Archives: September 2008

The European Commission’s Executive Agency for Competitiveness & Innovation (EACI) is building a list of experts in green business, energy efficiency and renewables, and sustainable freight transport to assist with the evaluation of new project proposals, ongoing or closed projects, and the overall direction and impacts of three of its managed programmes: Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE), Eco-Innovation and Marco Polo. The new list supercedes all previous lists.
Apply online: http://ec.europa.eu/eaci/call_en.htm

Regions of Knowledge (FP7- Capacities) funding worth EUR 16.15 million is available to support transnational cooperation between regional research-driven clusters whose activities will support economic competitiveness in enhancing the sustainable use of natural resources and the man-made environment. Activities should demonstrate how public authorities can facilitate industry-led innovation by using public procurement to encourage local innovative goods and services; setting standards; improving access to risk capital; or providing support for research (‘Lead Markets Initiative’).
Clusters must be composed of at least a 'triple helix' consortia with the public sector element involving local and regional government, development agencies or specialised entities with a policy design/implementation function. National entities with a regional level organisational structure are also eligible. Where appropriate, additional regional/local entities such as technology transfer offices, science parks, chambers of commerce and financial entities may be involved.
Deadline: 15 January 2009
Details: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/calls/ or contact the IRO.

FP7 has published two calls (EUR57 million) for transnational projects on:
· Sustainable Biorefineries; and
· Enhancing exchanges between biorefinery projects.
Applications should relate to one of: sustainable non-food products and processes; integration of technologies for industrial applications; renewable fuel production; or environmental technologies.
The participation of relevant industrial partners, SMEs, end-users and civil society organizations is required along with clear identification of the expected economic, social, and environmental impact.
Deadline: 2 December (stage 1). Details: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/calls/ or contact the IRO

FP7 Cooperation Theme 2 is providing EUR188.85 million towards transnational and single partner projects on various prescribed topics under:
· Sustainable production/management of land, forest and aquatic environment resources;
· Fork to farm: Food (including seafood), health and well-being; and
· Life sciences for sustainable non-food
products and processes.
Deadline: 15 January 2009. Details: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/calls/ or contact the IRO.