In 2020, the EU launched its Innovation Fund for European energy and climate projects, supported by a budget of 38 billion euros to fund high-potential, high-impact innovations. Two brand-new calls for proposals are now being prepared. Will you be among the...
In Europe, 75% of the buildings are energy inefficient and most of them are in the commercial rented sector. The SmartSPIN project has a solution that can change this. Its business model addresses the key market barriers that prevent landlords and tenants from...
On June 29th and 30th, 13 leading representatives from various industrial, R&D and technology sectors gathered in Brussels for the kick-off meeting of the sHYpS project. sHYpS stands for ‘sustainable HYdrogen powered Shipping’.Hydrogen, a promising solution for...
Are you an entrepreneur looking to speed up the development of your innovative environmental technology through international cooperation? Or would you like to demonstrate an innovative new technology and get foreign partners on board? Why not consider applying for...
It has been eagerly anticipated for some time: the new Dutch funding tool for scaling up hydrogen production through electrolysis. A draft grant scheme was published recently, the launch of which coincided with an ‘Internet Consultation’. This article contains an...
The Dutch government recently sent its national ‘Recovery and Resilience Plan’ to Brussels for approval. The plan sets out a total of 49 measures: 21 reforms and 28 investments, adding up to a total of 5 billion euros (this is contingent on the European Commission’s...
A few weeks ago, EGEN’s consultants joined the kick-off meeting of the Hubs4Circularity project in Brussels. This Horizon Europe project focuses on Industrial (Urban) Symbiosis and the scaling up of circular practices within large industrial clusters in Europe. EGEN’s...
Now that we are generating more and more solar and wind energy, the limitations of our power grid are becoming increasingly obvious. Smart energy hubs offer a solution. These hubs are considered ‘smart’ because they are able to make independent decisions about matters...
The European Union just approved 17 Innovation Fund (IF) applications for large-scale projects in the clean-tech sector. The PNO Group, of which EGEN is part, accounts for 7 of the 17 approved applications: over 40%! The total investment of the EU for this call...
On Monday 20 June, eleven colleagues from the EGEN team took part in the Dutch Cycling 4 Climate event. During this cycling tour of up to 375 kilometres, together with all the other 1,000 participants, they drew attention to the constantly rising sea level. The...
Cities and regions are ideally placed to drive the circular transition. The European Union’s Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI) aims to promote knowledge exchange between circular cities and regions. EGEN is helping to establish a central CCRI coordinating...
Recently the European Commission launched a new Horizon Europe call: ‘Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply’. This call, part of the Horizon Europe Work programme 2021-2022, will target energy projects with a focus on Research and Investigation (R&I)....