• Posted 03-Aug-2021

Greenlight for 25 new steel and coal projects supporting the European Green Deal

The programme increases its investment in tackling climate and environmental challenges in line with the European Green Deal and the Just Transition mechanism

The maximum EU contribution for these new projects is around €32 million. Among other things, the projects will work on solutions for:

• Retrofitting coal power plants for alternative fuels
• Developing new economic strategies for coal-mining regions in transition
• Reducing emission from steel production
• Looking at ultra-low carbon steel for buildings
• Optimising steel production processes

How were the projects selected?

The projects result from the RFCS 2020 call for proposals, which closed on 15 September 2020. The European Commission received 142 proposals.

The projects were selected in a peer evaluation run by the European Commission with the support of external experts. On 9 July 2021, the European Commission adopted the decision to award the grants and the REA has already signed all the grants.

More information on the funded projects will be published on the RFCS website.

Apply for funding

If you are planning a research project on low-emission steelmaking or coal regions in transition, you can currently apply for EU funding under the Research Fund for Coal and Steel. The 2021 RFCS call is currently open; the deadline is 22 September 2021.

Read more about the Research Fund for Coal and Steel.

Source: European Commission I European Research Executive Agency (https://bit.ly/3xiliMW)