Nordic Innovation received a total of 123 applications under the ‘Call for Project Outlines’. 20 projects have been selected and will receive funding to develop their projects ideas and establish a consortium.
The applications and the selected projects will form the basis of much of Nordic Innovation's future work and initiatives. Sindre Bornstein, Managing Director at Nordic Innovation explains:
“The applications come from all Nordic countries. Reviewing them has been an inspiring process, showcasing an impressive level of creativity and innovative thinking. This has provided us with valuable insights into the opportunities that lie ahead within our new innovation programs and will serve as a catalyst for many new collaborations,” says Sindre Bornstein and continues:
“The 20 selected projects cover a broad range of innovation areas such as circularity, critical technologies, mature green solutions, transport, value chain collaboration and new innovation methods. We are excited to begin working with these projects and support their development.”
The 20 projects are split into the two innovation programs: Innovative Solutions for 2030 and Nordic Forward: Resilience and Competitiveness for 2050.
Innovative Solutions for 2030
This program aims to accelerate the introduction of solutions for the green transition towards 2030. The program will support initiatives to strengthen companies’ competitiveness and knowledge, provide Nordic governments with input for policy development and implement pilot and demonstration projects that can be rapidly introduced to the market.
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The selected projects
Advanced Circularity of Transparent Conductive Oxide for semiconductor industry by innovative production and recycling (ACTOR)
Partners: Mat4green Tech AB (SE, project leader), IFE – Institute for Energy Research (NO)
Critical Raw Material Centre (CRMC)
Partners: Eyde Cluster (NO, project leader), IFE – Institute for Energy Research (NO), VTT (FI)
Mobilizing the Public Sector for Green Growth in Northern Nordic Peripheries (InPro)
Partners: Bron Innovation AB (SE, project leader), Arctic Pioneers (NO)
New Nordic seabased textile industry
Partners: SeaSilk Textiles AS (NO, project leader), Devold (NO), RISE (SE), Icelandic Textile Center (IS)
Nordic Mycologic
Partners: Interesting Times Gang (SE, project leader), OBOS (NO), MycoMine (SE)
Nordic partnership to accelerate the development and commercialization of CCS technologies (NorCCS)
Partners: Danish Technological Institute (DK, project leader), SINTEF (NO), RISE (SE)
Nordic Weave
Partners: Wargön Innovation AB (SE, project leader), Østfold fylkeskommune (NO), Fyrbodals kommunalförbund (SE), Norsk senter for sirkulærøkonomi (NO)
ReValue – Clothing Resale through Digital Product Passports
Partners: Axfoundation (SE, project leader), Accenture Nordics (SE), Filippa K (SE), GS1 Sweden (SE), Aplace (SE), Mai (SE), Bencha (SE), Toteme (SE), Swedish Trade Federation (SE), Swedish School of Textiles Borås (SE), Ethica Ltd (FI), Lifestyle and Design Cluster – Danish National Business Cluster (DK), The Norwegian Center for Circular Economy (NO), Cradlenet (SE)
Scaling Reused Car Parts through Circular Value Chains in Nordic Insurance
Partners: Circular Norway (NO), RISE (SE)
Underwater foundations for floating wind, aquaculture, defence and coastal management (UWAC)
Partners: Subsea Bellows AS (NO, project leader), Hampidjan (IS), Eurocarbon (NL)
Nordic Forward: Resilience and competitiveness for 2050
The aim of this program is to strengthen the Nordic region’s long-term competitiveness and resilience through the application of new technologies, deep-tech and new collaboration structures. The program will support ecosystems and value chain collaboration to solve global and Nordic societal challenges and achieve impact at a systemic level.
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The selected projects
Developing the Nordic biomethanol production and infrastructure for green shipping
Partners: Glocal Green AS (NO, project leader), Flogas Sverige AB (SE), Malte Group AB (SE), LTU Green Fuels AB (SE), Heidelberg Materials Cement (SE), Norskog (NO ), Icelandic New Energy Ltd. (IS)
Feasibility study for Nordic Innovation Exchange program
Partners: Aitoware Oy (FI, project leader), Vinnova (SE), Business Finland (FI), Innovation Norway (NO), Innovation Centre Denmark (DK)
Nordic Additive Manufacturing Network
Partners: DIMECC (FI, project leader), Norwegian AM Cluster (NO), Danish AM Hub (DK)
Nordic Innovation Cluster of System Demonstrators
Partners: Lund City (SE, project leader), RISE (SE), CoAction Lund (SE), Project Zero (DK), Vaasa Energy Cluster (FI), Lund University (SE)
Nordic Nexus Network Stage 1
Partners: Iceland Ocean Cluster (IS, project leader), Innovatum AB (SE), ÅKP AS (NO), Danish Ocean Cluster DOC (DK), Iceland Eco Business Park – IEBP (IS), Sotenäs Symbioscentrum (SE), Gjøsund hamn (NO), Hirtshals Havn (DK)
Nordic Quantum Technology Pre-Incubation Program
Partners: BII (DK, project leader), VTT (FI)
Nordic Security Infrastructure: Resilient Maritime Logistics, Ports and Defense Readiness in the Northern Region in the Nordics
Partners: Rana Utvikling (NO, project leader), Maritime CleanTech (NO), Vasek Vaasa Region Development Company - VASEK (FI), INAB (SE)
Northern Europe’s leading maritime tech ecosystem by 2030
Partners: Copenhagen Malmö Port (SE, project leader), Greenport North (DK)
Resilient Critical Infrastructures for the Nordics
Partners: Danish Quantum Community (DK, project leader), InstituteQ c/o VTT (FI), QSIP c/o Chalmers Industriteknik (SE)
Zero emission transport infrastructure
Partners: Stiftelsen Blue Institute (SE, project leader), Currant (NO)
Background
The Call for Project Outlines for a Green and Competitive Nordic region marks the first stage of a two-step funding model designed by Nordic Innovation to foster a broader Nordic innovation collaboration and to help develop strategic guidelines for upcoming priorities.
The 20 consortia can apply for full-scale funding in the second step of call process. The second call for proposals will be announced in autumn 2025 and will also be open to new applicants who did not participate in the first round.
