Floating offshore wind is entering a decisive decade. While bottom-fixed turbines dominate shallow waters, Europe’s vast potential in deeper seas remains untapped. Floating offshore wind turbines (FOWT) are the key to unlocking this potential – but despite successful pilots, the sector still faces major hurdles in competitiveness, industrialisation and large-scale deployment. The EU-funded ATLANTIC project,…
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The NitroScope project, initiated by Efund in 2024 and funded under HORIZON-MISS-2024-SOIL-01-04, brings together leading academic, industrial, and policy partners to tackle one of agriculture’s biggest challenges: nitrogen losses. Currently, only 30–50% of applied nitrogen fertilisers are absorbed by crops, with the rest leaking into groundwater as nitrates or escaping as nitrous oxide (N₂O) —…
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The SEAMPHONI project has officially launched! In 2024, Efund initiated and supported an international consortium, coordinated by the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, in securing EU funding under the HORIZON-MISS-2024-OCEAN-01-01 call. The consortium unites 24 partners from 12 countries, bridging academia, NGOs, industry, art and policy. Amidst growing pressures on our oceans, SEAMPHONI will “listen” to…
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Cities are on the frontline of climate change, facing rising threats from floods, storms, heatwaves, and sea-level rise. Traditional approaches often fall short — projects end when funding ends, leaving communities vulnerable. The EU-funded RISE-IN project is changing that by linking climate resilience to finance and investment. Launched in 2025 under HORIZON-MISS-2024-CLIMA-01-06, RISE-IN brings together…
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As Europe accelerates its decarbonisation and electrification efforts, the demand for advanced energy storage is soaring. While lithium-ion batteries dominate today’s market, they face major challenges: raw material scarcity, safety concerns, recyclability issues, and environmental costs. Enter HighMag — an EU-funded Horizon Europe project (HORIZON-CL5-2024-D2-02-02) a common initiative between the Austrian Institute Of Technology (AIT)…
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The MOIRAI project officially began in January 2025. Initiated by Efund in 2024 and coordinated by the National Technical University of Athens, the EU-funded consortium unites 15 partners from 6 countries to revolutionize multi-scale ocean and climate modelling. At its core, MOIRAI will develop, test, and implement the next generation of regional-to-coastal physical and biogeochemical…
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This project has been officially launched! Efund initiated and supported this flagship project led by the Queen’s University of Belfast under the HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01-08 – Demonstration of sustainable wave energy farms call. The ONDEP project aims to harness wave energy to provide clean, reliable power across Europe. It will establish a 2MW wave energy farm in…
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The project has officially been launched! In 2024, with the support of Efund, a multidisciplinary consortium led by Lund University successfully secured funding for EPIC-SHIFT (Securing Holistic and Impactful Food Systems Transformation with Novel Foods based on Alternative Proteins) under the HORIZON-CL6-2024-FARM2FORK-01-7 – Impact of the development of novel foods based on alternative sources of…
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In 2023, Efund initiated and supported the consortium coordinated by University of Oulu, in the preparation and submission of a successful proposal to the call HORIZON-CL5-2023-D2-02-02 – New Approaches to Develop Enhanced Safety Materials for Gen 3 Li-Ion Batteries for Mobility Applications (Batt4EU Partnership). The EU-funded SAFELOOP project addresses a critical challenge for the electric…
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In 2023, Efund initiated and assisted the consortium, led by the University of Aveiro, in securing funding for the TERRASAFE project, which responded to the HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-04 – Innovations to prevent and combat desertification call. The goal of TERRASAFE is to empower local communities in Southern Europe and Northern Africa to effectively combat desertification, a challenge…
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