We’re meeting with Alpine textile communities to start new intertwinings for a more circular industry. #AlpTextyles has been mapping the history and current state of the textile field in the Alpine regions, helping generate knowledge about their rich textile heritage...
In order to make the Alps a climate-neutral region, the monitoring of energy data is an essential part. In the CERVINO project, we are therefore developing a platform that visualizes the progress and the procedure of the energy transition in the Alps. The data for...
The AlpSatellites project, aimed at verifying the potential of remote working in alpine and remotes areas, is moving forward. It is scheduled for completion in February 2024 and, at the present time, the collection of quantitative survey data has almost been...
Amidst the Nature Park, Nagelfluhkette" lies the highest municipality in Germany, known as a place, where snow has been guaranteed in winter, up until now. Due to climate change the guaranty of snow in Balderschwang is decreasing. Snowy days are becoming fewer,...
In course of the residue analysis, Austrian Partner BEST - Bioenergy and Sustainable Solutions tested Nutshells from Nussland. Nussland offers different products made from walnuts. The eatable part of a walnut is only 1/3 of the whole nut, while the rest is considered...
This summer I embarked on a long overdue adventure that, as a mountain aficionado, and more specifically as a recurrent visitor of the Mont Blanc Massif, is a must: the Tour du Mont Blanc. My passion for the mountains has grown exponentially over the past years...
AMETHyST project is an Interreg Alpine Space project whose aim is to support the deployment of local Alpine green hydrogen ecosystems to pave the way for a post-carbon lifestyle in the Alps. The Center for Sustainable Energy of the Bruno Kessler Foundation coordinates...
On July 7, the Center for Sustainable Energy and Funivie Madonna di Campiglio organized a roundtable to discuss with the local stakeholders how to decarbonize the tourism sector in the Alps through hydrogen applications, and to identify the potential for hydrogen...
Our second partner meeting took place in Bled, Slovenia, in the framework of the CEFoodCycle project, which is funded by the Interreg Alpine Space program. During this meeting, diverse topics in the context of food, food waste and circular economy were discussed. A...
Back in June Tanja Berglez Krivec from our Project Partner Štajerska gospodarska zbornica had the opportunity to present the potential of turning biobased waste material into bio-char at the Slowenian conference "Okolje in Odpadki". She also talked about the Interreg...
The AMETHyST round table "Hydrogen in South Tyrol" took place on 22 June at the NOI Techpark in Bolzano in Italy, bringing together renowned experts from the fields of administration, politics, business, the energy sector and research to discuss the importance of...
Every year, the SME Management & Entrepreneurship study program invites entrepreneurial personalities to Salzburg University of Applied Sciences to report on practical experience in the fields of competence, innovation and tradition. In addition to inspiring...
Within the Amethyste project, Blueark Entremont aim is to validate green hydrogen for mountain mobility, starting with the Val de Bagnes in Switzerland. After consultation with key partners in the local bus and ratrack sectors, their enthusiasm for this technology is...
TESAF department, I-SWAMP partner for Italy, keeps carrying out biodiversity surveys at all the study sites in Cadore (Venetian Dolomites): we are in the most suitable season to study high-altitude sites and in fact, during the transects and the surveys we observed...
On 26 July 2023, around 50 participants came to the Energy Campus in Nuremberg to find out about the latest technological developments in energy retrofitting in the building sector. There were presentations on the climate neutrality target in existing buildings, on...
On 19th of July 2023, Eurac Research organized the first ADAPTNOW local stakeholder workshop in collaboration with Regional Management LAG Pustertal and Comunità Comprensoriale Valle Pusteria. The workshop took place in Brunico/Bruneck to discuss how to strengthen the...
As part of the Interreg Alpine Space funded project AMETHyST, the civic foundation Energiewende Oberland (EWO) gathered numerous different stakeholders in order to debate about the joint Bavarian Oberland hydrogen strategy. In the astonishingly well-filled conference...
The two-day transnational project meeting (TPM) of AlpSatellites’ partners took place on 30th and 31st of May 2023 in France (in the valleys of Queyras and Ecrins, in Abries, La Roche-de-Rame and Eygliers). The primary objective of this TPM was to advance the project...
As part of a multi-year collaboration with the CFP Bauer school in Milan, the oldest photography school in Italy, I-SWAMP lead partner TESAF department of the University of Padova organised two seminars about Alpine wetlands and two group visits to wetlands on field...
Special days focused on the theme of GIs, their meaning and their contribution to Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity preservation in Alpine areas. Round tables of young citizens to discuss why GIs are crucial for alpine ecosystems. Creating “seeds bombs,” to deepen...
Within the framework of the project activities in the frame of Interreg Alpine Space Project I-SWAMP, the Karawanken-Karavanke UNESCO Global Geopark, together with an external expert E.C.O. Institute of Ecology, began the removal of invasive plant species (Solidago...
The Slovenian partner of the I-SWAMP took part in the famous Lent Festival in Maribor (Slovenia), where they presented the project activities to the public, and talked about wetland conservation. The IRSNC had a booth with photos and information material, and...
Climate change represents a major challenge for the tourism industry. Particularly small medium-altitude snow tourism destinations across the Alpine Space are facing climate change issues, regarding the diminishing snow coverage. Climatic data indicate that this...
It was an uneven start at first for the Alpine energy data platform. CERVINO partners met with some restraint regarding the actual energy data insertion that had to be provided by the local stakeholders. Few actors entered the required information on the platform at...
Hydrogen is one of the most promising energy carriers in the landscape of renewable energies and the transition towards a more sustainable economy. In Italy, research and development on green hydrogen and its utilization in the energy sector are gaining momentum, with...
On the 7th of July, the second in-person meeting of the X-RISK-CC project partners took place in Munich, Germany. We discussed and defined the next steps towards assessing compound hazards and risks from extreme weather events for the five pilot cases and across the...
It's a wrap on our second Partners Meeting at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg! How can we shift from a romantic perception of the Alpine area –its scenery, sports opportunities, or food excellence– into one of sustainable industrial and craft textile production? What...
In collaboration with PNAB - Parco Naturale Adamello Brenta and MMape -Mulino Museo dell’ape. Five days focused on the theme of GIs, their meaning and their contribution to Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity preservation in Alpine areas. Through outdoor activities,...
The entire tale is ready! We are pleased to share AlpTextyles’ full video presentation, presented July 6th at the Erlangen Partners Meeting. As we expand on our projects' methodology and outcomes, the threads identifying each partner intertwine and shape up the...
The 1st TranStat International Workshop was held in Megève (France) on the 3rd and 4th of May. It was an opportunity for the Living Labs involved in the Interreg Alpine Space project to meet and discuss the factors of change that are affecting their Mountain Resorts....
