RFCS Big Tickets — Coal
Funded large-scale pilot and demonstration coal-transition projects reaching TRL 7-8, aimed at repurposing mine sites and cutting methane and mine-water impacts.
Results are expected to feed two EU-level goals at once: progress toward the European Green Deal and toward the Just Transition Mechanism, not just the coal-sector research objective itself. Proposals are expected to quantify the emission reduction or other environmental benefit the project achieves, and where relevant to demonstrate a positive effect on health and safety from the technology or ap…
This 'Big Ticket' topic funds pilot or demonstration projects under the Research Fund for Coal & Steel's coal objectives in Council Decision 2008/376/EC, covering the just transition of coal regions, health and safety, and minimising environmental impact. Proposals must also address at least one specific call objective: repurposing former or closing coal and lignite mines and related infrastructure, materials/waste reuse including critical raw materials recovery, land monitoring and restoration, processing methane emissions, or managing mine water.
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