Call Description:

As stated in the Horizon Europe Strategy, the goal of this destination is expected to contribute to the use of efficient and sustainable energy accessible for all with a clean energy system and a just transition.

The activities targeting notably a more efficient use of energy in buildings and industry are an important part of this destination such as: 

• Technological and socio-economic breakthroughs for achieving climate neutrality and the transition to zero pollution of the building stock by 2050, 
• Increased energy efficiency in industry and reducing industry’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) and air pollutant emissions through recovery, upgrade and/or conversion of industrial excess (waste) heat and through electrification of heat generation.

The calls that were opened within the scope of this destination have been collected under two main topics but the second calls of 2021 are only related to the Highly Energy-efficient and Climate-neutral European Building Stock topic. 
 

Special Conditions:

Unless otherwise provided for in the specific call conditions, legal entities forming a consortium are eligible to participate in actions provided that the consortium includes:

• at least one independent legal entity established in a Member State; and 
• at least two other independent legal entities, each established in different Member States or Associated Countries. 

Call Description:

Destination 3: Sustainable, Secure and Competitive Energy Supply aims to be obtained more performant renewable energy solutions by providing a more efficient, clean, sustainable, safe and competitive energy supply. In this context, in order to strengthen the place of Europe in the global chain and to reach the expected performance on this field;

• Energy systems and energy storage,
• Smart and cyber secure grids,
• Carbon Capture, Use and Storage (CCUS) are emerging as key players.

The calls open within the scope of this destination have been collected under four main topics:

Global leadership in renewable energy: Under this topic, it is aimed to raise awareness by developing projects with low-cost and high-efficiency renewable energy technologies instead of fossil-based energy technologies. The calls of the third period of 2021 are completely related to Global Leadership in Renewable Energy topic. 

Special Conditions:

Unless otherwise provided for in the specific call conditions, legal entities forming a consortium are eligible to participate in actions provided that the consortium includes:

• at least one independent legal entity established in a Member State; and 
• at least two other independent legal entities, each established in different Member States or Associated Countries. 

Call Description:

Destination 3: Sustainable, Secure and Competitive Energy Supply aims to be obtained more performant renewable energy solutions by providing a more efficient, clean, sustainable, safe and competitive energy supply. In this context, in order to strengthen the place of Europe in the global chain and to reach the expected performance on this field;

• Energy systems and energy storage,
• Smart and cyber secure grids,
• Carbon Capture, Use and Storage (CCUS) are emerging as key players.

The calls open within the scope of this destination have been collected under four main topics:

Global leadership in renewable energy: Under this topic, it is aimed to raise awareness by developing projects with low-cost and high-efficiency renewable energy technologies instead of fossil-based energy technologies. Related calls of this topic are HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-02-01,02,03 and 04. 

Energy systems, grids and storage: The main expected issues from the proposals under this topic are;

• Development of flexible energy systems and grids that provide stability in different conditions,
• Improved energy storage technologies, in particular heat storage, 
• Standardization of devices that can share / exchange data between energy service providers,
• Enhance consumer satisfaction and increase system flexibility,
• New electricity transmission technologies and solutions developed for the transportation of offshore wind energy are gathered under this heading
• Enhance consumer satisfaction and increased system flexibility thanks to enabling consumers to benefit from data-driven energy services and facilitating their investment and engagement in the energy transition.

Related calls of this topic are HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-02-05,06,07,08,09,10 and 11.

Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS): Under this topic, it is expected to submit project proposals that will support the integration of CCUS into high emission industrial centres and hubs at the most affordable cost. Related calls of this topic are HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-02-12 and 13.

Cross-cutting issues: This topic was opened in order to prevent the problems of duplication in overlapping areas and to establish an effective communication mechanism between the relevant parties. Related calls of this topic are HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-02-14 and 15. 

Special Conditions:

Unless otherwise provided for in the specific call conditions, legal entities forming a consortium are eligible to participate in actions provided that the consortium includes:

• at least one independent legal entity established in a Member State; and 
• at least two other independent legal entities, each established in different Member States or Associated Countries. 

Call Description:

The CSP ERANET Additional Call is carried out by national and regional research and technology development (RTD) and innovation programmes, and national and regional Funding Agencies in the field of concentrating solar power (CSP) or solar thermal electricity (STE). The following countries and regions are participating in the CSP ERANET Additional Call: Germany and North-Rhine-Westphalia, Spain, Turkey, Switzerland and Israel.

The topics for CSP ERANET Additional Call are based on priorities identified in the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan through the working groups in CSP technology. They include strategic targets that shall serve as a reference for this call and for proposals to be submitted.

