Find out more about the open calls of Horizon Europe’s Cluster 5 on themes related to climate change, energy supply, industrial competitiveness in transport, intelligent mobility, and the cities of tomorrow.
With submission deadlines running from 18 April 2024 to 21 January 2025, it is now time to finalise your applications for the April calls and prepare them for the September and January calls. Cluster 5 themes are among the best-funded in the Horizon Europe programme, thanks to their cross-cutting nature and their response to global issues.
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Cluster 5 calls for projects – Climate, energy and mobility in 2024
You will find below a list of calls open until January 2025, broken down by destination, with the budget available per project and the type of project:
Destination 2 – Cross-sectoral solutions for the climate transition (HORIZON-CL5-2024-D2)
This destination covers thematic areas that are cross-sectoral in nature and can provide key solutions for climate, energy and mobility applications. It focuses on specific topics, such as: batteries, hydrogen, as well as advanced technologies; Deadlines for submission according to the calls: 18 April and 5 September 2024:
| Title of the call and n° | Action | EU contribution/project | Submission deadline |
| Advanced sustainable and safe pre-processing technologies for End-of-Life (EoL) battery recycling (Batt4EU Partnership) HORIZON-CL5-2024-D2-01-01 | RIA | 8M€ | 18/04/2024 |
| Non-Li Sustainable Batteries with European Supply Chains for Stationary Storage (Batt4EU Partnership) HORIZON-CL5-2024-D2-01-02 | IA | 7M€ | |
| Development of technical and business solutions to optimise the circularity, resilience, and sustainability of the European battery value chain (Batt4EU Partnership) HORIZON-CL5-2024-D2-01-03 | RIA | 5M€ | |
| Emerging energy technologies for a climate neutral Europe HORIZON-CL5-2024-D2-01-04 | RIA | 1,50 to 2,50M€ | |
| Furthering the development of a materials acceleration platform for sustainable batteries (combining AI, big data, autonomous synthesis robotics, high throughput testing) (Batt4EU Partnership) HORIZON-CL5-2024-D2-01-05 | RIA | 20M€ | |
| Sustainable high-throughput production processes for stable lithium metal anodes for next generation batteries (Batt4EU Partnership) HORIZON-CL5-2024-D2-02-01 | IA | 8M€ | 05/09/2024 |
| Post-Li-ion technologies and relevant manufacturing techniques for mobility applications (Generation 5) (Batt4EU Partnership) HORIZON-CL5-2024-D2-02-02 | RIA | 5M€ | |
| Size & weight reduction of cell and packaging of batteries system, integrating lightweight and functional materials, innovative thermal management and safe and sustainable by design approach (Batt4EU Partnership) HORIZON-CL5-2024-D2-02-03 | IA | 8M€ | |
Destination 3 – Sustainable, secure, and competitive energy supply (HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02)
This destination encompasses activities aimed at ensuring a sustainable, secure, and competitive energy supply. In line with the scope of Cluster 5, it includes activities in the following areas: renewable energies, energy systems, networks and storage, and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS). The deadline for submissions is 21 January 2025.
| Title of the call and n° | Action | EU contribution/project | Submission deadline |
| Digital tools for CSP and solar thermal plants HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-01 | IA | 3M€ | 21/01/2025 |
| Development of next generation synthetic renewable fuel technologies HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-02 | RIA | 4M€ | |
| Development of smart concepts of integrated energy driven bio-refineries for co-production of advanced biofuels, bio-chemicals, and biomaterials HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-03 | RIA | 3.5M€ | |
| Critical technologies for the future ocean energy farms HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-04 | RIA | 4M€ | |
| PV-integrated electric mobility applications HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-05 | IA | 7M€ | |
| Innovative, Community-Integrated PV systems HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-06 | IA | 5M€ | |
| Resource Efficiency of PV in Production, Use and Disposal HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-07 | CSA | 3M€ | |
| Minimisation of environmental, and optimisation of socio-economic impacts in the deployment, operation and decommissioning of offshore wind farms HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-08 | RIA | 5M€ | |
| Demonstrations of innovative floating wind concepts HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-09 | IA | 15M€ | |
| Market Uptake Measures of renewable energy systems HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-10 | CSA | 2M€ | |
| CCU for the production of fuels HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-11 | IA | 7M€ | |
| DACCS and BECCS for CO2 removal/negative emissions HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-12 | IA | 5 to 7M€ |
Destination 4 – Efficient, sustainable and inclusive energy use (HORIZON-CL5-2024-D4-01)
This destination concerns activities targeting energy demand and, in particular, its more efficient use with regard to buildings and industry. It contributes to the activities of the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) and its implementation working groups. Calls for projects are open until 18 April 2024 or 21 January 2025.
| Title of the call and n° | Action | EU
contribution/projet |
Submission deadline |
| Low-disruptive renovation processes using integration of prefabricated solutions for energy-efficient buildings HORIZON-CL5-2024-D4-01-01 | IA | 5M€ | 18/04/2024 |
| Smart grid-ready buildings HORIZON-CL5-2024-D4-01-02 | IA | 5M€ | |
| Alternative heating systems for efficient, flexible and electrified heat generation in industry HORIZON-CL5-2024-D4-01-03 | IA | 5.30M€ | |
| Industrialisation of sustainable and circular deep renovation workflows (Built4People Partnership) HORIZON-CL5-2024-D4-02-01 | IA | 8M€ | 21/01/2025 |
| Robotics and other automated solutions for construction, renovation, and maintenance in a sustainable built environment (Built4People Partnership) HORIZON-CL5-2024-D4-02-02 | RIA | 4M€ | |
| BIM-based processes and digital twins for facilitating and optimising circular energy renovation (Built4People Partnership) HORIZON-CL5-2024-D4-02-03 | IA | 4M€ | |
| Design for adaptability, re-use and deconstruction of buildings, in line with the principles of circular economy (Built4People Partnership) HORIZON-CL5-2024-D4-02-04 | RIA | 4M€ | |
| Digital solutions to foster participative design, planning and management of buildings, neighbourhoods and urban districts (Built4People Partnership) HORIZON-CL5-2024-D4-02-05 | IA | 5M€ | |
Find the list of calls for proposals in the Cluster 5 2023-2024 Work Programme.
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