Smart Regions Promote urban ecomobility with vouchers and methods to prevent bike theft The city of Pisa has launched a new app with the help of the European Union to encourage collective and carbon neutral transport.
Smart Regions In Pisa, a project vows to discourage bike theft to encourage citizens to take their bikes Thanks to European funding, the Italian city is promoting the use of collective and soft modes of transport, in particular by combating bicycle theft. An application offers, free of charge, a sensor to be placed in the bicycle to help find it in case of theft.
Smart Regions Under one roof: the project providing integrated health care An initiative has been set up in Brussels to provide medical care and other public services all under one roof. Smart Regions went to find out more. 11/04/2022
Smart Regions Frozen adventure: the project promoting sustainable Arctic tourism Smart Regions heads to Europe's frozen wilderness to find out about a sustainable tourist project that aims to protect Europe's fragile Arctic ecosystem. 28/03/2022
Smart Regions Harnessing the power of the sun to purify water In this episode, Smart Regions looks at how a sustainable system called Helio is able to harness the power of the sun to purify water. 14/03/2022
Smart Regions The battery set to transform renewable energy Smart Regions travels to Germany to find out about a new battery that's been designed to better harness renewable energy. 28/02/2022
Smart Regions Unlocking the grid: the smart energy solution for Alpine areas Smart Regions heads to the French Vercors to see how one small Alpine village is producing enough renewable energy to meet the power demands of the local areas. 14/02/2022
Smart Regions The project reinventing the way we use things Smart Regions travels to the Italian city of Vicenza to look at a pioneering project giving used items a second life. 31/01/2022
Smart Regions More charge points for Swedish cross-country corridor A European project aims to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points in areas of low population density. 17/01/2022
Smart Regions Floating wetlands combat nutrient pollution Like many other places in the southern Baltic, the Curonian Lagoon in Lithuania suffers from an excess of nutrients. But artificial floating wetlands are helping. 03/01/2022
Smart Regions Making sure paradise is not lost: protecting Guadeloupe's natural treasures Smart Regions finds out about a European project that is working to protect the natural habitats of a small reserve in the French Caribbean. 06/12/2021
Smart Regions Combating the impact of manmade issues on the Danube River Smart Regions looks at how researchers and scientists find solutions to manage the Danube River sustainably after it has been modified with flood protections and hydro-power plants. 22/11/2021
Smart Regions Solar cells on roads, a new direction for Europe's energy transition Sound barriers on motorways are being equipped with solar cells generating energy for local households. Discover the European project 'Rolling Solar' promoting the use of roads in the energy transition. 08/11/2021
Smart Regions The city giving digital currency in exchange for saving energy In this episode, Smart Regions looks at a transformational European project saving huge amounts of energy. It's led to several buildings in a district of the Catalan city of Viladecans being renovated. Residents play an active role in managing energy. They also have their own digital currency. 25/10/2021
Smart Regions AlpInnoCT: the European project using intermodal transport to protect the Alps The Alps are an essential transit area for freight transport. But road traffic generates noise, pollution and traffic jams in this sensitive ecosystem. A European project has a solution: the transfer of goods from lorries to trains. 11/10/2021
Smart Regions The European project promoting the legacy of an almost forgotten ethnic group An interregional European project called NemoNet is making sure that a lost ethnic group in western Slovakia will not be forgotten by preserving and promoting their legacy and traditions. 27/09/2021
Smart Regions ERMIS II - the project helping people with reduced mobility enjoy the beach Thanks to a European project, people with reduced mobility in Cyprus and in Greece can enjoy the sea as many beaches are now equipped with wheelchair ramps, devices to get them into the water and much more. 13/09/2021
Smart Regions The European project helping to reduce the impact of flooding in Slovenia In the last decade, Slovenia has experienced reoccurring floods. But since 2014, the basin of the Drava River and its tributaries have benefited from a European project involving the dredging, widening and containment of these rivers to protect and strengthen the surrounding areas. 30/08/2021
Smart Regions Eco-design, the way to make products greener before they've even been produced Before making a product like a kitchen, you have to design it. Eco-design is helping to better respect the environment by reducing the use of resources and by recycling. In Russia and in Baltic countries, a European project is promoting these environmental dimensions of design. 02/08/2021
Smart Regions Six endangered species in the Rhine wetlands are given help to survive It is urgent to protect biodiversity, and there are solutions. Thanks to a cross-border project in the wetlands along the Rhine, concrete action is being taken to develop and sustain the population of six threatened species. 19/07/2021
Smart Regions Discover Italy's greenest campus and how it's saving money and energy The UNICAL in Calabria is the largest university campus in Italy and it is also one of Europe's "greenest". An ambitious energy project has allowed it to go green, lower CO2 emissions and save money. 05/07/2021
Smart Regions Fish and poultry try a new sustainable diet of larvae and insects In Poland, larvae and insects are used as a source of protein on fish and poultry farms. Organic waste is used to grow these larvae, thus contributing to the circular economy. Bio-recycling and technology go hand in hand in this project supported by the European Cohesion Policy. 21/06/2021