Deadline: 1-Apr-21
The Long-term Europe-Africa Partnership on Renewable Energy (LEAP-RE) programme co-funded by the European Commission under Horizon 2020 has been launched to increase the use of renewable energy via a well-balanced set of research, demonstration, and technology transfer projects in both continents.
The five year programme aims to develop a long-term partnership between Europe and Africa on renewable energy by funding excellent projects focusing on research and innovation in renewable energy. The call aims to respond to the global challenges posed by climate change and to provide reliable energy access to millions of people worldwide.
The LEAP-RE Joint Call 2021 will fund basic research, applied research and experimental development projects that are 12-36 months long. However, applicants should be aware that each funding agency participating to the Call will apply its own rules and regulations regarding eligibility and criteria (nationality, thematic, nature of project, TRL, rate of subsidy…).
The thematic priorities addressed by the call will be in accordance with the 6 Multi-Annual Roadmaps developed during the preparation of LEAP-RE. These Multi-Annual Roadmaps are part of the Roadmap for a jointly funded AU-EU research & innovation partnership on climate change and sustainable energy (CCSE) establish underthe UE-AU High Level Policy Dialogue on Science, Technology and Innovation, which prioritizes:
- Development and integration of renewable energy in the energy system;
- Planning and modeling future sustainable energy systems;
- Including society as an important stakeholder;
- Market, pricing and business models for future sustainable energy systems;
- Strengthening basic research and technology development.
Funding Information
- The maximum funding for each project is 1 Million € and the maximum funding per partner in one project is 600 k€.
LEAP-RE is structured around three Pillars:
- The focus of this call, comprises the implementation of transnational proposals for research, innovation and capacity building, funded by national/regional funding agencies and by the European Commission;
- Is a cluster of individual R&I and capacity building projects implemented by members of the consortium, whilst;
- focuses on program management and the design of a long term AU – EU strategic partnership on renewable energy.
Activities
The range of activities recommended for collaboration under LEAP-RE, will focus on 6 identified multi-annual roadmaps presented in the Call:
- Mapping RE joint research and innovation;
- End of life of RE components;
- Smart stand-alone systems;
- Smart grids;
- Productive uses of energy;
- Domestic uses of energy.
Eligibility Criteria
- This call for proposals is aimed at all actors in the renewable energy value chain (including universities, research institutes, companies, private sector, NGOs and public authorities that can contribute to the objectives of LEAP-RE.
- Participating countries/regions are those who have at least one funding institution participating in Pillar 1.
- A consortium applying to the Call must consist of at least four project partners from 4 different countries (2 from Europe and 2 from Africa). At least one partner of the Consortium should be from an European country participating to the Call and eligible to receive support from the relevant participating funder and one partner from an African country participating to the Call and eligible to receive support from the relevant participating funder.
- In general, organisations from European countries/regions not participating in the Call can be partners of the consortium on the condition that they provide evidence of the availability of their own funds to cover their project activities.
- African Organisations from countries/regions not participating in the Call and African Organisations from countries participating in the Call but not eligible to their national funding rules are eligible to apply for funding, although the resources available for this are limited.
For more information, visit http://www.leap-re.eu/leap-re-call/