Joint Call 2019 on Energy Storage Solutions (MICall19)
Announcement of Call for Proposals
The European Joint Programming Platform ERA-Net Smart Energy Systems in collaboration with the global Mission Innovation Initiative is pleased to announce a Joint Call 2019 ("MICall19") for transnational Research, Development and Innovation projects on integrated energy storage solutions. The total available budget is above € 22 Mio. The Joint Call 2019 has been launched on 18 September 2019.
The European launch of the Joint Call 2019 ("MICall19”) will take place in Namur, Belgium on 7 October 2019 during the JPP Smart Energy Systems Conference 2019. Please find all information and registration on our website (here).
We would like to invite you to our virtual matchmaking room for the Joint Call 2019 ("MICall19”) in order to start consortia building and to co-create project proposals. Feel free to share the matchmaking opportunity in your networks.
All call related information will be released on this webpage, it will be updated in the course of the call processes.
Scope and ambition
The Joint Call 2019 ("MICall19”) for projects focuses on the development of integrated storage systems and will support solutions answering to identified challenges within this area. It is highly encouraged to identify and involve "need-owners” in the solution development answering to the specified challenge .
The call will focus on challenge areas where different types of partners from different parts of society collaborate to offer solutions to existing energy systems. The Joint Call 2019 ("MICall19”) will support RDD projects that con-tribute to the development of sustainable, integrated storage solutions for both short- and long-term storage within areas such as electrical-, electrochemical-, material-, thermal- and mechanical storage.
Time Schedule
| Call opening | 18 September |
| Launch and Matchmaking Events | Fall 2019, see https://www.eranet-smartenergysystems.eu/ |
| Compulsory advisory period for applicants | 18 September 2019 - 22 January 2020 |
| Compulsory registration of interest deadline | 12 November 2019, 14:00 CET |
| Application portal opens for full project application | 13 November 2019, 14:00 CET |
| Proposal deadline | 22 January 2020, 14:00 CET |
| Deadline funding decision feedback | 5 May 2020 |
| Expected project start | Before 15 December 2020 |
Application
Project proposals must be submitted electronically through The NordForsk Call and Application Portal. The full call text can be downloaded here.
National and regional funding agencies participating in this call
| Country/ region | Funding (€) | Organisation name | Contact Person | Phone | |
| Austria | 2.900.000 |
Austrian Research
Promotion Agency |
Urban Peyker | urban.peyker(at)ffg.at | +43 5 77 55 5049 |
|
Belgium -
Flanders |
1.000.000 |
Flanders Innovation
and
Entrepreneurship |
Geert Carchon |
geert.carchon(at) vlaio.be | +32 2 432 4294 |
|
Belgium -
Wallonia |
500.000 | Public Service of Wallonia |
Gilles
Tihon, Laurence
Polain (alternate) |
gilles.tihon(at)spw.wallonie.be,
laurence.polain(at)spw.wallonie.be |
+32 81 48 63 53, +32 81 48 63 42 |
| Denmark | 3.000.000 |
Energy Technology
Development and
Demonstration
Program |
Annika Fischer | afi(at)ens.dk | +45 25 72 82 93 |
| Finland | 3.000.000 | Business Finland | Pia Salokoski | pia.salokoski(at)businessfinland.fi | +358505577672 |
| Germany | 2.000.000 |
Forschungszentrum
Jülich GmbH |
Paul
Kunzemann, Dr.
Mathias
Hoffmann |
p.kunzemann(at)fz-juelich.de, mat.hoffmann(at)fz-juelich.de | +49 2461-61 96998, +49 2461-61 96423 |
| India | 2.000.000 |
Department of
Science and
Technology |
Dr. Sanjay
Bajpai, Dr. GV
Raghunath
Reddy |
sbajpai(at)nic.in, raghunath.reddy(at)nic.in | (011) 2659283,(011) 26590604 |
| Israel | 600.000 | Ministry of Energy |
Gideon
Friedmann, Yael
Harman |
gideonf(at)energy.gov.il, Yaelh(at)energy.gov.il | +972-54-4519447 |
| Italy | 600.000 |
Ministry of
Education,
Universities and
Research |
Giorgio
Carpino, Aldo
Covello |
giorgio.carpino(at)miur.it, aldo.covello(at)miur.it | +39 06 5849 7147, +39 06 5849 6465 |
| Morocco | tbc* |
Research Institute
for Solar Energy and
New Energies |
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|
Nordic and
Baltic
region |
600.000 |
Nordic Energy
Research |
Karina Barnholt
Klepper, Sofia
Elamson |
Karina.Klepper(at)nordicenergy.org,
Sofia.Elamson(at)nordicenergy.org |
|
| Poland | 600.000 |
National Centre for
Research and
Development |
Jolanta Drozdz | jolanta.drozdz(at)ncbr.gov.pl | +48 22 39 07 106 |
| Romania | 500.000 |
Executive Agency for
Higher Education,
Research,
Development and
Innovation Funding |
Elena Simion | elena.simion(at)uefiscdi.ro | +4021.307.19.93 |
| Scotland | 2.000.000 | Scottish Enterprise | Morag Clark | morag.clark(at)scotent.co.uk | |
| Sweden | 2.000.000 |
Swedish Energy
Agency |
Fredrik
Lundström |
fredrik.lundstrom(at)energimyndigheten.se | +46 165442112 |
| Switzerland | 500.000 |
Federal Department
of the Environment,
Transport, Energy
and
Communications
DETEC – Swiss
Federal Office of
Energy SFOE |
Dr Michael
Moser |
michael.moser(at)bfe.admin.ch | +41 58 465 36 23 |
| Turkey | 750.000 |
The Scientific and
Technological
Research Council of
Turkey |
Önder
Zor, Tayyip
Kösoglu |
onder.zor(at)tubitak.gov.tr,
tayyip.kosoglu(at)tubitak.gov.tr |
+90 312 298 9456, +90 312 298 1806 |
| Total | 22.550.000 |
Joint Call 2019 Webinars
In October and November our Joint Call 2019 („MICall19") webinars for call applicants and interested parties took place to gain more information on the topic of the call, (formal) application requirements, timelines, networking and matchmaking opportunities. Find more information and the slides here.
An additional Webinar for applicants who have submitted a registration of interest for the Joint Call 2019 (MICall19) took place in December, more information and the slides can be found here.
Please find answers on frequently asked questions here.
