Demonstration of the most promising advanced biofuel pathways

Call: Demonstration of the most promising advanced biofuel pathways

Programme

Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy

Description of programme
"Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy"

This Sub-Programme is structured around seven specific objectives and research areas:

Reducing energy consumption and carbon footprint
Low-cost, low-carbon electricity supply
Alternative fuels and mobile energy sources
A single, smart European electricity grid
New knowledge and technologies
Robust decision making and public engagement
Market uptake of energy and ICT innovation.

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Call

Demonstration of the most promising advanced biofuel pathways

Description of call
"Demonstration of the most promising advanced biofuel pathways"

It is essential to diversify the technology portfolio and feedstock basis to allow competitive production of advanced biofuels for use in transport.
Therefore, the following sub-challenges should be addressed:

improving the technical and economic feasibility of the production of new and advanced liquid biofuels;
demonstrating the feasibility of using feedstock particularly suitable for transport energy purposes.

Proposals shall include a work package on the business case of the technology solution and which identifies potential issues of public acceptance, market and regulatory barriers, including standardisation needs. It should also address, where appropriate, synergies between new and existing technologies and other socio-economic and environmental aspects from a life-cycle perspective. Furthermore, they shall address the risks (technological, business, process) and their possible mitigation.

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Thematic Focus

Energy, Research, Industry, Innovation, Capacity Building, Sustainability, Technologies, Natural ressources

Funding area

EU Member States
Candidate Countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iceland / Ísland
Moldova
Norway / Norge
Switzerland / Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera
Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna
Others

Origin of Applicant

EU Member States

Albania / Shqipëria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iceland / Ísland
Moldova
Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора
North Macedonia / Северна Македонија
Norway / Norge
Serbia / Сpбија
Switzerland / Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera
Turkey / Türkiye
Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna
Others

Eligible applicants

Education and Training Centres, Research Institution, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), NGO / NPO, Start Up Company, University, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Association

Project Partner

Yes

Project Partner Details

At least three legal entities. Each of the three must be established in a different EU Member State or Horizon 2020 associated country. All three legal entities must be independent of each other.
Industrial involvement in the consortium and explicit exploitation plans are a prerequisite.

Recurring Call

Type of Funding

Grant

Financial details

The Commission considers that proposals requesting a contribution from the EU of between 10 to 15 million € would allow this specific challenge to be addressed appropriately. Nonetheless, this does not preclude submission and selection of proposals requesting other amounts.

EU funding rate: 70% (except for non-profit legal entities, where a rate of 100% applies).

Submission

Electronic application here.

Contact Details

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