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Horizon Europe: Cluster 5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility

Parent programHorizon Europe
Link to the programec.europa.eu

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short description

An ambitious goal of the EU is to be climate neutral by 2050. Measures of the "Climate, Energy and Mobility" cluster will contribute significantly to this. Research and innovation projects in this cluster should bring significant added value for the population.

program objectives

This clusters aims to fight climate change by better understanding its causes, evolution, risks, impacts and opportunities, and by making the energy and transport sectors more climate and environment-friendly, more efficient and competitive, smarter, safer and more resilient.

Areas of intervention

  • Climate science and solutions;
  • Energy supply;
  • Energy systems and grids;
  • Buildings and industrial facilities in energy transition;
  • Communities and cities ;
  • Industrial competitiveness in transport;
  • Clean, safe and accessible transport and mobility;
  • Smart mobility;
  • Energy storage.

Destination 1: Climate sciences and responses for the transformation towards climate neutrality

The activities implemented under this section will enable the transition to a climate-neutral and resilient society and economy through improving the knowledge of the Earth system and the ability to predict and project its changes under different natural and socio-economic drivers, including a better understanding of society’s response and behavioural changes, and allowing a better estimation of the impacts of climate change and the design and evaluation of solutions and pathways for climate change mitigation and adaptation and related social transformation.

Destination 2: Cross-sectoral solutions for the climate transition

This Destination covers thematic areas which are cross-cutting by nature and can provide key solutions for climate, energy and mobility applications. In line with the scope of cluster 5 such areas are batteries, hydrogen, communities and cities, early-stage breakthrough technologies as well as citizen engagement.

Destination 3: Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply

This Destination includes activities targeting a sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply. In line with the scope of cluster 5, this includes activities in the areas of renewable energy; energy system, grids and storage; as well as Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS).

Destination 4: Efficient, sustainable and inclusive energy use

This Destination addresses activities targeting the energy demand side, notably a more efficient use of energy as regards buildings and industry.

Destination 5: Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes

This Destination addresses activities that improve the climate and environmental footprint, as well as competitiveness, of different transport modes.

Destination 6: Safe, Resilient Transport and Smart Mobility services for passengers and goods

This Destination includes activities addressing safe and smart mobility services for passengers and goods.

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Expected effects and impacts

Destination 1:

In line with the Strategic Plan, the overall expected impact of this Destination is to contribute to the “Transition to a climate-neutral and resilient society and economy enabled through advanced climate science, pathways and responses to climate change (mitigation and adaptation) and behavioural transformations”, notably through:

  • Advancing knowledge and providing solutions in the any of following areas: Earth system science; pathways to climate neutrality; climate change adaptation including climate services; social science for climate action; and better understanding of climate-ecosystems interactions;
  • Contributing substantially to key international assessments such as those of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) or the European Environment Agency (e.g. European environment state and outlook reports, SOER);
  • Strengthening the European Research Area on climate change;
  • Increasing the transparency, robustness, trustworthiness and practical usability of the knowledge base on climate change for use by policy makers, practitioners, other stakeholders and citizens.

Destination 2:

  • A competitive and sustainable European battery value chain. The main impacts to be generated by topics targeting the battery value chain under this Destination are:
    • Increased global competitiveness of the European battery ecosystem through generated knowledge and leading-edge technologies in battery materials, cell design, manufacturing and recycling;
    • Accelerated growth of innovative, competitive and sustainable battery manufacturing industry in Europe;
    • Accelerated roll out of electrified mobility through increased attractiveness for citizens and businesses, offering lower price, better performance and safety, reliable operation of e-vehicles. Increased grid flexibility, increased share of renewables integration and facilitated self-consumption and participation in energy markets by citizens and businesses;
    • Increased overall sustainability and improved Life Cycle Assessment of each segment of the battery value chain. Developed and established innovative recycling network and technologies and in line with the March 2020 European Circular Economy Action Plan, accelerated roll-out of circular designs and holistic circular approach for funded innovations;
    • Increased exploitation and reliability of batteries though demonstration of innovative use cases of battery integration in stationary energy storage and vehicles/vessels/aircrafts (in collaboration with other partnerships).
  • Emerging breakthrough technologies and climate solutions. The main expected impacts to be generated by topics targeting breakthrough technologies and climate solutions under this Destination are:
    • Emergence of unanticipated technologies enabling emerging zero-greenhouse gas and negative emissions in energy and transport;
    • Development of high-risk/high return technologies to enable a transition to a net greenhouse gas neutral European economy.
  • Citizens and stakeholder engagement. The main expected impacts to be generated by topics targeting citizen and stakeholder engagement under this Destination are:
    • A better understanding of the societal implications of the climate transition, including its distributional repercussions;
    • More effective policy interventions, co-created with target constituencies and building on high-quality policy advice;
    • Greater societal support for transition policies and programs, based on greater and more consequential involvement of those most affected.

