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.
Maintaining the advantages of appropriately sized batteries in terms of affordability of BEVs, material and energy savings, whilereducing the impact of occasional extreme weather conditions on the autonomy of both LDVs and LCVs, especially during long journeys, requires innovative systemic approaches to thermal management.
Finding solutions that adequately balance user needs, technical effort and vehicle affordability requires user research (e.g. user acceptance, preferences and vehicle usage scenarios) to define relevant targets and criteria for innovation in thermal management systems and technologies.
Automotive standards should be met, keeping in mind that extreme weather conditions are a critical challenge and should be tackled not only with innovative or improved components, but especially with novel, user-centric and intelligent solutions based on an overall vehicle system approach (can include interface to infrastructure) to minimise energy and simplify thermal systems and which do not lead to increased system or vehicle cost.
Proposals are expected to address all the following aspects:
70%
Expected EU contribution per project: €6.00 million
The following exceptions apply: subject to restrictions for the protection of European communication networks.
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects.
Research and Innovation Foundation
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Persons to Contact:
Mr. Christakis Theocharous
Scientific Officer A’
Email: ctheocharous@research.org.cy
Mr. George Christou
Scientific Officer
Email: gchristou@research.org.cy