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Horizon Europe - Cluster 5 - Destination 4: Efficient, sustainable and inclusive energy use
Parent program | Horizon Europe |
Link to the program | ec.europa.eu |
Content of program
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. This Destination addresses activities targeting the energy demand side, notably a more efficient use of energy as regards buildings and industry. |
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
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Expected effects and impacts | Highly energy-efficient and climate neutral European building stock Topics targeting energy efficiency in buildings under this Destination seek to achieve the following impacts:
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:
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”. read more |
Regions / countries for funding | EU Member States, Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) Moldova (Moldova), Albania (Shqipëria), Armenia (Հայաստան), Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan), Belarus (Беларусь), Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина), Faeroes (Føroyar / Færøerne), Georgia (საქართველო), Island (Ísland), Israel (ישראל / إِسْرَائِيل), Kosovo (Kosova/Kosovë / Косово), Montenegro (Црна Гора), North Macedonia (Северна Македонија), Norway (Norge), Serbia (Srbija/Сpбија), Tunisia (تونس /Tūnis), Türkiye, Ukraine (Україна), United Kingdom |
eligible entities Partners |
International organization, Education and training institution, EU Body, Other, Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) / Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Private institution, incl. private company (private for profit), Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME), Public Body (national, regional and local; incl. EGTCs), Research Institution incl. University |
Mandatory partnership | Yes |
Project Partnership | 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:
The JRC, international European research organisations and legal entities created under EU law are deemed to be established in a Member State other than those in which the other legal entities participating in the action are established. Applications for ‘Training and mobility’actions and for ‘Programme co-fund’ actions may be submitted by one or more legal entities, provided that one of those legal entities is established in a Member State or an Associated Country. Applications for ‘Coordination and support’ actions may be submitted by one or more legal entities, which may be established in a Member State, Associated Country or, in exceptional cases and if provided for in the specific call conditions, in another third country. Applications for ‘Pre-commercial procurement’ actions and ‘Public procurement of innovative solutions’ actions must include as beneficiaries a ‘buyers’ group’. This group must consist of a minimum of two independent legal entities that are public procurers, each established in a different Member State or Associated Country and with at least one of them established in a Member State. Eligible non-EU countries:
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).
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, Circular Economy, Natural Resources, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy |
Relevance for EU Macro-Region | EUSAIR - 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) |
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Program documents | HE-Work Programme 2023-2024, Cluster 5, Destination 4 (608kB) |
Contact | National Contact Points for Horizon Europe Website |
Open calls
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023
Advanced transport emissions monitoring networks
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023
Aviation research synergies between Horizon Europe, AZEA and National programs
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023
Circular economy approaches for zero emission vehicles (2ZERO Partnership)
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023
Competitiveness and digital transformation in aviation – advancing further capabilities, digital approach to design
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023
Demonstrate built-environment decarbonisation pathways through bottom-up technological, social and policy innovation for adaptive integrated sustainable renovation solutions (Built4People Partnership)
04.05.2023 - 05.09.2023
Demonstrations to accelerate the switch to safe use of new sustainable climate neutral fuels in waterborne transport (ZEWT Partnership)
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023
Designs, materials and solutions to improve resilience, preparedness & responsiveness of the built environment for climate adaptation (Built4People)
06.09.2022 - 24.01.2023
Developing a flexible offshore supply of zero emission auxiliary power for ships moored or anchored at sea deployable before 2030 (ZEWT Partnership)
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023
Developing small, flexible, zero-emission and automated vessels to support shifting cargo from road to sustainable Waterborne Transport
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023
Developing the next generation of power conversion technologies for sustainable alternative carbon neutral fuels in waterborne applications (ZEWT Partnership)
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023
EU Member States/Associated countries research policy cooperation network to accelerate zero-emission road mobility (2ZERO Partnership)
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023
Fast-tracking and promoting built environment construction and renovation innovation with local value chains (Built4People Partnership)
04.05.2023 - 05.09.2023
Frugal zero-emission vehicles concepts for the urban passenger challenge (2ZERO Partnership)
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023
Future-proofing historical buildings for the clean energy transition
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023
Hydrogen-powered aviation
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023
Innovative battery management systems for next generation vehicles (2ZERO & Batt4EU Partnership)
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023
Innovative cost-efficient solutions for zero-emission buildings
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023
Innovative solutions for cost-effective decarbonisation of buildings through energy efficiency and electrification
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023
Innovative uses of lifecycle data for the management of buildings and buildings portfolios (Built4People Partnership)
04.05.2023 - 05.09.2023
Integrated real-time digital solutions to optimise navigation and port calls to reduce emissions from shipping (ZEWT Partnership)
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023
Integration of renewable heat or industrial waste heat in heat-to-cold conversion systems to generate cold for industrial processes
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023
Interoperable solutions for positive energy districts (PEDs), including a better integration of local renewables and local excess heat sources
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023
Measuring road transport results towards 2ZERO KPIs (2ZERO Partnership)
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023
More sustainable buildings with reduced embodied energy / carbon, high life-cycle performance and reduced life-cycle costs (Built4People)
06.09.2022 - 24.01.2023
Reducing the environmental impact from shipyards and developing a whole life strategy to measure and minimise the non-operational environmental impacts from shipping
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023
Smart-grid ready and smart-network ready buildings, acting as active utility nodes (Built4People)
06.09.2022 - 24.01.2023
Solutions for the identification of vulnerable buildings and people-centric built environment, (Built4People Partnership)
04.05.2023 - 05.09.2023
Solutions for the sustainable, resilient, inclusive and accessible regeneration of neighbourhoods enabling low carbon footprint lifestyles and businesses (Built4People)
06.09.2022 - 24.01.2023
Support for the organisation of EU-US symposia in the field of Transport Research
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023
Support to the activities of technology areas of the SET Plan: Action dedicated to energy efficiency in industry
06.09.2022 - 24.01.2023
Supporting the creation of an accessible and inclusive built environment (Built4People Partnership)
04.05.2023 - 05.09.2023
Sustainable and resource-efficient solutions for an open, accessible, inclusive, resilient and low-emission cultural heritage: prevention, monitoring, management, maintenance, and renovation (Built4People)
06.09.2022 - 24.01.2023
Thermal management and energy optimisation of high energy demand IT systems equipment in tertiary buildings
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023
Towards the implementation of the inland navigation action programme with a focus on Green and Connected Inland Waterway Transport
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023
User-centric design and operation of EV for optimized energy efficiency (2ZERO Partnership)
13.12.2022 - 20.04.2023