Deadline: 18-Aug-2020
The Innovation Fund Denmark (IFD) has announced a call for proposals for 2020 Research and Innovation Solutions Aiding the Green Transition.
Objectives
The objective of this call is to enable green transition towards a sustainable society and to enable the Danish governments’ ambitious target of 70% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in Denmark by 2030 and net-zero emissions in EU and Denmark by 2050. This requires research and innovation with interdisciplinary approach in all different sectors and scientific disciplines to develop innovative solutions and implement them.
The research and innovation must strengthen the entire value chain from strategic research to development and implementation, and contribute to build-up capacity in the Danish research sector to provide knowledge and educated staff at all career levels and access to infrastructure, to secure targeted long-term green innovation efforts.
Based on Danish research- and/or professional strongholds within academia and/or industries in collaboration with international input, they must develop green solutions that are globally scalable through establishment of obligating partnerships between the contributing parties. To do that, we seek ambitious ideas with large potential for both transition and growth in the green area that will lead us to fulfil the Danish reduction targets for greenhouse gas emissions.
Themes
In short, IFD is looking for solutions to secure a sustainable nature and environment, as well as behavioural aspects in relation to the green transition, reflecting the fact that technical solutions cannot stand alone as they are often part of a broader social and behavioural context, and invites project applications that focus on the following sub-themes:
- Energy and storage
- Climate
- Climate friendly agriculture and sustainable food
- Climate and environmentally friendly transport
- Sustainable nature and environment
- Sustainable cities and community
- Manufacturing Industry and materials
- Behavioural aspects in relation to green transition
Funding Information
- The 2020 budget is DKK 700 mill.
- Grand Solutions project duration: Typically 2-5 years.
Assessment Criteria
The overall assessment criteria are:
- Quality of research and innovation
- Value creation – during and after the project period
- Efficiency of project execution
- Implementation of results
For more information, visit https://innovationsfonden.dk/en/programmes/grand-solutions/research-and-innovation-solutions-aiding-green-transition
