Horizon 2020 – prizes for energy efficiency
The European Commission launched two Horizon prizes for reducing pollutant emissions
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Horizon prizes
The prizes are:
- Engine retrofit for clean air (1,5 million EUR),
- Cleanest Engine of the future (3,5 million EUR).
Engine retrofit for clean air
The Horizon Prize for the Engine retrofit for clean air aims at spurring the development of new technologies that can be applied to existing diesel engines and powertrains to reduce pollutant emissions in real driving conditions to a level comparable with that of new cars responding to the emissions legislation in force from 2017.
The Horizon Prize for the Cleanest Engine Retrofit will be awarded to the applicant or team demonstrating the lowest emission of NOX (a generic term for the various nitrogen oxides), PN/PM (particulate matter in terms of number of particles and mass, respectively) and other pollutants under real urban driving conditions on the road as well as under standardized conditions in the laboratory. The contest is open to all legal entities (i.e. natural or legal persons) or groups of legal entities
The deadline for registration is 12 June 2017 at 17:00:00 CET.
The closing date for submission is 12 September 2017 at 17:00:00 CET.
Cleanest Engine of the future
The Horizon Prize for the Cleanest Engine of the future aims at improving air quality by reducing excessive polluting emissions by cars and light commercial vehicles. Since engines are the main contributors to vehicular emissions, the prize aims at spurring the development of advanced lean burn engine and powertrain technologies using conventional fuels that reduce emissions of pollutants, in real driving conditions on the road.
The focus will be on reducing the most dangerous pollutants, NOX and particulate matter (PN/PM), to the lowest possible level, while limiting other emissions. The contest is open to all legal entities (i.e. natural or legal persons) or groups of legal entities.
The deadline for registration is 20 May 2019 at 17:00:00 CET. The closing date for submission is 20 August 2019 at 17:00:00 CET.
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