Steps in Setting-up of Two Centres for Marine Renewables Within a Romanian- Bulgarian Cross-Border Cooperation

Abstract

It is well known the fact that marine renewables are able to provide clean, low carbon energy, in the context in which experts seek methods to find solution for decreasing the actual dependence on fossil fuel, in a sustainable way.

Lately, Black Sea is seen as a potential candidate to marine renewables applications. This new position should be exploited by Romania and Bulgaria, states which have to apply European Union strategies related to the task of expanding the energy portfolio, by using marine renewables.

In this respect, Constanta Maritime University (CMU) and Nicola Vaptsarov Naval Academy (NVNA), which are already partners in different other projects, intent to establish two centers for marine renewables, within a cross-border cooperation, one in each country.

The two centers will work in order to find the most effective ways in which different actors – with interests in marine renewables, can be engaged and brought together to encourage fruitful collaboration that provides sustainable grow of the cross-border area.

In this respect, in the paper are described steps to be done in order to sett-up the centers, being revealed also the benefits of joining the centers membership, for different types of entities.