Synergies and mutual learning with national and regional initiatives in Europe on Industrial decarbonisation (CSA)
Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The governance of the action should be under the authority of national and regional governments and relevant public bodies who are responsible for national and regional policies, strategies and programmes addressing energy intensive industries.
Proposals should support the coordination of national and regional public authorities’ funding of research, innovation, acceleration of public/private R&I and deployment of technologies for the energy intensive industries’ decarbonisation. It should be aligned with the policies rolled out under the Clean Industrial Deal. The proposals should take into account and build on the Mutual Learning Exercise on Industrial Decarbonisation.
Detailed Call Description
Coordination and support activities should address all of the following:
- Promote and organise active networking, exchanges of information and mutual learning and the application of a whole-of-government approach, involving national and regional authorities.
- Build an overview of national and regional technology roadmaps, strategies, and action plans on industrial decarbonisation.
- Compare this overview to relevant work at European level, including the ERA Industrial Technology Roadmap for low carbon technologies in energy-intensive industries, the updated SRIAs of the Processes4Planet and Clean Steel Partnerships, activities under the Innovation Funds, the SET-Plan, and the Net Zero Industry Act (and its and implementing acts), as well as the 2020 Taxonomy Regulation and its implementation as regards climate mitigation[2].
- Build and exchange knowledge and expertise in national and regional industrial decarbonisation roadmapping for low-carbon technologies in energy-intensive industries; and develop monitoring tools and identify indicators to monitor progress.
- Promote the valorisation of knowledge and results of EU, national and regional projects, in line with the Council conclusions[3] on knowledge valorisation of 23 May 2024.
- Implement the action through analytical work, providing information and data, workshops to facilitate collaboration among countries participating under the energy intensive industry part of the ERA Action and relevant working parties under the SET Plan among others.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
Expected EU contribution per project: €1.00 million.
Thematic Categories
- Environment and Climate Change
- Industry
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Businesses
- Central Government
- Educational Institutions
- Large Enterprises
- Legal Entities
- Local Authorities
- NGOs
- Other Beneficiaries
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Semi-governmental organisations
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia,
P.B. 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22205000
Fax: +357 22205001
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Persons to Contact:
Dr Angelos Ntantos
Scientific Officer
Email: antantos@research.org.cy
Mr. George Christou
Scientific Officer
Email: gchristou@research.org.cy