All Moonshot projects are intensive, industry-driven collaborations between Flemish universities and research institutes. Projects are grouped into four Moonshot Research Trajectories (MOTs), which represent the most promising transition paths towards the 2050 ambition: a Flemish industry that is carbon-circular and low in CO2. Click projects to learn more.
MOT 1: Bio-Based Chemistry
Approved in 2021:
Approved in 2020:
FUCATIL
(cSBO)
Full carbon utilization: conversion of abundant Flemish waste streams into platform chemicals using advanced separation and catalytic technologies
Approved: 2020
Start: 1/3/2021
Duration: 36 m (expected)
Approved in 2019:
NIBCON
(cSBO)
Novel integrated biorefinery concepts for a carbon neutral bio-economy
Approved: 2019
Start: 01/01/2020
Duration: 18+3 m
MOT 2: Circularity of Carbon in Materials
Approved in 2021:
Approved in 2020:
RENOVATE
Solvent-resistant nano- and ultrafiltration: opening new perspectives in plastic recycling
Approved: 2020
Start: 01/03/2021
Duration: 18 m
Approved in 2019:
MOT 3: Electrification & Radical Process Transformation
Approved in 2021:
Approved in 2020:
P2O
(Full cSBO)
Power-to-olefins: electrified steam cracking and plasma booster
Approved: 2020
Start: 01/03/2021
Duration: 48 m
MOONRISE
(Full cSBO)
Hybrid membrane/sorption technology for more efficient C2 and C3 separations
Approved: 2020
Start: 01/01/2021
Duration: 48 m