Towards highly energy efficient and decarbonised buildings

Call: Towards highly energy efficient and decarbonised buildings

Programme

Horizon 2020 - Societal Challenges

Type of Fund

Action programme

Description of programme
"Horizon 2020 - Societal Challenges "

A challenge-based approach will bring together resources and knowledge across different fields, technologies and disciplines, including social sciences and the humanities. This will cover activities from research to market with a new focus on innovation-related activities, such as piloting, demonstration, test-beds, and support for public procurement and market uptake.
Funding focuses on the following challenges:

Health, demographic change and wellbeing;
Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research, and the Bioeconomy;
Secure, clean and efficient energy;
Smart, green and integrated transport;
Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials;
Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflective societies;
Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens.

Link

Link to Programme

Description of programme
"Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy"

This Sub-Programme is structured around seven specific objectives and research areas:

Reducing energy consumption and carbon footprint
Low-cost, low-carbon electricity supply
Alternative fuels and mobile energy sources
A single, smart European electricity grid
New knowledge and technologies
Robust decision making and public engagement
Market uptake of energy and ICT innovation.

Call

Towards highly energy efficient and decarbonised buildings

Description of call
"Towards highly energy efficient and decarbonised buildings"

Deep renovations show the need to demonstrate and roll out holistic consumer-centred solutions that involve the whole value chain, ensuring high levels of comfort and a high quality of the indoor environment. Therefore, this call aims at increaseing the depth and breadth of renovations, while integrating clean energy technologies into the building envelop and/or systems.

Link

Link to Call

Thematic Focus

Innovation, Climate, Environment & biodiversity, Technologies, Research

Funding area

EU Member States
Albania / Shqipëria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iceland / Ísland
Moldova
Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора
North Macedonia / Северна Македонија
Norway / Norge
Serbia / Сpбија
Switzerland / Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera
Turkey / Türkiye
Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna
Others

Origin of Applicant

Eligible applicants

Education and Training Centres, Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Research Institution, Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union, International Organization, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), NGO / NPO, Public Services, National Government, Start Up Company, University, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Association

Applicant details

All legal entities located in the EU or in Third Countries can participate in Horizon 2020

Project Partner

Yes

Project Partner Details

As a principle all projects (except coordination and support activities) must comprise at least 3 partners from at least 3 EU Member States or other eligible countries

Call opens

19.07.2019

Call closes

15.01.2020

Type of Funding

Grant

Financial details

Total Call Budget: 7 million €
Grant size per project: ca. 1-2 million €
Co-financing rate: max. 100%

Submission

Online via Funding & Tenders Portal

Contact Details

Link to the National Contact Point Finder.