Destination 3:

  • Fostering the European global leadership in affordable, secure and sustainable renewable energy technologies. The main impacts to be generated by topics targeting the renewable energy technologies and solutions under this Destination are:
    • Availability of disruptive renewable energy and renewable fuel technologies and systems in 2050 in order to accelerate the replacement of fossil-based energy technologies;
    • Reduced cost and improved efficiency of renewable energy and renewable fuel technologies and their value chains;
    • De-risking of renewable energy and fuel technologies with a view to their commercial exploitation and net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050;
    • Better integration of renewable energy and renewable fuel-based solutions in energy consuming sectors;
    • Reinforced European scientific basis and European export potential for renewable energy technologies through international collaboration (notably with Africa in renewable energy technologies and renewable fuels and enhanced collaboration with Mission Innovation countries);
    • Enhanced sustainability of renewable energy and renewable fuels value chains, taking fully into account social, economic and environmental aspects in line with the European Green Deal priorities;
    • More effective market uptake of renewable energy and fuel technologies.
  • Energy systems, grids and storage. All projects will contribute to an increased capacity of the system to integrate renewable energy sources and less curtailment at transmission and distribution level. The main expected impacts are:
    • Increased resilience of the energy system based on improved and/or new technologies to control the system and maintain system stability under difficult circumstances;
    • Increased flexibility and resilience of the energy system, based on technologies and tools to plan and operate different networks for different energy carriers simultaneously in a coordinated manner that will also contribute to climate neutrality of hard-to-electrify sectors;
    • 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, through self-consumption, demand response or joint investments in renewables (either individually or through energy communities or micro-grids);
    • Improved energy storage technologies, in particular heat storage but also others such as electrochemical, chemical, mechanical and electrical;
    • Foster the European market for new energy services and business models as well as tested standardised and open interfaces of energy devices through a higher degree of interoperability, increased data availability and easier data exchange among energy companies as well as companies using energy system data;
    • More effective and efficient solutions for transporting off-shore energy thanks to new electricity transmission technologies, in particular using superconducting technologies, power electronics and hybrid Alternate Current – Direct Current grid solutions as well as MT HVDC (Multi Terminal High Voltage Direct Current) solutions.
  • Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS). The main impacts to be generated by topics targeting the renewable energy technologies and solutions under this Destination are:
    • Accelerated rollout of infrastructure for CCUS hubs and clusters;
    • Updated authoritative body of knowledge on connecting industrial CO2 sources with potential ‘bankable storage sites, providing greater confidence for decision makers and investors;
    • Proven feasibility of integrating CO2 capture, CO2 storage and CO2 use in industrial facilities. Demonstrating these technologies at industrial scale shall pave the way for subsequent first-of-a-kind industrial projects;
    • Reduced cost of the CCUS value chain, with CO2 capture being still the most relevant stumbling block for a wider application of CCUS;
    • Adequate frameworks for Measurement, Monitoring and Verification (MMV) for storage projects, to document safe storage and for public acceptance of the technology.

Destination 4:

  • 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;
    • Addressing the broader transformation of the built environment, though, requires a larger involvement of all players across the built environment value chain and throughout building life cycle. To this end, a co-programmed European Partnership on a people-centric, sustainable built environment has been set up (Built4People) to develop holistic R&I for an effective transition to sustainability. All Horizon Europe R&I actions addressing the challenges related to the buildings and construction sector will contribute to achieving the Built4People Partnership goals and will benefit from the coordinated approach within the community of its partners and stakeholders. Topics contributing to the implementation of the Built4People European Partnership seek to achieve the following impacts:
      • Higher buildings’ performance with lower environmental impacts through increased rates of holistic renovations;
      • Higher quality, more affordable built environment preserving climate and environment, and safeguarding cultural heritage and ensuring better living conditions.
  • 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”.

