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Du 26.09.2024 au 05.11.2024
Horizon Implementation Days
La Commission européenne organise entre septembre et novembre trois demies journées dédiées à la mise en œuvre des projets Horizon Europe.
ExpectedOutcome:
In line with the European targets of recycling for biowaste, from the Waste Framework Directive, lowering the fraction of municipal bio-waste[1] sent to landfill to 10% by 2035, successful proposals will support the uptake of separation and conversion technologies for mixed bio-waste streams and will contribute to reaching the European targets on bio-waste and the efficient use of resources.
Project results should contribute to the following expected outcomes:
Technology Readiness Level (TRL): Activities are expected to achieve TRL 6-7 by the end of the project – see Horizon Europe General Annex B.
Expected EU contribution per project: It is estimated that a contribution of EUR 6 million would allow these outcomes to be addressed appropriately. Nonetheless, this does not preclude submission and selection of a proposal requesting different amounts.
Scope:
The CBE JU scope includes a variety of bio-based waste and side streams from different sectors: residual streams from agriculture and horticulture, forestry, horticulture and from aquatic biomass cultivation, processing, and from fisheries; food and feed waste (from the food and feed production/processing); bio-waste other than food waste from production processes, e.g. textiles, wood, pulp and paper, etc., including post-consumer waste; sewage and wastewater sludge; used cooking oil; construction and demolition waste that include wood-based component, residues and by-products from the bio-based industry. These streams may contain impurities as well as polymers and mineral components (also naturally occurring in bio-based feedstock).
Annual waste generation is projected to increase by 70% by 2050 while global consumption of materials such as biomass, fossil fuels, metals and minerals is expected to double in the next forty years. In the meantime, pressure on raw material and energy resources is increasing. Thus, converting bio-based waste streams in renewable raw materials is more necessary than ever. However, industry sets stringent requirements for the composition and purity of renewable raw materials to ensure proper processing and meet product requirements.
Proposals under this topic should:
(Note) i) chemicals, materials and process design & modelling ii) (real-time) process monitoring and optimisation (including environmental performance) iii) predictive maintenance & plant engineering and iv) data analytics and data management of the processing technologies in the scope.
(Note II) Points i)-iv) should consider the contribution to/from data/feedback loops across circular, bio-based value chains but also coordination of processes among different sectors (especially if symbiosis concepts apply in the project).
Proposals must implement the multi-actor approach and demonstrate the involvement of all concerned key actors in the bio-based systems, such as researchers, local authorities, bio-based feedstock providers including waste managers, and bio-based processing industries. Please see the section Additional requirements in the CBE JU Annual Work Programme 2022[5] for more details.
Cross-cutting Priorities:
Ocean sustainability and blue economy
[1]for a description of the term, see annex Glossary in the CBE JU Annual Work Programme 2022 (https://www.cbe.europa.eu/reference-documents)
[2]for a description of the term, see annex Glossary in the CBE JU Annual Work Programme 2022 (https://www.cbe.europa.eu/reference-documents)
[3]for a description of the term, see annex Glossary in the CBE JU Annual Work Programme 2022 (https://www.cbe.europa.eu/reference-documents)
[4]for a description of the term, see annex Glossary in the CBE JU Annual Work Programme 2022 (https://www.cbe.europa.eu/reference-documents)