Energy

Upcoming event: Decarbonising Europe’s heavy industry – Balancing climate ambitions with competitiveness

📅 27 May 2025 | 🕘 8:30 AM | 📍 Brussels & Online (Hybrid) Europe’s heavy industry is at a crossroads. As sectors like steel, cement, chemicals and mining work to align with the EU’s ambitious climate goals, the challenge lies in reducing emissions without undermining industrial competitiveness. This Euractiv hybrid conference brings together policymakers, industry leaders, and technology experts to explore how Europe can lead the clean industrial transition. With the Clean Industrial Deal and the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act setting the stage, discussions will focus on breakthrough technologies, investment strategies, and policy frameworks needed to drive sustainable growth in hard-to-abate sectors. Key topics include:

• The role of electrification, hydrogen, and carbon capture in industrial decarbonisation
• Supporting innovation while maintaining productivity and global competitiveness
• Making low-carbon solutions affordable and scalable across the EU

Challenge: Building Green and Climate Neutral City Hubs PPI - CLIMABOROUGH Lot 5

Innovation Partnership Procedure ANCI Toscana About ANCI TOSCANA has issued a new tender opportunity Building Green and Climate Neutral City Hubs, with a total budget of 1.2 million euros, under the CLIMABOROUGH Project. The tender is an Innovation Partnership procedure divided into five different Lots – each worth €240,000 to be awarded to two separate economic operators—addressing the specific needs of five European cities: Prijedor (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Pilsen (Czech Republic), Issy-les-Moulineaux (France), Sofia (Bulgaria), and Grenoble-Alpes Métropole (France).  The Challenge The common challenge is to procure breakthrough solutions for greener, more climate-resilient, and digitally supported city hubs. These solutions must blend technology and citizen engagement to support climate-friendly decisions through data. While adapted to each city’s context, they must meet common requirements like real-time data use, citizen involvement, scalability, and measurable impact. Within Lot 5, the Challenge for the city of Sofia is Citizens' Engagement Solutions for Sustainable Waste Management. This challenge aims to enhance citizen awareness and participation in sustainable waste practices, particularly separation and recycling, by integrating smart technologies, including AI-powered Q&A systems, mobile apps, interactive platforms, or sensor-based tools.   Timeframe Deadline for Submitting Offers: May 9, 2025, 23:59 CET.   Who can apply The tender is open to any economic operator, as specified in the procedure's descriptive document. For more information, please refer to the tender notice here: Tender Notice.  How to apply You can find here all the details of the procedure.  The SPIN4EIC consortium is not responsible for the challenges launched by private or public buyers. Each participating entity is solely responsible for its own challenge, including the selection process, communication with applicants, and all information provided to participants. If you are interested in receiving detailed information and support on this Call for tenders, please do not hesitate to contact us by submitting the Application questionnaire.