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Improved system design for innovative PV applications (EUPI-PV Partnership)

Agrivoltaics or the co-location of agricultural activity and PV electricity production is a novel form of PV deployment which could provide farmers with diversified revenue sources and ecological benefits, while reducing land use competition, siting restrictions or adverse impacts on biodiversity and agricultural production. Optimizing system designs and business practices will help to enable simultaneous land use…

Deadline 1 Dec 2026Budget €30MIndicative grants 4EU contribution per project €7.5MSingle stageHORIZON Innovation Actions

Funding and competition

  • 4grants expected (official)
  • €7.5MEU contribution per project
  • €5Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
  • 392projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line

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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.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Angewandten Forschung Ev
Munchen
GermanyResearch organisation113HyPErFarm, BLOW, SERENDI-PV
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
Kongens Lyngby
DenmarkUniversity92PV4Plants, SOLARIS, NiD4OCEAN
Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation
Donostia/San Sebastian
SpainResearch organisation73PV-Prosumers4Grid, NATURSEA-PV, SERENDI-PV
Commissariat A L Energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
Paris
FranceResearch organisation81SUPER PV, LEEMONS, SERENDI-PV
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas
Madrid
SpainResearch organisation60NATURSEA-PV, NiD4OCEAN, COAST-SCAPES
Sintef As
Trondheim
NorwayResearch organisation52Nautical SUNRISE, SUPER PV, SUREWAVE
Stichting Deltares
Delft
NetherlandsResearch organisation40Nautical SUNRISE, LIFE-WIND, NiD4OCEAN
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Leuven
BelgiumUniversity41HyPErFarm, Nautical SUNRISE, SYMBIOSYST
Fundacio Institut De Recerca En Energia De Catalunya
Sant Adria De Besos
SpainResearch organisation42Nautical SUNRISE, SUPER PV, BLOW
Technische Universiteit Delft
Delft
NetherlandsUniversity50XROTOR, SYMBIOSYST, EU-SCORES
Icares Consulting
Rixensart
BelgiumCompany · SME50SUPER PV, PV-Prosumers4Grid, SERENDI-PV
Inesc Tec - Instituto De Engenhariade Sistemas E Computadores, Tecnologia E Ciencia
Porto
PortugalResearch organisation40Nautical SUNRISE, TALOS, EU-SCORES
Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno
Den Haag
NetherlandsResearch organisation41SUPER PV, SolMates, SuRE
Accademia Europea Di Bolzano
Bolzano
ItalyResearch organisation43SYMBIOSYST, Solar Bankability, TRUST-PV
Wavec/Offshore Renewables - Centro De Energia Offshore Associacao
Lisboa
PortugalResearch organisation · SME40Nautical SUNRISE, BAMBOO, EU-SCORES

Spanish organisations with experience in this field

The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation
Donostia/San Sebastian
SpainResearch organisation73PV-Prosumers4Grid, NATURSEA-PV, SERENDI-PV
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas
Madrid
SpainResearch organisation60NATURSEA-PV, NiD4OCEAN, COAST-SCAPES
Fundacio Institut De Recerca En Energia De Catalunya
Sant Adria De Besos
SpainResearch organisation42Nautical SUNRISE, SUPER PV, BLOW
Acciona Construccion Sa
Madrid
SpainCompany40SUREWAVE, MADE4WIND, DEMOGRAVI3
Mondragon Assembly Sociedad Cooperativa
Aretxabaleta
SpainCompany30GOPV, RECLAIM-PV, EMPOWER
Ingeteam Power Technology Sa
Zamudio
SpainCompany30TALOS, SERENDI-PV, MADE4WIND
Universitat Politecnica De Catalunya
Barcelona
SpainUniversity21SYMBIOSYST, COAST-SCAPES
Universidad Politecnica De Madrid
Madrid
SpainUniversity31PVOP, DEMOGRAVI3, SOLAR-TRAIN

What a typical winning consortium looks like

  • 15partners (median)
  • 7countries (median)
  • 32%of partners are SMEs
Company 57%Research organisation 20%University 14%Other 8%Public body 2%

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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  • PV4Plants – AgriPV system with climate, water and light spectrum control for safe, healthier and improved crops production (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01-06)
  • DIAMONDS4IF – Discovery, identification, application, and monitoring of developed solutions for innovation fund (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL5-2023-D2-01-07)
  • HyPErFarm – Hydrogen and photovoltaic electrification on farm (H2020 · 2020 · LC-CLA-04-2018)
  • Nautical SUNRISE – Survivability assessment, cost redUction pathways and eNvironmental evaluation of offshoRe Installed floating Solar energy farms (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-01-03)
  • LIFE-WIND – Lifecycle-Informed Integrated Framework for Environmental and Socioeconomic Sustainability of Offshore Wind Deployment at Regional Level (HORIZON · 2027 · HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-08)
  • BOOST – Bringing Offshore Ocean Sun to the global market (H2020 · 2021 · EIC-FTI-2018-2020)

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