Delivery of industrial CCUS clusters – Societal Readiness pilot

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Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following outcomes: Near-to-market solutions for the safe integration and use of CCUS technologies in the energy- and carbon-intensive industry; A pipeline of projects that have the potential for commercial scale-up. Deeper understanding of the needs and concerns of diverse social groups involved in or potentially affected by the R&I development of the technology, thereby increasing the potential for beneficial societal uptake and building trust in results and outcomes. Scope: Projects are expected to be the de-risking first step to develop local or regional industrial CCUS clusters, i.e. (multi) source and (multi) sink solutions for the decarbonisation of the hard-to-abate industries of the region. Projects are expected to be the basis and orientation for future full-size projects. To maximise the impact, projects should have a substantial industrial involvement. Projects should address most, but not necessarily all of the below issues: Detailed planning and preparation for retrofitting capture systems to existing industrial plants; Demonstrating important system components; Identification and characterisation of the clustering potential of (cross-border) regional CO2 emitters; Optimisation of industrial symbiosis between emitters and potential users of CO2; Development of tools to optimise the design and operation of the cluster(s) and operate CO2 streams with different compositions, flow rates and o... EU contribution per project: EUR 6,000,000 to EUR 10,000,000 (euros, not converted). UK organisations can apply as the UK is associated to Horizon Europe. Check the topic conditions.