Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery
Polish Academy of Sciences

• Programme: Interreg South Baltic Programme 2021–2027
• Total budget: 1,792,900.00 €
• ERDF funding: 1,434,320.00 €
• Duration: 2024–2027
• Lead Partner: Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery Polish Academy of Sciences
• Consortium: 8 partners from Poland, Germany, Lithuania, Denmark and Sweden
• Project website: https://balticenershift.eu

OBJECTIVE

The Baltic EnerShift (BES) project addresses the urgent need to transform district heating systems in the South Baltic region towards sustainable, efficient and resilient fourth- and fifth-generation district heating and cooling systems (4/5GDHC). Current systems rely heavily on costly biomass/waste fuels and have outdated infrastructure, which seriously hinders regional and European decarbonisation efforts. BES supports innovation and intensive cross-sector cooperation to transform heat energy networks into world-leading digital systems capable of meeting future energy demand and complying with stricter environmental standards.

The objective is to effectively transform existing district heating networks by integrating innovative tools, advanced digitalisation and strong cross-sector cooperation. This comprehensive action will significantly improve energy efficiency, contribute to a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, and enable wider use of renewable and recycled energy sources, increasing green energy production and ensuring greater energy security for the region.

EXPECTED RESULTS

1. Sector coupling tools: services integrating electricity, heating, cooling and waste heat recovery using digital technologies to optimise operation and improve resource efficiency. These tools are essential for balancing variable energy supplies, maximising the use of renewable energy and increasing overall system flexibility.
2. Network optimisation services: tools for adapting district heating networks to lower operating temperatures, ensuring longer system lifetime and enabling predictive maintenance through advanced digital analytics. This includes advanced modelling to minimise heat losses during distribution and increase network reliability and cost-effectiveness.
3. Customer integration services: solutions connecting district heating systems with building-level energy systems, offering real-time fault detection, flexible energy consumption and advanced energy-saving features supported by AI-based analytics. These services support end users and enable efficient, flexible demand management.
4. The project will support actions aimed at removing regulatory barriers and building an enabling policy environment necessary for the widespread and rapid deployment of advanced DH technologies across the region.

PROJECT PARTNERS

1. Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery Polish Academy of Sciences (IMP PAN), Poland
   www.imp.gda.pl
2. Sweden Council for District Heating (SweHeat), Sweden
   https://www.sweheat.com/
3. Öresundskraft Energy Company (OSK), Sweden
   https://www.oresundskraft.se/
4. Gdansk University of Technology (GUT), Poland
   https://pg.edu.pl
5. Lithuanian Energy Institute (LEI), Lithuania
   https://www.lei.lt/en
6. IWEN Energy Institute (IWEN), Germany
   https://iwen-energy.org/en/index.html
7. NODA Intelligent Systems AB (NODA), Sweden
   https://noda.se/
8. Energy & Forsyning A/S Bornholm (BEOF), Denmark
   https://www.beof.dk/privat

ASSOCIATED PARTNERS

1. Association of Polish Communes Euroregion Baltic, Poland
2. Research Institute (RISE), Sweden
3. Lund University, Sweden
4. Association of Pomeranian Municipalities, Poland
5. Swedish Energy Agency, Sweden
6. UAB Taurages Silumos Tinklai (Taurage district heating), Lithuania
7. OPEC District Heating Company (OPEC), Poland