Smart-grid ready and smart-network ready buildings, acting as active utility nodes (Built4People)
Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
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.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
This topic focuses on the smart-grid ready and smart-network ready buildings, acting as active utility nodes.
Detailed Call Description
The proposals should:
- Deliver building-to-grid integration solutions that are cost-effective, simple to use and easy to install and maintain, and are applicable to both new and existing buildings.
- Enhance interoperability and synergies between buildings and grids, electricity and other energy carriers (e.g. district heating networks, hydrogen, etc.) and where relevant, other relevant sectors (e.g. e-mobility).
- Enhance synergies between on-site energy storage and on-site renewable energy sources.
- Contribute to enhance interoperability in the modelling of energy grids and buildings.
- Ensure the proposed solutions include ‘big data’ applications for real-time management and predictive maintenance of technical building systems.
- Ensure the proposed solutions minimise potential negative impacts neither on the satisfaction of building users (e.g. in relation to comfort or accessibility) nor on the potential of circular material flows during the building’s life cycle, and maximise potential benefits (e.g. energy costs savings and health).
- Ensure the proposed solutions give access to accessible, inclusive, reliable and user-friendly tools with limited maintenance needs and, to relevant building (and grid / network) data for interested stakeholders (e.g. facility managers).
- Where relevant, rely on advanced monitoring and management solutions such as those that integrate digital models / BIM with energy modelling and simulation at building level and district level.
- Implement and demonstrate innovative and competitive balancing, storage and generation services in buildings, while maximising building users’ and occupants’ health, comfort and satisfaction.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
70%
This funding rate applies both to members and non-members of the partnership, except for non-profit legal entities, where the funding rate is up to 100% of the total eligible costs.
Thematic Categories
- Energy
- Environment and Climate Change
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Urban Development
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- Large Enterprises
- Local Authorities
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia
P.O.Box 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Phone Number: +357 22205000
Email Address: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Persons:
Mr Christakis Theocharous
Scientific Officer A’
Contact Phone: +357 22 205 029
Contact Email: ctheocharous@research.org.cy
Mr George Christou
Scientific Officer
Contact Phone: +357 22 205 030
Contact Email: gchristou@research.org.cy
(Publish Date: 03/08/2022-for internal use only)
EU Contact Point
European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/research-and-innovation_en#contact