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EUREKA programme EUROGIA+ funds low carbon technologies

Submitted by katharina on Tue, 16/06/2009 - 15:42.

EUROGIA+ (Cluster for Low‐Carbon Energy Technologies Providers) is a recently labeled five‐year EUREKA programme aiming at a Technological Leadership for a competitive European energy industry. It addresses the whole energy mix, i.e. all types of energy from O&G to renewable sources (except coal & nuclear). As a public/private R&D partnership, EUROGIA+ also aims at accelerating investment in sustainable energy technologies. For more information on EUROGIA+, visit: http://www.eurogia.com

The EUROGIA+ goal is to support and promote international partnerships devising original projects in low‐carbon energy technologies. These include projects in the fossil fuel and renewable energy sectors. The purpose is to facilitate the deployment of existing technologies and support the development of highly innovative new technical solutions.

Starting with any given energy source (Oil & Gas, Biomass, Wind, Solar, Geothermal...), EUROGIA+ invites for industrial innovation that will address part or all of any path between the source and enduser(s) via an energy vector (combustible, electricity or heat). The project must result in:

  • Minimise the carbon footprint of energy production and use,
  • Optimise the market value of the resulting product/process or service,
  • Facilitate the migration to the hydrogen economy,
  • Develop new technologies for energy such as solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, energy efficiency, etc.
  • Demonstrate technical innovation and a strong commitment to commercial exploitation
15 EUREKA member countries have committed financial support to EUROGIA+ labeled projects and is open to partners from large industrial companies, small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as research institutes and universities. According to the EUREKA rules, projects must involve at least two companies from two different countries.

The Call implies a two‐step procedure with continuous involvement of the relevant national funding authorities.
  • First, short Project Outlines (POs) are submitted and evaluated during and following a hearing.
  • For the approved POs, the next step is to contact the concerned Public Authorities‐eligibility test for financial support‐ and submit a Full Project Proposal (FPP) for a thorough technical evaluation.
  • FPPs are evaluated and, if approved, given the EUROGIA+ label – EUREKA endorsed.
Project participants can then apply for public financial support from their respective countries.


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