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WssTP approach to SPIRE PPP
SPIRE aims at establishing a Sustainable Process Industry through Resource and Energy Efficiency.
It has the objective to develop the enabling technologies and solutions along the value chain that are required to reach long term sustainability for Europe in terms of global competitiveness, ecology and employment. The SPIRE PPP will be instrumental in addressing the Grand Societal Challenges defined within EU 2020 Agenda through the broad correlation it has across various flagships initiatives (Innovation Union, Resource Efficient Europe, Industrial Policy for the Globalisation Era). In the latter, the Commission specifically addresses the need for public-private collaborations to ensure uptake of resource and energy efficiency innovations – “in the context of the discussion on future research Public-Private Partnerships, consider an Energy-intensive Industries Low Carbon Implementation initiative, bringing together the relevanttechnology platforms with EU and Member States, to ensure the appropriate R&D, financing and deployment strategies for low-carbon production”.
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