A natural gas-powered fuel cell in the new building of the Frankfurt Höchst Hospital generates energy in a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way. The technology supplies emergency power, heating and hot water, and is also used to safeguard fire safety in the hospital. The EU covered half of the costs, which amounted to EUR 630 000.

Phosphorus is a rare but critical raw material. A process by which phosphorus is extracted from sewage sludge ash to produce fertiliser has been developed by the Höchst Industrial Park. The EU covered half of the project costs, which amounted to EUR 360 000.

With the help of EU funding, a ‘Pensions cockpit (‘Rentencockpit’)’ has been set up at the Goethe University Frankfurt’s Department of Economics. The non-commercial platform aims to provide individuals with free and evidence-based information on the three pension pillars. The EU contributed around EUR 480 000 of the total project costs, which amounted to approximately EUR 1 million.

The former FIAT site in the Frankfurt district of Griesheim is being converted into a primary and secondary school as well as a day care centre. This will significantly improve the school and day care situation in the district of Griesheim and in the west of Frankfurt as a whole. The EU is covering half of the total costs,which amount to EUR 3 million.