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North Sea success stories

Browse through our stories capturing project highlights and achievements. Discover new insights, tools and solutions. 

On this page, we proudly present the legacy of some of our projects in the current and past programme periods. Many more stories are only waiting to be told, and we are working to bring these to light, too!  

Green energy transition

A small group of people in a white room with a wooden floor, lots of sunlight and sloping walls, listening to a presentation.

> Meet the new leaders of Europe's local energy systems  

A blue North Sea seen from above in lightly clouded weather, dotted with wind turbines and a yellow test facility.

> Shared visions, stronger winds: Boosting Europe's strategy for offshore wind energy 

A modern factory blending into a green landscape.

> This is how we renovate 22 million homes in the North Sea Region

Infographic from a COBEN workshop

> Putting people at the heart of the green transition

Biodiversity and land use

A bee visiting a blue flower.

> Boosting wild bees on farmlands

Two men watering experimental plants.

> Incentivising carbon farming

Illustration of a partridge in a flowering field.

> Farmlands: Bringing back the birds

Climate resilience

A large red tube in a flooded urban area.

> Learning to live with the floods

People wearing yellow safety vests.

> How to reduce the cost of flood protection

A child watering a small flowerbed created on the pavement.

> Blue-green cities tackle climate risks

Three people driving a cylinder into a wet peatland to take a core sample, with two onlookers standing by.

> A new approach to peatland ecosystems

Green vegetables and red tomatoes.

> SalFar: Let's talk about salt

A group of people in a sunny forest studying a large map on the forest floor.

> Answers to droughts, floods and groundwater protection

Digital transformation

A dark stage with the meter high word 'this' and a speaker using a slide saying "VR for the right reasons"

> Createch: A driver of virtually everything

Four men holding a large prize of 500 euros.

> Promoting a digital mindset in public service innovation

Circular economy

Smiling lady in front of her circular shop.

> GREEN ramps up circular retail

A smiling man next to tomato plants with red and green tomatoes.

> Pioneering a zero-emission greenhouse

New markets

A cameraman recording a young lady wearing an apron, in an open tent on summer's day.

> CUPIDO aims at culture and rejuvenates rural areas

Two smiling ladies engaging in a conversation with a third person.

> Helping SMEs expand overseas

A speaker in front of a large screen.

> Cities as drivers of green innovation

Two workers focused on a manufacturing task.

> Navigating the future of skills and industries

A group of people seated in a cosy living room talking and using laptops.

> Matchmaking for CO2 savings

Two people deep in conversation in a big event hall.

> Growing the healthcare economy

A young lady sitting on a chair outside, overlooking a beautiful Norwegian fjord.

> Enabling nature and business to thrive together

Thriving communities

A young boy and two smiling ladies holding garden tools in a green urban area.

>Time to care for the invisible caregivers

People seated outdoors next to a large beach flag saying NorthTick

> Fighting tick trouble on the rise

A group of people holding products from smallscale farming.

> SMEs bring on the taste of local

Closeup of hands holding five cups of coffee.

> Battling loneliness in the North Sea Region 

A group of people standing around a bike hung from the ceiling in a bike repair shop.

> Bikes, business, and social mobility 

A solar boat racing along a river, with people sitting on the bank watching.

> Interreg propels Friesland's water visions

Green transport

A large rail system with many tracks.

> Driving efficient and sustainable transport networks

A parking place in a city full of parked cars and with trees lining the middle of the street.

> V2G is plugging into the future

A young lady on a train platform pulling her bike towards a train.

> Making combined mobility accessible in rural areas

A young lady standing in a harbour, leaning against a large EU flag.

> On the way to zero emissions in maritime transport

A smiling man in a truck.

> Greening ports from the hinterland

A modern sailing ship with a cylindric rotor sail.

> Creating tailwind for wind-assisted shipping

Clean water

Three ladies wearing safety vests looking at an app.

> Cracking down on hazardous chemicals

People on the deck of a ship, handling equipment in rough weather

> Coming to grips with the remnants of war