External funding
Improvement of light harvesting and carbon fixation with synthetic biology and/or bio-inspired//biomimetic pathways for renewable direct solar fuels production
Development of microalgae and/or direct solar fuel production and purification technologies for making advanced aviation and /or shipping fuels from microalgae and/or direct sun use a techno-economic feasible, cost-effective and sustainable option for large-scale use of microalgae-based and/or solar-based advanced fuels in aviation and /or shipping. Activities are expected to achieve TRL 4-5 by the end of the project.
Dead line: 16 January 2024
Funding and support services for the photonics EU ecosystem
The Innovation Fund, financed by EU Emissions Trading System revenues is one of the world’s largest funding programmes for the demonstration of innovative low-carbon technologies. The Fund focuses on highly innovative clean technologies and big flagship projects with European added value that can bring significant emission and greenhouse gas reductions.
Innovation Fund projects cover a wide range of innovative technologies in areas such as energy- intensive industries, renewables, energy storage, net-zero mobility and buildings, hydrogen, and carbon capture, use and storage. They are located in the EU, Liechtenstein, Iceland, and Norway.
Deadline: 9 April 2024
Read more about this Fund Call here.
Funding and support services for the photonics EU ecosystem
PhotonHub Europe is a pan-European photonics innovation hub funded by EU’s Horizon 2020 program, which helps European SMEs and mid-caps to increase competitiveness through an accelerated deployment of photonics-based technologies (downloadable leaflet). PhotonHub’s sister program, ACTPHAST for Researchers, is specifically designed to providing access for photonics and non-photonics researchers to the advanced photonics technology platforms.
Read more about these initiatives here.
Endorsement letter
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Jobs outside
PhD student (research technician)
Description: Director of the Centre of New Technologies of the University of Warsaw, and the Project Leader, announce the opening of the competition for the position of PhD Student in the Solar Fuels Laboratory – Centre of New Technologies of the University of Warsaw.
Project title: SUnlight-driven Next Generation Artificial photosynthesis biohybrid TEchnology platform for highly efficient carbon neutral production of solar fuels
More information to apply here.
Deadline: 15/12/2023
Code: CeNT-35.1-2023
Postdoctoral Research Assistant (Senior Research Assistant)
Description: Director of the Centre of New Technologies of the University of Warsaw, and the Project Leader, announce the opening of the competition for the position of a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Solar Fuels Laboratory – Centre of New Technologies of the University of Warsaw.
Project title: SUnlight-driven Next Generation Artificial photosynthesis biohybrid TEchnology platform for highly efficient carbon neutral production of solar fuels
More information to apply here.
Deadline: 15/12/2023
Code: CeNT-57-2023
Postdoctoral Research Assistant (Adjunct)
Description: Director of Centre of New Technologies of the University of Warsaw, with the approval from the Rector of the University of Warsaw, announces opening of the position of Post-Doctoral Research Assistant (Adjunct) in the group of researchers in the Solar Fuels Laboratory – Centre of New Technologies of the University of Warsaw.
Project title: SUNCOCAT – Rational design of efficient energy and charge transfer in biophotoelectrodes for direct conversion of CO2 into fuel
More information to apply here.
Deadline: 15/12/2023
Code: CeNT-4.2-2023