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Demonstration for Long-duration Battery Energy Storage Systems (BATT4EU Partnership)

Projects are expected to contribute to all of the following outcomes: Demonstrated system-level long-duration energy storage (LDES) solutions, explicitly aimed at enhancing grid stability, resilience, and flexibility in Europe. Substantial reduction of Europe's dependence on critical raw materials through the use of abundant, low-cost, and sustainable materials. Contribute to strategic insights for a coherent…

Deadline 15 Sep 2027Opens 5 May 2027Budget €18.8MIndicative grants 2EU contribution per project €9.4MSingle stageHORIZON Innovation Actions

Funding and competition

  • 2grants expected (official)
  • €9.4MEU contribution per project
  • €4.9Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
  • 149projects 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.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Angewandten Forschung Ev
Munchen
GermanyResearch organisation224SMHYLES, FlowCamp, HIGREEW
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
Kongens Lyngby
DenmarkUniversity103AVANGUARD, SONAR, 2LIPP
Commissariat A L Energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
Paris
FranceResearch organisation123LOLABAT, HYBRIS, HiHELIOS
Sintef Energi As
Trondheim
NorwayResearch organisation61ReZilient, PowerMAX, HiHELIOS
Universita Degli Studi Di Genova
Genova
ItalyUniversity51LOLABAT, SCO2OP-TES, AVANGUARD
Karlsruher Institut Fuer Technologie
Karlsruhe
GermanyUniversity70SONAR, PREDICTOR, HyFlow
University Of Warwick
Coventry
United KingdomUniversity61SPAR, SIMBA, ECO2LIB
Rina Consulting Spa
Genova
ItalyCompany50SMHYLES, LOLABAT, SCO2OP-TES
Ethniko Kentro Erevnas Kai Technologikis Anaptyxis
Thermi Thessaloniki
GreeceResearch organisation50SCO2OP-TES, AVANGUARD, SINNOGENES
Aalto Korkeakoulusaatio Sr
Espoo
FinlandUniversity50ReZilient, PREDICTOR, CUBER
Fundacion Cartif
Boecillo
SpainResearch organisation40SCO2OP-TES, AVANGUARD, AGISTIN
Kungliga Tekniska Hoegskolan
Stockholm
SwedenUniversity40SCO2OP-TES, PowerMAX, AVANGUARD
The University Of Birmingham
Birmingham
United KingdomUniversity40SCO2OP-TES, AVANGUARD, V-ACCESS
Fundacion Cidetec
San Sebastian
SpainResearch organisation42ZAS, ATENA+, EPISODE
Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet Ntnu
Trondheim
NorwayUniversity41PowerMAX, SOLSTICE, THERMOBAT

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 organisation40SCO2OP-TES, AVANGUARD, AGISTIN
Fundacion Cidetec
San Sebastian
SpainResearch organisation42ZAS, ATENA+, EPISODE
Fundacion IMDEA Energia
Mostoles Madrid
SpainResearch organisation30MEBATFOL, GUESS-WHy, POLYSTORAGE
Centro De Investigaciones Energeticas Medioambientales Y Tecnologicas
Madrid
SpainResearch organisation30AGISTIN, SOLSTICE, SINNOGENES
Fundacion Circe Centro De Investigacion De Recursos Y Consumos Energeticos
Zaragoza
SpainResearch organisation20SMHYLES, SINNOGENES
Fundacion Tekniker
Eibar Guipuzcoa
SpainResearch organisation20PowerMAX, TEMPEST
Centro De Investigacion Cooperativa De Energias Alternativas Fundacion, Cic Energigune Fundazioa
Minano Alava
SpainResearch organisation21HIGREEW, SUCCESSOR
Cuerva Energia Slu
Churriana De La Vega
SpainCompany · SME20AVANGUARD, i-STENTORE

What a typical winning consortium looks like

  • 15partners (median)
  • 7countries (median)
  • 22%of partners are SMEs
Company 49%University 26%Research organisation 20%Other 4%Public body 1%

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.

  • ReZilient – Redox-mediated hybrid zinc-air flow batteries for more resilient integrated power systems (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-EIC-2022-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01-02)
  • SMHYLES – Safe, sustainable and Modular HYbrid systems for Long-duration Energy storage and grid Services (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL5-2023-D2-01-05)
  • LOLABAT – Long LAsting BATtery (H2020 · 2021 · LC-BAT-8-2020)
  • FlowCamp – European Training Network to improve materials for high-performance, low-cost next- generation redox-flow batteries (H2020 · 2017 · MSCA-ITN-2017)
  • SCO2OP-TES – sCO2 Operating Pumped Thermal Energy Storage for grid/industry cooperation (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-01-13)
  • PowerMAX – Maximizing Grid Integration and Optimization of Long Duration Energy Storage to synergize Revenue Streams (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL5-2025-02-D3-21)

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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.