Partnerships

Clean steel-low-carbon steelmaking

Clean steel-low-carbon steelmaking

Partnership website: https://www.estep.eu/clean-steel-partnership/

The partnership will develop lean CO2 technologies, and test these at large scales until 2030, with a total estimated budget of EUR 1.7 bn (EU commitments: EUR 700 m and partners’ commitments: Up to EUR 1 bn).

The Clean Steel Partnership (CSP) is aligned with the EU’s goal and policies to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 – the European Green Deal, the Clean Planet for All strategy and the Paris Agreement. It will thus contribute to fighting climate change and moving towards climate neutrality by 2050.
CSP will develop lean CO2 technologies, and test these at large scales until 2030. These technologies are required to reduce CO2 from EU steel production by 80-95% compared to 1990 levels, ultimately leading to climate neutrality.
CSP will ensure a coordinated, sustainable approach across stakeholders, technologies, production routes and countries.
CSP nurtures the long-term vision of supporting the European leadership in the transformation of the steel industry into a climate neutral sector while preserving the competitiveness and viability of the EU steel industry making sure that EU
production will be able to meet the growing demand for steel products.

By 2027 it will implement at least 2 demonstration projects leading to a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions and achieve technology readines level 8 by 2030 in at least 12 areas funded by the partnership.

The EU Clean Steel Partnership (CSP) has started in June 2021 in the Frame of Horizon Europe in synergy with the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS). The public and private side agreed on a dedicated Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The public side is represented by DG RTD and DG Grow while the private side is represented by ESTEP. The main decision body for CSP is the Partnershipboard.

 

Contact

Partners: ESTEP - sg@estep.eu 

What are partnerships?

Partnerships group the EC and private and/or public partners, to coordinate and streamline the research & innovation initiatives and funding in some selected key domains.

How to use partnerships?

  • orientation
    Partnerships publish strategic documents, e.g. outlining the main research and innovation challenges or key focus points.
  • networking
    Partnerships often organise events, such as info days, brokerage events, etc. Meet potential partners and learn about the nuances that are not visible in the official documents.
  • ecosystem analysis
    Partnerships typically have an advisory board, and publish impact studies of previous actions. These are good sources of information to uncover the main R&D&I players in the domain.
  • steering the agenda
    Partnerships collaborate with the EC on outlining the strategy and the future funding opportunities in their domain, based on input from industry, academia, and other stakeholders.

Testimonial

image of YoPA – Youth-centered participatory action for a healthy lifestyle

YoPA – Youth-centered participatory action for a healthy lifestyle

The YoPA project, ‘a youth-centred preventive action approach towards co-created implementation of socially and physically activating environmental interventions’ obtained funding from Horizon Europe’s Health Cluster. The project addresses the multifaceted challenges of physical inactivity and health inequalities through a unique participatory approach. The project places teenagers between 12 and 18 years old in vulnerable situations at the forefront of the intervention process. The Institute of Tropical Medicine is a partner in the project and will conduct a Realist Evaluation to understand how youth co-creation contributes to improved adolescent health and well-being in four cities in Denmark, Netherlands, Nigeria and South Africa.  By integrating its results and sharing its approach in an open access Toolbox, ITM aims to contribute to fostering sustainable, youth-led solutions for healthier urban environments.