Jun 18, 2021

ERA GEOTHERMICA and SmartEnergySystems launch new Call!

Überblick über Geotermica Smart Energy Systems — Thematic concept of the Joint Call – Combination of integration issues and technology development

This Joint Call 2021 seeks to accelerate the heating and cooling transition by bringing together national and regional programmes aimed at energy system integration and technological progress in the various heating and/or cooling technologies, with a strong presence but not limited to geothermal energy technologies.

A significant proportion of the projects resulting from this call are expected to focus on district heating and/or cooling systems, which does not preclude projects with different scopes and projects on industrial heating and cooling innovation. The projects should address one or more of the depicted elements of the heating and/or cooling chain (see figure). A significant proportion of the projects is also expected to focus on local and regional sources. Again, this does not preclude projects with different scopes.

The overall purpose of the Accelerating Heating and Cooling Transition is to resolve challenges facing communities to improve demand for heating and cooling and its integration in the overall energy system by taking innovative ideas and transforming them into reality.

Hard Facts:

Proposals for joint projects of min. 3 partners from 2 participating countries
German funding via BMWi (Projektträger Jülich)
Project funding between 1.5 and 4 million EUR (more possible for demonstrator projects)
Overall budget for projects: 32.5 million EUR
TRL 3 – 9
Involvement of need-owner and stakeholder
Deadline for pre-proposal (6 pages): 04.10.2021
Deadline for full-proposals: 31.01.2022

Countries participating in the call:

Austria, Wallonia, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, Ireland, Switzerland, Turkey, United States of America