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Oct22020
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Dialogue and Training dedicated to the transition of Stara Zagora region

The last days of September were marked by two important events for the transition of the region of Stara Zagora (Bulgaria) to low carbon economy. On 28th of September 2020, a public dialogue – “The new energy mix” was co-organized by BSERC, SZEDA, and David Holding, respectively within TRACER, DeCarb (Interreg Europe), and GreenDC (Horizon…

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Oct12020
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Nine coal regions in Europe stand together for a just transition

The EU-funded TRACER project (www.tracer-h2020.eu) supports nine coal-intensive regions to shape a broad vision and future-oriented priorities in order to facilitate transition towards sustainable energy systems. Other coal regions in transition can benefit significantly from the outcomes of this international action.

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Jun172019
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Smart Strategies for the Transition in Coal Intensive Regions

The European Commission launched the Platform on Coal Regions in Transition in December 2017. As part of the Platform’s activities two working groups meet three times per year to discuss priority projects and best practices in coal region

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Wales (UKL1, UKL2), United Kingdom

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Kolubara Region (RS11&RS21), Serbia

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Poland: Upper Silesia Coalfield
  1. Target region page
  2. Best practice examples on environmental protection and post-mining land reclamation
  3. Black to green”-Katowice, Poland
  4. From the city district to the coal mine and back Silesia City Center, Poland
  5. Guido Coal Mine and Queen Louise Adit, Poland
  6. The Black Trout Adit, Poland
  7. Szyb Maciej Complex, Poland
  8. New Gliwice Business and Education Centre, Poland

Labor markets, social issues and tourism

 

  1. Urban of silver mining in Freiberg, Germany
  2. Health and leisure in salt mines, Romania
  3. Abandoned clay quarry vs. Ecotourism in the Eden Park
  4. Closed mine vs. Landscape with wind farms, Wales, UK
  5. Urban Park – Closed mining areas revitalization, Missouri, USA
  6. Green ideas for creative leisure time of Rio Tinto Mining Park, Huelva, Spain
  7. The horizontal Eiffel Tower of Lusatia, Germany
  8. Petrila Planet-steps towards reactive art, Jiu Valley, Romania
  9. Cooperative Training Program at Coal Sites, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  10. Apprenticeship in Ebbw Vale Enterprise Zone, Wales, UK
  11. From mining to dream vacation “Lusatian Lake District”, Germany
  12. Best practice report on labour markets, social issues and tourism
  13. Sustainable employment and welfare support toolkit
  14. Black to green”-Katowice, Poland
  15. From the city district to the coal mine and back Silesia City Center, Poland
  16. Guido Coal Mine and Queen Louise Adit, Poland
  17. The Black Trout Adit, Poland
  18. Szyb Maciej Complex, Poland
  19. New Gliwice Business and Education Centre, Poland

Western Macedonia (EL53), Greece

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West Macedonia
  1. Target region page
  2. Best practice examples on environmental protection and post-mining land reclamation

Technologies, Industrial roadmaps and transitions strategies

 

  1. Wind park “Klettwitz”& Vestas blade factory Lauchhammer
  2. Chemistry park “Schwarzheide” Conversion of a lignite-based refinery into a showcase for industrial transition
  3. Innovative electric energy storage “BigBattery Lausitz”
  4. Decentralised Electricity Production
  5. Greening the Gas
  6. Heat Storages
  7. Industrial park “Schwarze Pumpe” Conversion of a lignite processing industrial site
  8. Power-to-X
  9. Photovoltaics and Wind Power
  10. Smart Cities
  11. Solar-Park-Meuro
  12. Usage of Surplus Heatplus-Heat
  13. Governance of transitions toolkit
  14. Transition strategies toolkit
Silesia, Poland

Information platform for post-industrial and degraded areas in Silesia (OPI-TPP)

Canada

Task force on just transition for Canadian coal power workers and communities

North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany

InnovationCity Ruhr: Model City Bottrop

Limburg, Belgium

Genk’s ongoing transition

Scotland

Oil & Gas Transition Training Fund, Scotland

Gippsland, Australia

Latrobe Valley Authority, Australia

Northern Hungary

Transforming the lignite-fired Matra power plant into part of a renewable energy cluster

