Discover the history of the Baltic Eco-Energy Cluster
The aim of the project is to broaden cluster cooperation within the markets of Asia and Middle East, and to support the members of the cluster in finding technological and business partners in these regions, as well as to support them in getting access to funds for development of innovative projects. More…
The aim of this project is to develop services with added value for SMEs involved in the activity of cluster organisations and to support them in development and competitiveness, through identification of types of services which generate the greatest added value and to deliver these services in the most efficient way. This project involves 294 members of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Project financed from financial resources for science in the years 2017-2018 granted for the implementation of an international co-financed project.
Implementation of this project involves the following Partners:
- Archenerg Cluster (Hungary)
- Green Energy Biomass Cluster (Romania)
- Netzwerk Energie und Umwelt e.V (Neu e.V) – Network for Energy and Environmental Technology (Germany)
- IMP PAN – Institute of Fluid-Flow Machines of the Polish Academy of Sciences – Baltic Eco-Energy Cluster (Poland)
- Ecopanonia – Eco-energy and eco-culture cluster (Serbia)
Following actions have been set out in order to achieve the goals of the project within the 24-month period:
- cluster management capacity building-oriented training,
- carrying out analyses and research related to the needs of the SMEs members,
- carrying out analyses of value chains and the market,
- development of a complex mid-term cluster strategy,
- development of a joint strategy on the consortium level,
- preparation of a communication plan and a report on dissemination of the results.
Common strategy of the consortium will include e.g. an outline of planned cooperation and continuation-oriented activities of cluster organization partner networks in order to keep sustainability of the results of the project. The above mentioned actions will be supported by networking activities aimed at strengthening of cooperation among clusters and of the synergy effect in upgrading competencies and development of strategies, such as:
- workshops aimed at joint learning and making use of knowledge within the consortium (at least 4-5),
- workshops on raising awareness on cluster levels (at least 2-3),
- participation in a training event for clusters organized by the European Commission/EASME.
Baltic Eco-Energy Cluster whose coordinator is the Institute of Fluid-Flow Machines of the Polish Academy of Sciences has been assessed in terms of cluster management, in accordance with the ESCA (European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis) methodology, by an entity authorized by VDI/VDE Innovation +Technik Gmbh in Berlin, to carry out assessments. ESCA basing on the international network of experts has developed a cluster benchmarking methodology, with the participation of cluster managers and political decision-makers from all around Europe. Since 2008, 800 cluster organizations have been assessed in accordance to this methodology. ESCA is also linked-up with ECEI (European Clusters Excellence Initiative) aimed at improving of managerial capacities and at development of tools necessary for professional cluster management.
Baltic Eco-Energy Cluster, as a result of a benchmarking carried out by experts, obtained the right to use a label called “Cluster Management Excellence Label Bronze – Striving for Cluster Excellence”. ESCA activity and label is well recognizable in the worldwide cluster environment. This label is a very frequent requirement in cluster financing competitions and in cluster assessments (e.g. in the contest for acquiring the status of the National Key Cluster). Baltic Eco-Energy Cluster obtained the right to use the granted certification and label for marketing purposes, for a period of two years.
Baltic Eco-Energy Cluster in the key area of Smart Specializations of the Pomeranian Voivodeship – ISP 3 – Eco-effective technologies in manufacturing, transferring, distribution and use of energy and fuels, as well as in construction industry.
Smart Specializations is an initiative of the European Union for 2014-2020, determining the research and development areas with a significant developmental potential, supporting of which will fully contribute to increasing economic attractiveness of the EU countries. To identify the most promising industries of Pomerania, the authorities of the voivodeship involved their representatives, who as a part of partnerships, formulated the concept of actions for the development of a given specialisation. As a result of expert assessment, four Smart Specialization of Pomerania have been chosen, focused on supporting research and development projects, new business ideas and cooperation, in order to fully use the possibilities of regional development. One of the winning areas are the eco-effective technologies used in generation, transfer, distribution and use of energy and fuels, as well as in construction industry. More…
Between 2012 and 2015, the Institute of Fluid-Flow Machines of the Polish Academy of Sciences – the coordinator of the Baltic Eco-Energy Cluster was executing a project consisting in designing and composing a complex of laboratories involved in the use of renewable energy. The official opening of the centre took place on September 17th, 2015.
