Joint Call 2020 (MICall20) on digital transformation for green energy transition
Announcement of Call for Proposals
The European Joint Programming Platform ERA-Net Smart Energy Systems (JPP ERA-Net SES) in collaboration with the global Mission Innovation Initiative is pleased to announce the Joint Call 2020 on digital transformation for green energy transition ("MICall20"). The aim is to support transnational research and innovation activities unleashing the potential of digital transformation for a sustainable energy society. The total available budget exceeds € 27 Mio (including funding from the European Commission). The Joint Call 2020 will be launched during the fall 2020.
All call related information will be released on this webpage, it will be updated in the course of the call processes.
Digital transformation for green energy transition
Aim
- Advance the green energy transition in all sectors of the energy system while ensuring security of supply
- Shaping new transnational business and investment opportunities by sector coupling and development of new value chains in innovative and cost-effective energy solutions, thereby creating new employment opportunities and contributing to the development of an environmentally sustainable financial growth
- Ensuring social sustainability and coherence with digitalisation in other sectors in the progression of the green energy transition
Overall objectives
- Increase the development and uptake of latest digital innovation and solutions in the energy domain
- facilitate well established open and harmonised marketplaces that better connect the ICT and the energy domain
- improve knowledge and awareness for policy makers, regulators and utilities on digital solutions
Indicative Call procedure timings
| Proposal phase | Call opens | September 2020 |
| Compulsory advisory period | September 2020 –February 2021 | |
| Compulsory registration of interest deadline | November 2020 | |
| Application portal opening for full proposal submissions | December 2020 | |
| Full proposal submission deadline | February 2021 | |
| Eligibility and evaluation phase |
Eligibility check of formal requirements
Transnational expert evaluation
National/regional eligibility check |
February – June 2021 |
| Selection phase | Decision communicated to applicants | June 2021 |
| Project phase | Project start date | Before January 2022 |
Application
Project proposals must be submitted electronically through The NordForsk Application Portal. The full call text and template for the project outline is going to be published on this page.
National/Regional Funding Agencies Participating in this Call
