Large-Scale piloting of next-generation AI-driven digital platforms for a more affordable, secure and sustainable European energy system (IA) - Apply AI
Projects are expected to contribute to the following outcomes: Strengthened Europe’s technological leadership and sovereignty in the energy sector. Market-ready AI-driven digital platforms and solutions with quantifiable minimal environmental impact, that enhance grid operation, renewable energy integration and utilisation rates, energy storage integration, grid integration of data centres and other energy intensive…
Funding and competition
- 1grant expected (official)
- €15MEU contribution per project
- €9.6Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
Very few grants: expect strong competition. Only proposals well above threshold are funded, so a clearly differentiated idea and a complete consortium are essential.
Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.
Organisations with a track record in this topic
Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundacion Cartif Boecillo | Spain | Research organisation | 9 | 0 | AGISTIN, BD4NRG, PVSmile |
| R2M Solution Spain Sl Madrid | Spain | Company · SME | 6 | 2 | FLOW, EU4ENER, INTELLIGENT |
| Fundacion Circe Centro De Investigacion De Recursos Y Consumos Energeticos Zaragoza | Spain | Research organisation | 6 | 1 | INNO4GRID, ODEON, FARCROSS |
| Universitat Politecnica De Catalunya Barcelona | Spain | University | 6 | 0 | AGISTIN, INVADE, ODEON |
| Atos It Solutions And Services Iberia Sl Madrid | Spain | Company | 6 | 0 | BD4NRG, O-CEI, ODEON |
| Schneider Electric Espana Sa Barcelona | Spain | Company | 5 | 0 | Co4RES, INNO4GRID, FLEXITRANSTORE |
| Fundingbox Communities Sl Madrid | Spain | Other · SME | 5 | 0 | InterConnect, I-NERGY, EnergyGuard |
| Etra Investigacion Y Desarrollo Sa Valencia | Spain | Company | 3 | 2 | ESTIRPE, ODEON, CoAgent |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 24partners (median)
- 9countries (median)
- 25%of partners are SMEs
Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.
Most similar funded projects
Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.
- FLOW – Flexible energy systems Leveraging the Optimal integration of EVs deployment Wave (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01-03)
- ARGENTIC – Agentic Reasoning for the Generative AI-Enabled Cognitive Continuum (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL4-2025-04-DATA-02)
- EU4ENER – EUropean energy communities empowered for grid-integrated, cross-sectoral and co-owned ENERgy future (HORIZON · 2027 · HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-20)
- Co4RES – Coherent control and operation tools for RES-based energy systems (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL5-2025-02-D3-17)
- AGISTIN – Advanced Grid Interfaces for innovative STorage INtegration (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01-11)
- DIVERSE – Data-DrIVen Solutions for Efficient PoweR DiStribution Network OpErations (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-MSCA-2024-SE-01-01)
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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.