Collective projects

Aurora est le Partenariat Hubert Curien (PHC) franco-norvégien. Il est mis en œuvre en Norvège par le Conseil norvégien de la recherche, et en France par les ministères de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères (MEAE) et de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (MESR).

Les appels à candidatures de ce programme sont lancés sur un rythme annuel.

Date limite de dépôt des dossiers de candidature : 18/09/2024 (pour rappel, la date limite de dépôt en Norvège est fixée au 18/09/2024 à 13h00)

The challenge is to develop and demonstrate new advanced tools based on the first experiences of ocean energy arrays. Enabling technical risk reduction and attracting investors for future innovative array designs.

In spite of the improvements in recent years, water and cost-competitiveness remain a crucial barriers to the deployment of CSP plants especially in arid areas. The challenge is to drastically reduce water consumption as well as costs thereby contributing to achieving the SET-Plan targets for CSP.

Scope

Projects shall demonstrate cost-effective technical solutions which significantly reduce or replace the water consumption of CSP plants. The demonstration shall take place in a region with very good solar resource values (Direct Normal Irradiation > 2000 kWh/m2 year).

LEAP-Agri is a partnership between partners from 19 European and African countries and the EU aimed at research and innovation for food and nutrition security as well as sustainable agriculture, including aquaculture. The partnership is an ERA-NET co-fund financed by Ministries from these countries with additional finances from the European Commission in support of the EU-Africa High Level Policy Dialogue on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) and the implementation of the jointly funded EU-Africa Research and Innovation Partnership.