Research on fundamental combustion physics, flame velocity and structure, pathways of emissions formation for hydrogen and variable blends of hydrogen, including ammonia

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Code: 27373 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-04-02 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 31/01/2023 | End submission calls: 18/04/2023

Use of natural gas mixtures with high hydrogen content still exhibits high NOx pollutant emissions, thus requiring the implementation of appropriate combustion technologies in new or existing gas turbines, such as DLE, sequential combustion, EGR and micro-mixing approaches. Besides, although recent research has shown that partial decomposition of ammonia (after transportation) to a blend of ammonia/hydrogen/nitrogen can be an interesting solution, many fundamental aspects of ammonia/hydrogen flames are not yet known, and NOx emissions are a concern too. Other potential not well-known hydrogen blends could show similar issues.

Development and validation of high power and impurity tolerant fuel cell systems ready to run on industrial quality dry hydrogen

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Code: 27371 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-04-01 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 31/01/2023 | End submission calls: 18/04/2023

This topic aims to bridge the power gap between small stationary and MW installations, by developing and validating a building block in the shape of a renewable hydrogen fuelled fuel cell system (of at least 100 kW), which can be customised for various applications, have a modular design and be impurity tolerant.
The duration of the validation should be at least 5,000 hours.
This building block should be able to operate at any location having access to any renewable hydrogen supply sources underground storage facilities initially used for natural gas storage, natural gas grid enabled to transport hydrogen as well as dedicated hydrogen grid.

Moreover, the durable and flexible (full and partial load) operations of a ≥ 100 kW fuel cell system with industrial quality dry hydrogen (95% pure) should be also explored. The validation should be performed for use case cold ironing or ground power supply at the site, where industrial quality dry hydrogen fuel without blending is available.

Ultra-low NOx combustion system for aviation

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Code: 27369 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-03-03 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 31/01/2023 | End submission calls: 18/04/2023

The scope of the topic is to develop a direct burn hydrogen combustion system with low NOx emissions compatible with aero engine specifications and progress it up to TRL 4. Because of the specific thermo-physical characteristics of hydrogen (very high flame speed, high diffusivity, high reactivity, high flame temperatures, etc.) there are many technological hurdles to overcome in order to realise a reliable and successful low NOx combustion system.

Development of a large fuel cell stack for maritime applications

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Code: 27365 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-03-02 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 31/01/2023 | End submission calls: 18/04/2023

Proposals should cover the development of a high-power stack for maritime applications and should address in particular either PEM or Solid Oxide technologies, which are considered the most promising technologies for maritime sector as already proven by the already funded projects MARANDA, HyShip, FLAGSHIPS, and ShipFC.

A large FC stack for maritime applications should be developed by the end of the project according to either one of the following minimum requirements:

• A PEM stack with nominal power in the range of 250-500 kW at beginning of life and with scalability at system level to several tens of MW;
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• A Solid Oxide (SO) stack with nominal power in the range of 100-250 kW at beginning of life and with scalability at system level to tens of MW.

Real environment demonstration of Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM)

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Code: 27363 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-03-01 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 31/01/2023 | End submission calls: 18/04/2023

This topic is addressing types of NRMM currently running with an ICE utilising conventional fuels in the construction & mining (excavators, loaders, haulers, bulldozers, etc.) and agricultural & farming (harvesters, cultivators, etc.) sectors.

The scope is to develop and demonstrate mature prototypes of hydrogen FC propelled machinery, operating in a defined end-user ecosystem. Hydrogen should be available on / very close to the work site, for refuelling purposes.

Demonstration of LH2 HRS for Heavy Duty applications

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Code: 27361 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-02-05 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 31/01/2023 | End submission calls: 18/04/2023

The topic aims to develop and demonstrate the technological foundations of large LH2 refueling stations for heavy-duty transport sectors such as aviation, shipping and railways, and thereby address and overcome the challenges that remain in their development. Demonstration of a large, high-efficiency hydrogen refueling station would have an impact on other SRIA roadmaps related to liquid hydrogen (transportation, storage, aviation end-use, etc.).

The subject of this topic is the development, construction and operation of a liquid hydrogen refueling station that should demonstrate a delivery rate of at least 5 tons per hour.
The LH2 HRS:

• it should demonstrate scalability with technical and financial improvements
• it should be able to reduce the energy consumption and specific cost of hydrogen to prepare for the widespread deployment of hydrogen for the benefit of heavy-duty transport and its zero-emission ecosystem.

Demonstration of high pressure (500-700 bar) supply chain

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Code: 27359 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-02-04 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 31/01/2023 | End submission calls: 18/04/2023

It is of the utmost importance to improve the Gaseous Hydrogen (GH2) logistic. From a current 200 bar transportation pressure, the industry needs to move to higher pressure to increase the payload and decrease significantly the cost of transportation. It means to demonstrate the full logistic chain from the filling centre phase (to load the trailers at high pressure), through the trailers rolling on the road to the HRS able to feed the final vehicle.

