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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:
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.
Integrating European diversity in the design, development and implementation of CCAM solutions to support mobility equity (CCAM Partnership)
Research on the societal implications and deployment of CCAM systems and services has mostly been “geography- and culture-agnostic”, focusing instead on mobility behaviours at demographic level and prioritising factors like age and gender.
Generation of scenarios for development, training, virtual testing and validation of CCAM systems (CCAM Partnership)
Europe needs to manage the transformation of supply-based transport into safe, resilient and sustainable transport and demand-driven, smart mobility services for passengers and goods.