Horizon Europe Missions Brokerage Event 2024

Haptic R&D Consulting, a consultancy firm in innovation management, is thrilled to announce its online participation in the prestigious Horizon Europe Missions Brokerage Event 2024. The event, which is set to take place on May 21-22, 2024, is a key opportunity for stakeholders across Europe and beyond to engage in the upcoming Horizon Europe 2024 Read more about Horizon Europe Missions Brokerage Event 2024[…]

Uncharted Horizons: Exploring Unconventional Technologies Shaping Tomorrow’s Innovations

In the fast-evolving landscape of technology, there exists a realm of unconventional and lesser-discussed innovations that promise to redefine industries, create new opportunities, and push the boundaries of human capability. While some of these technologies are in nascent stages or purely speculative, their potential to disrupt and revolutionize cannot be overlooked. Acoustic Levitation: Sound Waves Read more about Uncharted Horizons: Exploring Unconventional Technologies Shaping Tomorrow’s Innovations[…]

2030 Vision: Horizon Europe EU Missions Driving Progress for a Greener and Healthier Europe

During their first two years, the EU Missions in Horizon Europe have supported the Commission’s work on the European Green Deal, making Europe fit for the Digital Age, and Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. Since their inception, EU Missions have demonstrated their potential to accelerate change. Supported primarily by Horizon Europe funding, they have also connected and supported EU policies and programmes with local Read more about 2030 Vision: Horizon Europe EU Missions Driving Progress for a Greener and Healthier Europe[…]

Exploring the Nexus of Security and Technology: SRE 2023

Haptic R&D Consulting is pleased to announce its participation in the prestigious Security Research Event 2023, to be held on October 24-25, 2023, in Brussels, Belgium. The event will explore the theme “Societal transformations, climate change and digitalisation – a new paradigm of Security Research?” and delve into the challenges and opportunities posed by megatrends Read more about Exploring the Nexus of Security and Technology: SRE 2023[…]

How prepared are we for the challenges of the future

Haptic R&D Consulting, a leading provider of cutting-edge solutions for the manufacturing industry, has announced their attendance at the highly anticipated MetalShow TIB 2023. As a guest, they will not be exhibiting, but rather attending as experts in the field of industrial automation and haptic technology. At the MetalShow TIB 2023, Haptic R&D Consulting will Read more about How prepared are we for the challenges of the future[…]

The green-certified hotels performed no better than hotels without the certification

Many travelers say they would prefer to stay at eco-friendly hotels, but lodging facilities don’t benefit financially from acquiring certification for green business practices, new research shows. Researchers compared five years’ worth of financial data for hotels with and without third-party audits for practices like saving energy, conserving water and recycling. The green-certified hotels performed Read more about The green-certified hotels performed no better than hotels without the certification[…]

Commission boosts Horizon Europe budget

The European Commission has adopted the amendment to the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2021-2022, increasing the budget by nearly €562 million to further support EU Missions towards innovative solutions to green, health and digital challenges and more actions to boost the European innovation ecosystem. The programme’s budget for 2021 and 2022 now reaches a total of nearly €16 Read more about Commission boosts Horizon Europe budget[…]

Strategic interactions between self-interested private energy system investors

Governments throughout the world have accelerated their ambitions towards effective climate change mitigation. What is clear, in this challenge of how to tackle the complex and global issue of climate change, is that there is no one technology or stakeholder that will drive the full and timely decarbonisation that the world and its citizens require. Read more about Strategic interactions between self-interested private energy system investors[…]

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LIFE Programme: EU invests €121 million in environment, nature and climate action projects

The European Commission today announced an investment of €121 million for new integrated projects under the LIFE programme for the Environment and Climate Action. This funding – increased by 20% compared to last year – will promote the green recovery and help Belgium, Germany, Ireland, France, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Slovakia Read more about LIFE Programme: EU invests €121 million in environment, nature and climate action projects[…]

EU- China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment

The EU and China have today concluded in principle the negotiations for a Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI).  This deal follows a call between Chinese President Xi Jinping and European Commission President von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on behalf of the Presidency of the EU Council, as Read more about EU- China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment[…]

Seaports expansion as strategies into new construction

Seaport footprints will need to expand by up to 3,689 square kilometers (1,424 square miles) worldwide in the next three decades to cope with the combination of sea-level rise and rising demand, according to a new study published in Earth’s Future, a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on climate change and future sustainability. The new study modeled trade growth Read more about Seaports expansion as strategies into new construction[…]

New legislation on sustainable investments

Parliament has adopted new legislation on sustainable investments. It lays down six environmental objectives and allows economic activity to be labelled as environmentally sustainable if it contributes to at least one of the objectives without significantly harming any of the others. The objectives are: climate change mitigation and adaptation; sustainable use and protection of water and Read more about New legislation on sustainable investments[…]