The scientific and research infrastructure consists in five thematically coherent research laboratories, open to cooperation with cluster Partners:
- Laboratory of Solar Sciences
- Laboratory of Cogeneration Micro-plants
- Laboratory of Wind Energetics
- Laboratory of Energy Safety Engineering
- Integrated Laboratory plus energetic one
By dint of cooperation with suppliers from numerous parts of the world (New Zealand, Japan, Taiwan, Italy, Germany, Sweden) the Research Centre is equipped with a number of elements of infrastructure related to Renewable Sources of Energy to be assembled in our country for the first time. More…
A project promoting the use of Bioenergy in the Region of the Baltic Sea. The aim of this project was to stimulate the development of the Baltic Sea region, within reasonable/sustainable use of bioenergy, considering the aspect of regional competitiveness, territorial integration and the master concept of sustainable development. The detailed aim of the Bioenergy Promotion project was to promote and as a result to cause the increase of use of bioenergy, i.e. use of energy generated from biomass, in accordance with the principles of sustainable development, in the Baltics.
The Leading Partner of the project participated by 34 partners from the Baltics, is the Swedish Energy Agency. Bioenergy Promotion is the so called Baltic Lighthouse Project of Baltic21 Agenda21 for the Region of the Baltic Sea. The project consortium consists of the regional,/local self-governments, scientific organizations, RES development organisations as well as experts in forestry and agriculture.
Results of the project
This project has contributed to recognition of the diversified potential and possibilities, as well as barriers and challenges related to generation and use of bioenergy in particular Baltic Sea countries. It served as a main platform of regional outreach, enabling the inter-sectoral and international so-called networking, aiming at enabling the development of a uniform, coordinated policy related to the promotion of bioenergy. As a part of the project, the criteria of sustainable biomass production, sustainable biomass trade and sustainable generation of bioenergy, which were then taken into consideration during the execution of policies on the national and regional level. The elaborated guidelines related to creation of policy (Policy guidelines) have been applied during preparation of national and regional plans on biomass use (Biomass Action Plans). The Bioenergy Promotion project has contributed to the increase of investments in the sector of bioenergy generation, in the Region of the Baltic Sea. One of the measurable results of the project is the creation and development of a “Virtual Broking Platform”, which meets the requirements and expectations related to the increase of exchange of services, products and technologies related to the bioenergy sector. Bioenergy Promotion stimulates creation of clusters, development of the existing cooperative connections, stimulates cooperation within the sector of bioenergy, with the use of PPP i.e. Private-Public Partnership.
The role of the Cluster in the project
The tasks being a part of Bioenergy Promotion were divided into three main thematic groups (the so-called work packages), which are strictly linked to one another: Strategy/policy, Sub-regions and Business. The Baltic Eco-Energy Cluster holds the function of the Coordinator of the work package in the project, within which the implementation of tasks aiming at inventory control, analysis and creation of a database of technologies available in the Region of the Baltic Sea was set out, as well as assessment of the business environment potential through recognition of business environment of the region, inventory control (mapping) of good examples in the business sector and analysis of the so called sustainable business models. Furthermore, as a part of the work package, a virtual broking platform has been created and actions aiming at supporting practical undertakings by means of training and providing information and stimulating business contract. More…
EKOTECH – a team Science and Technology Contest is a contest promoting renewable energy sources. This contest is intended for students of post-secondary schools. Its aim is to promote knowledge on renewable sources of energy among youth. Three-person groups which represent a school have an assignment to design and construct a small windmill and to present knowledge on basic issues on broadly-defined renewable energetics. This contest took place six times between 2011 and 2017.
