Adjustment of Steel process production to prepare for the transition towards climate neutrality (Clean Steel Partnership) (IA)
Summary
Cluster 4 promotes investments that will shape competitive and trusted technologies for a European industry enabling production and consumption to respect the planet’s boundaries and maximising the benefits for all parts of society in the variety of social, economic and territorial contexts in Europe. This will build a competitive, digital, low-carbon and circular industry, ensure sustainable supply of raw materials, develop advanced materials and provide the basis for advances and innovation in global challenges to society.
Programme Name
Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
Call
Detailed Call Description
The concepts to be addressed under this topic are expected to address one or more of the following areas:
- Injection of hydrogen or hydrogen-rich metallurgical gases or biomass to directly avoid the usage of fossil carbon as reducing agent in BF or as heat source in EAF operation;
- New process technologies for co-injection and new injection ports for BF and DRI plants and for EAF technology.
- Advanced gas treatment solutions (purification, reforming, preheating) for steel plants process gases for the purpose of internal re-use.
- Integration of gas injection with CO2 capture and storage technologies for the transition to CO2 neutral steelmaking.
- Adaption of the energy and materials flow in the energy system of the steel production process with adjustments of gas distribution/combustion to new gas properties and amounts including new developments regarding the related process technology and control technology.
This topic implements the co-programmed European Partnership on Clean Steel.
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
60% This funding rate applies both to members and non-members of the partnership, except for non-profit legal entities, where the funding rate is up to 100% of the total eligible costs.
Programme Category
EU Competitive ProgrammesTotal Budget
€14,00 millionThematic Categories
- Energy
- Environment and Climate Change
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
Call Opening Date
22/06/2021Call Closing Date
23/09/2021National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
Strovolos Avenue 123, 2042 Nicosia, Cyprus, P.O.Box 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/
Dr Angelos Ntantos
Scientific Officer
Telephone: 35722205033
Email: antantos@research.org.cy
Dr Ioannis Theodorou
Scientific Officer
Telephone: 35722205038
Email: itheodorou@research.org.cy
(Publish Date: 20/08/2021-for internal use only)
EU Contact Point
European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/research-and-innovation_en#contact