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Specific Challenge:Bio-based operations often deal with variable or even unpredictable conditions (e.g. weather, geographical differences, pathogens) affecting the overall resource efficiency of the targeted value chains. Proper planning of bio-based operations must take into account multiple inputs on soil conditions, biodiversity, logistics, resources management, etc. There are many enabling technologies that promote smarter, safer, more efficient and more environmentally friendly bio-based value chains. These technologies include: ‘big data’, geographic information systems, sensors, artificial intelligence, the internet of things, and prediction algorithms. The technologies can also assist the bio-based industry to better evaluate quality and availability of (residual) biomass as feedstock for bio-based operations. Consequently, the bio-based industry can better plan its feedstock supply and align its operational steps accordingly.
The technologies mentioned above will also help bio-based operators to adapt and fine-tune the technological steps in pre-treatment, conversion and downstream processing.
The specific challenge is to increase biomass availabi...
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Specific Challenge:Bio-based operations often deal with variable or even unpredictable conditions (e.g. weather, geographical differences, pathogens) affecting the overall resource efficiency of the targeted value chains. Proper planning of bio-based operations must take into account multiple inputs on soil conditions, biodiversity, logistics, resources management, etc. There are many enabling technologies that promote smarter, safer, more efficient and more environmentally friendly bio-based value chains. These technologies include: ‘big data’, geographic information systems, sensors, artificial intelligence, the internet of things, and prediction algorithms. The technologies can also assist the bio-based industry to better evaluate quality and availability of (residual) biomass as feedstock for bio-based operations. Consequently, the bio-based industry can better plan its feedstock supply and align its operational steps accordingly.
The technologies mentioned above will also help bio-based operators to adapt and fine-tune the technological steps in pre-treatment, conversion and downstream processing.
The specific challenge is to increase biomass availability, resource efficiency and sustainability for the bio-based industry through enabling (advanced and innovative) technologies.
Scope:Efficiently integrate enabling technologies into bio-based operations to optimise value chains from a technical, economic, social and environmental point of view.
Proposals must deliver a logistical and technological scheme that will increase the supply of suitablequality feedstock to optimise bio-processing operations throughout the year. The scheme will also lower biomass losses from feedstock supply through the processing stages of the value chain; and allow a longer storage time before processing through more efficient pre-treatment steps and storage methods to better preserve the valuable components.
Proposals will also improve the economic and environmental sustainability of the targeted value chains.
This topic includes any bio-based feedstock, provided it can be sourced in Europe in a way that is sustainable both from an environmental and an economic perspective.
Proposals should include the related primary sector(s) (or their representatives) as strategic partner(s) in the covered value chains.
Proposals must also include an experimental validation of the proposed concept via direct comparison with existing comparable options.
Proposals should address all the requirements for RIAs shown in Table 3 of the Introduction.
The technology readiness level (TRL) at the end of the project should be 4-5 and not exceeding 5. Proposals should clearly state the starting and end TRLs of the key technology or technologies targeted in the project.
Indicative Funding:
It is considered that proposals requesting a contribution of between EUR 2 million and EUR 5 million would be able to address this specific challenge appropriately. However, this does not preclude the submission and selection of proposals requesting other amounts.
Expected Impact:EXPECTED IMPACTS LINKED TO BBI JU KPIS:
contribute to KPI 1 — create at least one new cross-sector interconnection in the bio-based economy;
contribute to KPI 2 — set the basis for at least one new bio-based value chain;
contribute to KPI 8 — validate at least one new or improved processing technology reflecting the ‘TRL gain’ since the start of the project.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS:
reduce greenhouse gas (including CO2) emissions (expressed in CO2 equivalents) in transport by at least 30% as a result of improved logistics and processing;
reduce raw-material loss by at least 20% as a result of more efficient logistics and processing;
contribute to the EU’s 2050 long-term strategy for a climate-neutral Europe by replacing fossilbased material with bio-based, renewable material.
ECONOMIC IMPACTS:
show the potential of enabling technologies for reducing raw-material transportation costs by at least 20% when applied at large scale;
increase resource- and operational efficiency;
show the potential of enabling technologies for increasing income opportunities for biomass producers and other stakeholders involved in the supply chain when these technologies are applied in value chains operating at commercial level.
SOCIAL IMPACTS:
show the potential for creating new job opportunities in the bio-based sector in rural, coastal and/or urban areas with successful project results;
show that adequate enabling technologies can improve the integration of digital applications and human activities;
show that adequate enabling technologies can increase the safety and efficiency of field operations.
Type of action: Research and Innovation Action
Cross-cutting Priorities:Cross-cutting Key-Enabling Technologies (KETs)
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La ayuda es de ámbito europeo, puede aplicar a esta linea cualquier empresa que forme parte de la Comunidad Europea.
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Características de la financiación
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon 2020 projects. See the information in the Online Manual.