• Advanced linear Fresnel technology
• Parabolic trough with molten salt
• Parabolic trough with silicon oil
• Open volumetric air receiver
• Improved central receiver molten salt technology
• Next generation of central receiver power plants
• Multi-tower beam down system
• Advanced TES (Thermal Energy Storage)

Special Conditions:

Applications have to be submitted through the Electronic Submission System within the deadline set.

Eligible consortia shall consist of a minimum of 3 partners from 2 different countries participating in the CSP ERANET Additional Call and providing funding to the project selected. At least one partner in the consortium has to be from the industry. The project consortia may involve as many partners as necessary to successfully deliver the project. Partners from countries that are not members of the CSP-ERANET Additional Call can join a project consortium as additional partners providing added-value to the project.

However, these additional partners have to finance their activities from other sources, as each Funding Agency will only fund partners from their own country. A letter of commitment must be included as an annex to the full proposal including the commitment of this partner to the project.

All applicants have to fulfil (additional) eligibility criteria of their respective national / regional programme / funding organisation and have to contact their national / regional agency as early as possible in the process to understand if their project is within scope/eligible. Furthermore, all applicants must take into account that some funding organisations require a mandatorily submission of a national application in parallel with the international one.

The project duration is limited to max. 36 months.

Call Description:

Expected impact:

• Enhanced networking within innovation ecosystems by strengthening their capacity to support existing and emerging innovators and companies;

• Establishing strengthened and expanded cooperation between innovation ecosystems worldwide;

• Providing innovation ecosystems that are more inclusive and gender equitable.

Special Conditions:

HORIZON-EIE-2021-SCALEUP-01-01: Expanding Acceleration Ecosystems 

Expected EU contribution per project

1 Million €

Indicative budget

5 Million €

Type of Action

Coordination and Support Actions

Eligibility conditions

- Consortia must have at least three (3) independent legal entities, of which at least one (1) is established in 'modest' or 'moderate' innovator region and at least one (1) in 'strong' or 'innovation leader' innovator region. The Regional Innovation Scoreboard is taken as a reference, and in the case of entities representing national authorities, the European Innovation Scoreboard.

- The consortium must consist of business acceleration service providers.

Legal and financial set-up of the Grant Agreements

Eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum

HORIZON-EIE-2021-SCALEUP-01-02: Scaling up deep tech ecosystems

Expected EU contribution per project

5 Million €

Indicative budget

5 Million €

Type of Action

Research and Innovation Action

Eligibility conditions

At least one Pan-European Research Infrastructure to be part of the consortia.

Legal and financial set-up of the Grant Agreements

Beneficiaries may provide financial support to third parties. At least 60% of budget must be distributed in the form of grants to third parties. The maximum amount to be granted to each third party is EUR 75 000. This amount is justified as providing grants to third parties is the primary activity of the action and this amount is necessary to fund projects of sufficient scale.

Technology Readiness Level

Activities are expected to achieve TRL 2-6 by the end of the project.

HORIZON-EIE-2021-SCALEUP-01-03: Women TechEU

Expected EU contribution per project

75.000 €

Indicative budget

3.75 Million €

Type of Action

Coordination and Support action

Eligibility conditions

The page limit of the application is 10 pages. Applicants must submit a short online application that includes a description of the business plan, along with a clearly defined growth strategy respectful of inclusion and gender-balance, and a description of the activities planned for the following five years. The proposal must also include a brief video pitch.

Legal and financial set-up of the Grant Agreements

Participation is limited to early-stage deep tech start-ups founded, or co-founded by women, holding a top management position (CEO, CTO or equivalent) in the company at the time of submission. The applying legal entity must be registered and established in an EU Member State or a Horizon Europe Associated Country for at least six months at the time of the submission. All deep tech domains are eligible.

Expected EU contribution per project

Funding for grants awarded under this topic will take the form of a fixed lump sum of EUR 0,075 million.

Call Description:

Beklenen etki:

• Avrupa’da her düzeydeki yenilik ekosistemlerinin mevcut güçlü yanlarından yararlanarak yeni, daha az temsil edilen paydaşları ve bölgeleri çeken,
• Yeşil, dijital ve sosyal öncelikler de dahil olmak üzere toplumun yararına olan zorluklara yönelik hedefler oluşturan ve bu hedeflere ulaşan,
• Avrupa genelinde birbirine bağlı, kapsayıcı ve daha verimli yenilik ekosistemleri oluşturmak.

Special Conditions:

Çağrılarda:

Proje başına verilmesi beklenen AB katkısı

500.000 Avro

Çağrı Bütçesi

4 Milyon Avro

Eylem Türü

Koordinasyon ve Destek Aksiyonu

Uygunluk Koşulları

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