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Transition in coal-intensive regions

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Study Tour in Germany

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Study Tour in Germany

Target Regions

WESTERN MACEDONIA
Greece
LUSATIAN LIGNITE DISTRICT
Germany
KOLUBARA REGION
Serbia
SOUTHEAST BULGARIA
Bulgaria
NORTH WEST BOHEMIA
Czech Republic
UPPER SILESIA
Poland
JIU VALLEY
West Romania
DONETSK
Ukraine
WALES
UK

Study Tour, 16 May 2019 Finsterwalde, Germany

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Opencast mine Welzow-Süd and areas in reclamation

Viewpoint to the post-mining reclamation areas around Süd-Welzow opencast mine

Vineyard Wolkenberg

Vineyard Wolkenberg

Ensemble of floating houses at the Gräbendorf residual lake

Floating house

News & Events

Tracer results
March 3, 2023
TRACER study visit to a photovoltaic and an aquaponic farm in the Brussels Abattoir site
October 7, 2022
PRESS RELEASE: 23 September 2022, Coal regions from across Europe present policy solutions and project ideas to drive a clean and just transition
September 25, 2022
Final TRACER Events
September 15, 2022
Final TRACER Events – SAVE THE DATE
September 14, 2022

This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No.836819

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Bohemia

Target region page
Best practice examples on environmental protection and post-mining land reclamation
Spontaneous succession in North Bohemian post-mining landscape
Triangle strategic industrial zone. Regeneration of brownfield toward new jobs, Czech Republic

Technologies, Industrial roadmaps and transitions strategies

Wind park “Klettwitz”& Vestas blade factory Lauchhammer
Chemistry park “Schwarzheide” Conversion of a lignite-based refinery into a showcase for industrial transition
Innovative electric energy storage “BigBattery Lausitz”
Decentralised Electricity Production
Greening the Gas
Heat Storages
Industrial park “Schwarze Pumpe” Conversion of a lignite processing industrial site
Power-to-X
Photovoltaics and Wind Power
Smart Cities
Solar-Park-Meuro
Usage of Surplus Heatplus-Heat
Governance of transitions toolkit
Transition strategies toolkit
The regional development agency of the Rhenish lignite mining area
Transforming industries in coal regions for a climate‑neutral economy
Triangle strategic industrial zone. Regeneration of brownfield toward new jobs, Czech Republic

Environmental protection and post-mining land reclamation

Environmental protection and post-mining land reclamation
Environmental rehabilitation and repurposing toolkit
Spontaneous succession in North Bohemian post-mining landscape

Financing

Best practice on financing the transition from coal in European coal regions
EIB – Coal Regions in Transition OVERVIEW 2020

Labor markets, social issues and tourism

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

Wales (UKL1, UKL2), United Kingdom

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Kolubara Region (RS11&RS21), Serbia

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Poland: Upper Silesia Coalfield

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

Western Macedonia (EL53), Greece

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West Macedonia

Target region page
Best practice examples on environmental protection and post-mining land reclamation

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

Spain

Good practice
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

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

Donetsk

Target region page
Best practice examples on environmental protection and post-mining land reclamation

Jiu Valley Romania

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

Bulgaria

Target region page
Best practice examples on environmental protection and post-mining land reclamation

Serbia

Target region page
Best practice examples on environmental protection and post-mining land reclamation

Germany Lusatia

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

Bosnia Herzegovina

Smart specialisation with biomass conversion of a coal based CHP unit (page 35)

Scotland

Wind power to heat (page 5)

Switzerland

Sewage sludge for the gas grid (page 4)

Austria

Example for a small biomass CHP (page 6)
Bioganic waste for the gas grid (page 3 to 4)
Windpower to heat (page 4)
Smart city examples in Vienna (page 5)
Heat recovery from a brewing process in Graz (page 2)

Netherlands

Decentralised electricity production (page 4)
Using former coal mines as energy storage (page 5)
PV to hydrogen (page 5)
PV, wind and battery storage (page 4)
Smart city quarter in Amsterdam (page 4)
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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