Dear Colleague,
This month the EPN Consulting Newsletter is longer than usual as many pieces of news and EPN Consulting activities needed space!
At every beginning of new year, business activities resume after holidays, companies in many countries that ended their past fiscal year start working on the implementation of new year’s plans, but this 2021 is different, it brings many more novelties: the new EU Multi-Financial Framework will see the light and will last for 7 years until Dec 2027. Thanks to the new MFF...Read more
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The EC approves €2.9 billion public support for a second pan-European R&I project along the entire battery value chain
The Commission approved, under EU State aid rules, a second Important Project of Common European Interest (“IPCEI”) to support research and innovation in the battery value chain. The project, called “European Battery
Innovation” was jointly prepared and notified by Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden. The twelve Member States will provide up to €2.9 billion in funding in the coming years. Read more
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European Institute of Innovation and Technology and Strategic Innovation Agenda: EU co-legislators reach political agreement
Representatives of the Portuguese presidency of the Council reached a provisional political agreement with the negotiators of the European Parliament on a package consisting of:
- amendments to the regulation on the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
- a decision on the future Strategic Innovation Agenda (SIA) of the EIT. The key features of the agreed SIA are...Read more
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H2020 Call on the European Green Deal : 300 project proposals competing for €286 million
INEA received 300 project proposals by the deadline of 27th Jan 2021 for several energy and transport topics under the H2020-LC-GD-2020-1 (Single Stage) call on Research and Innovation to support the European Green
Deal.
Overall, the budget for this part of the European Green Deal call is €286 million distributed over 5 single stage topics, all managed by INEA and under the responsibility of DG RTD, DG ENER and DG MOVE. The results of the evaluation are expected by 30 June 2021.
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ECB sets up climate change centre
The European Central Bank (ECB) decided to set up a Climate Change Centre to bring together the work on climate issues in different parts of the bank. This decision reflects the growing importance of climate change for the economy and
the ECB’s policy, as well as the need for a more structured approach to strategic planning and co-ordination. Read more
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First calls under "Horizon Europe" to be launched by the European Research Council
The European Commission presented the Work Programme 2021 for the European Research Council. This is the first work programme under Horizon Europe, Europe's new Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for
2021-2027. It includes three main calls for proposals for frontier research actions for a total amount of €1.9bn. Read more
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EU to set up new European Partnerships and invest nearly €10 billion for the green and digital transition
The Commission proposed to set up 10 new European Partnerships between the EU, Member States and/or the industry. The goal is to speed up the transition towards a green, climate-neutral and digital Europe, and to make European industry
more resilient and competitive. The EU will provide nearly €10 billion of funding that the partners will match with at least an equivalent amount...Read more
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The EPN Consulting CEO spoke at a webinar organised by AIIT in Italy
On 9th Feb 2021 the EPN Consulting CEO, Stefano Mainero, spoke at a webinar organised by the Piedmont branch of AIIT, the Italian Traffic and Transport Engineering Association.
The speech was on Intelligent & Sustainable Mobility: current themes, EU vision and Future EU funding.
EPN Consulting Members can download the presentation here.
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EPN Consulting co-ordinates a new Erasmus+ project to fight climate change
A few weeks ago EPN Consulting signed the contract with the UK National Agency to coordinate a new Erasmus+ project aiming to fight climate change.
"Collective Innovation to Fight Climate Change" - the project name - will enjoy the collaboration of EPN Consulting with other six partners from Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Spain and the UK. Read more
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VALMETAL from Valencia (Spain) has joined the EPN Consulting Network
The EPN Consulting International Network is happy to welcome VALMETAL, a new member from Valencia, Spain.
The VALMETAL cluster is composed by several agents: Metal Manufacturers, Equipment Goods Suppliers, Digital and Technological Facilitators, Technological Institutes, Research and Knowledge Centres, Technological Competence Schools and Technological Consulting Services.
The Valencian Metal Mechanic Cluster was promoted by FEMEVAL and AIDIMME under the designation “Metal Manufacturing Innovative Cluster (AEI VALMETAL)”, in order to make the sector more dynamic in terms of business
activity as well as boosting competitiveness enhancement activities within its companies.
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The Website of the Month: Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA)
The DSA is the go-to spectrum organization promoting unlicensed access to the 6 GHz band, more Mid-Band Shared Spectrum, CBRS, TVWS, innovation in the mmWaves and more.
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Join the EPN Consulting Network
EPN Consulting Members receive a number of exclusive and bespoke services including -but not limited to- a repository of selected professional news, articles and papers, and priority invitations to join European projects consortia. Choose among BRONZE, SILVER and GOLD Membership packages. Read more
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Upcoming Professional Events
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08 Mar 2021 – Deadline to submit projects in the Smart Grids thematic area as candidates for the 5th list of EU Projects of Common Interest (PCIs)
10 Mar 2021 – Deadline to submit proposals to the H2020 [InnovFund-SSC-2020-single-stage] (LS INNOVFUND Lump Sum Grants)
22 Mar 2021 – Deadline to submit proposals to the 2020 CEF Transport MAP call
31 Mar 2021 - Deadline to submit proposals to the H2020 FORMPLANET Open call
01 Apr 2021 – Deadline to submit pre-proposals to the ERA-MIN3 Joint call 2021 (Raw materials for the sustainable development and the circular economy)
14 Apr 2021 – Deadline to submit proposals to the 2nd call of the European Light Industries Innovation and Technology (ELIIT) project
05 May 2021 – Deadline to submit proposals to the H2020 [Sunfuel-EICPrize-2021] call (IPr Inducement Prize – EIC Horizon Prize for ‘Fuel from the Sun: Artificial Photosynthesis’)
| 02 Mar 2021 – Online – 6th Annual FUTURE OF TRANSPORT Conference
02 Mar 2021 – Ghent (BE) – Ports and Interland Europe 2021 – The European Conference on the future of inland transport, terminals and ports
10-12 Mar 2021 – Barcelona (ES) – 6th World Congress on SMART MATERIALS-2020
17-18 Mar 2021 – Porto (PT) – 5th Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Energy Summit
25 Mar 2021 – Online – Data-driven Smart Urban Mobility in Europe Conference
25 Mar 2021 – Online – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 2021 – Delivering AI with impact in Europe
30 Mar 2021 – Paris (FR) – 6th Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency
Please note that many conferences are being cancelled, postponed or converted in Virtual events due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Visit our Events section for updated information.
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