Solving issues in carbon-neutral iron and steel making processes with diverse input materials of varying quality (Clean Steel Partnership) (RIA)

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Code: 37514 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-37 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/05/2025 | End submission calls: 23/09/2025

The topic calls for collaborative approach between academia, industry (including SMEs) and research organizations with the purpose to support: i) understanding, validating, and solving essential problems to allow maturity of innovative technologies in the industrial investment panorama for future carbon-neutral iron and steel making, ii) accelerating a reliable transition to climate neutrality in view of the end of the free ETS allowances by providing solutions optimized for different scenarios, and iii) fulfilling the Commission Recommendation 2024/774 on a Code of Practice on industry-academia co-creation for knowledge valorisation.

Safe and clean processing technologies and products (Processes4Planet partnership) (RIA)

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Code: 37511 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-36 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/05/2025 | End submission calls: 23/09/2025

Whereas the release of pollutants by European industry has generally decreased during the last decade, and it is expected to continue to do so, industry still contributes significantly to the emission of many pollutants into the European environment. Pollution harms our health and our environment. In addition to affecting people’s health, pollution is one of the main reasons for the loss of biodiversity. Moreover, only emissions of historically important pollutants are reported by industry. Information on emerging and less known pollutants, especially those not regulated by the Industrial Emissions Directive, and related methods of monitoring is lacking. GHG emissions from industry are not included in the scope of this topic. Pollutant emissions to air, water and soil are considered.

Smart integration of net zero technologies into Energy Intensive industries (Processes4Planet and Made in Europe partnerships) (IA)

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Code: 37507 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-34 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/05/2025 | End submission calls: 23/09/2025

As the industry decarbonises net-zero technologies can be applied to a wide range of energy intensive sectors and processes. Furthermore, the Net-Zero Industry Act which is part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan, is aiming at increasing the manufacturing capacity of strategic net-zero technologies to meet at least 40% of the EU’s annual deployment needs. In this framework the aim of this topic is to accelerate the deployment of net-zero technologies in at least one industrial sectors through a closer collaboration between, net-zero technology manufacturers and energy intensive industries.

Integrated use of renewable energy carriers in industrial sites (Processes4Planet partnership) (RIA)

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Code: 37496 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-33 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/05/2025 | End submission calls: 23/09/2025

There is a broad range of renewable energy carriers (e.g., electricity, hydrogen, solar heat, ammonia, etc) which can be utilised in the process industries. Many of them are provided with significant temporal variations, e.g., renewable electricity and solar heat. Integrated design and operation of these highly complex systems within process industry sites are needed to cope with the fluctuations of the energy inputs and to achieve overall energy and cost efficiency. Industrial symbiosis and integration of production systems with energy systems in industrial sites can ensure overall emission reduction. These approaches can increase the efficiency of generation and enable solutions that avoid losses, supporting stability and efficiency of power systems.

Co-funded European partnership for Resilient Cultural Heritage

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Code: 37493 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2025-03-HERITAGE-01 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 15/05/2025 | End submission calls: 16/09/2025

The challenge of cultural heritage lies in preserving and safeguarding a society’s rich history, traditions, artefacts, and knowledge.

This involves addressing issues such as deterioration, damage, theft, conflict, changing societal values and new challenges such as the climate change.

In addition, it is essential to strike a balance between accessibility for future generations and respect for cultural sensitivities.

Green and resilient flexible production processes (Processes4Planet partnership) (IA)

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Code: 37489 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-32 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/05/2025 | End submission calls: 23/09/2025

Flexibility of energy intensive production processes is a necessity for the use of alternative energy carriers as the supply of energy by renewable sources is subject to significant variations and the competitive potential of energy storage is limited. The optimal use of the renewable energy supply will require processes that can perform fast transitions to allow continuous and efficient operation when the renewable energy input varies. The limiting factor addressed by the topic is the ability of the production plants to promptly change loads and throughputs in large ranges without negative consequences for the equipment, while staying energy and resource efficient. Storage options and use of several sources of renewable energy can be included, the combination (hybridation) of various decarbonisation technologies can also be considered.

Innovative approaches to intangible cultural heritage for societal resilience

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Code: 37488 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2025-02-HERITAGE-02-two-stage | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 15/05/2025 | End submission calls: 16/09/2025

Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) includes traditions, oral histories, performing arts, social practices, rituals, festive events, as defined by UNESCO. ICH represents a repository of traditional knowledge and forms the backbone of a community’s identity and continuity.

Gender differences in career trajectories of parents and their implications for gender equality and family well-being

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Code: 37484 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2025-02-TRANSFO-04-two-stage | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 15/05/2025 | End submission calls: 16/09/2025

Gender differences in career trajectories of parents account for large shares of gender employment and pay gaps. This is often referred to as child/motherhood penalties for women (as opposed to child/fatherhood premium for men).

Migration and climate change: building resilience and enhancing sustainability

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Code: 37481 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2025-01-TRANSFO-11 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 15/05/2025 | End submission calls: 16/09/2025

Proposals should develop a strategic roadmap that will act as a comprehensive framework for understanding the impacts of climate change on migration and its impact on future generations and outline key research and policy priorities in the context of environmental degradation, climate change and migration.

Intergenerational fairness in the context of demographic change in the EU

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Code: 37478 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2025-01-TRANSFO-10 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 15/05/2025 | End submission calls: 16/09/2025

Demographic trends over the last decade and future projections show that the share of the population aged 65+ is growing, both in comparison to the working-age population and to the child population.

This is due to an increasing life expectancy and lower fertility and poses major challenges for intergenerational fairness and affects the implicit social contract across generations.

Good practices for increased autonomy of persons with disabilities, including physical, mental, intellectual and sensory disabilities

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Code: 37475 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2025-01-TRANSFO-09 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 15/05/2025 | End submission calls: 16/09/2025

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities recognises the right to individual autonomy and independence for persons with disabilities, including the freedom to make their own choices.

Ensuring this right requires a differentiated landscape of measures in all areas of society, including ensuring accessibility and quality person-centred support services.

From heat-driven processes to the use of mechanical and electric forces (Processes4Planet partnership) (IA)

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Code: 37473 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-31 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Digital, Industry & Space (Cluster 4)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/05/2025 | End submission calls: 23/09/2025

The generation of heat, which is often sourced from fossil fuel combustion, is the biggest consumer of energy in the process industries and responsible for 60% of process industries GHG emissions. Heat input is in particular commonly used in separation and drying processes. The topic focuses on the development of new electrically driven industrial processes where heat input in such processes is replaced by electro-mechanical power or other forms of direct electrical input. These electrified processes could represent a major reduction of GHG emissions as well as an important source of energy savings. The scope does not include conventional electric heating or the use of heat pumps.