This higher pressure GH2 logistic is timely needed to prepare for the deployment of heavy-duty vehicles (as trucks or trains) and corresponding infrastructure (HRS with high quantities of GH2 delivered), the increase of industrial needs of GH2 and ultimately to reduce the TCO of an extensive HRS network in Europe. Proposals submitted in this topic should demonstrate the entire concept of filling centre, trailer fleet and HRS, in complementarity/synergy with the previous two topics supported already in AWP2022.

Novel insulation concepts for LH2 storage tanks

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Code: 27354 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-02-03 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 31/01/2023 | End submission calls: 18/04/2023

The scope of this topic is to develop and validate novel insulation concepts for storage of liquid hydrogen. The concepts developed should be suitable for a later scale-up to dimension similar to LNG storage tanks for shipping and or onshore storage.

Pre-Normative Research about the compatibility of transmission gas grid steels with hydrogen and development of mitigation techniques

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Code: 27351 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-02-02 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 31/01/2023 | End submission calls: 18/04/2023

This topic is aimed at accelerating the deployment of a safe, flexible, and efficient hydrogen grid by repurposing part of the gas networks, as this solution is expected to be particularly cost-effective compared to the development of new pipes.

The project should focus on specific critical issues that are insufficiently covered by existing publicly available knowledge, like hydrogen embrittlement in pipe and girth welds and heat affected zones (HAZ), Fatigue Crack Growth mechanisms and update of criteria for assessment of flaws. Modern new steel grades likely to meet the deployment needs of H2 networks should also be investigated (allowing connections of hydrogen producers and consumers to repurposed grids).

This project should cover steel grades constitutive of the gas Transmission networks, that are particularly sensitive to hydrogen embrittlement due to some high strength grades, high service pressure and potentially impacting pressure cycling.

Large-scale demonstration of underground hydrogen storage

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Code: 27349 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-02-01 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 31/01/2023 | End submission calls: 18/04/2023

The aim of this flagship topic is to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of large-scale underground hydrogen storage to provide the flexibility to manage the imbalance between intermittent supply from renewables and variability in demand in an integrated electricity-hydrogen energy system, and to qualify all technologies and their components in an integrated storage system by demonstrating large-scale hydrogen (energy) storage in underground salt caverns and/or gas fields and/or other geological structures, which are located in many places across EU.

This flagship topic aims at integrating the innovation brought by large-scale underground storage to the whole value chain, to better understand how renewable hydrogen can be supplied continuously to industrial, mobility and other end-uses, while allowing production to be intermittent (daily or seasonally) due to renewable electricity supply. To this effect, large-scale underground storage will contribute to limiting the curtailment of renewable electricity and optimise the whole value chain to make energy more sustainable, more secure and more affordable for hydrogen consumers.

Hydrogen use by an industrial cluster via a local pipeline network

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Code: 27346 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-07 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 31/01/2023 | End submission calls: 18/04/2023

This flagship topic involves installing a large electrolyser and a new or repurposed 100% hydrogen pipeline network of sufficient transport capacity to fully or partially decarbonise at least two industrial processes that are located within a single industrial zone, either inland or in coastal areas.

The action is open to any type of hydrogen end use and any combination of off-takers in the local area (including chemical processes, co-generation systems, hydrogen gas turbines and any technology that combusts hydrogen or hydrogen/natural gas blends). Where appropriate as a secondary application, it may also provide hydrogen for vehicle.

Valorisation of by-product O2 and/or heat from electrolysis

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Code: 27344 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-06 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 31/01/2023 | End submission calls: 18/04/2023

Utilisation of the by-product oxygen as well as simplification of the balance-of-plant through integration into the downstream process can improve the economics and the total cost of ownership of the electrolyser.

This flagship topic should focus on improving efficiency of the electrolyser system as well reducing the footprint by optimising the electrolyser system-downstream process integration. Furthermore, the project should give insight into the effect of this integration on electrolyser degradation phenomena compared to a standard electrolysis system, if applicable.

Waste to Hydrogen demonstration plant

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Code: 27336 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-05 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 31/01/2023 | End submission calls: 18/04/2023

The scope of this flagship topic is to develop and demonstrate a pilot plant processing wastes and converting them into hydrogen. Different conversion processes maybe be considered, involving for example, but not limited to, gasification, pyrolysis, plasma supported, electrochemical processes, steam gasification, including multistage processes and related reactors.

Proposals should focus on wastes without any direct recycling potential and on the production of sustainable, renewable hydrogen (in line with the requirements of the EC proposal for the revision of RED II).

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) and/or Photocatalytic (PC) production of hydrogen

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Code: 27333 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-04 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 31/01/2023 | End submission calls: 18/04/2023

The scope of this topic should address the lack of industrially relevant photo-chemical reactor, offering advantages in terms of land-use, simplified system layouts and lower cost. The use of flow conditions is particularly relevant for PC systems, that are often tested in custom batch-type lab reactors without internationally acknowledged measurements protocol and standards. Consequently, projects are expected to validate novel STH conversion reactors in relevant environments. To this extent, monolithic or highly integrated photochemical devices should be developed, while simple electrical connection between photovoltaic cells and electrolysers or PV biased PEC configurations are not in the scope of this topic.

