NordenBladet — Konkurss on kaheastmeline ning eeltaotluste esitamine on kohustuslik. Eeltaotluste esitamise tähtaeg on 1. aprill 2021 (17:00:00 CEST).

Taotluse saavad esitada uurimisrühmad, kuhu kuulub vähemalt kolm erinevat gruppi vähemalt kolmelt erinevalt maalt, mis pärinevad vähemalt kahest ERA-MIN3-ga liitunud riigist.

Konkursi 5 teemat alateemadega on:

Topic 1. Supply of raw materials from exploration and mining

  • ​Exploration
  • Mining operations
  • Mine closure and reclamation

Topic 2. Circular Design

  • Product design for increased raw material efficiency
  • Product design for reuse or extended durability of product
  • Product design to promote recycling
  • Product design for critical materials substitution

Topic 3. Processing, Production and Remanufacturing

  • ​Increase resource efficiency in resource intensive production processes
  • Increase resource efficiency through recycling of residues or remanufacturing of used products and components
  • Increase resource efficiency using information and communication technologies (ICT)

Topic 4. Recycling and Re-use of End-of-Life Products Recycling and Re-use of End-of-Life Products

  • End-of-life products collection and (reverse) logistics
  • End-of-life products pre-processing: pre-treatment, dismantling, sorting, characterisation
  • Reuse, repair, refurbishing, repurposing and remanufacturing of End-of-Life products
  • Recovery of raw materials from End-of-life products
  • Recovery of raw materials from End-of-life immovable assets
  • Increase recycling or reuse through information and communication technologies (ICT)

Topic 5: Cross-cutting topics.

  • ​New business models (implementing circular economy aspects)
  • Improvement of methods or data for environmental impact assessment
  • Social acceptance and trust/public perception of raw materials
  • Health safety issues

Eesti Teadusagentuur osaleb konkursil 100 000 euroga, millega rahastatakse ühte edukat Eesti teadlaste uurimisgruppi.

Taotlusvooru tutvustavad materjalid ning lingid taotlussüsteemi ja partneriotsingu platvormile leiab ERA-MIN3 veebilehelt https://www.era-min.eu/joint-call/era-min-joint-call-2021.

Täiendav info Eesti Teadusagentuuris:

Margit Suuroja
margit.suuroja@etag.ee
Tel: +372 731 7360