Recommendations for the Innovation Fund

The Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP) is a European Technology and Innovation Platform (ETIP) under the Commission’s Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) and acts as the EU’s technical adviser on the deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), and Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) under Horizon 2020 R&I programme (grant agreement 826051).

ZEP supports the European Union’s commitment to reach climate neutrality by 2050, defined as net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. To this end, carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) technologies play a crucial role. These technologies represent a readily available, cost-efficient pathway for the decarbonisation of industrial and energy sectors in the European Union.

ZEP is pleased to provide input to the Innovation Fund consultation with the following:

• a positive reply with reservations and some questions, and
• further comments ahead of the second large-scale call.