Integrated Approaches for Retrofitting Infrastructures with Innovative Energy Storage Technologies - European Commission
Funds projects demonstrating innovative energy storage retrofits for obsolete infrastructures to improve grid flexibility, sustainability, and knowledge sharing in the EU.
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Funder: European Commission
Due Dates: December 1, 2027
Funding Amounts: ~€7,500,000 per project | Total topic budget: €22,500,000 | Expected 3 grants
Summary: Funds demonstration projects retrofitting obsolete infrastructures with innovative, sustainable energy storage technologies to enhance grid flexibility and sustainability.
Description
This Horizon Europe opportunity supports demonstration projects that retrofit obsolete or outdated infrastructures—such as old hydropower dams, decommissioned power plants, former industrial sites, coal mines, and fossil fuel infrastructure—with novel or improved energy storage technologies. The aim is to provide cost-efficient, circular, and sustainable energy storage solutions that increase grid flexibility, optimize storage capacity and efficiency, and improve both socioeconomic and environmental sustainability. Projects must address stakeholder engagement, environmental impacts, and incorporate security-by-design principles. Selected projects are expected to contribute to and participate in the BRIDGE initiative, promoting knowledge sharing and collaboration in smart grid and energy storage projects.