Destination 5:

  • Zero-emission road transport. The main impacts to be generated by topics targeting zero emission road transport under this Destination are:
    • Accelerated uptake of zero tailpipe emission, affordable, user-centric solutions (technologies and services) for road-based mobility all across Europe;
    • Increased user acceptance, improved air quality, a more circular economy and reduction of environmental impacts;
    • Affordable, user-friendly charging infrastructure concepts and technologies that include vehicle-grid-interactions;
    • Innovative use cases for the integration of zero tailpipe emission vehicles, and infrastructure concepts for the road mobility of people and goods;
    • Effective design, assessment and deployment of innovative concepts in road vehicles and mobility services thanks to life-cycle analysis tools and skills, in a circular economy context.
  • Aviation. The main impacts to be generated by topics targeting aviation under this Destination are:
    • Disruptive gains by 2035, with up to 30% reduction in fuel burn and CO2 between the existing aircraft in service and the next generation, compared to 12-15% in previous replacement cycles (when not explicitly defined, baselines refer to the best available aircraft of the same category with entry into service prior to year 2020);
    • Disruptive technologies entering into service by 2035 as well as 2050, based on new energy carriers, hybrid-electric architectures, next generation of ultra-high efficient engines and new aircraft configurations;
    • New technologies for significantly lower local air-pollution and noise;
    • Increased understanding of aviation’s non-CO2 climate impacts, enabling R&I activities to more effectively contribute to the EU’s climate targets;
    • Maintain global competitiveness and leadership of the European aeronautics industry and the whole aviation ecosystem, including modernization of Air-Traffic Management by leveraging space-based services;
    • Protect the passenger and increase the resilience of the aviation ecosystem to external shocks (e.g. health issues, manufacturing, operations, cybersecurity);
    • Deliver an EU policy-driven planning and assessment framework/toolbox towards a coherent R&I prioritization and timely development of technologies in all three pillars of Horizon Europe.
  • Enabling climate neutral, clean, smart, and competitive waterborne transport. The main impacts to be generated by topics targeting waterborne transport under this Destination are:
    • Increased and early deployment of climate neutral fuels and significant electrification of shipping, in particular and foremost in intra-European transport connections;
    • Increased overall energy efficiency and drastically lower fuel consumption of vessels (important in light of more expensive alternative fuels for which the sector will have to compete with other transport modes);
    • Enable the innovative port infrastructure (bunkering of alternative fuels and provision of electrical power) needed to achieve zero-emission waterborne transport (inland and maritime);
    • Enable clean, climate-neutral, and climate-resilient inland waterway vessels before 2030 helping a significant market take-up and a comprehensive green fleet renewal which will also help modal shift;
    • Strong technological and operational momentum towards achieving climate neutrality and the elimination of all harmful pollution to air and water;
    • Achieve the smart, efficient, secure and safe integration of maritime and inland shipping into logistic chains, facilitated by full digitalisation and automation;
    • Enable fully automated shipping (maritime and inland) and efficient connectivity;
    • Competitive waterborne industries, including the globally active European maritime technology sector, providing the advanced green and digital technologies which will support jobs and growth in Europe.
  • Impact of transport on environment and human health. The main impacts to be generated by topics targeting transport-related health and environmental issues under this Destination are:
    • The reduction of road vehicle polluting emissions (looking at both regulated, unregulated and emerging ones) from both existing and future automotive fleets; prevention of smog episodes in Europe and a better understanding of the impact of air and noise pollution on human health (including potential sex and gender differences);
    • The better monitoring of the environmental performance and enforcement of regulation (detection of defeat devices, tampered anti-pollution systems, etc.) of fleets of transport vehicles, be it on road, airports and ports;
    • The reduction of noise emitted by L category road vehicles;
    • Substantially reduce the overall environmental impact of transport (e.g.: as regards biodiversity, noise, pollution and waste).

Destination 6:

