Clima, energia, mobilità: aperto il bando BATTERIES and ENERGY del Cluster 5 di Horizon Europe

La Commissione Europea ha aperto il nuovo bando dedicato alle batterie nell'ambito del Programma di Lavoro 2026-2027 di Horizon Europe, Cluster 5 – Energia.

La Call - BATTERIES and ENERGY (HORIZON-CL5-2026-03) comprende 10 topic, per un budget complessivo di 176.70 milioni di €:

• HORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D2-02: Development of direct recycling processes (BATT4EU Partnership) (RIA)
• HORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D3-01: Targeting key value chain components for increasing the competitiveness of renewable energy technologies in Europe (RIA) 
• HORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D3-12: Longlifetime and optimised use of materials in recyclable Ag and In-free Si PV modules (EUPI-PV Partnership) (RIA)
• HORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D3-13: Industrial scale up and circularity pathway for IPV technologies (EUPI-PV Partnership) (IA) 
• HORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D3-18: Gridforming capabilities for more resilient and RES-based electricity grids (IA) 
• HORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D3-19: Affordable and sustainable primary equipment for FutureReady multi-terminal HVDC Systems (IA) 
• HORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D3-20: Hybrid AIControl Framework for a next-generation gridscale energy storage and system integration (IA) 
• HORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D3-21: Novel solutions for off-grid storage of renewable energy for critical infrastructures (RIA) 
• HORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D3-22: AI-driven forecasting algorithms for Grid and Consumer friendly Energy Sharing – Societal Readiness pilot (IA) 
• HORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D3-29: Precommercial appraisal for CO2 aquifer storage (IA)

Tutti i topic si sono aperti il 18 dicembre scorso ed hanno la scadenza fissata per il 31 marzo 2026.

In particolare, i bandi rientrano nelle seguenti destination:

• Cross-sectoral solutions for the climate transition
• Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply