In line with the “do not harm” principle for the environment, actions for all renewable energy technologies aim to also improve the environmental sustainability of the technologies, delivering products with reduced greenhouse gas emissions and improved environmental performance regarding water use, circularity, pollution, and ecosystems. In particular, for biofuels and bioenergy improving environmental sustainability is associated with the biomass conversion part of the value chain and the quality of the product, while air pollution associated with combustion in engines falls in the scope of other parts of the WP.  EU Green Deal for the transition of energy-intensive industries and the power sector towards climate neutrality. Supporting R&I for CCUS will be particularly important in those industries where other alternatives do not yet exist like the cement industry. This will be highly relevant towards 2050 when most electricity will be coming from renewables, but they need to tackle the process emissions from industry will continue. If CCUS is combined with sustainable biomass, it could create negative emissions. The award value is EUR 30 000 000. Click for more information.

Eligibility

To be eligible for funding, applicants must be established in one of the eligible countries;

• The Member States of the European Union, including their outermost regions
• The Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs)  are linked to the Member States
• Eligible non-EU countries; countries associated with Horizon Europe and  low- and middle-income countries

The deadline for application is 26 April 2022.