  • Connected, Cooperative and Automated Mobility (CCAM). The main impacts to be generated by topics targeting connected, cooperative and automated mobility under this Destination are:
    • Validated safety and security, improved robustness and resilience of CCAM technologies and systems;
    • Secure and trustworthy interaction between road users, CCAM and “conventional” vehicles, infrastructure and services to achieve safer and more efficient transport flows (people and goods) and better use of infrastructure capacity;
    • Seamless, affordable and user oriented CCAM based mobility and goods deliveries for all and high public acceptance of these services with clear understanding of its benefits and limits as well as rebound effects; based on the changing mobility needs and desires of a society in transition (digitally and environmentally);
    • Better coordination of R&I and large-scale testing activities in Europe and expanded knowledge base on CCAM solutions;
    • European leadership in the development and deployment of connected and automated mobility and logistics services and systems, ensuring long-term growth and jobs.
  • Multimodal and sustainable transport systems for passengers and goods. The main impacts to be generated by topics targeting Multimodal and sustainable transport systems for passengers and goods under this Destination are:
    • Upgraded and resilient physical and digital infrastructure for clean, accessible, affordable, connected and automated multimodal mobility;
    • Sustainable and smart long-haul, regional and urban freight transport and logistics, through increased efficiency, improved interconnectivity and smart ;
    • Reduced external costs (e.g. congestion, traffic jams, emissions, air and noise pollution, road collisions) of urban, peri-urban (regional) and long distance freight transport as well as optimised system-wide network efficiency and resilience;
    • Enhanced local and/or regional capacity for governance and innovation in urban mobility and logistics.
  • Safety and resilience - per mode and across all transport modes. The main impacts to be generated by topics targeting transport safety and resilience under this Destination are:
    • Safety in Urban Areas/ Road Transport Safety
      • 50% reduction in serious injuries and fatalities in road crashes by 2030;
      • Improved reliability and performance of systems that aim to anticipate and minimize safety risks, avoiding risks and collisions, and reducing the consequences of unavoidable crashes;
      • Drastic reduction of road fatalities and serious crash injuries in low and medium income countries in Africa;
      • Better design principles of future road transport systems enabling also better traffic flow in big cities.
    • Waterborne Safety and Resilience
      • Ensure healthy passenger shipping by preventing and mitigating the spread of contagious diseases and infections.
    • Aviation Safety and Resilience
      • Decrease number of accidents and incidents due to organisational/human/automation factors and external hazards in all phases of flight, also beyond CAT category (80% goal in FlightPath2050), while enabling all weather operations;
      • Saving lives following a crash (post-crash survivability);
      • Anticipate emergence of new threats that could generate potential accidents and incidents (short, medium, and long term);
      • Ensure safety through aviation transformation (from green/digital technologies uptake up to independent certification);
      • Maintain safety and resilience despite the scale, pace and diversity of new entrants.

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Regions / countries for fundingEU Member States, Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT)
Moldova (Moldova), Albania (Shqipëria), Armenia (Հայաստան), Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина), Faeroes (Føroyar / Færøerne), Georgia (საქართველო), Iceland (Ísland), Israel (ישראל / إِسْرَائِيل), Kosovo (Kosova/Kosovë / Косово), Montenegro (Црна Гора), New Zealand (Aotearoa), North Macedonia (Северна Македонија), Norway (Norge), Serbia (Srbija/Сpбија), Tunisia (تونس /Tūnis), Türkiye, Ukraine (Україна), United Kingdom
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Partners
International organization,  Private institution, incl. private company (private for profit),  Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME),  Other,  Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) / Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO),  Education and training institution,  Public Body (national, regional and local; incl. EGTCs),  Research Institution incl. University
Mandatory partnershipYes
Project Partnership

To be eligible for funding, applicants must be established in one of the following countries:

  • the Member States of the European Union, including their outermost regions
  • the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) linked to the Member States
  • third countries associated to Horizon Europe - see list of particpating countries

Only legal entities forming a consortium are eligible to participate in actions provided that the consortium includes, as beneficiaries, three legal entities independent from each other and each established in a different country as follows:

  • 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.

Any legal entity, regardless of its place of establishment, including legal entities from non-associated third countries or international organisations (including international European research organisations) is eligible to participate (whether it is eligible for funding or not), provided that the conditions laid down in the Horizon Europe Regulation have been met, along with any other conditions laid down in the specific call topic.

A ‘legal entity’ means any natural or legal person created and recognised as such under national law, EU law or international law, which has legal personality and which may, acting in its own name, exercise rights and be subject to obligations, or an entity without legal personality.

Specific cases:

