Following the Brokerage Event “Going green in Seventeen” jointly organised by AER and ERRIN, we are glad to share with AER member regions two project proposals on circular economy that have been discussed during the break-out sessions.
1) Blue Crude
Nordic Blue Crude, a single purpose company who will establish a production facility for synthetic crude oil in Norway, based on hydro power, presented the “Blue Crude” project idea, which could be fund within Horizon 2020, call LCE-19 2016-2017 Topic: “Demonstration of the most promising advanced biofuel pathways” or CIRC-01-2016-2017 Topic: “Systemic, eco-innovative approaches for the circular economy: large-scale demonstration projects” .
Through this project, Nordic Blue Crude is looking for ways to fund the construction of a production plant for synthetic crude oil in Norway. Potential partners searched by the organisation, preferably from Germany and the UK, should be able to assist in raising funds from private investors.
The deadline of this call is on 7th March 2017 (1st stage). A 2nd stage deadline is foreseen for 5th September 2017.
More details on “Blue Crude” project are available on the pitch presentation and the project template.
2) Air 2 WALI
Politecnico di Milano, University of Bologna, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environment (Gif sur Ivette, FR), Newcastle University, National Academy of Science of Ukraine and Enel Foundation are the partners of the project idea “Air 2 WALI (Air 2 Water for Life)”, presented by Politecnico di Milano during the brokerage event.
Air 2 Wali project will be presented within Horizon 2020, call CIRC-02-2016-2017 Topic: “Water in the context of the circular economy”.
The consortium is searching for partners to join the project, which are interested in integrating fog harvesting and water strategies into the urban built environment: water, industrial symbiosis, economy, land use, textile mechanics and climate experts.
The deadline of this call is on 7th March 2017 (1st stage). A 2nd stage deadline is foreseen for 5th September 2017.
More details on “Air 2 Wali” project are available on the pitch presentation.
If you like to join these projects and/or ask for further information, please do not hesitate to contact the AER Secretariat.
Documents and presentations from the brokerage event on green projects are available on the event page.