2. Eligibility and admissibility conditions: described in Annex B and Annex C of the Work Programme, with the derogation described in part 2.2.3 of the BBI JU Work Plan.
Proposal page limits and layout: Please refer to Part B of the proposal template in the submission tool below.
3. Evaluation:
Evaluation criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex H of the H2020 Work Programme, with the exceptions described in part 2.2.6 of the BBI JU Work Plan.
Submission and evaluation processes are described in the Online Manual and the BBI JU Guide for applicants (RIA-IA-CSA).
4. Indicative time for evaluation and grant agreement:
Information on the outcome of evaluation: maximum 5 months from the deadline for submission.
Signature of grant agreements: maximum 8 months from the deadline for submission.
5. Proposal templates, evaluation forms and model gr... 1. Eligible countries: described in Annex A of the H2020 Work Programme.
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon 2020 projects. See the information in the Online Manual.
2. Eligibility and admissibility conditions: described in Annex B and Annex C of the Work Programme, with the derogation described in part 2.2.3 of the BBI JU Work Plan.
Proposal page limits and layout: Please refer to Part B of the proposal template in the submission tool below.
3. Evaluation:
Evaluation criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex H of the H2020 Work Programme, with the exceptions described in part 2.2.6 of the BBI JU Work Plan.
Submission and evaluation processes are described in the Online Manual and the BBI JU Guide for applicants (RIA-IA-CSA).
4. Indicative time for evaluation and grant agreement:
Information on the outcome of evaluation: maximum 5 months from the deadline for submission.
Signature of grant agreements: maximum 8 months from the deadline for submission.
5. Proposal templates, evaluation forms and model grant agreements (MGA):
BBI Research and Innovation Action (BBI-RIA)
Specific rules and funding rates: described in 2.2.4 of the BBI JU Work Plan.
Proposal templates are available after entering the submission tool below.
Standard evaluation form
BBI JU MGA - Multi-Beneficiary
BBI JU MGA Annex 2
BBI JU MGA Annex 4
H2020 Annotated Grant Agreement
BBI Innovation Action Demonstration (BBI-IA-DEMO)
and BBI Innovation Action Flagship (BBI-IA-FLAG)
Specific rules and funding rates: described in 2.2.4 of the BBI JU Work Plan.
Proposal templates are available after entering the submission tool below.
Standard evaluation form (IA)
BBI JU MGA - Multi-Beneficiary
BBI JU MGA Annex 2
BBI JU MGA Annex 4
H2020 Annotated Grant Agreement
BBI Coordination and Support Action (BBI-CSA)
Specific rules and funding rates: described in 2.2.4 of the BBI JU Work Plan.
Proposal templates are available after entering the submission tool below.
Standard evaluation form
BBI JU MGA Multi-Beneficiary
BBI JU MGA Annex 2
BBI JU MGA Annex 4
H2020 Annotated Grant Agreement
6. Additional requirements:
Technology readiness levels (TRL)
Members of consortium are required to conclude a consortium agreement, in principle prior to the signature of the grant agreement.
7. Open access must be granted to all scientific publications resulting from Horizon 2020 actions.
Where relevant, proposals should also provide information on how the participants will manage the research data generated and/or collected during the project, such as details on what types of data the project will generate, whether and how this data will be exploited or made accessible for verification and re-use, and how it will be curated and preserved.
Open access to research data
The Open Research Data Pilot has been extended to cover all Horizon 2020 topics for which the submission is opened on 26 July 2016 or later. Projects funded under this topic will therefore by default provide open access to the research data they generate, except if they decide to opt-out under the conditions described in Annex L of the H2020 main Work Programme. Projects can opt-out at any stage, that is both before and after the grant signature.
Note that the evaluation phase proposals will not be evaluated more favourably because they plan to open or share their data, and will not be penalised for opting out.
Open research data sharing applies to the data needed to validate the results presented in scientific publications. Additionally, projects can choose to make other data available open access and need to describe their approach in a Data Management Plan.
Projects need to create a Data Management Plan (DMP), except if they opt-out of making their research data open access. A first version of the DMP must be provided as an early deliverable within six months of the project and should be updated during the project as appropriate. The Commission already provides guidance documents, including a template for DMPs. See the Online Manual.
Eligibility of costs: costs related to data management and data sharing are eligible for reimbursement during the project duration.
The legal requirements for projects participating in this pilot are in the article 29.3 of the Model Grant Agreement.
8. Additional documents
BBI JU Work Plan
Table 3 of BBI JU Work Plan (standard requirements for proposals)
BBI JU Scientific Innovation and Research Agenda (SIRA)
BBI JU Derogation to H2020 Rules for Participation
BBI JU Regulation of Establishment
H2020 Regulation of Establishment
H2020 Rules for Participation
H2020 Specific Programme
BBI JU Call 2020 FAQs for applicants
BBI JU Guide for applicants
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