SPIRE Newsletter out, Horizon 2020 survey launched

The Sustainable Process Industry through Resource and Energy Efficiency (SPIRE) PPP has just published its first newsletter. The newsletter is available by subscription via the SPIRE website and will regularly inform subscribers of the key activities within and around the SPIRE Public-Private Partnership as well as other issues related to the European Process Industry. The first issue contains a wealth of news and information on some important upcoming events. Subscribe today!

The first SPIRE newsletter contains articles on:

• The first SPIRE Horizon 2020 projects that resulted for the SPIRE first call in 2014 
• The launch of SPIRE project DISIRE that aims to set new standards in energy efficiency for chemical, steel and mineral processing as well as for the combustion processes used in many industrial sectors
• Views on the early results for the second SPIRE call currently being evaluated
• Work on the next SPIRE calls that should be published in September 2015
• The next SPIRE Brokerage event that will take place on 29-30 June 2015
• SPIRE's involvement with the European Parliament including SPIRE's recent membership of the Knowledge4Innovation Forum (K4I)
• New members of the A.SPIRE consortium
• Upcoming events

SPIRE Survey
A short SPIRE survey has also been launched to gather information on stakeholder experiences with the first year of the Horizon 2020 programme. The anonymous survey will provide valuable feedback that can be used to propose potential improvements in the SPIRE work programme and call processes as well as contribute to the mid-term review of Horizon 2020 itself that will take place in 2017.

Ninth CRM_InnoNet Newsletter published

The latest (ninth) issue of the CRM_InnoNet newsletter (below) has just been published and is available to download from the project website.

The March 2015 issue includes the following features:

• A summary article about the 3rd Innovation Network workshop, which was held on 11 February 2015 in Brussels
• An article about the value and continuation of the Innovation Network, including feedback from the survey
• A close-up on SINTEF, a CRM_InnoNet partner
• An online survey on R&I activities related to raw materials, put together by the European Commission and waiting for your feedback
• An announcement of the upcoming 13th SusChem Stakeholder Event in June 2015
• Information about the SusChem booth at the Plant-based Summit in April 2015
• Registration link with discount to INNOVATION FUSION for all Cefic and SusChem members
• A list of upcoming events

More on CRM_InnoNet
The CRM_InnoNet Innovation Network is a Coordination and Support Action (CSA) funded under FP7 that is creating an integrated community to drive innovation in the field of critical raw material substitution for the benefit of EU industry. SusChem is a significant supporter of the network.

The European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on Raw Materials aims to play a major role in securing a sustainable supply of raw materials for Europe and has set itself an ambitious list of targets to achieve by 2020. CRM_InnoNet’s goals complement those of the EIP on Raw Materials and the project will seek to align its outputs with those of the EIP.

The CRM_InnoNet consortium is comprised of recognised and experienced key actors across the value chain of substitution of CRM representing academic, research and industry bodies of relevant sectors that will ensure a wide European coverage and high potential to engage other necessary players across the ERA.

For more information on CRM_InnoNet email the project secretariat at the UK’s Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and you can also follow the project on Twitter.