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CETP · Project

European Clean Energy Funding and Innovation Network for Rapid Technology Scaling

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Imagine a giant matchmaking club where 30 different countries pool their money and experts to fix the energy grid. Instead of every city trying to invent a new battery or heater alone, they share the blueprints and the bills. It's like a massive cooperative effort to make sure green energy tech moves from the lab to the real world faster.

By the numbers
70
National and regional RDTI programme owners
30
Participating countries
500
Editors and co-authors of the SRIA
The business problem

What needed solving

Energy companies face a fragmented European market where funding and research are split by national borders. This slows down the scaling of clean energy tech and increases the risk of investing in non-standardized solutions.

The solution

What was built

A transnational Joint Programming Platform and a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) to coordinate annual funding calls for clean energy tech.

Audience

Who needs this

Clean-tech startups seeking EU-wide fundingEnergy utility companiesIndustrial plant operatorsMunicipal heating and cooling providers
Business applications

Who can put this to work

Industrial Energy
enterprise
Target: Heavy manufacturing plant

If you are a manufacturing plant dealing with high carbon emissions and outdated heating—this project developed a network of joint funding calls that helps you access technology for industrial energy systems. This allows you to implement cost-effective clean energy solutions across borders.

Construction
mid-size
Target: Commercial building developer

If you are a developer dealing with strict energy efficiency regulations—this project developed a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for building integration. This helps you find and deploy the latest heating, cooling, and storage solutions for new projects.

Utilities
enterprise
Target: Regional power grid operator

If you are a grid operator dealing with unstable renewable energy inputs—this project developed a transnational programming platform for power systems and storage. This enables the replication of innovative solutions to stabilize the energy transition.

Frequently asked

Quick answers

How does this affect the cost of implementing new energy tech?

The project aims to foster the uptake of cost-effective clean energy technologies by pooling national and regional funding to reduce fragmentation. Based on available project data, it focuses on making solutions more affordable through shared innovation ecosystems.

Can these solutions be scaled to an industrial level?

Yes, the project specifically creates an 'Impact Network' to accelerate the upscaling and market diffusion of innovative solutions. It focuses on moving technologies from local levels to a transnational European scale.

How is intellectual property or licensing handled?

Based on available project data, the project operates as a joint programming platform with 70 programme owners, but specific licensing terms for individual technologies are not detailed in the summary.

What is the timeline for new technology calls?

The partnership implements annual joint calls from 2022 to 2027. Calls have already been launched in September 2022, 2023, and 2024.

How does this integrate with existing national energy plans?

It builds upon regional and national RTDI funding programmes, aligning the priorities of 70 programme owners across 30 countries to overcome a fragmented landscape.

Consortium

Who built it

The consortium is dominated by public administration and research entities, with 56 'Other' and 12 'Research' partners. Industrial representation is very low at only 3% (2 industry partners and 1 SME), indicating that this is primarily a funding and policy coordination vehicle rather than a direct commercial product development group.

How to reach the team

Contact the Austrian Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure

Next steps

Talk to the team behind this work.

Contact us to identify which CETP joint call aligns with your energy technology roadmap.