Blue Circular Economy

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Northern Periphery and Arctic

Date of latest update: 2023-11-16

Description

Description (EN):

Globally, oceans continue to accumulate debris in all forms making them possibly the biggest landfills on the planet. Marine littering, defined as the introduction of solid refuse into the marine environment through human activity, poses a major threat to the ocean environment and is a growing concern for authorities. Plastic is seen as an important material in our economy and our daily lives, but too often the way plastics are produced, used and discarded fails to capture the economic benefits of a more circular approach and harms the environment. Due to immature value chains most of the discarded nets end up in landfills or incineration plants instead of being recycled or upcycled. Most of the companies exploring waste fishing nets, ropes and components (FNRCs) to develop new resources, are micro-SMEs which operate within a regional or local market, where the demand is limited and product costs remain too high. Blue Circular Economy (BCE) aims to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) offering products and services within fishing gear recycling solutions in the NPA region to attain a greater market reach. Building on the network developed under Circular Ocean (2015-2018), the project will set up a multi-level cluster to connect and catalyze SMEs in the region. The cluster formation will be used as a hub, multiplier and network enabler where knowledge and experience is developed and shared, all the while adopting an inclusive gender-equal approach. The cluster establishment and operation will be done in collaboration with academia, industry and government agencies following a triple helix approach. BCE will therefore contribute to sustainable development in the NPA region at the economic, environmental and social levels.

Website: http://www.interreg-npa.eu/

Expected Results (EN): Awareness of business opportunities beyond local markets among SMEs

Expected Outputs (EN):

The BCE project will stimulate market demand for FNRC’s products and create an eco-label for sustainable products, that is, the project will contribute to the commercialisation of FNRC's poducts and aid in creating a strong brand for such products. If the entrepreneurs of the SMEs in the NPA region see that there is a viable business opportunity in offering such products, we hope that more individuals in this area will start a business to take advantage of such an opportunity and that existing SMEs currently producing plastic products will be motivated to diversify and start producing products made of recycled fishing gear. The value chain of recycled fishing gear is currently very immature, disconnected and inefficient. There exist companies which are motivated to solve the problem, but they have little knowledge of efficient organisation of the activities. The BCE Project will develop three clusters of recycled fishing gear in the NPA-region and contribute to creating sustainable value chains and connect the different SMEs in the industry. In other words, the project's main result will be the creation of environmental and economically viable circular business models for SMEs in the fishing gear industry. The Blue Circular Economy project will thus give a positive contribution to the programme result indicator of creating an awareness of business opportunities beyond local markets among SMEs in the NPA region.

Thematic information

Coastal management and maritime issues SME and entrepreneurship Waste and pollution

Specific Objective: Greater market reach beyond local markets for SMEs in remote and sparsely populated areas

Thematic Objective: (03) enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs by:

Investment Priority: (03d) supporting the capacity of SMEs to grow in regional, national and international markets, and to engage in innovation processes

Partners (5)

Lead Partner: Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige Universitet (NTNU)

Department: Department of International Business (IIF)

Address: Larsgårdsveien 2, 6009 Ålesund, Norway

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.ntnu.no/

Total budget: EUR 576 000.00

North Highland College UHI

Name: North Highland College UHI

Department: Environmental Research Institute (ERI)

Address: Ormlie Road, KW14 7EE Thurso, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.eri.ac.uk

Total budget: EUR 279 970.00

ERDF budget: EUR 181 980.50

University for the Creative Arts

Name: University for the Creative Arts

Department: The Centre for Sustainable Design (CfSD)

Address: Faulkner Road, Farnham, GU9 7DS Surrey, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.cfsd.org.uk

Total budget: EUR 263 234.28

ERDF budget: EUR 171 102.28

Center for Arktisk Teknologi, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet

Name: Center for Arktisk Teknologi, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet

Department: Department of Civil Engineering

Address: KTI, Box 1001, 3911 Sisimut, Greenland

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 238 102.83

ERDF budget: EUR 154 766.84

Western Development Commission

Name: Western Development Commission

Address: Dillon House, F45 HY91 Ballaghaderreen, Co, Roscommon, Ireland

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 333 354.42

ERDF budget: EUR 216 680.37

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North Highland College UHI

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University for the Creative Arts

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Arctic Technology Center - Technical University Denmark

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Western Development Commission

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Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

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Summary

Project name (EN): Blue Circular Economy

Project acronym: BCE

Project start date: 2018-10-01

Project end date: 2022-03-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 690 661.53

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 724 529.99

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 65.00%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 724 529.99.

