European Innovation Council · EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026
Advanced Materials for Miniaturised Energy Harvesting Systems
EUR 500'000 – 4'000'000Closing soon28 Oct 2026· 19 days left
- EU & Horizon-associated
- Energy & cleantech
- Advanced materials
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European Commission · ENERGY
Data sharing to support the training and development of AI foundation models in the energy sector
EUR 4'500'000 – 40'000'000Plenty of time1 Dec 2026· 53 days left
- EU & Horizon-associated
- Energy & cleantech
- AI & software
EUR 4'500'000 – 40'000'000Plenty of time1 Dec 2026· 53 days left
- EU & Horizon-associated
- Energy & cleantech
EUR 4'000'000 – 9'000'000Plenty of timeNext cut-off 2 Feb 2027· 116 days left
- EU & Horizon-associated
- Energy & cleantech
- Advanced materials
European Commission · DIGITAL
Energy efficiency and sustainability of AI data processing in Data Centres (IA)
EUR 1'500'000 – 44'000'000Plenty of time18 Mar 2027· 160 days left
- EU & Horizon-associated
- Energy & cleantech
- AI & software
European Commission · BATTERIES and ENERGY
Co-funding Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan renewable fuel value chains at EU, national, regional, and local level
EUR 380'000 – 43'000'000Plenty of time31 Mar 2027· 173 days left
- EU & Horizon-associated
- Energy & cleantech
European Commission · BATTERIES and ENERGY
Concentrated solar thermal systems for decarbonising industrial processes
EUR 380'000 – 43'000'000Plenty of time31 Mar 2027· 173 days left
- EU & Horizon-associated
- Energy & cleantech
European Commission · BATTERIES and ENERGY
Innovative technologies and solutions to improve wave and tidal energy systems
EUR 380'000 – 43'000'000Plenty of time31 Mar 2027· 173 days left
- EU & Horizon-associated
- Energy & cleantech
European Commission · BATTERIES and ENERGY
Large scale operational validation and upscaling of state-of-the-art (Generative) AI tools and models powering a next generation digital energy system
EUR 380'000 – 43'000'000Plenty of time31 Mar 2027· 173 days left
- EU & Horizon-associated
- Energy & cleantech
- AI & software
European Commission · BATTERIES and ENERGY
Production technologies for solar photovoltaics beyond the state-of-the-art (EUPI-PV Partnership)
EUR 380'000 – 43'000'000Plenty of time31 Mar 2027· 173 days left
- EU & Horizon-associated
- Energy & cleantech
- Advanced manufacturing
European Commission · BATTERIES and ENERGY
Renewable Energy Valleys in Africa to increase energy security and energy access in Africa
EUR 380'000 – 43'000'000Plenty of time31 Mar 2027· 173 days left
- EU & Horizon-associated
- Energy & cleantech
European Commission · BATTERIES and ENERGY
Support to the SET Plan stakeholders’ groups in geothermal energy
EUR 380'000 – 43'000'000Plenty of time31 Mar 2027· 173 days left
- EU & Horizon-associated
- Energy & cleantech
European Commission · BATTERIES and ENERGY
Sustainable and Competitive Cell Production Techniques for Lithium-ion And Sodium-ion Batteries (BATT4EU Partnership)
EUR 380'000 – 43'000'000Plenty of time31 Mar 2027· 173 days left
- EU & Horizon-associated
- Energy & cleantech
European Commission · MOBILITY
Enhanced electric operation and battery durability (ZEWT Partnership)
EUR 2'000'000 – 13'500'000Plenty of time14 Apr 2027· 187 days left
- EU & Horizon-associated
- Energy & cleantech
European Commission · BATTERIES and MOBILITY
Novel approaches towards next-generation battery concepts, leveraging the enabling role of innovative advanced materials (BATT4EU and IAM4EU Partnerships)
EUR 2'500'000 – 4'800'000Plenty of timeNext cut-off 14 Apr 2027· 187 days left
- EU & Horizon-associated
- Energy & cleantech
- Advanced materials
EUR 2'000'000 – 13'500'000Plenty of time14 Apr 2027· 187 days left
- EU & Horizon-associated
- Energy & cleantech
European Commission · BATTERIES and ENERGY
Demonstration for Long-duration Battery Energy Storage Systems (BATT4EU Partnership)
EUR 5'000'000 – 9'400'000Plenty of time15 Sep 2027· 341 days left
- EU & Horizon-associated
- Energy & cleantech
European Commission · BATTERIES and ENERGY
Thermal energy optimisation and waste heat recovery of high energy demand IT rooms in buildings or small edge data centres
EUR 5'000'000 – 9'400'000Plenty of time15 Sep 2027· 341 days left
- EU & Horizon-associated
- Energy & cleantech
European Commission · ENERGY
Community of practice - Data-Driven Decision-Making in Energy
EUR 6'000'000 – 10'000'000Plenty of time1 Dec 2027· 418 days left
- EU & Horizon-associated
- Energy & cleantech
European Commission · ENERGY
Integrated Approaches for Retrofitting Infrastructures with Innovative Energy Storage Technologies
EUR 6'000'000 – 10'000'000Plenty of time1 Dec 2027· 418 days left
- EU & Horizon-associated
- Energy & cleantech
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- Germany
- Advanced materials
- Energy & cleantech
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