Imagine six different cities across Europe acting like a giant laboratory to figure out how to stop wasting materials. They are sharing their best tricks for recycling batteries and clothes so that a small town in Slovakia can use the same advanced tech as a big city in Spain. It is like a mentorship program for regions to turn trash into treasure together.
Circular economy technologies are often developed in isolation, making it slow and expensive for companies to scale new solutions across different European markets.
A network of six Regional Innovation Valleys and a system of six funded open calls for deep-tech circular solutions.
If you are a waste management firm dealing with massive amounts of rubble — this project developed a network for Construction and Demolition Waste circularity that helps you find new ways to reuse materials. This reduces landfill costs and opens new revenue streams from recycled aggregates.
If you are a recycler dealing with the surge of spent electric vehicle batteries — this project developed a collaborative focus on EV batteries recycling. This allows you to access deep-tech solutions and interregional partnerships to scale your recovery processes.
If you are a manufacturer dealing with textile waste and strict environmental rules — this project developed a circular economy strategy for the textile industry. This helps you transition to a closed-loop system where old clothes become new raw materials.
The project uses financial support to third parties (FSTP) to fund six interregional innovation calls. Based on available project data, the total EU contribution is EUR 10,431,230, though specific amounts per call are not listed.
Yes, the project specifically targets the adoption of deep-tech and the creation of Regional Innovation Valleys to boost Europe's capacity to lead in circular innovation. It connects strong, moderate, and emerging innovators to ensure knowledge transfer.
Based on available project data, there is no specific mention of IP or licensing terms; however, the project focuses on joint procurement and collaborative activities.
The project period runs from 2024-10-01 to 2029-09-30, providing a multi-year window for the implementation of the six interregional calls.
The project provides support for local innovation hubs networking and creates coordination tools to facilitate development across the six participating regions.
The consortium is heavily weighted toward public administration and regional authorities, consisting of 10 partners from 7 countries. Notably, there are 0 universities and 0 direct industry partners listed in the core consortium, though 3 SMEs are involved. This structure suggests the project acts as a funding and policy vehicle rather than a direct R&D lab, aiming to distribute resources to external companies via open calls.
Contact the Comunidad de Madrid regional innovation office.
Contact us to monitor the upcoming 6 interregional open calls for funding.