Lower Silesia, Poland

Wałbrzych special economic zone „INVEST-PARK“, Poland

Czechia

RE:START-Strategy for economic restructuring of Czech coal regions

Hauts-de-France

The Lewarde mining history centre

Environmental protection and post-mining land reclamation

 

  1. Environmental protection and post-mining land reclamation
  2. Environmental rehabilitation and repurposing toolkit

Spain
  1. Good practice
  2. Smart specialisation in coal region Asturias (page 20 to 22)
Australia

Best practice examples on environmental protection and post-mining land reclamation (page 11 to 18)

Best practice report on labour markets, social issues and tourism (page 5 to 13)

WALES UK

 

  1. Target region page
  2. Closed mine vs. Landscape with wind farms, Wales, UK
  3. Apprenticeship in Ebbw Vale Enterprise Zone, Wales, UK
  4. Smart specialisation FLEXIS (Flexible Integrated Energy Systems) (page 34)
  5. Best practice examples on environmental protection and post-mining land reclamation

 

Donetsk
  1. Target region page
  2. Best practice examples on environmental protection and post-mining land reclamation

Jiu Valley Romania

 

  1. Target region page
  2. Health and leisure in salt mines, Romania
  3. Petrila Planet-steps towards reactive art, Jiu Valley, Romania
  4. Best practice examples on environmental protection and post-mining land reclamation

Bohemia
  1. Target region page
  2. Best practice examples on environmental protection and post-mining land reclamation

Bulgaria
  1. Target region page
  2. Best practice examples on environmental protection and post-mining land reclamation

Serbia
  1. Target region page
  2. Best practice examples on environmental protection and post-mining land reclamation

Germany Lusatia
  1. Target region page
  2. Solar-Park Meuro
  3. Wind park Klettwitz
  4. Chemistry park Schwarzheide
  5. BigBattery Lausitz
  6. Industrial park Schwarze Pumpe
  7. Urban-Silver-Mining Freiberg-Germany
  8. Horizontal Eiffel Tower of Lusatia
  9. Cooperative-training Ruhr-Germany
  10. From mining to dream vacation “Lusatian Lake District”
  11. Wind power to hydrogen (page 4)
  12. Cloud&Heat Technologies for energy efficient servers (page 2 to 3)
  13. Smart specialisation in coal region North-Rhine Westphalia (page 23 to 25)
  14. Best practice examples on environmental protection and post-mining land reclamation

Bosnia Herzegovina
  1. Smart specialisation with biomass conversion of a coal based CHP unit (page 35)
Scotland
  1. Wind power to heat (page 5)
Switzerland
  1. Sewage sludge for the gas grid (page 4)
Austria
  1. Example for a small biomass CHP (page 6)
  2. Bioganic waste for the gas grid (page 3 to 4)
  3. Windpower to heat (page 4)
  4. Smart city examples in Vienna (page 5)
  5. Heat recovery from a brewing process in Graz (page 2)
Netherlands
  1. Decentralised electricity production (page 4)
  2. Using former coal mines as energy storage (page 5)
  3. PV to hydrogen (page 5)
  4. PV, wind and battery storage (page 4)
  5. Smart city quarter in Amsterdam (page 4)
  6. Smart specialisation in coal region South Limburg (page 17 to 20)
Denmark
  • Decentralised electricity production (page 4)
  • Large heat storage examples (page 4 to 5)
  • Heat pumps for reduction of peak load (page 4 to 5)
  • Usage of surplus heat examples (page 2 to 4)
Southeast Region (BG34), Bulgaria

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North West Bohemia (CZ04), Czech Republic

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Lusatia Region, Brandenburg (DE40) and Dresden (DED2), Germany

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Upper Silesia (PL22), Poland

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Jiu Valley / West Region (RO42), Romania

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Donetsk Region, Ukraine

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