Horizon 2020: Opening of the Energy calls for proposal 2019

7 topics for the “Secure, clean and efficient energy” Societal Challenge open on May 7th, 2019. With a total budget of 114 M€, these Horizon 2020 calls for proposals will close on August 27th, 2019. Euronovia, your expert consultant in Energy topics, has developed a special offer to assist project coordinators in their H2020 grant application.

Energy calls for proposals 2019

 The 7 “Secure, clean and efficient energy” topic calls, which open on 7 May 2019, are related to 4 focus areas. The list of topics below indicates the available budget and the type of funded projects.

Global leadership in renewables: 51 M€

  • LC-SC3-RES-7-2019Solar Energy in Industrial Processes. Total budget: 10 M€. Budget per project : 3-5 M€. Research and Innovation action.
  • LC-SC3-RES-16-2019Development of solutions based on renewable sources that provide flexibility to the energy system. Total budget: 15 M€. Budget per project: 3-5 M€. Research and Innovation action.
  • LC-SC3-RES-23-2019Development of next generation biofuel and alternative renewable fuel technologies for aviation and shipping. Total budget: 20 M€. Budget per project: 3-5 M€. Research and Innovation action.
  • LC-SC3-RES-29-2019Converting Sunlight to storable chemical energy. Total budget: 6 M€. Budget per project: 2-3 M€. Research and Innovation action.

Enabling near-zero CO2 emissions from fossil fuel power plants and carbon intensive industries: 53 M€

  • LC-SC3-NZE-4-2019Integrated solutions for flexible operation of fossil fuel power plants through power-to-X-to-power and/or energy storage. Total budget: 20 M€. Budget per project: 6-10 M€. Innovation action.
  • LC-SC3-NZE-5-2019-2020Low carbon industrial production using CCUS (Carbon capture, utilisation and storage). Total budget: 33 M€. Budget per project: 10-12 M€. Innovation action.

Cross-cutting issues: 10 M€

  • LC-SC3-CC-1-2018-2019-2020Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) aspects of the Clean-Energy Transition. Total budget: 10 M€. Budget per project: 1-3 M€. Research and Innovation action.

Don’t forget the “Energy Efficiency” calls!

16 calls for proposals related to “Energy Efficiency” are currently open (from 12 March to 3 September 2019). With a total budget of 112 M€, these one-stage calls for proposals concern 5 areas: Buildings, Industry, Consumers & Services, Finance and Public authorities & Policy Support.

Find support for your EU grant application

The European Commission will organise Horizon 2020 Energy Info Days and a Brokerage event on 25-27 June 2019 in Brussels. The event will present the Energy calls and help the applicants and project coordinators to prepare their proposals. Registration is free but mandatory.

You need support from an expert consultant? Euronovia is partner in 5 H2020 Energy projects and has created a special offer for EU grant application support in the field of Energy (Link > here).