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 to be opened within the scope of this destination have been collected under two main topics:
Highly energy-efficient and climate neutral European building stock: Topics targeting energy efficiency in buildings under this Destination seek to achieve the following impacts:
- More energy efficient building stocks supported by an accurate understanding of buildings performance in Europe and of related evolutions.
- Building stocks that effectively combine energy efficiency, renewable energy sources and digital and smart technologies to support the transformation of the energy system towards climate neutrality
Industrial facilities in the energy transition: Topics on industrial facilities in the energy transition supported under this Destination focus on thermal energy management in industry. The bulk of R&I activities related to industry is however supported under Cluster 4 “Digital, Industry and Space”.
104 Million Euros (2021)
