I4-GREEN
I4-GREEN drives and stimulates the implementation of green, circular and socially responsible technologies through joint investments.
The I4-GREEN consortium works to promote the green innovation power of EU interregional ecosystems, with the aim of reducing the EU’s dependence on imports of critical raw materials and the negative environmental impact of their extraction and processing (European Critical Raw Materials Act).
It is part of a Smart Specialisation Network (S3) and extends to a unique interregional ecosystem, a hub for the green transformation of extractive industries and for the development of a sustainable mineral value chain in the EU.
Why?
Economic and strategic context:
- Critical important raw materials for the EU
- Many occurrences and opportunities for exploitation
What?
The environmental emergency: making mining activity ecological, circular and sustainable.
Ensuring the circular and sustainable supply of specific raw materials in the south of the EU.
How?
Alignment of I4-GREEN with the scope, general objectives and priorities of I3.
The five pillars of I4-GREEN
1.
Interregional sharing of complementary capacities
2.
Circular economy and green process technology
3.
Revolutionary technology at scale
4.
Making the EU mining industry green and competitive
5.
Promoting EU resilience and policy alignment
Open Call
I4-GREEN provides financial support and services to a maximum of 15 SMEs implementing new products, processes and/or technical services in the IHO pilot (Iron Holm Oak pilot, located in Extremadura, Spain) and the E-LIX pilot (Pilot 2, located in Andalusia, Spain).
Consortium
