InteractionSeeds partners have joined forces to facilitate and connect different worlds (industry, citizens, arts) through the development of a repository of 50+ locally proven and easy to replicate interaction schemes. The repository (WP1), expected to turn into a platform at exploitation stage, will ultimately take the form of a two-sided platform connecting a network of stakeholders: -Providers of societal and cultural interaction schemes, that have proven their value and that have a potential for replicability beyond their geographic range; -Organisations having missions in fostering connections between industry, society and art willing to explore, adapt and test locally proven interaction schemes. During the project, 20+ test cases of interaction schemes will be implemented (WP4), to support R&I knowledge valorisation. These test cases will notably involve R&I stakeholders previously engaged and trained (thanks to the development of a training kit - WP2). Protocol for the test cases implemented will be designed and adapted to the local context in WP3. Finally, a set of recommendations (WP4) on why and how to facilitate the implementation of new test cases. These recommendations will be largely disseminated to 100+ R&I representative stakeholders (such as clusters, EDIH, incubators etc.) to support the project's replicability and large use of the repository.

The main goal of the FertiCovery project is to analyse best available technologies for recycling fertilisers from secondary raw materials. It advises policymakers and stakeholders on alternative fertilising products, ensuring balanced nitrogen and phosphorus flows and promoting soil health and structure within ecological limits at regional and local levels. Starting from a long list of nutrient recovery (NR) and bio-based fertiliser (BBF) technologies, FertiCovery will select and describe ≥25 technologies, their feedstocks, products and applications, followed by a an assessment of technical aspects and environmental impacts of the technologies; an assessment of composition, sanitary safety and environmental impacts of the associated fertilising products; and an assessment of feedstock availability, potential for upscaling, regulatory framework, costs and social risks resulting in the market and replication potential. At the end of the project, a detailed multicriteria decision analysis report and datasheets of the 10-15 best available technologies will be available. The identification and engagement of European and international stakeholders, especially by organising 5 online/hybrid workshops and 6 physical/hybrid open forum events, will secure that information on best availability technologies is shared to a wider audience of technology providers, end users, policy makers and the scientific community. The project’s results will enable them to perform appropriate activities to removal of barriers and promoting the application of NR and BBF. This paves the way for widespread use of environmentally friendly BBFs. Society will benefit from the circular use of alternative fertilising products recovered from secondary raw materials, as they lead to lower environmental impacts on soil, water, and air quality, biodiversity and climate.

With 75% of the EU’s citizens living in urban areas, the potential of circular economy for European cities is clear. However, one of the main issues hindering a widespread deployment is that compared to industrialized economies, circular economy business cases are often perceived as risky by investors, often because the business models are poorly described or understood. InvestCEC will develop a replicable model for the implementation of circular economy projects in cities and regions across Europe, while taking into account all relevant stakeholders. Specifically, the model will address the city and region’s needs, support entrepreneurs in making their circular economy solution investment ready, and include the investment program set up and management. The model viability will be then demonstrated in the city of Klagenfurt, Austria as a test case. InvestCEC will also develop a platform for the stakeholders involved in a circular economy project to communicate, exchange information, as well as monitor the project and its progress. A tailored replication plan including replication materials and replication activities will be established in order to encourage the replication of the model in other local and regional settings across Europe. Alongside the model’s development and demonstration, the project will carry out prospective activities and implement measures to support the transition towards circular economy, including policy-related work, information exchange events, marketplace of circular economy solutions, and additional resources, tools and guidelines for the use of all stakeholders.

ADVANCEFUEL aims at enabling the commercialization of advanced and liquid renewable alternative fuels (RESfuels) to meet the renewable energy targets set at European level for 2020 and 2030. Under the coordination of FNR, 8 authoritative (yet neutral) players (ATB, TNO, Imperial College, Aalto University, Utrecht University, Chalmers University and Greenovate!Europe), with the assistance of an Advisory Board, propose a systemic approach to address RESfuel market roll-out in road, marine and aviation applications. The project objectives cover all the call challenges, viz.: 1. monitoring, within and beyond Europe, activities slowing or accelerating RESfuels commercial uses 2. detailing innovative approaches to improve biomass availability and suitability for its conversion into advanced biofuels, with a special focus on new cropping schemes; 3. assessing innovative biomass conversion technologies and their efficient integration in existing infrastructures; 4. delivering a tool to assess current and future lifecycle environmental (GHG) performances of RESfuels based upon harmonized sustainability schemes 5. recommending measures to increase market acceptance and end use of RESfuels based on detailed market segmentations accounting for the role of fuel and fuel blend properties; 6. providing stakeholders with merit analyses of critical innovations (cropping, conversion, system integration, sustainability and market development), using practical decision-making tools for a systemic assessment of RESfuels production costs based on scenarios for biomass development, fuel blending issues, etc.. 7. providing value-chain stakeholders with recommendations enhancing RESfuels market roll-out thereby emphasizing the plausibility and usefulness of RESfuels by 2030 8. maximizing the project visibility through communication and dissemination activities which promote knowledge sharing and dialogue between relevant national and EU platforms and the SET Plan activities on RES