Expected Outcome This flagship project is expected to pave the way for further large-scale integration of electrolyser systems in industrial applications in the framework of fully commercial operations. The project should demonstrate in an operational industrial environment improved electrolysis technology at a scale of >25MW, configured to provide the necessary reliability of supply at the lowest […]
ERC Proof of Concept Grants
Objectives The ERC Proof of Concept Grants aim to maximise the value of the excellent research that the ERC funds, by funding further work (i.e. activities which were not scheduled to be funded by the original ERC frontier research grant) to verify the innovation potential of ideas arising from ERC funded projects. Proof of Concept […]
New pan-European partnership on Culture and Creativity
Today, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) announced its Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) on Culture and Creativity, adding to the already existing eight Communities, which address a pressing societal challenge: climate, digital, energy, health, raw materials, food, manufacturing, urban mobility. The EIT launched a call for proposals for the new KIC in October 2021, inviting applicants […]
Statement by President von der Leyen with Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez
Dear Prime Minister, dear Pedro, I am very glad to see you here. This is a very special moment we have, because today is a real landmark in relations between the European Union and Latin American and Caribbean countries. Because we are launching a new partnership for vaccines and medicines made in Latin America, for […]
Horizon Europe: Design and industrial deployment of innovative manufacturing processes for fuel cells and fuel cell components
Expected Outcome Fuel cells offer the highest electrical efficiency for conversion of chemically stored energy. They can significantly contribute to an efficient use of produced hydrogen carriers and to the reduction of overall CO2 emissions. The Clean Hydrogen Joint undertaking has a set a vision to reach for 2030 accumulated fuel cell installed power of >2.5 […]
Horizon Europe: Fast Track Innovation and Uptake Artificial Intelligence for Aviation
Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to the following expected outcomes. Environment. AI will enable the optimisation of aircraft trajectories, potentially reducing the aviation environmental footprint. Capacity. AI will play a fundamental role in aviation/ATM to address airspace capacity shortages, enabling dynamic configuration of the airspace and allowing dynamic spacing separation between aircraft. […]
Commission boosts Horizon Europe budget to support green, health and digital innovations and displaced researchers of Ukraine
Today, the Commission has adopted the amendment to the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2021-2022, increasing the budget by nearly €562 million to further support EU Missions towards innovative solutions to green, health and digital challenges and more actions to boost the European innovation ecosystem. The programme’s budget for 2021 and 2022 now reaches a total of nearly €16 billion. […]
One hundred smart and climate-neutral cities by 2030
The Commission announced last week the 100 EU cities that will participate in the EU mission “100 smart and climate-neutral cities by 2030”, the so-called mission on cities. The 100 cities come from all 27 Member States, with an additional 12 cities from countries associated or with the potential to be associated with Horizon Europe, […]
EIC Accelerator Challenge: Technologies for ‘Fit for 55’
Scope This EIC Accelerator Challenge aims at supporting the development and scaling up of technologies and boosting breakthrough innovations that strengthen the green transition. Breakthrough innovations for this Challenge should have the potential to create significant economic, competitiveness and employment benefits for Europe. This Challenge targets ground-breaking innovations in any field of technology that have […]