(Berlin) - Two federal ministries, together with the Dutch Research Council, are calling on scientists to submit proposals for projects in the field of electrochemical materials and processes for green hydrogen and green chemistry. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection have presented the funding call for “Electrochemical Materials and Processes for Green Hydrogen and Green Chemistry” (ECCM) at the meeting of the German-Dutch Climate Cabinet.
The need for green hydrogen is growing very quickly, especially in industry, summarizes Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck: “That is why the federal government's goal is to significantly accelerate the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy.” Germany needs partners like the Netherlands, “the green hydrogen and its follow-up projects imported from regions of the world with a high supply of renewable energies. By “combining national strengths,” synergies could be used “and significant progress could be achieved in the development of global supply chains for green hydrogen.” According to Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger, ten million euros are being invested together in new projects.
Research along the value chain
The cooperation projects are intended to involve partners along the entire innovation chain, from research to industry to end users. Eligible topics include the production of hydrogen through electrolysis and its storage. There is also funding for P2X technologies and downstream processes for the production of energy sources and green chemicals, electro-synthesis and electrochemical conversion, materials and process engineering, design and manufacturing processes for green hydrogen technologies, and system design and system integration.
It is said that only projects that are deemed worthy of funding and highly promising on the German and Dutch sides can be funded. They must have “demonstrable added value compared to purely national projects and strengthen the cooperation of the partners”.
The German and Dutch sides are each providing five million euros, which could be used to initiate five to 15 joint projects. Support is provided by the project sponsors in the Netherlands (NWO) and Germany (PtJ).
Deadline February 7, 2023
The call for funding is aimed at research institutions, universities and companies. The projects are supported over a period of between two and four years and receive funding of between 600.000 euros and two million euros. Proposals can be submitted until February 7, 2023.
The Tender documents is available from the Project Management Jülich.
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The BMBF (photo) and the BMWK, together with the Dutch Research Council, support cross-border scientific projects. © BMBF / Bernadette Grimmenstein
