Сalls open for submission within Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility, in the area of renewable energy and energy transition
Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU informs about calls open for submission within Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility, Pillar II: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness of the Horizon Europe Programme in the area of renewable energy and energy transition of the European Union. A number of calls cover innovative clean energy technologies, decarbonising the economy and strengthening the EU’s energy security. The list of the calls, grouped by types of energy for which Ukrainian organisations can apply, you can find below.
Bioenergy and synthetic renewable fuels:
HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-01 – Large-scale production of liquid advanced biofuels and renewable fuels of non-biological origin.
Type of action: IA.
HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-02 – Competitiveness, energy security and integration aspects of advanced biofuels and renewable fuels of non-biological origin value chains.
Type of action: RIA.
HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-14 – Development of innovative solutions strengthening the security of renewable energy value chains.
Type of action: CSA.
Wind energy:
HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-08 – Understand and minimise the environmental impacts of offshore wind energy.
Type of action: RIA.
HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-07 – Improved reliability and optimised operations and maintenance for wind energy systems.
Type of action: RIA.
Photovoltaic technologies (PV):
HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-10 – Towards commercialisation of Perovskite PV and development of dedicated manufacturing equipment.
Type of action: IA.
HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-12 – Extending the lifetime of crystalline silicon PV modules.
Type of action: RIA.
Generative AI for the energy system:
HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-19 – Innovative solutions for a generative AI-powered digital spine of the EU energy system.
Type of action: IA.
Capturing and disposal of CO₂:
HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-24 – New CO₂ capture technologies.
Type of action: RIA.
Energy communities and digitalisation:
HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-20 – Innovative tools and services to manage and empower energy communities.
Type of action: IA.
Thermal energy:
HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-22 – Underground Thermal Energy Storage in dense urban areas.
Type of action: IA.
HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-05 – Demonstration of thermal energy storage solutions for solar thermal plants and systems.
Type of action: IA.
Energy systems and networks:
HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-18 – Next generation distribution substation for increasing the system resilience.
Type of action: IA.
Wave energy:
HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-13 – De-risking wave energy technology development through transnational pre-commercial procurement.
Type of action: PCP.
Batteries and battery technologies (Batt4EU Partnership):
HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D2-04 – Integrating advanced materials, cell design and manufacturing development for high-performance batteries aimed at mobility.
Type of action: RIA.
HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D2-05 – Accelerated multi-physical and virtual testing for battery aging, reliability, and safety evaluation.
Type of action: IA.
HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D2-01 – Development of sustainable and design-to-cost batteries with (energy-) efficient manufacturing processes and based on advanced and safer materials.
Type of action: IA.
Monitoring of the societal readiness:
HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D2-09 – Monitoring and Evaluation of the Societal Readiness Pilot.
Type of action: CSA.