The EU and China are facing similar challenges of increasing soils health and producing more high quality food for increasing population. At the same time soils are facing a lot of pressures from use of fertilizers (manure and mineral), historical management of soils and increasing land degradation. Specific Challenge To achieve certain quality of food […]
H2020: Secure, clean and efficient energy: Demonstration of innovative technologies for floating wind farms
Floating wind farms have significant potential but further efforts are needed to drive the costs down and to fully commercialise and industrialise the technology. Scope Proposals will focus on the demonstration of floating offshore wind innovations (such as blades, floaters, moorings, electrical subsystems and cabling, monitoring systems, and/or integrated systems, including whole wind turbines specifically […]
H2020: Secure, clean and efficient energy: Increase performance and reliability of photovoltaic plants
This call includes the contribution of the Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge “Secure, clean and efficient energy” to the focus area “Building a low-carbon, climate resilient future” which underpins the goals of the Paris Agreement and the “Clean Energy for all European” package. Objective To accurately predict and measure the contribution of PV systems (including floating […]
H2020: Develop surface or bulk treatments for improved wood-based materials
This project is part of the BBI-RIA Bio-based Industries Research and Innovation action sub-programme of Horizon 2020. Wood-based materials find wide application in many market segments based on their macro-, micro- and nano-scale structures. Surface treatments, meaning altering the properties of the wood matrix at its skin or adding layers to it, are increasingly used […]
Horizon Impact Award
The award aims to show the wider socio-economic benefits of EU investment in research and innovation. The award enables individuals or teams to showcase their best practices and achievements. This will encourage other beneficiaries to use and manage their results in the best way possible. It aims to create role models and inspire beneficiaries of […]
Reducing the R&I divide among countries by sharing knowledge and expertise across the EU
It is an undeniable fact that economic growth and increased competitiveness in Europe can only happen by investing in Research and Innovation (R&I). Major benefits can be achieved by tapping into Europe’s unexploited potential in R&I through increased participation in the Horizon 2020 framework research programme coupled with greater commitment from low R&I performing Member […]
Horizon 2020 NCPs – Open to the world
Título: Horizon 2020 NCPs – Open to the world Autor: Ciencia e innovación de la UE Duración: 00:30 Resumen: ¡Obtenga más información sobre las redes de NPC en la UE y más allá! Mire los seminarios web, conéctese con los NCP asociados y descubra las oportunidades que Horizon 2020 ofrece al mundo. Fecha de Publicación: 08-04-2019
What is the Horizon2020 Policy Support Facility?
Título: What is the Horizon2020 Policy Support Facility? Autor: Ciencia e innovación de la UE Duración: 01:50 Resumen: El Servicio de apoyo a las políticas proporciona las mejores prácticas, la experiencia independiente de alto nivel y la orientación en el campo de la I + D a petición de los Estados miembros y los países […]
Proyect ABBI unique bracelet for visually-impaired children
The Audio Bracelet for Blind Interactions (ABBI) is a pioneering device that is specifically designed with children in mind and thus its simplicity was a key factor – worn on the child’s wrist and being not much bigger than a wristwatch, the device, once worn, starts sensing body motion, providing the user with spatial information […]