ASCCENT places University of Zagreb Faculty of Civil Engineering (UNIZG FCE) in Croatia in the forefront of the action for climate-neutral and sustainable EU, enabling contribution to net-zero of hard-to-abate construction sector, through networking for excellence with EU leaders from Belgium, Denmark, Sweden and France in the field of active storage/uptake of captured carbon in construction products.
Project name: Active storage of captured CO2 in net zero construction products
Project identifier: Project 101159895 — ASCCENT
Programme: HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-02-02 Twinning Green Deal
Type of action: HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions
Coordinator: University of Zagreb Faculty of Civil Engineering
Granting authority: European Research Executive Agency
Duration: 01.06.2024. – 31.05.2027.
Maximum grant amount: € 1,252,850.00
Project is based on the Net Zero Industry Act’s recognition of carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) as a strategic net-zero technology that plays a pivotal role in mitigating climate change. Building up on the excel of the EU in CO2 capture, ASCCENT focusses on strengthening UNIZG FCE research profile and innovation capacity in three pillars
There are 5 partners involved in the project covering the whole addressed value chain. Four of them are RTO, and one is an industry member. All ASCCENT partners have previously participated in EU projects, EU and global platformsand networks that will be used to gain additional information and dissemination benefits.
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