Partnership

Clean steel-low-carbon steelmaking

Clean steel-low-carbon steelmaking

Partnership website: https://www.estep.eu/clean-steel-partnership/

The partnership will develop lean CO2 technologies, and test these at large scales until 2030, with a total estimated budget of EUR 1.7 bn (EU commitments: EUR 700 m and partners’ commitments: Up to EUR 1 bn).

The Clean Steel Partnership (CSP) is aligned with the EU’s goal and policies to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 – the European Green Deal, the Clean Planet for All strategy and the Paris Agreement. It will thus contribute to fighting climate change and moving towards climate neutrality by 2050.
CSP will develop lean CO2 technologies, and test these at large scales until 2030. These technologies are required to reduce CO2 from EU steel production by 80-95% compared to 1990 levels, ultimately leading to climate neutrality.
CSP will ensure a coordinated, sustainable approach across stakeholders, technologies, production routes and countries.
CSP nurtures the long-term vision of supporting the European leadership in the transformation of the steel industry into a climate neutral sector while preserving the competitiveness and viability of the EU steel industry making sure that EU
production will be able to meet the growing demand for steel products.

By 2027 it will implement at least 2 demonstration projects leading to a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions and achieve technology readines level 8 by 2030 in at least 12 areas funded by the partnership.

The EU Clean Steel Partnership (CSP) has started in June 2021 in the Frame of Horizon Europe in synergy with the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS). The public and private side agreed on a dedicated Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The public side is represented by DG RTD and DG Grow while the private side is represented by ESTEP. The main decision body for CSP is the Partnershipboard.

 

Contact

Partners: ESTEP - sg@estep.eu 

What are partnerships?

Partnerships group the EC and private and/or public partners, to coordinate and streamline the research & innovation initiatives and funding in some selected key domains.

How to use partnerships?

  • orientation
    Partnerships publish strategic documents, e.g. outlining the main research and innovation challenges or key focus points.
  • networking
    Partnerships often organise events, such as info days, brokerage events, etc. Meet potential partners and learn about the nuances that are not visible in the official documents.
  • ecosystem analysis
    Partnerships typically have an advisory board, and publish impact studies of previous actions. These are good sources of information to uncover the main R&D&I players in the domain.
  • steering the agenda
    Partnerships collaborate with the EC on outlining the strategy and the future funding opportunities in their domain, based on input from industry, academia, and other stakeholders.

Testimonial

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INSPIRE - Centre of Excellence on inclusive gender equality in R&I

Funded by Horizon Europe, under call topic HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ERA-01-80, INSPIRE is Europe's Centre of Excellence on inclusive gender equality in research and innovation. It relies on four Knowledge and Support Hubs to create knowledge in the areas of sustaining change, widening participation, intersectionality and innovation. Moreover, it supports stakeholders in their journey to become more inclusive through 12 Communities of Practice. In this way, INSPIRE aims to develop both cutting-edge knowledge and innovative strategies for gender equality in the European Research Area. INSPIRE brings together 14 partners. The Belgian partner in this project is UHasselt.