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The intervention of the Sustainable Growth Fund for research and development projects in the circular economy, activated with the decree of 11 June 2020, supports research, development and testing of innovative solutions for the efficient and sustainable use of resources, with the aim of promoting the reconversion of production activities towards a circular economy model in which the value of products, materials and resources is maintained for as long as possible, and waste production is reduced to a minimum.
Who is it aimed at?
Companies of any size carrying out industrial, agro-industrial, artisan, industrial services and research center activities, presenting projects individually or jointly. For joint projects only, public and private research organizations are also admitted as co-proposers.
What does it predict
The intervention supports industrial research and experimental development activities, closely connected to each other in relation to the objective envisaged by the project and aimed at the creation of new products, processes or services or at the significant improvement of existing products, processes or services, through the development of key enabling technologies (Key Enabling Technologies, KETs) referred to in annex no. 1 to the decree of 11 June 2020. The projects must be aimed at the productive reconversion of economic activities within the circular economy, in one or more of the following lines of intervention: - product and process innovations regarding the efficient use of resources and waste treatment and transformation, – prototype design and testing of integrated technological models aimed at strengthening industrial symbiosis paths, – systems, tools and methodologies for the development of technologies for the supply, rational use and sanitization of water, – innovative technological tools capable of increasing the life time of products and making the production cycle more efficient, – experimentation of new intelligent packaging models (smart packaging) which also include the use of recovered materials, – product selection systems multi-light material, in order to increase the recovery and recycling rates of small and light materials. Projects with a high content of technological innovation and sustainability are eligible, carried out in the areas of the production cycle relevant to the circular economy identified in Annex no. 2 of the decree of 11 June 2020. The eligible projects must also: – be carried out within one or more local units located in the national territory, – foresee eligible expenses and costs of no less than 500 thousand euros and no more than 2 million euros, – have a duration of no less than 12 months and no more than 36 months.
