The 2020 BBI JU Call for proposals is now open until 3 September 2020, 17:00 CET. With this call, an indicative budget of €102 million is available to cover 16 topics in four strategic orientations: feedstock, process, products, and market uptake. FTP identified 10 call topics which would be relevant for the forest-based sector:
- BBI2020.SO1.D1 –Resolve supply-chain hurdles for turning residual waste streams into functional molecules for food and/or non-food market applications
- BBI2020.SO1.D2 — Use biogenic gaseous carbon to increase feedstock availability for the industry
- BBI2020.SO1.F1 — Turn lignin into materials and chemicals for high-end applications
- BBI2020.SO2.R1 — Use enabling technologies to improve feedstock availability and sustainability for the bio-based industry
- BBI2020.SO2.R2 — Develop integral fractionation of lignocellulose to produce components for high-value applications
- BBI2020.SO2.R3 — Develop bio-based solutions to recycle composites
- BBI2020.SO2.R4 — Extract bioactive compounds from new, underexploited and/or recalcitrant residual bio-based streams for high value applications
- BBI2020.SO2.D3 — Upscale the production of bio-based platform molecules for larger market applications
- BBI2020.SO3.D4 — Demonstrate superior bio-based packaging solutions with minimal environmental damage
- BBI2020.SO4.S2 — Provide insight on emerging technologies for bio-based value chains
- BBI2020.SO4.S4 — Expand circular economy to include the underexploited circular bioeconomy
For more details on the topics and types of actions, their requirements and submission process, please check the call booklet.
All BBI JU Call information and documents are published centrally on the Funding and Tender Opportunities portal – SEDIA. These includes:
- Call description
- Topics and submission service
- Call documents
- FAQs and support
To prepare a successful proposal, don’t forget to check useful tips and information on the Call page and in the BBI JU’s Annual Work Plan.
About BBI JU
The Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) is a €3.7 billion Public-Private Partnership between the EU and the Bio-based Industries Consortium. Operating under Horizon 2020, this EU body is driven by the Vision and Strategic Innovation and Research Agenda (SIRA) developed by the industry. www.bbi-europe.eu/
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