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LogisticsTRL 7-8Window 79/100

Battery-free tracking of reusable crates and pallets

Battery-free tags powered by radio waves, to prove the reuse of transport packaging that the EU requires from 2030.

Funding needed
€500k to €5M
Source
Company announcement · Wiliot, Walmart
Possible EU funding
HealthTRL 7-8Window 74/100

Drone network for samples between hospitals

Fly biological samples by drone between hospitals and labs in the same area, in minutes.

Funding needed
€500k to €5M
Source
Company announcement · Apian, Wing
Possible EU funding
MobilityTRL 8Window 59/100

Electric hydrofoil shuttles for urban transport

Electric boats that fly above the water to create fast transport routes on rivers, lakes and estuaries.

Funding needed
Over €5M
Source
Company announcement · Candela, Region Stockholm (SL)
Possible EU funding
MaterialsTRL 7-8Window 88/100

Hydrogen-based recycling of rare-earth magnets

Recover magnets from motors, hard drives and wind turbines, and turn them into reusable powder with hydrogen.

Funding needed
Over €5M
Source
Company announcement · HyProMag, University of Birmingham
Possible EU funding
WaterTRL 6-7Window 71/100

On-site destruction of PFAS from firefighting foams

A mobile unit that destroys forever chemicals from foam stocks and rinse water, instead of shipping and incinerating them.

Funding needed
€500k to €5M
Source
Company announcement · Oxyle, ETH Zurich
Possible EU funding
ConstructionTRL 6-7Window 56/100

Recycled cement made in steelworks' electric furnaces

Recover cement paste from demolition concrete and re-fire it in steelworks' arc furnaces, without a cement kiln.

Funding needed
Over €5M
Source
Scientific paper · University of Cambridge, Cambridge Electric Cement (Reclinker)
Possible EU funding
IndustryTRL 7Window 71/100

Superconducting busbars for power-intensive industry

Replace the huge copper or aluminium busbars of electrolysers with superconducting lines that lose almost no energy.

Funding needed
Over €5M
Source
Company announcement · Trimet, Vision Electric Super Conductors (VESC)
Possible EU funding
IndustryTRL 7-8Window 78/100

Industrial heat stored in sand

Sell low-carbon steam and hot water to food plants, made with the cheapest electricity.

Funding needed
Over €5M
Source
Company announcement · Polar Night Energy, Rondo Energy
Possible EU funding
EnergyTRL 7-8Window 86/100

Next-generation geothermal for European data centers

Develop deep geothermal projects that supply round-the-clock power and heat to data centers and manufacturers.

Funding needed
Over €5M
Source
Company announcement · Fervo Energy, IEA
Possible EU funding

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