Energy efficiency and sustainability of AI data processing in Data Centres (IA)
Pilots for new technologies including demonstration sites which contribute to energy-efficient and sustainable AI data processing in data centres, reinforcing EU strategic autonomy and climate goals. Project results are expected to contribute to one or more of the following outcomes: Demonstrated innovations that substantially improve heat removal from high-power AI chips (e.g. direct on-chip cooling, advanced…
Funding and competition
- 4grants expected (official)
- €9M–€10MEU contribution per project
- €3.9Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 85projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line
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 | 8 | 0 | THUNDER, REWARDHeat, ReUseHeat |
| Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation Donostia/San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation | 5 | 1 | PUSH2HEAT, RE-WITCH, META BUILD |
| Universidad De Lleida Lleida | Spain | University | 5 | 0 | CharCool, CO-COOL, STREAMS |
| Veolia Servicios Lecam Sa Madrid | Spain | Company | 3 | 0 | THUNDER, USES4HEAT, META BUILD |
| Universitat Politecnica De Catalunya Barcelona | Spain | University | 2 | 1 | Muspell, CERBERUS |
| Asociacion De Investigacion Metalurgica Del Noroeste Porrino | Spain | Research organisation | 2 | 1 | StreamSTEP, AGILE |
| Idp Ingenieria Y Arquitectura Iberia Sl Sabadell Barcelona | Spain | Company · SME | 2 | 1 | DYMAN, RE-WITCH |
| Universitat Politecnica De Valencia Valencia | Spain | University | 3 | 1 | GEOCOND, PUSH2HEAT, ECHO |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 12partners (median)
- 6countries (median)
- 29%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
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- ECO-Qube – Artificial-Intelligence-Augmented Cooling System for Small Data Centres (H2020 · 2020 · LC-SC3-B4E-5-2020)
- E2P2 – Eco Edge Prime Power (H2020 · 2021 · FCH-02-9-2020)
- MODERATOR – Immersion cooling & advanced materials for heat recovery from data centers (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-01-09)
- HEATWISE – Holistic Energy management And Thermal Waste Integrated System for Energy optimization (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL5-2023-D4-01-04)
- GREENDC – Sustainable energy demand side management for GREEN Data Centers (H2020 · 2017 · MSCA-RISE-2016)
- WEDISTRICT – Smart and local reneWable Energy DISTRICT heating and cooling solutions for sustainable living (H2020 · 2019 · LC-SC3-RES-8-2019)
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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.