the
business sector to the improvement of
interoperability and proposes their view on
measures needed to remove bottlenecks in
border-crossing areas.
2
3
1
2
3
5Project budget EUR 3.3 million
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner Helsinki Uusimaa Regional
Council, Finland
Project partners 16

TENTacle:
Capitalising on TEN-T core transport network
corridors for prosperity, growth and cohesion

TENTacle
The Baltic Sea Region is crossed by three
core transport network corridors (CNCs),
which together have the potential to
stimulate positive eﬀects beyond the pure
transport sector and beyond the immediate
territories they cross. The project aims
to improve stakeholder capacity to reap
beneﬁts of the implementation of CNCs.
1
3
2
1
1
2
8
3
2
Lead partner Region Blekinge, Sweden
Project partners 23

DiveSMART-Baltic:
Diving with state maritime resources
in the Baltic Sea

DiveSMART-Baltic
The project attempts to prepare divers for
cooperation across the Baltic Sea region
in the case of accidents. With coordination
and a common understanding of procedures
and diving competences, solid and endurable
search and rescue organisation can be
established in the Baltic Sea. This will
contribute to making it a safer place to
travel, live and work.
Sustainable transport  Maritime safetyPriority 3
4
2
1
Norwegian funding -
Lead partner Swedish Coast Guard,
Sweden
Project partners 7

©FinnishBorderGuard
ChemSAR:
Operational plans and procedures for maritime
search and rescue in incidents involving
hazardous and noxious substances

ChemSAR
100 – 200 incidents are reported involving
commercial traffic, but the number of near
miss situations is many times higher. This,
combined with the increasing amount
of traffic in the Baltic Sea, the traffic
intersecting at several nodes, difficult
waters, and the harsh winter conditions
in the northern Baltic Sea, increases both
the probability of a large-scale maritime
incident and the difficulty of conducting
search and rescue operations.
Sustainable transport  Maritime safetyPriority 3
1 1
4
2
1
Norwegian funding -
Finland
Project partners 9

Green Cruise Port
Planning and meeting the fast growing
demand and the associated environmental
requirements in the cruise sector in a
strategic, sustainable manner is necessary.
Due to the transnationality of the ‘cruise
product’, only a joint planning process of
Baltic Sea region ports will have sustainable
results.
Sustainable transport  Environmentally friendly shippingPriority 3
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Lead partner Hamburg Port Authority,
Germany
Project partners 10

EnviSuM
The project addresses measurement and
modelling strategies to assess present and
future compliance costs, health effects, and
environmental effects of ship emissions.
1
1
1
4
1
1
3
Finland
Project partners 12

Go LNG:
Liqueﬁed Natural Gas value chain
for clean shipping, green ports
and blue growth in the Baltic Sea region

Go LNG
The project will focus on developing the
demand and accessibility of Liquefied
Natural Gas (LNG) in the Baltic Sea region.
It will create a strategic approach to LNG
development and a technology approach for
consolidating the LNG value chain and it will
provide skills and business partnerships for
infrastructure development.
1
4 1
2
3
4
3
Lead partner Klaipeda Science and
Technology Park, Lithuania
Project partners 18

About the Programme
Interreg Baltic Sea Region is an EU funding programme
that stimulates cooperation around the Baltic Sea.
Developing the Baltic Sea region is at the core of the Programme.
interreg-baltic.eu/about

First call for applications
projects approved
to create change for a better region
You can find all projects in this postcard collection.
There is a postcard for each project - take a glance!
Altogether, EUR 90 million out of EUR 264 million from the European Regional Development Fund
(ERDF) have now been allocated to these projects (as of summer 2016).
35 Capacity for innovationPriority 1
Management of natural resourcesPriority 2
Sustainable transportPriority 3
1.1R&Iinfrastructures
1.2Smartspecialisation
4 3 5 7 2 1 3 5 2 3
1.3Non-techinnovation
2.1Clearwaters
2.2Renewableenergy
2.3Energyeﬃciency
2.4Bluegrowth
3.1Interoperability
3.2Accessibility
3.3Maritimesafety
3.4Cleanshipping
3.5Urbanmobility
0 0

Priority 1
Capacity for innovation
is dedicated to actions
strengthening the ability
of the Baltic Sea region to
create and commercialise
innovation.
Priority 2
Management of
natural resources
Management of natural
resources highlights the
need to manage natural
resources more efficiently.
Priority 3
Sustainable transport
Sustainable transport covers
capacity-building measures
ensuring more sustainable
transport solutions in the
region.
Priorities
The Programme offers funding in three thematic fields.

Speciﬁc objectives
• research and innovation
infrastructures
• smart specialisation
• non-technological
innovation
Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3
Management of
natural resources
• clear waters
• renewable energy
• energy efficiency
• blue growth
Sustainable transport
• interoperability of
transport modes
• accessibility of remote
areas and areas affected
by demographic change
• maritime safety
• environmentally friendly
shipping
• environmentally friendly
urban mobility

Countries
around the
Baltic Sea
work
together
to ﬁnd joint
solutions
to common
challenges.

Capacity for innovation  Research and innovation infrastructure
BFCC BalticTRAM BSN Innofruit
Capacity for innovation  Smart specialisation
Smart Blue Regions EmpInno BSR Stars S3
Capacity for innovation  Non-technological innovation
SWW EcoDesign Circle SEMPRE Cross Motion BaltSe@nior
Management of natural resources  Clear waters
NonHazCity WAMBAF IWAMA DAIMON VillageWaters
MARELITT Baltic Baltic Slurry Acidification
Management of natural resources  Renewable energy
BEA-APP Baltic InteGrid
Management of natural resources  Energy eﬃciency
Green PE
Management of natural resources  Blue growth
Baltic LINes ALLIANCE Baltic Blue Growth
Sustainable transport  Interoperability of transport modes
EMMA HAZARD Scandria 2Act NSB CoRe TENTacle
Sustainable transport  Maritime safety
DiveSMART-Baltic ChemSAR
Sustainable transport  Environmentally friendly shipping
Green Cruise Port EnviSum Go LNG
Approved projects in ﬁrst call

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Flagship projects are projects
implementing the EU Strategy
for the Baltic Sea Region
(EUSBSR).
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