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The funding call "HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-31" aims to revolutionize energy-intensive industries by transitioning from traditional heat-driven processes to those powered by mechanical and electrical forces. This shift is expected to significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and enhance energy efficiency. The focus is on developing and integrating advanced electrically driven technologies—such as membrane technology, power ultrasound, mechanical activation, and electrochemical processes—to replace conventional heating methods. Projects should demonstrate these technologies' effectiveness in real-world scenarios, ensuring process safety, flexibility, and control. A comprehensive approach, including equipment redesign and the use of advanced materials, is encouraged. Proposals must also include a business case and exploitation strategy, outlining plans for scalability, commercialization, and deployment, while considering societal and environmental impacts. This initiative is part of the co-programmed European partnership Processes4Planet.

Opening: 22 May 2025

Deadline(s): 23 Sep 2025

Expected Outcome

Projects are expected to:

  • Enable the integration of renewable electricity in process industries by transitioning from heat-driven to direct electricity-driven processes.
  • Contribute to the EU's climate neutrality objective and the proposed 2040 90% GHG reduction target.
  • Achieve 25% energy savings compared to processes based on relevant Best Available Technologies.
  • Improve the economic viability of the entire unit compared to state-of-the-art heat-driven processes, enhancing the competitiveness and resilience of the European process industry.

Scope

The call focuses on developing and integrating highly efficient electrically driven technologies to replace traditional heat-driven processes in energy-intensive industries. This includes demonstrating technologies like membrane technology, power ultrasound, mechanical activation, and electrochemical processes. Projects should establish and validate scale-up methods from lab-scale to production size, evaluate energy efficiency gains, prove GHG emission reduction effectiveness, and ensure process safety and flexibility. A holistic approach, including equipment redesign and the use of advanced materials, is encouraged.

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