The contest consists of two stages. I stage consists in preparation of a technical design of a windmill. The students have two months for this stage. Among the submitted works, basing on the number of granted points, 15 teams are chosen, which present the prototypes of their devices during the second stage (finals) which take place in mid-December each year in which the contest was organized in the Institute of Fluid-Flow Machines of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The finals are divided into two parts: the practical and theoretical one.
The practical part consists in presenting the windmill model described in the technical design and in performing measurements aiming at determining the power of constructed devices.
In the theoretical part, the Participants respond to simple questions related to renewable energetics. Apart from using wind energy which is the theme of the contest, the test also includes questions on other RES and conventional energetics.
The participation of Cluster Partners in the Strategic Project of the National Centre of Research and Development – “Development of Integrated Technologies for Generation of Fuel and Energy from Biomass, Agricultural Waste and other”.
This project was divided into Research Tasks, Cluster Partners participated in Research task no 4, whose aim was:
- Elaboration and development of technologies for generation of electricity and heat from biomass and waste, using the gassing and pyrolysis methods, biological conversion (also using fuel cells).
- Development of effective ways to produce fluid fuels from biomass or waste of agricultural origin (biomass waste).
The Statue of the Green Phoenix has been awarded every year since 2009. The ceremonial presentation of awards takes place during the gala, as a part of the Eco-Energetic Forum in Polkowice. The Statue is awarded in the following categories:
- For contribution in supporting and disseminating the idea of eco-energetics
- For achievements in implementation of eco-energetic solutions and technologies
- For entirety of achievements in development of Polish eco-energetics
In 2010 the Baltic Eco-Energy Cluster became the winner of a prize for contribution in supporting and disseminating the idea of eco-energetics.
PEA – Public Energy Alternative was a project partially financed by the European Union. It was participated by 21 partners from 6 countries (Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland) from the region of the Baltic Sea. The participants of the project when cooperating with experts from different scientific domains indicated where the potentially greatest opportunities for energy-saving exist. The results of the works preceded by a discussion serve to develop a concept which has a specified application in the administrative activity of particular regions as well as technical realisations. They significantly contribute to improving the quality of life in the Baltic coast area. More…
Participation of Cluster Partners in the Key Project no POIG.01.01.02-016/08 – “Model agro-energetic complexes as examples of distributed cogeneration based on local and renewable sources of energy”
The project included a wide spectrum of tasks necessary to elaborate the model agro-energetic complexes using the state of the art technologies of obtaining biogases and devices for cogeneration of heat and electricity on a small and distributed scale. As the economic analyses carried out in Poland and worldwide revealed, agro-energetic complexes are the most cost-effective form of obtaining green energy from renewable sources.
Research on development and possibilities to use renewable sources of energy constitute the priority in Europe and worldwide, and limitation of CO2 emission is e.g.: a critical issue for the EU. Particular challenge is the new energy policy of the European Union (the famous 3×20) which assumes 20% share of renewable energy in the energetic balance of the EU countries. For Poland these challenges are particularly tough and requiring consolidation of actions in numerous areas. According to the official governmental documents, including e.g.: the program of agricultural biogas development elaborated by the Ministry of Economy dated February 7th, 2008, biomass is and will be the basic resource of renewable energy and the prospectus direction is the agricultural biogassing for local use. Implementation of this programme will constitute a breakthrough in the energetic use of biomass in Poland [source: Z. Kamieński, Ministry of Economu, Czysta Energia [Clean Energy], March 2008].
This project perfectly matched these tendencies through elaboration of new technologies of obtaining and special transformation of a highly efficient energetic biomass suitable for use in zero-emission new-type agricultural biogasworks and through elaboration of high-performance conversion of bioenergy carrier technologies. Thus the project exercised the principle of distributed cogeneration in a small scale, so much preferred in the energetic policy of the EU.
The merits of the project consisted of two substantial thematic groups: technologies of obtaining and preparation of bioenergy carriers and bioenergy carrier conversion technologies, into useful heat and electric energy. As a part of these groups, 5 subjects (containing 32 tasks) will be implemented, aimed at obtaining biomass and biogas from fermentation processes, from agricultural, farming and faecal waste and from gassing of biomass and biodegradable waste (3 subjects), as well as aimed at processing of biogas and biomass by means of fuel cells and most of all, cogenerative ORC low-power micro-plants (2 subjects).
