What does BONUS RETURN do?
Starting from a circular economy approach, BONUS RETURN examines the potential for ecotechnologies to turn waste carbon and nutrients into profit in the Baltic Sea Region. This is done by bringing together research, local authorities and the private sector to identify and pilot economically and environmentally efficient technologies.

Process
Stakeholder Engagement
Provides a platform for interaction between researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, and municipalities; and develops a decision support tool to simulate scenarios and facilitate interaction.

Evidence Base
Produce a systematic evidence base on existing technologies related to the reuse of nutrients and carbon.

Innovation
BONUS RETURN has identified three upcoming innovations: TerraNova, Aquacare and Ravita that are currently undergoing assessments and tests as part of the project’s pre-commercialization phase.

Sustainability analysis
Assessing environmental, social and economic costs and benefits.

Environmental modelling
Hydrological modelling of current and future scenarios in the three case study sites: fyris river in Sweden, river vantaanjoki in Finland and the slupia river in Poland.

Commercialisation
Test beds and pre-commercialisation of ecotechnologies in the three case study sites.