Europese Commissie steekt 16 miljard in onderzoek en innovatie

Gepubliceerd op 14-10-2015 om 06:51

14 oktober 2015 – De Europese Commissie steekt de komende twee jaar 16 miljard euro in onderzoek en innovatie. Het ontwikkelen van een sterke Energie Unie en een goed klimaatbeleid is een van de prioriteiten.

De EC maakte gisteren het bedrag en de prioriteiten voor de jaren 2016-2017 van het subsidieprogramma Horizon 2020 bekend. Horizon 2020 is een programma van de Europese Commissie om Europees onderzoek en innovatie te stimuleren. De opvolger van het Zevende Kaderprogramma (KP7) loopt van 2014 tot 2020 en heeft een totaalbudget van ongeveer 80 miljard euro.

Voor 2016-2017 wees de EC 6 prioriteiten aan:

1. A new Boost for Jobs, Growth and Investment
2. A Connected Digital Single Market
3. A Resilient Energy Union with a Forward-Looking Climate Change Policy
4. A Deeper and Fairer Internal Market with a Strengthened Industrial Base
5. A Stronger Global Actor, Towards a New Policy on Migration, and An Area of Justice and Fundamental Rights Based on Mutual Trust
6. Cross-cutting and other features

Over de veerkrachtige Energie Unie en een vooruitziend klimaatbeleid
‘(…) A European Energy Union will ensure that Europe has secure, affordable and climate-friendly energy. Wiser energy use while fighting climate change is both a spur for new jobs and growth and an investment in Europe’s future. Activities under the new Work Programme will help mobilise Europe’s research excellence to generate innovative solutions in this area, for example:

The Smart and Sustainable Cities call (€132 million) aims to bring together cities, industry and citizens to find sustainable integrated energy and transport solutions.
Projects funded under the Energy Efficiency call (€194 million) will trigger direct energy savings of up to 230.000 toe (tonne of oil equivalent) per year.
The Competitive Low-carbon Energy call (€723 million) underpins the commitment to diversify energy sources. In addition, three of the new Horizon Prizes will focus on boosting innovation in low carbon energy technologies offering €3.25 million to winning solutions.
The ambition to make Europe the global number one in renewable energy will be supported by an investment of more than €400 million in bringing promising technologies closer to the market.
Activities in the areas of climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials will jointly help to ensure that the investment of 35% for climate action and 60% for sustainable development across the whole Horizon 2020 will deliver maximum impact. In the climate area, the Work Programme will invest €178 million in 2016 alone in large-scale innovation actions to demonstrate future solutions for greening the economy. (…)’