Using captured CO2 as a resource to replace fossil hydrocarbons in industrial production
Funds two projects, worth up to EUR 7 million each, developing ways to convert captured CO2 into synthetic fuels, chemicals or materials that can replace fossil feedstocks.
This is a single-stage Innovation Action, with the Commission expecting to fund two projects from the topic, each up to EUR 7 million; applicants use the standard Horizon Europe application form for this call. A proposal has to contribute to both of the topic's listed expected outcomes together -- unlocking the economics of CO2 utilisation and cutting reliance on fossil-based feedstocks -- rather …
The Commission wants technology that converts captured CO2 into synthetic fuels, chemicals, polymers or minerals at lower cost, energy use and environmental footprint, so they can compete with fossil-based products. Proposals must define achievable targets for energy use, cost and yield, set minimum CO2 purity requirements, and run a full life-cycle analysis of the proposed process; enhanced oil, gas or coalbed methane recovery is explicitly out of scope.
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