Networking and sharing of best practises in management of new advanced materials through the eco-design of products, eco-innovation, and product life cycle management
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31 July 2014 15:44
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23 July 2014 09:17
After the update to the Horizon 2020 Work Programme of 22 July 2014,
the following updates were made to the topics of this call:
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27 May 2014 11:37
The Work Programme for Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies,
“Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology and Advanced Manufacturing and Processing”
has been revised on 29 April 2014.
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27 May 2014 11:00
The number of proposals submitted for this topic: NMP-34-2014: 9
23 May 2014 13:54
Important message on the Budget for the proposal :
In the administrative forms (Part A of the proposal) – Form "3. Budget for the Proposal" :
Column K (Requested grant) is NOT filled in automatically with the value of column J (Max. grant).
For first stage proposals, coordinators should indicate the total amount requested by the consortium, in column K.
02 May 2014 09:14
Clarification for NMP+B project proposers and evaluators on “Business Plan” and “Synergies with ESIF” - See "Call Documents"
02 April 2014 11:00
Important message on the Budget for the proposal :
In the administrative forms (Part A of the proposal) – Form "3. Budget for the Proposal" :
Column K (Requested grant) is NOT filled in automatically with the value of column J (Max. grant).
For first stage proposals, coordinators should indicate the total amount requested by the consortium, in column K.
12 March 2014 12:28
Please note that for this call, consortium partners are not required to be identified in the administrative form but must be mentioned in the Technical Annex. At a later stage, if and when invited for submitting an updated proposal under stage two, all consortium partners will have to be added in the administrative form.
10 March 2014 11:20
Clarification for NMP+B project proposers and evaluators on “Business Plan” and “Synergies with ESIF” - See "Additional Documents"
22 January 2014 16:57 The submission session is now available for: NMP-34-2014(CSA)
TOPIC : Networking and sharing of best practises in management of new advanced materials through the eco-design of products, eco-innovation, and product life cycle management
| Topic identifier: | NMP-34-2014 | ||
| Publication date: | 11 December 2013 | ||
| Types of action: | CSA Coordination and support action | ||
| DeadlineModel: Opening date: |
single-stage 11 December 2013 |
Deadline: | 06 May 2014 17:00:00 |
| Time Zone : (Brussels time) | |||
Topic Description
Scope:Specific challenge: The production, distribution, use and end-of-life management of materials is associated both with costs and important impacts on the environment, such as consumption of energy, (raw and other) materials and resources consumption, waste generation, emissions and possible generation/management of hazardous substances. It is estimated that approximately 80% of all product-related environmental impacts are determined during the design phase of a product (Aldersgate Group). Eco-design aims at reducing the environmental impact of products, including the energy consumption throughout their entire life cycle.
Scope: Projects should network actors (such as enterprises, academia and research institutions) to:
- share knowledge and practices on eco-design, eco-innovative solutions for manufacturing processes and eco-innovative business models in line with the Commission Communication “Innovation for a sustainable Future – The Eco-Innovation Action Plan” (COM(2011)899), minimise use of material, identify product life cycle scenarios that maximise the number of consecutive cycles of reuse, remanufacturing, or recycling, and/or the time in each cycle, diversify reuse across the value chain, or extend product or component longevity and thus increase advanced material productivity and profitability with final economic benefits for the European industrial economy as a whole; and
- provide models to decouple economic growth from resource constraints. Eco-design principles, recyclability, required materials performance and cost-effectiveness could be part of the study. Life cycle assessment, including cost effectiveness aspects, should be used to justify proposed solutions, where appropriate.
The Commission considers that proposals requesting a contribution from the EU between EUR 1 and 2 million would allow this specific challenge to be addressed appropriately. Nonetheless, this does not preclude submission and selection of proposals requesting other amounts. No more than one proposal will be funded.
Expected impact:
- Better focusing of further Horizon 2020 work programmes targeting the sustainability and competitiveness of European industry through understanding of how improved design principles will reduce consumption of energy and resources, while generating economic growth and creating jobs;
- Contributions to a circular economy approach by fostering product design that facilitates recycling and reuse;
- Contribute to achieving EU policy on Ecodesign, ‘Innovation for a sustainable Future - The Eco-innovation Action Plan (Eco-AP)’, COM(2011)899.
Type of action: Coordination and Support Action
