Project description
Funding the next generation of renewable energy technologies
Successful Horizon projects in renewable energy sources (RES) have played a significant role in advancing energy-related technologies. The EU-funded REALIZE project is leading a portfolio of innovative renewable energy generation technologies to the EU Innovation Fund (IF) by submitting proposals derived from completed Horizon projects in RES. The project aims to assist RES Project Promoters in securing substantial support from the IF or exploring alternative funding opportunities at various levels. REALIZE will support 10 technology partners in preparing 7 IF proposals across different renewable energy sectors. Additionally, the project will engage with the broader renewable energy community through conferences and written materials, sharing its experiences and explaining the synergies of different funding programmes.
Objective
The REALIZE project aims to present a carefully selected and pre-qualified portfolio of new renewable energy generation technologies to the EU Innovation Fund (IF) through proposals resulting from successfully completed Horizon projects in Renewable Energy Sources (RES). The project will support IF project promoters to win major Innovation Fund support or propose alternative funding opportunities at EU, national and local level. Intense support will be given to ten technology partners in the consortium building on their results from 15 pre-qualified Horizon projects. From these, we will prepare seven IF proposals spanning a variety of sectors: Concentrated Solar Power, wind, solar thermal and solar photovoltaics, ocean energy and biofuels as energy-producing installations and as manufacturing projects for small-, medium- and large-scale calls. Their technology will be profiled.
REALIZE will also reach out to the broader renewable energy community, with conferences and written material addressing IF’s selection criteria; sharing “lessons learnt” (including with Innovation Fund’s designers) and explaining the complementarity of different public funding programmes.
Deep collaboration with other projects funded under the same call topic is foreseen but not counted upon.
Fields of science
- social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil society
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energysolar thermal
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbiofuels
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energyphotovoltaic
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energyconcentrated solar power
Programme(s)
- HORIZON.2.5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility Main Programme
Funding Scheme
HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support ActionsCoordinator
28001 Madrid
Spain