The new call for Horizon 2020 Energy Efficiency project proposals has opened today, with €212m (£185m) available to fund small and medium sized enterprise (SME) energy efficiency schemes in 2018 and 2019.
Funding is also available to local authorities.
The European Commission invites SMEs to apply for funds in areas including: buildings renovation; integrated home renovation services; next-generation of energy performance assessment & certification; heat/cold recovery of industrial waste; capacity building for energy audits; mainstreaming of energy efficiency financing and its further innovation; project development assistance; new energy labelling, modelling energy efficiency & energy demand; supporting public authorities to implement the Energy Union; mitigating household energy poverty; role of consumers in changing the market; and enabling the next-generation of smart services integrating energy efficiency.
Funds are available to individual firms and consortia.
See details on how to apply here.
Related stories:
Investor Confidence Project seeks street lighting and heat network projects
Investors with €1bn to spend on energy efficiency seek projects
Energy finance too complex and too expensive?
Esos firing blanks on board level buy-in to energy efficiency
Standardisation the key to growing energy efficiency money markets
Green Investment Bank: Energy managers must build better business cases
Click here to see if you qualify for a free subscription to the print magazine, or to renew.
Follow us at @EnergystMedia. For regular bulletins, sign up for the free newsletter.