As a result of accomplishment of works both the scientific (theoretical bases of processes, computer simulations, algorithms and procedures, test rigs and experimental verification, publications) and the useful effects aimed at future implementation in self-governmental units and in individual consumers. The most significant elements among the useful effects include: new demonstration plantations of energy crops, new water biomass production technologies, construction and prototypes of bioreactors of new type, model agricultural biogasworks, pilot installations of 800 kW and 30 kW gas producer, prototype of a burner for burning of low-quality gas, a project of a process system of the 2.5 to 10 kW SOFC and its coupling with the biomass gasification system, designs and prototypes of a couple of ORC micro turbine variants and a multifuel low-power (approx. 10-40 kW) boiler or lastly a prototype of a backyard small windmill plants and low-head pico-turbines. A multi-layered IT model of the agro-energetic complex enabling to carry out quick analyses of profitability of future implementations and selection of proper technologies will also be developed.
An absolute novelty of the project was the totally zero-emission water plants fermentation biogasworks. There are no installations of this type in Poland. An original idea was also the use of small multifuel boilers for cogeneration of heat and electricity by means of their integrity with the ORC micro turbine for low-boiling factors. Owing to that, the total efficiency of the device might exceed 90%. The low power of these devices (from several to several dozen kW) enables their future mass implementation even in individual households. Similar research directions are followed in the USA and some EU countries (e.g. Great Britain) and according to the assessment of numerous foreign specialists, the potential market for this type of devices counts in millions of buyers.
The project of “Respecting the Energy Without Limits – Polish and Ukrainian cooperation based on Scandinavian standards” was implemented in Poland, Norway, Ukraine between 2009 and 2012, basing on Polish experience and Norwegian implementations within the use of renewable sources of energy and energetic efficiency.
This project was implemented through an International Partnership, on Polish side represented by:
- The Institute of Energetics
- The Institute of Fluid-Flow Machines of the Polish Academy of Sciences – the initiator and coordinator of the Baltic Eco-Energy Cluster
- The Pomeranian Marshall Office
- The Council of the Chief Technical Organization [Polish: FSNT] in Tarnów,
on Norwegian side:
- OREEC – Oslo Renewable Energy and Environment Cluster; Lillestrøm Centre of Expertise,
on Ukrainian side:
- The Donetsk Centre for Debates in Donetsk
- The Odessa Regional Development Agency
The situation in Poland in 2009 in terms of energy saving was systematically improving, this situation was completely different in Ukraine. Ukraine is interested in European Union integrity – it must follow the same path Poland followed before accession. The inspiration for this project was the level of respect towards energy and making use of its renewable sources in Scandinavian countries. We assumed the debates, interactive training and visits with direct participation of all interested parties to be the most effective form of implementation of the project. Milestones were therefore implemented by means of conferences and study tours to partner countries: four in Poland and in Ukraine and two in Norway. Each time the participants of these tours visited places related to energetics, including generation of electricity and/or heat, management of waste and thermal efficiency improvement.
As a result of these visits, energetic documentation for 3 visited Ukrainian districts and for 3 cities within these districts has been developed by the experts from the Foundation and collaborating with the Foundation, and issued in Ukrainian.
In accordance of the resolution no 1516/271/09 of the Management Board of the Pomeranian Voivodeship dated December 3rd, 2009 the status of the key cluster of Pomeranian Viovideship has been awarded to two clusters, i.e. the Pomeranian ICT Cluster and the Baltic Eco-Energy Cluster.
The first contest for awarding the status of the key cluster has been announced on September 24th, 2009 and was open to all the interested entities from Pomeranian Voivodeship which managed to build up a partnership and to prepare a strategy of development of a given cluster. Accepting of applications lasted until October 30th this year. The contest was participated by the following clusters: Pomeranian Sea and the Vistula Catchment Cluster, Baltic Eco-Energy Cluster, Pomeranian ICT Cluster, Pomeranian BioEcoChemical Cluster and the Gdańsk Construction Cluster.