Third-country contribution: Norway: EUR 288 000.00 (ERDF equivalent only)

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Videos / films

Blue Circular Economy - Realising Economic Opportunity

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXAhVtFLIhEjuge0d6QVyfw

Publication date: 2022-11-14

Document date: 2020-10-01

Languages: en

BCE Webinar April 11th 2019

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://bluecirculareconomy.eu/webinars/

Publication date: 2022-11-14

Document date: 2020-04-24

Languages: en

Eco Innovate July 2019

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://bluecirculareconomy.eu/webinars/

Publication date: 2022-11-14

Document date: 2020-04-24

Languages: en

BCE galway webinar

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://bluecirculareconomy.eu/webinars/

Publication date: 2022-11-14

Document date: 2020-04-24

Languages: en

Eco Innovation September 2019

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://bluecirculareconomy.eu/webinars/

Publication date: 2022-11-14

Document date: 2020-04-24

Languages: en

Circular Business Models and Circular Design related to Fishing Gear

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://bluecirculareconomy.eu/webinars/

Publication date: 2022-11-14

Document date: 2020-06-12

Languages: en

Websites / webtools / webforums / cooperative platforms

Birds & Debris | Highlighting the Global Impact of Plastic Pollution

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Website / webtool / webforum / cooperative platform

Data source: https://bluecirculareconomy.eu/webinars/

Publication date: 2022-11-14

Document date: 2022-03-01

Languages: en

Attachment link: https://www.birdsanddebris.com/

Reports

CREATING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FROM WASTE FISHING NETS - OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIRCULAR BUSINESS MODELS AND CIRCULAR DESIGN RELATED TO FISHING GEAR

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://bluecirculareconomy.eu/webinars/

Publication date: 2022-11-14

Document date: 2020-07-02

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Presentations

PLASTIC WASTE IN GREENLAND

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://bluecirculareconomy.eu/webinars/

Publication date: 2022-11-14

Document date: 2021-03-25

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Possible Applications for Waste Fishing nets in Unfired Adobe Bricks of Greenlandic Sediments

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://bluecirculareconomy.eu/webinars/

Publication date: 2022-11-14

Document date: 2021-03-25

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Optimization-based Integration of Closed- and Open-Loop Supply Chains – A Case Analysis of The Waste Fishing Gear in Norway

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://bluecirculareconomy.eu/webinars/

Publication date: 2022-11-14

Document date: 2022-03-01

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Birds and Debris

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://bluecirculareconomy.eu/webinars/

Publication date: 2022-11-14

Document date: 2021-03-25

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Brochures / magazines / manuals

Clustering

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://bluecirculareconomy.eu/webinars/

Publication date: 2022-11-14

Document date: 2022-03-01

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Marketing Strategy

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://bluecirculareconomy.eu/webinars/

Publication date: 2022-11-14

Document date: 2022-03-01

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Product Standards

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://bluecirculareconomy.eu/webinars/

Publication date: 2022-11-14

Document date: 2022-03-01

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Blue Circular Economy | Project Information Booklet 2022

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://bluecirculareconomy.eu/webinars/

Publication date: 2022-11-14

Document date: 2022-03-01

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Flyers

Project Info

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Flyer

Data source: https://bluecirculareconomy.eu/webinars/

Publication date: 2022-11-14

Document date: 2022-03-01

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Northern Periphery and Arctic

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2023-11-02

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

152 / 152 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

779 / 779 (100%)

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