Clean Energy Transition (CET) Partnership Joint Call 2023

The CETPartnership Joint Call 2023 is the second annual co-funded call under the CETPartnership. To cover different topics and RDI types, the Call is structured into 12 Call Modules, aimed at different energy technologies and/or systems as well as both research and innovation oriented approaches on different Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs), complementing and completing each other.

General information about the call

The CETPartnership Joint Call 2023 has two parts:

International Part: The international call is performed in 2-stages: submission of a pre-proposal followed by an invite to submit a full proposal.

Stage 1: Submission of a pre-proposal, a project consortium chooses one Call Module for the pre-proposal. If the pre-proposal is selected, the project consortium is invited to submit a full proposal.
Stage 2: Submission of a full proposal, only if the pre-proposal is invited to participate in Stage 2.

National/Regional Part: All project partners will be evaluated according to national/regional eligibility criteria and requirements. Several Funding Agencies require submission of a proposal on national/regional level. See the respective national/regional requirements for more information.

The Call includes the following eligibility criteria and requirements:

Transnational eligibility criteria, applicable for all project consortia applying to the Call
Call Module requirements, applicable for project consortia applying to Call Modules with specific requirements
National/regional requirements, applicable for Partners applying for funding from Funding Agencies in the Call.

All Project Consortium Partners are encouraged to carefully check all eligibility criteria and requirements. Different Call Modules and different Funding Agencies may support different types if entites, TRLs, etc.

The call features a set of different particular topics:

CM2023-01: Direct Current (DC) technologies for power networks
CM2023-02: Energy Systems flexibility: renewables production, storage and system integration
CM2023-03: Advanced renewable energy (RE) technology for power production
CM2023-04: Carbon capture, utilisation, and storage
CM2023-05: Hydrogen and renewable fuels
CM2023-06: Heating and cooling technologies
CM2023-07: Geothermal energy technologies
CM2023-08: Integrated regional energy systems
CM2023-09: integrated industrial energy systems
CM2023-10 (A/B): Clean energy integration in the built environment

***The DRAFT CALL TEXT is available. Be aware that it is a draft and subject to changes***

***The DRAFT Annex B: National/Regional Requirements is available. Be aware that it is a draft and subject to changes***

Deadlines for submission are as follows:

Stage 1 Opening: Pre-proposal submission	20 September 2023
Stage 1 Closing: Deadline for Pre-proposal submission	22 November 2023, 14:00 CET
Stage 2 Opening: Full Proposal submission	25 January 2024
Stage 2 Closing: Deadline for full proposal submission	27 March 2024, 14:00 CET
Funding decision communicated	June 2024
Project start (Tentative)	September 2024
Application to National/Regional Funding Agencies	Consult specific Funding Agency Annex