As a result of formal assessment performed by the Department of Economic Development, three applications have been forwarded to the substantive evaluation: the application submitted by the Baltic Eco-Energy Cluster, the application submitted by the Pomeranian ICT Cluster and the application of the Gdańsk Construction Cluster.
Substantive evaluation of applications included:
- Economic potential and competitiveness of the cluster
- Cluster potential and competitiveness indicators (i.e. indicators of significance of the cluster within the region, indicators of the significance of the main industry of the cluster in the region, cluster effectiveness indicators, cluster dynamics of development indicators),
- Present conditions for sectoral development and perspectives for the future
- Cluster development strategies (aims, actions, schedule of actions, benefits for the region, sources of financing, ideas for developing the innovative solutions, etc.)
- The nature of quality and range of partnership and the manner of functioning of cluster initiative and cluster coordinator.
BEEC – Green Alternative for the Macro – Region of Northern Poland
Baltic Eco-Energy Cluster (BEEC) was appointed by virtue of an initiative of the Institute of Fluid-Flow Machines of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Marshalls of the Pomeranian and Warmian-Mazurian Voivodeships.
The main goal of the BEEC is to facilitate absorption of structural EU funds (central and regional ones) in the Macro-Region of Northern Poland, but also to improve the coordination of actions of economic entities, communes and poviats, associations and offices and scientific centres within the use of renewable sources of energy. The Macro-Region of Northern Poland has the greatest resources if the so called “green energy” and therefore the greatest possibilities of their technological use.
Our partners
- BENTLEY (P.H.U Bentley Krzysztof)
- Cezary Gudan Zakład Produkcyjno-Handlowo-Usługowy
- ECO-CONSTRUCTION
- Ekoenergia – Ola Łukaszek
- Ekomatic P.H.U. Mikołaj Brzuzy
- ELTA Zakład Automatyki Przemysłowej Tomasz Trocha
- ENERGY ONE Sp. z o.o.
- EN-TECH Adam Dąbrowski Przedsiębiorstwo Wielobranżowe
- GAZUNO Langowski Sp.J.
- General Engineering Solutions
- GRUPA CDE Sp. z o.o.
- HydroBiolLab
- HYDRO-POM Sp. z o.o. Przedsiebiorstwo Badawczo-Wdrożeniowe
- HYDROPRESS Wojciech Górzny
- Implaser Innovative Technologies Sp. z o.o.
- JAMIR S.A.
- KB Pomorze Sp. z o.o.
- Konstrukcje – Malbork Mateusz Cymański
- MARTIN PHU
- Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej w Lęborku
- Neptun EKO
- POLCARGO – Rzeczoznawstwo i Kontrola Towarów
- Polski Rejestr Statków S.A.
- PPHU NORDIC SYSTEM
- Ren Ventures Sp. z o.o.
- SIKORA ENGINEERING Grzegorz Sikora
- STARBUD Rafał Kosianowicz
- SUN SUPPLY
- TELKOM-TELMOR
- TiLeCo
- Usługi projektowe Łukasz Dąbek
- WTW Mrągowo
- Zakład Innowacyjny Technik Energetycznych PROMAT Sp. z o.o.
- ZEC KOSPEC Sp. z o.o.
Employees of the Cluster
Janusz Gołaszewski
Jan Kiciński
Ewa Domke
Marzena Patoleta
D.Sc., Eng.
D.Sc., Eng.
Chairman of the board
Director of the IMP PAN
Chairman of the Cluster Program Council
BEEC Office Manager
Deputy Director for Research Centre PAS KEZO and International Cooperation
Adrian Lis
BEEC Office
National and International Cooperation
Deputy Director for International Cooperation & Project Administration
Contact
Coordinating office of the Baltic Eco-Energy Cluster
INSTITUTE OF FLUID-FLOW MACHINERY POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
email | bkee@imp.gda.pl
adress | Fiszera street 14, 80-231 Gdansk, room 123
phone | +48 58 5225243