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About project
🌍 Project Overview
The IMPETUS Project aims to boost the green and blue growth potential of the South Baltic Area (SBA) by fostering innovation in renewable energy. Through cross-border collaboration, it focuses on developing Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) technology as a cleaner, more efficient, and sustainable alternative to conventional wind systems.
🎯 Key Objectives
Our primary goal is to increase wind energy efficiency and acceptance in the region. We aim to:
- Enhance aerodynamic performance of turbines.
- Lower maintenance costs and noise levels.
- Minimize environmental impact on wildlife.
- Build a strong ecosystem of open-access knowledge and SME spin-offs.
🛠️ Main Activities
- Organizing a cross-border competition for university students to design and fabricate scaled VAWT prototypes.
- Setting up FabLabs and providing equal access to tools, facilities, and mentorship.
- Running webinars and workshops to level the playing field across teams.
- Building an Open Access Repository with designs, models, codes, and lessons learned.
- Testing prototypes in wind tunnels and clusters to validate results and share best practices.
🌱 Impact
The project contributes to the green energy transition in the SBA by promoting renewable solutions that are efficient, affordable, and environmentally responsible. It will strengthen regional cooperation, lower energy costs, and open new career opportunities for young professionals. By creating a knowledge-sharing ecosystem, it seeds long-term innovation and accelerates adoption of clean wind energy technologies.
⚠️ Major Challenges
Developing superior VAWTs requires tackling technical, environmental, and organizational hurdles. These include ensuring seaworthiness of offshore turbines, improving blade pitch control systems, creating standardized frameworks across countries, and motivating student teams to solve complex engineering challenges while bridging the gap between research and commercialization.
👥 Target Groups
- University students: gaining hands-on experience in renewable energy design.
- SMEs and start-ups: accessing open-source knowledge for product development.
- Policy-makers & regional authorities: supporting greener infrastructure and cooperation.
- Local communities: benefiting from cleaner, more cost-effective energy.
- Industry stakeholders: adopting innovative wind energy solutions for real-world applications.
PROJECT
PARTNERS
The IMPETUS Consortium consists of 6 Partners and is coordinated by the Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery PAS (IMP PAN).
Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery Polish Academy of Sciences (IMP PAN)
Address: ul. Fiszera 14, 80-231 Gdańsk
Region/Subregion: Pomorskie
Country: Poland
Address: Herkaus Manto 84, 92294 Klaipeda
Region/Subregion: Klaipedos apskritis
Country: Lithuania
Address: Paradisgaten 5C, 22 100 Lund
Region/Subregion: Skane län
Country: Sweden
Address: ul. Maszynowa 26, 80-298 Gdańsk
Region/Subregion: Pomorskie
Country: Poland
Sianów Knowledge Centre (Sianowskie Centrum Wiedzy)
Address: Plac pod Lipami 9, 76- 004 Sianów
Region/Subregion: Zachodniopomorskie
Country: Poland
Address: Am Strom 1-4, 18119 Rostock
Region/Subregion: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country: Germany
Address: ul. Kościerska 9, 83-404 Nowa Karczma
Region/Subregion: Pomorskie
Country: Poland
ASSOCIATED PARTNERS
WIND-projekt Ingenieur- und Projektentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH
Address: Am Strom 1-4,
18119 Rostock OT Seebad Warnemünde
Region/Subregion: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country: Germany
NEWS
IMPETUS Technical Workshop: Full Speed Ahead Toward the Student Competition
On 25-26 November, our IMPETUS team met at KEZO Research Centre PAS for an intensive technical workshop focused mainly on the wind tunnel – and let’s just say the conversations were as dynamic as the airflow inside it! 😄💨 Great
IMPETUS Student Competition: Create a Vertical Wind Turbine and Join the Green Revolution!
🚀 Calling all students in Germany 🇩🇪, Lithuania 🇱🇹, Poland 🇵🇱 & Sweden 🇸🇪! Are you ready to design the future of renewable energy? 🌱⚙️Join the IMPETUS Student Competition and put your creativity to the test by building your own
IMPETUS Project Takes Off: Joint Kick-off Meeting in Gdańsk
🌊💨 On Friday, 17 October 2025, the official Kick-off Meeting of IMPETUS Project took place at Instytut Maszyn Przepływowych im. R. Szewalskiego, Polska Akademia Nauk (IMP PAN)! Representatives of all partners from across the South Baltic Area gathered to get
IMPETUS Project Officially Launched to Drive Cross-Border Innovation in Wind Energy
We are thrilled to announce the official launch of the IMPETUS project, co-financed by the Interreg South Baltic Programme 2021–2027 through the European Regional Development Fund. IMPETUS aims to strengthen cross-border collaboration and drive innovation in wind energy by developing
The IMPETUS Project is now on LinkedIn!
We’re excited to announce that the IMPETUS Project now has its official LinkedIn profile! 🎉👉 Visit our page here On our profile, we’ll share the latest updates about the project’s progress, upcoming events, competitions, workshops, and inspiring stories about the
About the IMPETUS Project
🌬️ Boosting Green and Blue Growth in the South Baltic Region The IMPETUS Project aims to unlock the renewable energy potential of the South Baltic Area (SBA) by advancing Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) technology — a cleaner, more efficient,
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