Call for proposals for 'Sustainable Industry Low Carbon II'
The European Commission has published its call for proposals for 'Sustainable Industry Low Carbon II'. This new call comes under the Horizon 2020 specific pillar 'Industrial Leadership'. Low-carbon technologies are essential both to reach the EU's climate and energy targets for 2030 and to implement the industrial roadmaps for the creation of a low-carbon economy by 2050.In particular, breakthrough solutions for advanced low-carbon manufacturing and processing are key to maintaining the competitiveness of EU industries. The SILC II initiative supports research and innovation activities aiming to develop innovative, cost-effective technologies to reduce the GHG emission intensity (ratio between direct GHG emissions and output units of an activity) of manufacturing and process industries. Proposals will preferably focus on energy-intensive industries, in particular those which may be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage. Targeted sectors include, but are not limited to, production of iron and steel, non-ferrous metals such as aluminium and copper, cement, glass, pulp and paper, chemicals and ceramics. Implementation of demonstration programmes and business plans are also expected to demonstrate the commercial viability of the technology. Activities are intended to start at Technology Readiness Levels 4-5 and target Technology Readiness Level 6-7.To see the official call announcements, please consult: Participant Portal(opens in new window)