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Data sharing to support the training and development of AI foundation models in the energy sector

Projects are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes: Effective and innovative methods for gathering, sharing and using large data sets in energy applications for the purpose of training AI models while ensuring privacy and security. Advanced and - wherever possible - open-source AI foundation models to support the digitalisation of the energy system, through improved grid observability,…

Deadline 1 Dec 2026Budget €30MIndicative grants 3EU contribution per project €10MSingle stageHORIZON Innovation Actions

Funding and competition

  • 3grants expected (official)
  • €10MEU contribution per project
  • €7.5Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
  • 392projects 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.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Ethniko Kentro Erevnas Kai Technologikis Anaptyxis
Thermi Thessaloniki
GreeceResearch organisation134ELLIOT, PLIADES, SYNTACTIC
Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen
Aachen
GermanyUniversity132EnerTEF, AI-EFFECT, ENERSHARE
Ethnicon Metsovion Polytechnion
Athina
GreeceUniversity103EnerTEF, ENERSHARE, PVSmile
Engineering - Ingegneria Informatica Spa
Roma
ItalyCompany122ENERSHARE, AI REDGIO 5.0, SMART5GRID
European Dynamics Luxembourg Sa
Luxembourg
LuxembourgCompany104EnerTEF, ENERSHARE, BD4NRG
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Angewandten Forschung Ev
Munchen
GermanyResearch organisation122AI-EFFECT, ENERSHARE, PLATOON
Inesc Tec - Instituto De Engenhariade Sistemas E Computadores, Tecnologia E Ciencia
Porto
PortugalResearch organisation90EnerTEF, AI-EFFECT, ENERSHARE
Erevnitiko Panepistimiako Institouto Systimaton Epikoinonion Kai Ypologiston
Athina
GreeceResearch organisation74EnergyGuard, SYNERGIES, SYNTACTIC
Comsensus, Komunikacije In Senzorika, Doo
Dob
SloveniaCompany · SME90EnerTEF, ENERSHARE, PVSmile
Diacheiristis Ellinikou Diktyou Dianomis Elektrikis Energeias Ae
Athina
GreeceCompany80SYNERGIES, ESTIRPE, PVSmile
Ethniko Kai Kapodistriako Panepistimio Athinon
Athina
GreeceUniversity80SMART5GRID, SYNTACTIC, GenAI4Earth
International Data Spaces Ev
Dortmund
GermanyResearch organisation60ENERSHARE, PLIADES, SYNTACTIC
Fundacion Cartif
Boecillo
SpainResearch organisation60EnergyGuard, PVSmile, BD4NRG
Centro De Investigacao Em Energia Ren - State Grid Sa
Sacavem
PortugalCompany60EnergyGuard, ENERSHARE, BD4NRG
Athina-Erevnitiko Kentro Kainotomias Stis Technologies Tis Pliroforias, Ton Epikoinonion Kai Tis Gnosis
Maroussi
GreeceResearch organisation53DataBri-X, STELAR, AIXPERT

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 Cartif
Boecillo
SpainResearch organisation60EnergyGuard, PVSmile, BD4NRG
Barcelona Supercomputing Center Centro Nacional De Supercomputacion
Barcelona
SpainResearch organisation50ELLIOT, CLAIMA, EVELYN
Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation
Donostia/San Sebastian
SpainResearch organisation50ENERSHARE, PLIADES, PLATOON
Fundacion Circe Centro De Investigacion De Recursos Y Consumos Energeticos
Zaragoza
SpainResearch organisation50SYNERGIES, DATA CELLAR, TwinEU
Cuerva Energia Slu
Churriana De La Vega
SpainCompany · SME50SYNERGIES, TwinEU, BEYOND
Etra Investigacion Y Desarrollo Sa
Valencia
SpainCompany31SYNERGIES, ESTIRPE, TwinEU
Turning Tables Sociedad Limitada
Granada
SpainCompany · SME40SYNERGIES, TwinEU, BEYOND
Veolia Servicios Lecam Sa
Madrid
SpainCompany30EnerTEF, BD4NRG, I-NERGY

What a typical winning consortium looks like

  • 23partners (median)
  • 9countries (median)
  • 26%of partners are SMEs
Company 53%Research organisation 19%University 15%Other 10%Public body 3%

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.

  • EnerTEF – Common European-scale Energy Artificial Intelligence Federated Testing and Experimentation Facility (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01-11)
  • AI-EFFECT – Artificial Intelligence Experimentation Facility For the Energy seCTor (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01-11)
  • EnergyGuard – Large-Scale Testing and Experimentation Facility (TEF) for Assessing, Validating, and Enhancing AI-Powered Next-Generation Energy Solutions (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01-11)
  • ENERSHARE – European commoN EneRgy dataSpace framework enabling data sHaring-driven Across- and beyond- eneRgy sErvices (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-01-01)
  • SYNERGIES – Shaping consumer-inclusive data pathwaYs towards the eNERGy transItion, through a reference Energy data Space implementation (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-01-01)
  • ELLIOT – European Large Open Multi-Modal Foundation Models For Robust Generalization On Arbitrary Data Streams (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-CL4-2024-HUMAN-03-01)

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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.