CFPs: Indo Danish Research and Innovation Cooperation in the Area of Cutting Edge Hydrogen Technologies

Areas of Research

• The target of this India-Denmark call is to enhance value creation through research and innovation for the development of new technologies, solutions, services, and business models related to the following topics:
  • Cutting-edge hydrogen technologies: Green fuels for transport and industry (Power-to-X, etc.). Solutions to convert electricity from renewable energy into products that can be used to reduce emissions from parts of the transport and industrial sectors where there are no cost-effective alternatives to fossil energy.
  • Projects can contribute to e.g:
    • Renewables-based green hydrogen production, its storage, and utilization.
    • Electrolysers and fuel cells and innovations on improving efficiency, boosting production capacity and finding robust, cheaper alternatives to the rare materials used in current electrolysers/fuel cells.
    • Manufacturing of electrolyser/fuel cell components such as membranes, stack integrators, suppliers of supporting technology, power electronics and system integrators.
    • Standardizing and automating production processes.
    • Underground H2 storage facility, compressed tank, and materials-based storage.
    • Decarbonization of hard-to-abate industries like refineries, steel, Ammonia, etc.,
    • Hydrogen production systems/technologies not based on electrolysis.
    • The integration of Power-to-X-systems to the energy system (e.g. sector coupling).
    • Forecasting studies for demand and supply, policy interventions, and techno-economics of various aspects of the hydrogen energy value chain.

Funding Information

• The successful projects will be jointly funded by India and Denmark. For the Danish counterpart, funding willbe disbursed by IFD, and similarly for the Indian counterpart by DST.
• The Danish side (Innovation Fund Denmark – IFD) will allocate a total of 20 million DKK and the Indian side (DST) will allocate a total of 200 million INR to support 3-7 joint research and innovation projects. The duration of the projects is expected to be up to 3 years for both sides.
• Significant co-financing as well as the participation of relevant public partners and/or private enterprises other than the main applicants is encouraged.

Eligibility Criteria

• Scientists/ Engineers/ Technologists working in Universities and other Academic institutions; R&D institutions/ laboratories having adequate infrastructure and facilities to carry out R&D work;
• The PI(s) should have relevant experience as evident from previous prototype commercialization or development orpractical experience in the chosen area/topic with field knowledge.

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