Today, the Commission published a report entitled ‘Scaling up innovative technologies for climate neutrality’, which analyses 184 demonstrator projects for climate neutrality in energy-intensive industries.
The projects include innovative clean technology areas such as electrification, the integration of hydrogen, carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS), circularity and energy efficiency. They have been tested in various energy intensive industrial plants, notably chemicals, cement, steel, glass, paper, ceramics and oil refineries throughout the EU.
With a total investment of over €3 billion, they have been financed by EU instruments (mostly by Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020 and the Innovation Fund), and by individual EU countries through Important Projects of Common European Interests. The demonstrators are at different stages of maturity (technology readiness levels) and are not yet on the market. The report points to the need for follow-up investments for these clean technologies to enter the market by 2030 and to significantly contribute to the EU climate goals of 2050.
You can access the report here .