The Circular Bio-Based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) has published its first call for project proposals. A total of €120 million will be dedicated to advancing competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe across 12 topics. All stakeholders of the bio-based industries ecosystem can apply by 22 September 2022, 17:00 Brussels time.
Call topics and budget
In 2022, CBE JU will welcome project proposals across 12 topics with a total indicative budget of €120 million:
Innovation Actions
- HORIZON-JU-CBE-2022-IA-01 Biogenic carbon capture and use (CCU) for circular bio-based products – €10 million
- HORIZON-JU-CBE-2022-IA-02 Cooperative business models for sustainable mobilisation and valorisation of agricultural residues, by-products, and waste in rural areas – €10 million
- HORIZON-JU-CBE-2022-IA-03 Cost-effective production routes towards bio-based alternatives to fossil-based chemical building blocks – €12 million
- HORIZON-JU-CBE-2022-IA-04 Co-processing of mixed bio-based waste streams – €12 million
Innovation Actions – Flagships
- HORIZON-JU-CBE-2022-IAFlag-01 Maximum valorisation of sustainably sourced bio-based feedstock in multi-product, zero-waste, zero-pollution biorefinery – €14 million
- HORIZON-JU-CBE-2022-IAFlag-02 Alternative sources for high added value food and/or feed ingredients – €14 million
Research and Innovation Actions
- HORIZON-JU-CBE-2022-R-01 High performance bio-based polymers for market applications with stringent requirements – €9 million
- HORIZON-JU-CBE-2022-R-02 Bio-based coatings, barriers, binders, and adhesives – €9 million
- HORIZON-JU-CBE-2022-R-03 Circular-by-design bio-based materials to improve the circularity of complex structures – €9 million
- HORIZON-JU-CBE-2022-R-04 Proteins from alternative and unconventional sources – €9 million
- HORIZON-JU-CBE-2022-R-05 Sustainable fibres biorefineries feedstock – €9 million
Coordination and Support Actions
- HORIZON-JU-CBE-2022-S-01 Developing and validating monitoring systems of environmental sustainability and circularity: collection of best practices and benchmarks – €3 million
More info is available here: https://www.cbe.europa.eu/open-calls-proposals