First STEP Seals projects awarded to promote high-quality EU strategic technologies
The European Commission has published the first projects that were awarded a Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) Seal, a quality label that bolsters promising projects in clean and resource-efficient as well as deep and digital tech. STEP Seal should help projects to attract private financing, particularly from investors seeking derisked projects with a strong Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) profile.
STEP was set up by the EU to support the European industry and boost investment in critical technologies in Europe. STEP raises and steers funding across 11 EU programmes in three target investment areas:
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Digital technologies and deep-tech innovation
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Clean and resource-efficient technologies
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Biotechnologies
The first 130 STEP Seal awarded projects focus on cutting-edge clean technologies in the field of energy and industry (Innovation Fund), and digital technologies for space-related applications (Horizon Europe/Space). All awarded projects are listed in the STEP Seals dashboard. These projects have met the quality criteria of their respective programs, regardless of their current funding status.
Examples of breakthrough innovations include:
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the development of components for offshore wind towers (Poland),
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first-of-a-kind sea freight service powered by hydrogen cells (Netherlands),
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manufacturing of photovoltaic modules (Italy),
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CO2 Capture for Storage technologies (Denmark),
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radiation-resistant integrated circuits for in-space applications (multi-country).
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