Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) ERA NET Cofund Additional Call

Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project is an Era-Net Cofund Project under the Horizon 2020 Program. The main objective of the project is to increase the practices in the field of obtaining electricity from solar energy in the field of research and development in the works carried out by industry and academy in the field of obtaining electricity from solar energy in the European region. The program's additional call for 2021 has been opened.

Focus Areas: 

  • Advanced linear concentrator Fresnel technology with direct molten salt circulation
  • Parabolic trough with molten salts
  • Parabolic trough with silicon oil
  • Solar tower power plant to commercially scale-up and optimize the core components of the open volumetric air receiver technology
  • Improved central receiver molten salt technology
  • Next Generation of Central Receiver Plants with molten salt receiver
  • Multi-tower central receiver beam down system
  • Advanced Thermal energy storage

Application Requirements: The project proposals to be submitted from Turkey will be supported by TÜBİTAK 1071 Program. Eligible consortia shall consist of a minimum of 3 partners from 2 different countries participating in the CSP ERANET Additional Call and providing funding to the project selected. At least one partner in the consortium has to be from the industry

Project Duration: Up to 36 months

Project Budget: 720.000 TL

Pre-proposal Deadline: 03.12.2021 

Full proposal Deadline: 25.03.2022

Click here for call schedule and detailed information.

A webinar will be held on October 21, 2021 about the call. In the last part of the event, there will be a session where project ideas will be shared.

Click here for webinar registration.

Click here for brokerage event registration.