[ SOLAR-ERA.NET Cofund 2 Additional Joint Call - SFOE | Research funding ]

SOLAR-ERA.NET is a European network of national / regional funding organisations and RTD (research and technology development) and innovation programmes in the field of solar electricity generation, i.e. photovoltaics (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) / solar thermal electricity (STE). SOLAR-ERA.NET is supported by the European Commission within the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation HORIZON 2020 (Cofund ERA-NET Action). The SOLAR-ERA.NET Cofund 2 Additional Joint Call topics are based on priorities identified in the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan resp. in the subsequent Implementation Plans for PV and CSP.
 
The project consortium has to involve at least 2 partners from 2 different countries participating in  the SOLAR-ERA.NET Cofund  2  Additional  Joint  Call and  providing  funding  to  the  project selected. At least one partner in the consortium has to be from industry in order to increase the level of transnationality and covering a wider geographic spectrum. A minimum of 3 partners from 3 different countries is recommended.
 
Every project participant is funded by the funding organisation of their own country/region according to their specific rules, for Swiss-based applicants the Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE. Not all programmes / funding agencies will accept applications in all topics. For a list of the SFOE eligible topics and area / sub-topics within this call, please see Table 2 and p32 of the Guidelines.
 
A direct contact with SFOE contact point (Table 1 of the Guidelines) is mandatory before any electronic submission (at least 2 weeks before submission) to check the project idea and national / regional specific requirements.
 
If you would like to share any project idea or search for complimentary expertise and partners, send the following template filled in to info@solar-era.net and your information will be published on SOLAR-ERA.NET website from 15 November 2019 on.
 
 
Duration: max. 36 months

Budget for Swiss applicants: 200’000 Euros
 
SFOE eligible applicants: private and public sector entities, namely higher  education  institution,  public  research  organisation, public  organisation, private – SME  (Industry), private – large  companies  (Industry), private – Non-profit  research organisation
 
SFOE eligible costs: limited to 40% of the eligible project costs, which are the additional project costs that cannot be amortized over the expected lifetime of the developed installation or solution, i.e additional costs compared to the costs of implementing an equivalent, conventional technology or solution (see also p32 of the Guidelines)
 
Submission
Pre-proposal: using the SOLAR-ERA.NET proposal forms (example here) and via the Electronic Submission System
Full-proposal (upon invitation): using both SOLAR-ERA.NET and SFOE full-proposal forms

Deadlines
Pre-proposal submission (mandatory): 29 January 2020, 16:00 (CET)
Full-proposal submission (upon invitation): 25 May 2020, 16:00 (CET)
Funding decision: end of June 2020
Expected project start: from October 2020

For further information, please have a look at the call webpage, call Guidelines, and contact the SFOE contact point or the Research Office.