This aims to accelerate the route of new sustainable energy concepts to market by providing support to innovators in developing their business concepts, strengthening their business models, building expert teams, and providing access to finance. 

Proposals may focus on any of the following thematic fields:

•clean coal and gas technologies;

•energy storage;

•energy efficiency;

•energy from chemical fuels;

•renewable energies;

•smart and efficient buildings and cities;

•smart electric grid;

•sustainable nuclear and renewable convergence.

European partners from both the research and industry sectors may apply in consortia. Consortia must include a minimum of three and a maximum of seven partners from at least two different countries and at least one of the companies commercialising the product or service must be involved in the project from the beginning.

For more information, see the Call Announcement.