ERA-Net Smart Energy Systems: Joint Call 2021 Accelerating the Heating and Cooling Transition

Announcement of call for proposals

The Joint Programming Platform Smart Energy Systems (JPP SES), in cooperation with the GEOTHERMICA ERA-Net network, have launched a joint call for proposals for transnational projects on 31 May 2021. Consortia are invited to submit their project concepts by 4 October 2021 (17:00 CEST).

A Joint Call of two networks

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. Both GEOTHERMICA & JPP SES networks have been organising Joint Calls in previous years and decided to join the know-how of seventeen energy research and innovation national funding agencies from fifteen countries involved in activities of ERA-Net GEOTHERMICA & JPP Smart Energy Systems to commit to the joint innovation initiative in coming years.

Thematic focus of the Joint Call

The GEOTHERMICA and JPP SES Joint Call "Accelerating the heating and cooling transition" targets projects with a significant impact on the heating and/or cooling transition. The Joint Call is a two-stage process asking in stage 1 for pre-proposals and stage 2 for full project proposals with a budget allocated at approximately €32,5 million.

The concept of the Joint Call combines integration issues and technology development illustrated in the model of thematic concepts below.

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 abovementioned elements of the heating and/or cooling chain. 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.

Participating funding organisations clarify the national and regional funding possibilities in detail in the published Call Text and Guidelines for Applicants- Annex 1. A national and regional focus on specific issues is subtle and creates opportunities for complementarity and joint progress.

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. Joint Call Team encourage you to discover more details on the scope and call objectives directly in the published Call Text and Guidelines for Applicants document- to download below.

Virtual matchmaking

On our joint virtual matchmaking portal b2match you can find and get in touch with potential project partners for the JPP SES & GEOTHERMICA Joint Call 2021.

You can share your cooperation interests on the b2match market place with other members of the community as well as with GEOTHERMICA and JPP SES partners, including Associated Partners, qualified Digital Platform Providers as well as Living Labs and Testbeds. This allows you to start building consortia and to co-create project ideas with need owners and potential partners.

The portal for virtual matchmaking is open from 31 May 2021 until 04 October 2021.

All call related information will be released on this webpage, it will be updated in the course of the call processes.

Time schedule

Call opening	31 May 2021
Matchmaking Portal open	31 May - 04 October 2021
Launch and Matchmaking Event	09 June 2021, 15:00 CEST
Deadline Submission of pre-proposals	04 October 2021, 17:00 CEST
Start of submission of full propsals	30 November 2021
Proposal deadline	31 January 2022
Deadline funding decision feedback	June 2022
Expected project start	September 2022

Joint Call text, flyer and guidelines for applicants

The full call text can be downloaded here.

Click here to download and share our flyer summarizing the most important information.

Project proposals must be submitted electronically on the Electronic Submission System (ESS).

The application form will be available on the ESS online platform

Supporting documents for submitting on the ESS online platform available as per Call Text and Guidelines for

Applicant and below:

Pre- and full- proposals templates:

Annex 2: Template for pre-proposal download here (Word file)
Annex 3: Template for full proposal download here (Word file)
Annex 4: Table for budgeting download here (Excel file)

National submission: Many funding agencies will require, in parallel, national submission of the national part of the proposal according to the rules of the specific funding agencies. Please check nationally!

National/Regional Funding Agencies participating in this call

Participants	Funding Organisation (Program Owner / Program Manager)	Network	Budget M€
Austria	Austrian Research Promotion Agency, FFG	SES	1.83
Wallonia	General Directorate of Territoire, Logement, Patrimoine, Energie, SPW DG TLPE	SES	0.6
Denmark	Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program, EUDP	GEOTHERMICA	3.0
Denmark	Innovation Fund Denmark	SES	1.0
Germany	German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy BMWi (geothermal)	GEOTHERMICA	2.5
	German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy BMWi (solarthermal)	GEOTHERMICA	1.0
	German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy BMWi (CSP)	GEOTHERMICA	1.0
Hungary	National Research, Development and Innovation Office, NKFIH	SES	0.2
Iceland	Icelandic Research Institute, RANNIS	GEOTHERMICA	0.5
Ireland	Geological Survey Ireland, GSI	GEOTHERMICA	0.3
Ireland	Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI	SES	0.5
Israel	Ministry of Energy Chief Scientist Office, MoE-IL	SES	0.6
Netherlands	Netherland Enterprise Agency, RVO	GEOTHERMICA	8.0
Norway	The Research Council of Norway, RCN	Both	1.0
Scotland	Scottish Enterprise, SE	SES	1.1
Sweden	Swedish Energy Agency, SWEA	SES	2.0
Switzerland	Swiss Federal Office of Energy, DETEC - SFOE	Both	3.5
Turkey	The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, TÜBITAK	Both	0.75
USA	Department of Energy, DOE	GEOTHERMICA	3.3