Renewable energy technology (RET) solutions in energy communities

Last update: Jan 21, 2026

Details

Location: EU 27

Funding Agency: Horizon Europe (2021 - 2027)

Contracting Authority: European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation

Contracting Authority Type: Development Institution

Status: Closed

Budget: EUR 1,000,000

Award ceiling: 350,000

Award floor: 50,000

Sector: Energy, Border Management

Eligible applicants: NGOs / Nonprofit Organisations, Government / Public Bodies, Private Sector

Eligible nationalities: EU 27, Albania, Anguilla, Armenia, Aruba, Bermuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Caribbean Netherlands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, French Polynesia, French Southern Territory, Georgia, Greenland, Iceland, Israel, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, Montserrat, New Caledonia, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, Serbia, South Korea, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turks and Caicos, UK, Ukraine, Wallis and Futuna

Date posted: Jan 21, 2026

Quick Summary

Objectives: This recognition prize rewards renewable energy and citizen energy communities that demonstrate inn...

Eligibility criteria: Applicants must be legal entities (public or private bodies; natural persons are not eligible) that qualify as either a "renewable energy community" under Article 2(16) RED II (as amended by RED III) or a "citizen energy community" under Article 2(11) of Directive 2019/944. Legal forms may include associations, cooperatives, partnerships, non-profits or limited liability companies. Cross-border energy communities are eli...