Europa Promenade Baltic seaside resort Heringsdorf - Swinoujscie

The first climate-neutral managed and longest promenade in Europe

Connection and promenade for pedestrians and cyclists between Ahlbeck and Swinoujscie. Polish - German joint project to complete the longest continuous promenade on the Baltic Sea coast. Design of a meeting place in the course of the Polish-German border.

Filling up with sun on Usedom - Landscape architecture and "renewable energy

Filling up on sunshine on Usedom
In connection with the expansion of the promenade from Bansin to Swinoujscie, the "European Promenade", the ambitious goal is being pursued of making the management of the promenade climate-neutral in the future. This means the development of innovative solutions for energy saving as well as the exclusive use of renewable energies.

Renewable energies
Currently, the newly built section from the village of Ahlbeck to the state border is supplied with electricity from renewable
energies. The solar trackers set up for this purpose in the forest-free border area were developed specifically for this location. The design of the trackers is based on a sail, derived from the maritime environment, and is intended to give this special place a special character. Also for the Grenzplatz, a design-appealing pergola was developed, which serves as sun and rain protection and at the same time as electricity generation. "PergoSolar" consists of a steel construction with translucent two layers of safety glass in which the photovoltaic elements are inserted. Energy-saving LED lighting is used as the illuminant. A battery storage ensures that the stored solar energy can be released again in the dark. The system is an independent stand-alone solution.

Energy saving
The solar sails and the pergola together provide the storm for lighting the newly built promenade section on the German side. This is possible mainly because particularly energy-saving
LED lamps have found their use. For the illumination of this section 55 newly
developed LED lights with a power consumption of 29 W and a light color below 3000 K were used. In addition, their longevity also represents an important contribution to climate neutrality. The system currently produces more energy than is needed to operate the promenade lighting. The surplus currently fed into the grid is to be used in the future to supply other sections of the promenade.
Another significant contribution to energy savings is provided by the virtually "climate-neutral" management of the toilet facility. The wastewater is purified on site by means of a domestic sewage treatment plant (decentralized water treatment) and thus does not have to be collected in tanks, hauled away and disposed of. The purified water is reused as so-called service water for toilet flushing. Drinking water is also obtained on site through a small well.
In the near future is planned the range by electric mobility offers, to extend. For example, for the use of electric bicycles could be provided in the border area perspective a charging station.

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1. The first climate-neutral managed and longest promenade in Europe
2. Filling up with sun on Usedom - Landscape architecture and "renewable energy