Targeting key value chain components for increasing the competitiveness of renewable energy technologies in Europe
Funds research that fixes one clear competitiveness bottleneck in a renewable energy technology’s value chain, from feedstock to end use.
This Research and Innovation Action from the European Commission funds research that fixes one clear competitiveness bottleneck in a renewable-energy technology's value chain, from feedstock to end use. The topic's EUR 9,000,000 is expected to produce three grants of EUR 3,000,000 each, paid as a lump sum under the Commission's 2021 decision. Activities may start at any Technology Readiness Level …
The Commission wants solutions for critical aspects that clearly and significantly affect the long-run competitiveness of a specific renewable energy technology and its value chain, such as material efficiency, circularity, feedstock access, digital and AI tools, or logistics optimisation. It wants proposals to assess, where relevant, the cost and benefit of keeping ownership of that value-chain solution within Europe.
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