The European Commission has adopted the first work programmes of Horizon Europe, the bloc’s new research and innovation framework programme. In total €14.7 billion will be made available in the period 2021-2022, to help create a healthier, greener and more digital Europe. More than 40% of this will be invested in research and innovation to…
The definitive topics and call texts have now been published for the ‘European Green Deal Call’, the final act of the current research and innovation programme Horizon 2020. Key points A total of €1 billion has been made available for research and innovation projects with a focus on rapid scalability, dissemination and uptake. The deadline…
The 2020 European Research and Innovation Days – the Commission’s annual flagship R&I event – will be held online from 22-24 September. The R&I days bring together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and citizens to debate and shape the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond. In the context of the ‘green recovery’, and just…
The Commission has today opened the first call for proposals for the new Innovation Fund. The Fund will support breakthrough technologies for renewable energy, energy-intensive industries, energy storage, and carbon capture, use and storage, and is financed by revenues from the EU’s emission trading system. The first call will provide funding of €1 billion to…
Brussels – An online consultation to help identify the research priorities for Horizon Europe has been launched by the European Commission. The inputs received will inform the ‘Strategic Plan’ for Horizon Europe, which will then guide the work programmes and calls for proposals for Horizon Europe’s first four years (2021-2024). The Commission has already outlined a number of potential…
Brussels – The European Investment Bank has announced a loans package totalling €2 billion, to help trigger long term investment in agriculture and bioeconomy, especially among young farmers. The action is a direct response to a recent study which found that agricultural enterprises are less successful in their finance applications compared with other sectors. The problem was found to be…
Strasbourg – The InvestEU Programme will guarantee €38 billion of loans and equity, including €11.25 billion for research and innovation, following an agreement reached by the EU institutions last week. The aim of the programme is to encourage the European Investment Bank and other financial bodies to finance riskier projects by committing to repay bad loans…
Brussels – The European Commission has published details of a €10 billion fund to support companies and public authorities investing in the next generation of low carbon technologies. The Innovation Fund aims to reduce the risk for largescale flagship projects that result in significant emission reductions. Highly innovative technologies in four sectors are eligible for funding:…
Brussels – The European Commission has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bill Gates-led Breakthrough Energy Ventures to create a €100 million investment fund for clean energy technologies. ‘Breakthrough Energy Europe’ will pool public funding from InnovFin with private investment from Breakthrough Energy Ventures – an investor led fund with more than $1 billion in committed…
Brussels – The European Commission has published a new Bioeconomy Strategy including a set of 14 concrete actions to be launched by 2019. It represents an update on the 2012 strategy, following a review which took place last year. New actions defined in the strategy are divided across three areas: Strengthen and scale-up the bio-based sectors, unlock investments…
Brussels – The Bio-based Industry Consortium (BIC) has published a new report on funding instruments for supporting the development of the European bioeconomy. The report, prepared by RINA Consulting, outlines a number of funding opportunities and presents synergies between instruments that can co-finance bioeconomy projects. In line with its development targets, the EU has initiated a number of financial…
Brussels – The European Commission has launched a Dashboard for Horizon 2020, to feed in to future policy-making processes by showing implementation data. The Dashboard presents success stories from EU funded projects, as well as data on participation in projects and on project performance. All data can be viewed and analysed in aggregated form but can also…
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