Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply (Horizon Europe)

The transition of the energy system will rely on reducing the overall energy demand and making the energy supply side climate neutral. R&I actions will help to make the energy supply side cleaner, more secure, and competitive by boosting cost performance and reliability of a broad portfolio of renewable energy solutions, in line with societal needs and preferences. Furthermore, R&I activities will underpin the modernisation of the energy networks to support energy system integration, including the progressive electrification of demand side sectors (buildings, mobility, industry) and integration of other climate neutral, renewable energy carriers, such as clean hydrogen. Innovative energy storage solutions (including chemical, mechanical, electrical and thermal storage) are a key element of such energy system and R&I actions will advance their technological readiness for industrial-scale and domestic applications. Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) is a CO2 emission abatement option that holds great potential and R&I actions will accelerate the development of CCUS in electricity generation and industry applications.

What is the goal to be achieved?

The expected impact, in line with the Strategic Plan, is to contribute to “More efficient, clean, sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply through new solutions for smart grids and energy systems based on more performant renewable energy solutions”.

Call topics for 2021

HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-01-01: Establish the grounds for a common European energy data space
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-01-02: Laying down the basis for the demonstration of a Real Time Demonstrator of Multi-Vendor Multi-Terminal HVDC with Grid Forming Capability: Coordinated action
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-01-03: Interoperability community

Call topics for 2022

HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-02-01: Demonstration of wave energy devices to increase experience in real sea condition
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-02-02: Sustainability and educational aspects for renewable energy and renewable fuel technologies
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-02-03: Market Uptake Measures of renewable energy systems
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-02-04: Novel tandem, high efficiency Photovoltaic technologies targeting low cost production with earth abundant materials
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-02-05: Energy Sector Integration: Integrating and combining energy systems to a cost-optimised and flexible energy system of systems
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-02-06: Increasing energy system flexibility based on sector-integration services to consumers (that benefits system management by DSOs and TSOs)
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-02-07: Reliability and resilience of the grid: Measures for vulnerabilities, failures, risks and privacy
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-02-08: Electricity system reliability and resilience by design: High-Voltage, Direct Current (HVDC)-based systems and solutions
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-02-09: Demonstration of superconducting systems and elpipes
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-02-10: Demonstration of advanced Power Electronics for application in the energy sector
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-02-11: Reinforcing digitalisation related know how of local energy ecosystems
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-02-12: Integration of CCUS in hubs and clusters, including knowledge sharing activities
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-02-13: Cost reduction of CO2 capture (new or improved technologies)
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-02-14: Support to the activities of the European Geological Services
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-02-15: Support to the activities of the ETIPs and technology areas of the SET Plan
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-03-01: AU-EU Water Energy Food Nexus
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-03-02: Next generation of renewable energy technologies
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-03-03: Hybrid catalytic conversion of renewable energy to carbon-neutral fuels
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-03-04: Physics and aerodynamics of atmospheric flow of wind for power production
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-03-05: Wind energy in the natural and social environment
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-03-06: Novel approaches to concentrated solar power (CSP)
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-03-07: Stable high-performance Perovskite Photovoltaics
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-03-08: Cost-effective micro-CHP and hybrid heating systems
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-03-09: Carbon-negative sustainable biofuel production
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-03-10: Innovative foundations, floating substructures and connection systems for floating PV and ocean energy devices
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-03-11: Development of hydropower equipment for hidden hydropower
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-03-12: Innovation on floating wind energy deployment optimized for deep waters and different sea basins (Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Baltic Sea, North-east Atlantic Ocean)
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-03-13: Demonstration pilot lines for alternative and innovative PV technologies (Novel c-Si tandem, thin film tandem, bifacial, CPV, etc.)
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-03-14: Demonstration of large-scale CHP technologies for a shift to the use of biogenic residues and wastes
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-03-15: Solutions for more sustainable geothermal energy
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-03-16: Innovative biomethane production as an energy carrier and a fuel
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01-01: Demonstration of cost-effective advanced biofuel technologies utilizing existing industrial plants
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01-02: Demonstration of innovative materials, supply cycles, recycling technologies to increase the overall circularity of wind energy technology and to reduce the primary use of critical raw materials
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01-03: Advanced manufacturing of Integrated PV
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01-04: Demonstrate the use of high temperature geothermal reservoirs to provide energy storage for the energy system
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01-05: Demonstration of innovative plug-and play solutions for system management and renewables storage in off-grid applications
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01-06: Novel Agro-Photovoltaic systems
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01-07: Demonstration of innovative rotor, blades and control systems for tidal energy devices
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01-08: Supporting the action of consumers in the energy market and guide them to act as prosumers, communities and other active forms of active participation in the energy activities
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01-09: Real Time Demonstrator of Multi-Vendor Multi-Terminal VSC-HVDC with Grid Forming Capability (in support of the offshore strategy)
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01-10: Interoperable solutions for flexibility services using distributed energy storage
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01-11: Demonstration of innovative forms of storage and their successful operation and integration into innovative energy systems and grid architectures
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01-12: Replicable solutions for a cross sector compliant energy ecosystem
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01-13: Energy system modelling, optimisation and planning tools
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01-14: Thermal energy storage solutions
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01-15: Decarbonising industry with CCUS
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-02-01: Digital solutions for defining synergies in international renewable energy value chains
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-02-02: AU-EU Energy System Modelling
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-02-03: Innovative renewable energy carrier production for heating from renewable energies
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-02-04: Technological interfaces between solar fuel technologies and other renewables
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-02-05: Renewable energy carriers from variable renewable electricity surplus and carbon emissions from energy consuming sectors
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-02-06: Direct renewable energy integration into process energy demands of the chemical industry
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-02-07: Renewable energy incorporation in agriculture and forestry
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-02-08: Demonstration of complete value chains for advanced biofuel and non-biological renewable fuel production
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-02-16: Innovative biomethane production as an energy carrier and a fuel
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-03-01: Innovative components and/or sub-systems for CSP plants and/or concentrating solar thermal installations
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-03-02: Best international practice for scaling up sustainable biofuels
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-03-03: Efficient and circular artificial photosynthesis
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-03-04: Integrated wind farm control
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-03-05: Novel Thin Film (TF) technologies targeting high efficiencies
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-03-06: Efficient and low-emission technologies for industrial use of combustion and gasification systems from low-value biogenic residues and wastes
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-03-07: Development of algal and renewable fuels of non-biological origin
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-03-08: Development of digital solutions for existing hydropower operation and maintenance
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-03-09: Recycling end of life PV modules