12 projects receive extra funding to boost Norwegian involvement

The applications are approved under Call 5, a special opportunity for ongoing projects to add new Norwegian partners or increase the activities of existing ones. 

We warmly congratulate the following partnerships with their successful applications for extra Norwegian funding:

• Circle BIM increases the involvement of Møre og Romsdal County Council in their partnership. Circle BIM drives circular construction in cities and regions through innovative BIM-based solutions.
• OASIS adds Norwegian Offshore Wind to their partnership and extends the involvement of the business support organisation AAKP. OASIS initiates offshore accelerators for system integration and storage.

• COPPER adds the municipality of Trondheim to their partnership. COPPER prepares Europe's municipalities to coordinate green locally-powered cities.
• DIOL adds the business support organisation AAKP to their partnership. DIOL works on innovative offshore logistics to support the Esbjerg Declaration.
• MoLo Hubs adds the city of Bergen to their partnership. MoLo Hubs combines mobility hubs and logistics services to improve quality of urban life and boost mobility transition.
• SN2 also adds the city of Bergen to their partnership. SHARE-North Squared works to integrate shared mobility into real estate development. 

• COOL CITIES adds the University of Stavanger to their partnership. Cool Cities addresses outdoor heat stress by establishing a network of cool spots and routes in cities.
• DEMASK adds the Institute of Marine Research to their partnership. DEMASK works on the development and evaluation of noise management strategies to keep the North Sea healthy.
• FIER adds the university of Agder with its Centre for Integrated Emergency Management to their partnership. The FIER project increases the resilience of society and minimise the impact of flood crises.
• REMARCO adds the Norwegian Defense Museum and the Arctic University of Norway to its partnership. REMARCO addressing the risks posed by toxic remnants of past conflicts in our seas. 

• NS H2V Ports The project North Sea Hydrogen Valley Ports adds Shipping & Offshore Network (SON) to their partnership.
• Speak Up adds Agder County Council to their partnership. The Speak UP project works on reconnecting citizens and government.

The approved projects will add 11 new Norwegian organisations to their partnerships and strengthen cooperation with existing Norwegian partner organisations. By adding expertise and broadening participation, the cooperation ensures that solutions developed in the projects reach further across the North Sea region.

We look forward to following the progress of these projects with their expanded partnerships in the months ahead.

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