The European Commission’s Directorate General for Research and Innovation announced the launch of three joint research and innovation projects in advanced biofuels and alternative renewable fuels. The projects will start on 1 May 2021. The projects stem from a call supported under the framework of the EU-Japan Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement. The projects stem from a call supported by the EU, together with the Government of Japan, represented by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). It falls under the framework of the EU-Japan Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement. The call supports the development of disruptive and highly performing novel catalytic technologies, for obtaining low-cost bioenergy carriers, non-food/feed based advanced biofuels and alternative renewable fuels beyond hydrogen. A panel of independent experts from the EU and Japan evaluated 30 high-quality proposals and selected three out of 26 successful proposals. This announcement opens the way to the 27th EU-Japan Summit and is a direct boost to the strategic partnership, including its shared ambitions for the green energy transition. The three projects will receive a total of EUR10.7 million (USD12.8 million): EUR9.5 million (USD11.3 million) from Horizon 2020, the EU research and innovation framework programme (2014-2020) and approximately EUR1.2 million (USD1.4 million) from Japan’s Strategic International Collaborative Research Program (SICORP) under the Japan Science and Technology Agency. “We need to replace fossil fuels to reach the ambitious goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change. The cooperation between researchers, institutions and industry in the EU and Japan will … Continue reading EU-Japan invest in alternative renewable fuels research