GSS EU Science Funding Gateway

Projects supported under this topic should consider at least one of the following areas:

• Energy distribution and transmission.
• Long-term energy storage.
• Novel energy generation/conversion methods.

The following areas should not be covered, as they fall within either partnerships or other calls:

• Renewable energy technologies covered under the call D3-1-49 on ‘Next generation of renewable technologies) and renewable hydrogen production.
• Batteries and especially long-term electricity storage technologies, covered under D3-2-17 as well as flow batteries.
• Material research.

The proposal should: i) present a robust research methodology including ambitious yet realistic conversion efficiency targets to be validated in the lab ii) establish the technological feasibility of the proposed concept iii) include a proper assessment of environmental, social, and economic benefits and iv) consider the applicability of the proposed technology in various sectors.

Proposals are expected to fulfil the following conditions – In developing its concept, the proposal should address the following aspects:

• Low environmental impact (e.g. on climate change and pollution) quantified based on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) framework.
• Barriers to the deployment of such technologies, including issues related to social acceptability or resistance to new energy technologies, related socioeconomic and livelihood issues globally.