  • Affiliated entities — Affiliated entities (i.e. entities with a legal or capital link to a beneficiary which participate in the action with similar rights and obligations to the beneficiaries, but which do not sign the grant agreement and therefore do not become beneficiaries themselves) are allowed, if they are eligible for participation and funding.
  • Associated partners — Associated partners (i.e. entities which participate in the action without signing the grant agreement, and without the right to charge costs or claim contributions) are allowed, subject to any conditions regarding associated partners set out in the specific call conditions.
  • Entities without legal personality — Entities which do not have legal personality under their national law may exceptionally participate, provided that their representatives have the capacity to undertake legal obligations on their behalf, and offer guarantees to protect the EU’s financial interests equivalent to those offered by legal persons.
  • EU bodies — Legal entities created under EU law including decentralised agencies may be part of the consortium, unless provided for otherwise in their basic act.
  • Joint Research Centre (‘JRC’)— Where provided for in the specific call conditions, applicants may include in their proposals the possible contribution of the JRC but the JRC will not participate in the preparation and submission of the proposal. Applicants will indicate the contribution that the JRC could bring to the project based on the scope of the topic text. After the evaluation process, the JRC and the consortium selected for funding may come to an agreement on the specific terms of the participation of the JRC. If an agreement is found, the JRC may accede to the grant agreement as beneficiary requesting zero funding or participate as an associated partner, and would accede to the consortium as a member.
  • Associations and interest groupings — Entities composed of members (e.g. European research infrastructure consortia (ERICs)) may participate as ‘sole beneficiaries’ or ‘beneficiaries without legal personality’. However, if the action is in practice implemented by the individual members, those members should also participate (either as beneficiaries or as affiliated entities, otherwise their costs will NOT be eligible.
other eligibility criteria

eligible non-EU countries:

  • countries associated to Horizon Europe: Please see the List of Participating Countries in Horizon Europe for an up-to-date list of countries with which the association agreements have started to produce legal effects (either through provisional application or their entry into force).
  • low-and middle-income countries: Legal entities which are established in countries not listed above will be eligible for funding if provided for in the specific call conditions, or if their participation is considered essential for implementing the action by the granting authority.

Additional information

Topics Administration & Governance, Institutional Capacity & Cooperation,  Air Quality, Biodiversity & Environment, Climate & Climate Change, Water quality & management,  Circular Economy, Natural Resources,  Competitiveness of Enterprises, Employment/Labour Market, SME & entrepreneurship,  Demographic Change, European Citizenship, Migration,  Digitalisation, Digital Society, ICT,  Disaster Prevention, Resilience, Risk Management,  Education & Training, Children & Youth, Media,  Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy ,  Equal Rights, Human Rights, People with Disabilities, Social Inclusion,  Health, Social Services, Sports,  Mobility & Transport,  Rural & Urban Development/Planning
Relevance for EU Macro-RegionEUSAIR - EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region, EUSALP - EU Strategy for the Alpine Space, EUSBSR - EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, EUSDR - EU Strategy for the Danube Region
UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs)
Program documents Horizon Europe Cluster 5 Work Programme 2023-2024 (3999kB)
ContactNational Contact Points for Horizon Europe
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Open calls

BIM-based processes and digital twins for facilitating and optimising circular energy renovation (Built4People Partnership)
17.09.2024 - 21.01.2025

CCU for the production of fuels
17.09.2024 - 21.01.2025

Critical technologies for the future ocean energy farms
17.09.2024 - 21.01.2025

DACCS and BECCS for CO2 removal/negative emissions
17.09.2024 - 21.01.2025

Demonstrations of innovative floating wind concepts
17.09.2024 - 21.01.2025

Design for adaptability, re-use and deconstruction of buildings, in line with the principles of circular economy (Built4People Partnership)
17.09.2024 - 21.01.2025

Development of next generation synthetic renewable fuel technologies
17.09.2024 - 21.01.2025

Development of smart concepts of integrated energy driven bio-refineries for co-production of advanced biofuels, bio-chemicals and biomaterials
17.09.2024 - 21.01.2025

Digital solutions to foster participative design, planning and management of buildings, neighbourhoods and urban districts (Built4People Partnership)
17.09.2024 - 21.01.2025

Digital tools for CSP and solar thermal plants
17.09.2024 - 21.01.2025

Industrialisation of sustainable and circular deep renovation workflows (Built4People Partnership)
17.09.2024 - 21.01.2025

Innovative, Community-Integrated PV systems
17.09.2024 - 21.01.2025

Market Uptake Measures of renewable energy systems
17.09.2024 - 21.01.2025

Minimisation of environmental, and optimisation of socio-economic impacts in the deployment, operation and decommissioning of offshore wind farms
17.09.2024 - 21.01.2025

PV-integrated electric mobility applications
17.09.2024 - 21.01.2025

Resource Efficiency of PV in Production, Use and Disposal
17.09.2024 - 21.01.2025

Robotics and other automated solutions for construction, renovation and maintenance in a sustainable built environment (Built4People Partnership)
17.09.2024 - 21.01.2025

Support to the activities of the SET Plan Key Action area Renewable fuels and bioenergy
17.09.2024 - 04.02.2025