Concentrated solar thermal systems for decarbonising industrial processes
Renewable heating can be directly used to efficiently decarbonise industrial processes. Concentrated solar thermal technologies offer a great potential to supply renewable heat for industry for temperatures between 150°C - 400°C. Nevertheless, efforts are still required to demonstrate these technologies for a variety of industrial processes. Proposals are expected to contribute to all the following outcomes:…
Funding and competition
- 2grants expected (official)
- €6MEU contribution per project
- €4.9Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 392projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centro De Investigaciones Energeticas Medioambientales Y Tecnologicas Madrid | Spain | Research organisation | 16 | 1 | STT4SET, SOLARIZE, COOPERANT |
| Universidad De Lleida Lleida | Spain | University | 7 | 1 | Innova MicroSolar, SUSHEAT, SolBio-Rev |
| Fundacion Cener Sarriguren | Spain | Research organisation · SME | 5 | 2 | INSHIP, ASTERIx-CAESar, SOLDEM |
| Fundacion Tekniker Eibar Guipuzcoa | Spain | Research organisation | 6 | 0 | INSHIP, IN-POWER, EEETHOS |
| Fundacion IMDEA Energia Mostoles Madrid | Spain | Research organisation | 5 | 0 | NEXT-CSP, INSHIP, SUN-to-LIQUID II |
| Universidad Politecnica De Madrid Madrid | Spain | University | 3 | 1 | ASTEP, SUNSON, WEDISTRICT |
| Idener Research & Development Aie Sevilla | Spain | Research organisation | 2 | 1 | COOPERANT, SUNSON |
| Universidad Nacional De Educacion A Distancia Madrid | Spain | University | 2 | 2 | ASTEP, SUSHEAT |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 12partners (median)
- 7countries (median)
- 28%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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- FRIENDSHIP – Forthcoming Research and Industry for European and National Development of SHIP (H2020 · 2020 · LC-SC3-RES-7-2019)
- TechUPGRADE – Thermochemical Heat Recovery and Upgrade for Industrial Processes (TechUPGRADE) (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL5-2022-D4-01-04)
- ASTEP – Application of Solar Thermal Energy to Processes (H2020 · 2020 · LC-SC3-RES-7-2019)
- STT4SET – Solar Thermal Technologies: Support for the Implementation of the SET Plan (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL5-2025-02-D2-11)
- NEXT-CSP – High Temparature concentrated solar thermal power plan with particle receiver and direct thermal storage (H2020 · 2016 · LCE-07-2016-2017)
- SOLARIZE – Bringing EU-SOLARIS ERIC to its Zenith (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-INFRA-2023-DEV-01-03)
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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.