Circular economy financing: Support through Horizon...
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Circular economy financing: Support through Horizon 2020
Tomáš Turecki European Commission DG Research and Innovation
Unit I.2 – Eco-innovation
Making it happen: European Commission seminar on circular economy financing; Brussels, 21 March 2016
Research and
Innovation
Horizon 2020: addressing Europe's challenges
Investing in research and innovation 2014-2020
Budget of €77 billion
Coupling research to innovation to maximise impact
H2020: Three pillars
Excellent science
Industrial leadership
Societal challenges
Societal challenges
Health, demographic change and wellbeing
Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime and inland water research & the Bioeconomy
Secure, clean and efficient energy *
Smart, green and integrated transport
Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials
Sub-activity 5.4 Transition towards a green economy through eco-innovation
Europe in a changing world-inclusive, innovative and reflective societies
Secure societies-protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens
Research and
Innovation
Research and innovation action
Activities aiming to establish new knowledge
Basic and applied research, technology development, lab-scale prototypes
Funding rate: 100%
Example: SPIRE-08-2017: Carbon dioxide utilisation to
produce added value chemicals
Research and
Innovation
Innovation action
Activities aiming at new, altered or improved products, processes or services
Prototyping, testing, piloting, product validation, demonstration
Funding rate: 70% (100% for non-profit legal entities)
Example: CIRC-1-2016-2017: Systemic, eco-innovative approaches for the circular economy: large-scale demonstration projects
Research and
Innovation
Coordination and support action
Accompanying measures: Networking, coordination between programmes, mutual learning, dissemination, standardisation
Funding rate: 100%
Example: Waste-4b-2014: Global waste dimension (Development of a strategy for global dissemination and uptake of European best management practices)
SME Instrument call: SC5 topic
SMEinst-12-2016-2017: Boosting the potential of small businesses in the areas and priorities of Societal Challenge 5 Commercialising innovative solutions for green growth
Only SMEs allowed to participate and to apply for funding and support
Minimum condition: participation of one SME (based in the EU or associated countries
70% co-funding
Research and
Innovation
Phase 1: Concept and feasibility assessment
Phase 2: R&D, demonstration,
market replication
Input: Idea/Concept: "Business Plan 1"
(~ 10 pages) 10% budget
Activities:
Feasibility of concept Risk assessment
IP regime Partner search Design study
Pilot application etc.
Output: elaborated "Business plan 2"
Input: "Business plan 2" plus description of activities under Phase
2 (~ 30 pages) 90% budget
Activities: Development,
prototyping, testing, piloting,
miniaturisation, scaling-up, market
replication, research
Output: "investor-ready Business plan 3"
Lump sum: 50.000 €
~ 6 months
Phase 3: Commercialisation
0.5-2.5 M€ EU funding
~ 12 to 24 months
Promote instrument as quality label for
successful projects
Facilitate access to private finance
Support via networking , training, information,
addressing i.a. IP management,
knowledge sharing, dissemination
SME window in the EU financial facilities (debt
facility and equity facility)
Possible connection to public procurement
activities
Phase 3 & coaching ~ 2% budget
SME Instrument
Fast Track to Innovation pilot
Close-to-market innovation activities
Innovation Actions (70% EU co-funding)
bottom-up logic: any technology field under 'Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies' and 'Societal challenges'
Consortia comprising 3-5 entities from at least 3 different EU MS or associated countries
continuously open call, three cut-off dates per year in 2016
each grant maximum EUR 3 million
Research and
Innovation
Other instruments
Pre-commercial procurement (PCP)
Public Procurement of Innovative solutions
ERA-NET co-fund
Research and
Innovation
Public-private partnerships
Representing 8 industry sectors (chemical, steel, minerals, …, and water)
Dedicated to resource and energy efficiency in process industries
Industry providing advice on research priorities in the domains concerned within H2020
Objectives set out in a multi-annual roadmap
900 MEUR from H2020 earmarked for SPIRE
www.spire2030.eu