EU Announces Own Green Industry Plan In Global Subsidy Race

On the 1st of February EC President Ursula von der Leyen presented the Green Deal Industrial Plan in an effort by the EU to keep up with a worldwide race in subsidy schemes for green industries.

The Commission’s new industrial plan comes in response to America’s $369 billion Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which caused a stir in Europe for inviting EU clean-tech companies to relocate production across the Atlantic.

To boost clean tech manufacturing in Europe, the EU executive proposes a ‘Net-Zero Industry Act’ to “provide a simplified regulatory framework for production capacity” of technologies considered vital to meet Europe’s climate neutrality goals.

The Commission lists “batteries, windmills (sic), heat pumps, solar, electrolysers, and carbon capture and storage” among the technologies that will be targeted in the forthcoming act, noting however that the list is not yet definitive.

Read more here.

5G goes 6G: New Opportunities of Mobile Communication fora Better City
& Better Life

On February 23, from 09:00 to 16:30 CET, the
5G-LOGINNOV Consortium; ERTICO and Huawei will be hosting a Workshop. The latter  will count with a plethora of expert speakers in the fields of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Smart Cities, CCAM and innovative I.T.S. (Intelligent Transport Systems) applications including Ports and Logistics.

During the event “Beyond 5G and 6G opportunities” will highlight technical aspects and attractive use cases including user requirements for existing and future projects. Following this trend, emphasis will be placed on technical achievements and startup integration for the three 5G-LOGINNOV Living Labs (Athens, Hamburg, Koper) which will be complemented by presentations on 5G/6G enabled business opportunities for Smart Cities, CCAM and future Port Eco-Systems.

During the workshop, participants will actively participate in interactive sessions with the aim of solving challenges, cross-sharing experiences, knowledge and nurturing their networks.

Online Registration here.
In-Person Registration here.