Fostering the European battery ecosystem by providing accurate and up-to-date information and stimulating excellence in the European battery R&I community (Batt4EU Partnership)
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Programme Name
Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
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Call
Summary
The project proposal should cover all of the following tasks:
- Animate and organise the National and Regional Coordination Group (NRCG) in coordination with the Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA);
- Cooperate with the European Technology and Innovation Platforms (ETIPs), Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEIs)[2] and similar stakeholder fora.
- Provide support to existing SET Plan Implementation Plans and advancement towards more interconnected activities, both in terms of contents and implementation mechanisms;
- Create and maintain an online accessible platform which provides:
- A rolling assessment of the current state-of-the-art of the battery technology, both globally and in the EU and Associated Countries;
- An updated set of technical targets and intermediary KPIs to track the progress of the battery technology in the EU;
- A rolling overview of open and recently closed calls on batteries from research and innovation programmes on European, national, and regional level. This task should build upon the links with the NRCG, ETIPs, and any ongoing IPCEIs on batteries. Direct collaboration with national funding agencies is encouraged.
Detailed Call Description
Proposals should include a credible strategy for how this platform could be continued beyond the time horizon of the project.
- Provide an analysis of battery roadmaps from other global regions and see how they compare to the state-of-art and targets set for the European battery technology development and propose updates to the European battery R&I strategy in a yearly report for short-, medium- and long-term research needs;
- Support monitoring efforts undertaken by the European Commission, the European Battery Alliance (EBA) regarding the above-mentioned indicators of technological progress in Europe;
- Provide scientific animation of the Battery R&I Community, that includes the organisation of (thematic) community events to improve the overall knowledge level of the sector; ensure that projects working on similar topics can learn from each other and that projects goals converge towards the objectives of the Partnership; inform on possible funding mechanisms (e.g., Innovation Fund and the EBA One-Stop-Shop) to take developed technologies to the next level;
- Share best practices with the community and push for adoption of common data standards and reporting methodologies;
- Co-organise together with BEPA and other interested stakeholders an annual conference where BATT4EU projects can share their results.
Proposals could consider the involvement of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) whose contribution could consist of providing input to or discuss technical targets or KPIs and testing the capability of the observatory to provide meaningful data for EC / JRC work. For further information on the JRC’s possible contribution to the projects, please, search for additional publicly available information on the JRC’s website (EU Science Hub) on the NCP portal, or request specific information from the JRC (JRC-NCP-Network@ec.europa.eu)
JRC shall assure that all the other applicants receive the same information on the JRC’s possible contribution to the project (e.g., via the topic-specific FAQs under the Funding and Tenders Portal).
This topic implements the co-programmed European Partnership on Batteries (Batt4EU). As such, projects resulting from this topic will be expected to report on the results to the European Partnership on Batteries (Batt4EU) in support of the monitoring of its KPIs.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
Expected EU contribution per project: €3.00 million
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- Energy
- Environment and Climate Change
- Information and Communication Technologies
- Processing
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- International Organisations
- Legal Entities
- Natual person / Citizen / Individual
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Training Centres
Eligibility For Participation Notes
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) may participate as member of the consortium selected for funding.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
Address: 29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia, P.B. 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22205000
Fax: +357 22205001
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Persons to Contact:
Mr. Christakis Theocharous
Scientific Officer A’
Email: ctheocharous@research.org.cy
Mr. George Christou
Scientific Officer
Email: gchristou@research.org.cy