(This list is for illustrative purposes only and is not exhaustive or binding for the application process.)
➤ Technologies for the recovery of CRMs supporting the ecological and digital transition
Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) are essential resources for strategic sectors such as energy, electronics, and mobility. The recovery and reuse of CRMs from industrial, electronic, and urban waste (urban mining) are crucial to reducing import dependency and enabling a more autonomous and sustainable transition.
Examples:
- Innovative technologies for sorting and identifying CRMs and rare earth elements from end-of-life goods and assets;
- Technologies for extracting, separating, and purifying CRMs and rare earths from WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) or waste from treatment plants.
➤ Digital technologies enabling supply chain traceability
Traceability is a key factor in ensuring transparency, reliability, and sustainability throughout production chains. Digital technologies such as blockchain, IoT, and artificial intelligence make it possible to monitor material flows, certify processes, and enable more advanced circular economy models.
Examples:
- Blockchain-based digital platforms to trace materials and components along the supply chain;
- IoT and RFID systems for real-time monitoring of production flows;
- Tools for building and updating the Digital Product Passport, aggregating environmental, technical, and circularity data;
- Artificial intelligence algorithms to validate, standardize, and analyze supply chain data;
- Collaborative solutions to facilitate the collection and sharing of information.
➤ Innovative models for enhancing underutilized assets and properties for environmental and social regeneration, including tourism
The regeneration of unused spaces and structures is a powerful driver of sustainable local development. Through circular and inclusive models, it is possible to restore value to underutilized or abandoned assets, creating new environmental, social, cultural, or tourism-oriented functions that benefit communities and territories.
Examples:
- Solutions for assessing alternative potential uses (environmental, social, cultural, or touristic) based on asset characteristics (location, size, context, etc.);
- Solutions for repurposing spaces, buildings, and infrastructures based on innovative business models (e.g., eco-hostels, coworking spaces, social housing, green infrastructures);
- Modular, low-impact systems for circular building renovation (use of recycled materials, reusable components, reversible construction);
Interior design and furnishing solutions made from regenerated or recycled materials, suitable for setting up multifunctional temporary or permanent spaces.