Furthermore, the scope of this action is to validate novel photo-active materials of at least 5% – for PC – and above 15% – for PEC – STH efficiencies. To achieve such goal, proposals are expected to pursue strategies that aim to improve both light harvesting and catalytic properties, namely core/shell or hybrid nanomaterial synthesis, materials showing plasmonic effects or selective photo(electro)catalyst for alternative oxidative reactions beyond water oxidation.

Advances in alkaline electrolysis technology

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Code: 27331 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-03 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 31/01/2023 | End submission calls: 18/04/2023

This topic aims at advancing AEL technology by improving performances and reducing costs.
AEL technology, despite the high maturity of the proposed market solutions, can be improved in order to keep the EU electrolyser industry at the forefront and to support the achievement of the EU performance and cost targets, widening the range of applications where renewable hydrogen produced by AEL could be deployed to support decarbonisation efforts. Anyway, improved performances and solutions will add margins to this target and a better satisfaction of the specific challenge.

The topic aims to facilitate the integration of innovative lab scale developments in the alkaline electrolysis technologies landscape into pilot industrial scale systems for their validation and further escalation into industrial MW scale systems.

Innovative Solid Oxide electrolysis cells for intermediate temperature hydrogen production

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Code: 27328 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-02 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 31/01/2023 | End submission calls: 18/04/2023

The topic focuses on the development of new cell and stack designs, aiming at the replacement of costly ceramic-based components and reduction of critical raw materials (e.g. light and heavy rare earth materials, LREE and HREE), and use of lower cost steels. Improved thermal and load cycling capabilities (faster and higher number of thermal cycles) should be ensured by designing new cells and/or stacks based on e.g. metal supported cells/stacks, cells with integrated interconnect/current collector/electrode and/or metal-based monolith cells/stacks and/or intrinsically more robust cell/stack design/assembly. The stack volume should be reduced compared to state-of-the-art stacks, by 15%. This can be sought by nano-engineering and/or self-assembly of interfaces, integrating several functionalities in single components and/or by developing thinner layers that can also contribute to reduce ohmic losses.

The new sustainable-by-design electrolysers will operate at temperature below 700°C to minimise thermally induced degradation and facilitate direct coupling with renewable sources.

Innovative electrolysis cells for hydrogen production

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Code: 27326 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-01 | Programme name: 27323 | Start submission calls: 31/01/2023 | End submission calls: 18/04/2023

This topic aims at the development of new and disruptive cell concepts for improving efficiency, lifetime, and hydrogen production processes in the field of water electrolysis, while replacing costly materials on components of the cell and stack. The topic seeks the integration of recent advances in materials science and modern characterisation/fabrication tools, merged into innovative lab scale developments of components of electrolysis cells. The target is to realise at least single cells of TRL 4 and validate all innovative approaches using single cells and short stacks with min. 5 cells.

The Silver Deal – Person-centred health and care in European regions

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Code: 27321 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-HLTH-2023-STAYHLTH-01-01 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Health (Cluster 1) (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 12/01/2023 | End submission calls: 13/04/2023

This topic aims to implement strategies and actions in line with the Green Paper on Ageing, the EU Long-term care report, the ‘Healthier Together’ – EU Non-Communicable Diseases Initiative, the new EU Care Strategy, which strive to address demographic change and enable better health and care for Europe’s growing ageing societies, as well as to harness the potential of the Silver Economy. NCD prevention is highly relevant to reduce the need for long-term care. New tools and integrated care models are needed, reinforcing primary, community- and home-based health and long-term care provision, through better early detection and management of diseases among older people in an increasingly ageing society and overburdened health and care systems.

IMPETUS Citizen Science Challenge 2023

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Code: 27305 | Identifier Code: Impetus | Programme name: 20613 | Start submission calls: 10/01/2023 | End submission calls: 13/03/2023

This call is seeking to fund projects that can make a difference, at local, national or international scale and particularly interested in applications that propose novel, less explored participatory roles for citizens and other key stakeholders, and that engage with marginalised, underrepresented or disadvantaged groups.

Novel Technologies for Border Management (Open Theme)

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Code: 27303 | Identifier Code: 2022/CFP/RIU/01 | Programme name: 27300 | Start submission calls: 01/01/2022 | End submission calls: 05/03/2023

The general objectives of this call are to:

• support European non-profit research and academic communities in bringing forward innovation by inviting them to propose small-scale research projects aimed at developing future-oriented technological concepts, proof-of-concepts or prototypes in support of specific and concrete border security needs, and providing a streamlined and simplified funding mechanism to these projects
• advance scientific knowledge of the European Border and Coast Guard (EBCG) by exploring the potential use of the outcomes of such research projects in the operational environments.