Baltic Sea Solutions

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Baltic Sea Solutions - Energizing Sustainable
Development
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Baltic Sea Solutions History

• Established in 2005 as a regional development
  Agency to promote sustainable development,
  economic growth and the international
  competitiveness of the Baltic Sea Regions
  Peripheral Regions.
• Established with public funding from EU, Danish
  and Regional Government.
• Started with 3 employees

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Baltic Sea Solutions Today

• Non-Profit Organization with International Team
  of 9 employees
• Specializing in sustainable economic regeneration
  of peripheral and island regions.
• Areas of expertise
• Renewable energy project development and
  research.
• Regional Development policy and strategy.
• Sustainable tourism, agriculture, and industrial
  development.
• Fundraising assistance.

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Bass Approach
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Bass Our projects

• Strategic partner for Lolland Municipality in
  Lolland Community Testing Facilities (CTF)

• Bass
• Concept Development
• Project Management
• International Networks
• Technical Expertise
• Marketing Branding

• Lolland Energy Holding
• Joint Venture Capital
• Loans
• Energy efficiency
• incentives subsidies

• Lolland Municipality
• Political Support
• Planning Expertise
• Technical Assistance
• Permits
• Utility Services
• EIA

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Bass Our projects

• Hydrogen Community Lolland
• Establish first test platform integrating wind
  power and fuel cells micro CHP's through
  electrolysis
• Obtain permits for fuel cell installations
• De-mystify hydrogen technology to the public

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Bass Our projects
International Conferences and Workshops
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Bass Training Education

• The Climate Factory
• Climate research and education
• Science on a Sphere
• Renewable energy showcase
• LoCalRE Research Program
• Interdisciplinary university program
• UC Merced
• UC Davis
• UC Santa Cruz
• UC Berkeley
• Technical University of Denmark
• Aarhus University
• Copenhagen University

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Bass Our Projects

• Together with Local Government Denmark, Bass has
  created
• ClimateActionMap assisting local governments
  across the
• world to record their climate initiatives and
  innovations.

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Bass Lolland Energy Tours

• 75 international delegations from areas outside
  of Europe in 2008.
• Tours arranged in collaboration with Lolland
  Municipality and the Danish Ministry of Foreign
  Affairs.
• National showcase.
• Energy Tourism.

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Bass Fundraising Assistance

• Experience in applications for funding from
  national and international sources
• National fundraising Objective 2, Vækstforum,
  LOKE Holding and Danish foundations (RealDania,
  AP-Møller, LAG) etc.
• International fundraising EUDP, Interreg, IEE,
  FP7/CORDIS, LIFE, DG Tren, REEEP, Danida, etc.

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Bass Our Networks

• HyBelt Hydrogen and fuel cell technology network
  in the Danish-German border region.
• NETS Nordic Environmental Technology Solutions -
  establishing a long-term Nordic cooperation for
  supporting the key sectors of environmental
  technologies.
• ISLENET Energy Network for European Islands -
  international network of European islands for the
  promotion of sustainable and efficient energy.
• SEC-BENCH Sustainable Energy Communities -
  web-based benchmarking system and network re
  energy saving and CO2 emission reductions in
  public buildings.
• NASA Ames First international affiliate of NASA
  Ames Advanced Study Laboratories (ASL) in Palo
  Alto, CA
• WIND-SEA-ALGAE Global network regarding the
  development of onshore and offshore algae
  cultivation.

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Links

• www.bass.dk
• www.lolland-ctf.dk
• www.hydrogen-community.dk
• www.wind-sea-algae.org
• www.local-re.org
• www.climateactionmap.org

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Thank You