Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
The REPowerEU chapter addresses the challenge of reducing reliance on fossil fuels. The objectives of the component are to strongly reduce Cyprus’ dependence from imported fossil fuels in general. The new RePowerEU chapter contributes to the achievement of Cyprus’s energy efficiency obligations and targets set for 2030, under the National Energy and Climate Plan. In order to limit its energy dependence, Cyprus shall further invest in energy efficiency improvements in buildings and road transport and accelerate the deployment of renewables.
The measures included in the REPowerEU chapter address most aspects of recent country-specific recommendations in the field of energy, as they shall foster research and innovation in the field of green transition and energy production, storage, transmission and distribution solutions, promote renewables and accelerate energy efficiency measures in various buildings in the public and private sector, enhance the regulatory framework for the operation of Energy Communities, and promote widespread use of Electric Vehicles.
The implementation of the measures are all expected to contribute to reducing dependency on fossil fuels. Increasing the share of renewable energy sources has a cross-border and multi-country dimension because it contributes to securing the energy supply in the Union as a whole.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The “CO-DEVELOP” Programme aims to enhance the effective collaboration between enterprises and the research community, with the aim of jointly identifying challenges and jointly designing and implementing research and development projects to develop new cost-effective solutions to address these challenges. In the context of effective collaboration, the sharing of resources and infrastructure and the mobility of staff are expected, among other things, in order to enable the technology transfer and the exchange of knowledge.
The ultimate objective is bridging the gap between academia and industry and the utilization of the existing know-how to meet specific needs and challenges, thus contributing to the strengthening of the competitiveness of the economy and the improvement of the quality of life in Cyprus.
Detailed Call Description
The effective cooperation between academia and industry is emerging as a crucial component for the development of innovation by:
- enabling the industry to communicate its real research and technological needs to the organisations implementing research in cutting-edge sectors,
- facilitating the knowledge and technology transfer from academia to industry and vice versa,
- providing a boost to research organisations and universities to conduct research focused on real problems and market needs.
Therefore, the “CO-DEVELOP” Programme will act as a tool that will allow the development / creation of effective collaborations in the above framework.
The “CODEVELOP-REPowerEU /1223” Call is expected to fund collaborative research and development projects to develop technological solutions in the following areas:
- Climate Change, reduced carbon emissions
- Integrating renewable technologies in the energy systems
- Solutions and Technologies for reducing costs of technologies
- Resilience and security of energy systems
- Integration in the Built Environment – new materials, solutions and technologies for buildings
- Energy efficiency for the industry
- Storage Technologies
- Renewable fuels and bioenergy
- CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) and CCU (Carbon Capture and Utilisation
- Diversify energy supplies
- Net-zero-emissions Energy Systems
The projects are expected to be implemented by consortia consisting of at least one enterprise and one research organisation. Other organisations from the public and private sectors may participate in the consortium, as necessary for the better implementation of the project.
Priority at the selection stage to proposals with an Enterprise as Host Organization, which have the largest “Additional Total Budget”.
Beneficiaries of funded projects will become, through a fast-track procedure, potential beneficiaries of the knowledge transfer and innovation support services and tools to be offered by the RIF through the Central Knowledge Transfer Office (KTO) and the “Innovation Factory” initiative. Aiming to enhance the utilisation of research results, the submission of a request for the provision of the Central KTO services is considered mandatory, whereas utilisation of Central KTO services will be optional.
Within the framework of the research collaborations to be established for the implementation of “CO-DEVELOP” projects, ownership of background and foreground IP, as well as relevant conditions for the use of IP, shall be settled accordingly through bilateral or other agreements between Consortium Partners. It is also expected that Consortium Partners from industry or the public sector will have the possibility to use research results for the development and production of innovative products and services (i.e. through exclusive or non-exclusive licenses).
Under RESTART 2016-2020 Programmes
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100% χρηματοδότηση ΕΕ
€600.000 maximum grand per project.
Thematic Categories
- Energy
- Environment and Climate Change
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Associations
- Central Government
- Chambers
- Educational Institutions
- Large Enterprises
- Local Authorities
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
- Trade Unions
- Training Centres
Eligibility For Participation Notes
The Host Organisation can be a Research Organisation, Enterprise, or Other Organisation. Research Organisations, Enterprises or Other Organisations may participate as Partner Organisations.
All general rules and procedures for the participation of organisations and individuals, the eligible activities and costs, as well as the specific information regarding the RESTART 2016-2020 Programmes, are included in the RESTART 2016-2020 Work Programme, which is the basic reference document and an important information source for interested parties and can be found on the Research and Innovation Foundation’s IRIS (Innovation Research Information System) Portal (https://iris.research.org.cy/#/documentlibrary).
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
Partner Support Centre
Telephone: 22205000
Email address: support@research.org.cy