Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
The RFCS project has the following research objectives for the coal sector:
- Supporting the equitable transition of the coal sector and regions;
- Improving health and safety.
- Minimizing the environmental impact of coal mines in transition.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
This topic focuses on the following five objectives:
- CO2 neutral iron ore reduction (Increasing the use of pre-reduced iron carriers);
- Developing technologies to reduce the specific energy required to produce steel;
- Circular economy and sector coupling solutions to meet the zero-waste goal for steelmaking;
- Preparation of steel CO/CO2 gases for Carbon Capture Use and Storage (CCUS);
- Process Integration (PI) in steel plants to reduce the use of fossil carbon and associated CO2 emissions.
Detailed Call Description
This topic concerns RFCS Pilot and Demonstration Projects (PDPs). Pilot Projects target the construction, operation and development of (significant parts of) installations on an appropriate scale and using suitably large components in order to examine the potential for putting theoretical or laboratory results into practice and/or increasing the reliability of the technical and economic data needed to progress to demonstration stage, and in certain cases to industrial and/or commercial stage. Demonstration Projects cover the construction and/or operation of (significant parts of) an industrial-scale installation, in order to bring together all the technical and economic data in order to proceed with the industrial and/or commercial exploitation of the technology at minimum risk.
Proposals should address the application of innovative technologies related to one or two of the five call objectives listed. Each of the above objectives has focus areas and a proposal should cover at least two of those areas for each objective selected to be address in the proposal. The full description of each objective and its focus areas can be found in the call document pages 7-10 (the link to the call document can be found under the “Further information” section).
Proposals are also expected to include activities related to the development and dissemination of competencies to keep pace with new near-zero-carbon steel production processes, such as digitalisation and to reflect the principle of lifelong learning.
Activities are expected to start at TRL 4-6 and achieve TRL 7-8 by the end of the project.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
50%
Project budgets (requested grant amount) are expected to range between €5 000 000 and €9 000 000 per project and exceptionally up to €18 000 000 for large demonstrators.
Thematic Categories
- Environment and Climate Change
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- Legal Entities
- Natual person / Citizen / Individual
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Semi-governmental organisations
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must be legal entities (public or private bodies, e.g. undertakings, public bodies, research organisations, higher or secondary education establishments or other legal entities) which carry out RTD activities or substantially contribute to such an activity, established in EU Member States or countries associated to the RFCS.
Consortium composition
Proposals must be submitted by a consortium of a minimum of 2 independent applicants from 2 different eligible countries.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
EU Contact Point
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(Publish Date: 10/03/2023-for internal use only)