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Preparing a Horizon Europe Green Deal proposal for the 4 February 2025 deadline? Let’s get started!

Less than three months are left until the submission deadline for energy- and building-related call topics on 4 February 2025. We are convinced that with careful planning, a high-quality proposal can still be prepared in the remaining time. Follow our recommended steps to complete your proposal in under three months.

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EIC Work Programme 2025 – Key facts about the next Pathfinder and Transition calls

The European Innovation Council has launched its 2025 Work Programme, opening up a total of € 1.4 billion for groundbreaking research and innovation, and strategic technologies. You can find in this post highlights and insights regarding the EIC Pathfinder Open, Pathfinder Challenges and Transition calls, which have their deadlines in May, September and October 2025.

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Unlocking synergies: How EU research projects collaborate for impact

The European Commission emphasises clustering actions, encouraging EU-funded R&I projects in similar fields to collaborate for greater impact. Explore examples from our Green Deal projects to see accelopment’s strategies for meeting this requirement and how we help partners build lasting collaborations for future funding opportunities.

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Trends in the renewable energy market – insights from our Horizon Europe SOLARX experts

The European energy market is going through a major transition towards renewable energy. We asked experts involved in the Horizon Europe-funded SOLARX project about their views on the medium- to long-term trends and to provide an outlook on renewable energy systems as a key component of the European Green Deal.

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Boost your impact – Further strategies to elevate Green Deal projects outreach

We continue unveiling more details about the activities that elevate the score in the Impact section of the Green Deal projects. We share our experience to make your project's outreach stand out in the EU project proposals.

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EU Missions supporting the Green Deal – funding opportunities 2024/2025

The 2024-2025 EU Missions offer diverse funding opportunities targeting the European Green Deal, with ambitious and transformative goals to create a sustainable future. We can help you navigate through the Green Deal landscape to identify the calls that fit your project idea.

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Research and innovation towards an environmentally sustainable, circular and bio-based economy

Cluster 6 of Horizon Europe and CBE JU offer numerous funding opportunities for environmentally sustainable, circular and bio-based economy topics. Take a closer look to find calls that will fit your project ideas. With both deadlines in September 2024, there is still enough time to prepare and submit your proposal.

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Research and innovation for climate-neutral energy supply and mobility across Europe

The European Green Deal initiative is one of the major policy priorities of the European Commission. Some of its many funding opportunities are in Cluster 5 of Horizon Europe, namely those designated to address mitigating climate change and minimising associated negative impacts, accelerating the green energy transition, and revolutionising the mobility sector.

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Hundreds of Green Deal funding opportunities for research and innovation in Europe

Access EU Green Deal funding for research & innovation! We'll navigate you through diverse programmes & initiatives addressing climate change, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, circular economy, and clean transportation. Subscribe for insights & personalised grant planning.

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EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2024 – more than just 5 new call topics for proposals

The Pathfinder Challenges 2024 projects set out to pave the way for breakthrough, innovative and radically new ideas in areas of Cleantech and Digitalisation. In this article, we look at the five upcoming proposal calls and give you a short overview of our involvement in EU projects supporting digital transformations and the EU Green Deal.

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Good EU Project financial management starts here – how to set up a HORIZON proposal budget?

Navigating the complexities of Horizon Europe proposal budgets for multi-beneficiary consortiums can be intricate. From estimating costs across varied categories to ensuring adherence to HORIZON rules, the process demands precision. Dive into our insights from years of experience at accelopment and discover how our tailored tools aid in simplifying budget preparations and financial planning. Need expert guidance? We're here to assist!

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Upcoming Horizon Europe “Climate, Energy and Mobility” calls – opportunities for you?

The draft Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023-2024 for Climate, Energy and Mobility (Cluster 5) is published. Our infographic provides an overview on the available funding and shows the different submission deadlines. Find the most suitable call topic for your research and innovation project!

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Green Deal funding available for climate actions

The Green Deal offers multiple pathways to funding, some are well-known and others not. We can help you navigate the complex funding landscape of the Green Deal to identify the funding instruments and calls that fit your project idea.

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Making EU project management efficient with accelCOCKPIT®

Project coordinators and partners often think that EU project management in Horizon Europe refers to only scientific coordination. However, it also covers the operational management of the grant and it bringstogether up to 15 partners. The project coordinator has a truly challenging job in aligning the work towards a joint project goal and accelCOCKPIT® is designed to make this task a seamless process.

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New EU funding opportunities for energy-related projects

New energy-related call topics were opened by the European Commission. They belong to the "Battery Partnership" and other parts of the Cluster 5 "Climate, Energy and Mobility". One further call topic was launched under the "Cities Mission". With a deadline of 6 September 2022 there is enough time to prepare and submit applications.

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Preparing a short stage-1 proposal? Mind the new declaration

As deadlines for two-stage calls in the areas of Health, Climate and Food are getting closer, learn about a key change in the submission process from Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe.

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Road or rail, water or air – funding opportunities for Horizon Europe projects

Cluster 5 of Horizon Europe offers diverse funding opportunities for mobility-related topics: Batteries and fuels or transport by road, rail, water, and air. Several calls are also in collaboration with specific partnerships.

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There is more than food in the Horizon Europe’s Cluster 6 – check out the new funding opportunities

With a total budget of € 2.2 billion for 2021 to 2022, the Horizon Europe Cluster 6 is expected to support a transformative change of the EU economy and society to reduce environmental degradation, stop and reverse the decline of biodiversity, and better manage natural resources while meeting the EU's climate objectives and ensuring food and water security.

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A clean planet for all – a purposeful research programme to achieve Europe’s vision

With a total budget of € 2.8 billion for 2021 to 2022, the Horizon Europe Cluster 5 will contribute to achieving the EU's goal of becoming a climate neutral society. Although the Horizon Europe Climate, Energy and Mobility programme offers a wide array of funding opportunities, we expect a tough competition similar to the previous Horizon 2020 programmes.

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The Global Challenges of Horizon Europe and how they compare to Horizon 2020

From pillars, challenges, clusters, destinations, missions, calls, and call topics to Research and Innovation Actions, Innovation Actions, and Coordination and Support Actions – Horizon Europe, the new Framework Programme for Research and Innovation has it all. The terminology and structure is new and needs some elucidation.

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Safeguarding the planet through research and innovation projects

The projects that bring forward technologies and innovations for a more sustainable future impress us time and again. They help bringing the European Green Deal to reality. Earth Day puts the spotlight on them.

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Wood for the future events present imaginative solutions

Wood experts discussed solutions and shared ideas for a sustainable future at the event series on Wood for the future (EU Green Week partner events).

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Fund your Green Deal project from impressive EUR 983 million call

The European Commission has just published the first Green Deal call of EUR 983,000,000.

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accelopment goes international to get ready for Horizon Europe

Since 2008, accelopment AG has been located in Zurich, Switzerland. Now we happy to announce that we have crossed the boarder and you can no longer only find us in Zurich but also in Heidelberg, Germany!

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