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EIC Transition Challenges 2021
Innovative technologies for efficient, low-cost, sustainable, compact and flexible energy harvesting, conversion and storage are crucial to reach the Green Deal targets of decarbonised energy systems while achieving the transition to secure and affordable energy.
EU-funded early-stage research on innovative energy technologies is uncovering unique opportunities for systems integration of advanced and sustainable energy harvesting and storage technologies.
Expected call opening date
- 19 May 2021
Deadline to submit applications applications
- 22 September 2021
Starting of projects
- 2022
Total EU Budget for the year
- 40,5M€
Average budget per project
- 2.5M€
Number of projects to be funded
- 16
Countries
- Member States and eligible non-EU countries – associated countries and low and middle income countries
Target applicants
- * A single company classified as a SME and established within a Member State or an Associated Country; * A single company classified as a ‘Small mid-cap’ (up to 500 employees) established in a Member State or an Associated Country; * One or more natural persons (including individual entrepreneurs) or legal entities
Main stakeholders
- N/A
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More news about this project:
Science Us: new European project within the Horizon Europe initiative “Widera” proposed for funding
The main objective of ScienceUs is to create an EU wide network of interconnected citizen science projects.
Future-proof GHG and environmental emissions factors for accounting emissions from transport and logistics operations
Proposals should develop a comprehensive set of harmonised emission factors for the transport sector (freight and passenger), covering GHG emissions (CO2 equivalent) of transport and logistics operations.
Zero-emission e-commerce and freight delivery and return choices by retailers, consumers and local authorities
To support changing retailers and customers’ behaviours towards zero-emission freight delivery and return choices, the research actions will have to develop co-created actions able to increase transparency and consumers’ awareness of greenhouse gas emissions and other impacts (considering also socio-economic ones) of e-commerce, deliveries and returns.
