Positive Energy Districts and Neighbourhoods for Climate Neutrality 2021 Call

The purpose of the Positive Energy Districts and Neighbourhoods (PEDs) for Climate Neutrality call is to contribute to the planning, implementation and activation of the European Union's research and innovation capacity to achieve climate neutrality in 100 cities by 2030.

Call Topics:

  • PEDs towards climate neutrality: transforming existing urban neighbourhoods
  • Making PEDs happen: process innovation and business models

Who Can Apply?

  • Higher education institutions
  • Education and research hospitals
  • Public institutions and organizations
  • Capital companies (private institutions) located in Turkey, which create added value at the firm level and have trade registry certificates, regardless of the sector and size

Application Conditions:

  • Consortia can be formed with at least 2 independent participants from at least 2 different countries participating in the call
  • In consortia to be formed, at least one partner is expected to be a city, municipality or organization providing urban services

Participating Countries:  Turkey, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Italy, Romania and Sweden.

Turkish applicants will be supported via TÜBİTAK 1071 Program.

Project Budget: 2,5 Million TL (Higher education institutions could request max 720.000 TL) 

Project Duration: Maximum 36 months

Application Deadline:

February 24, 2022 (For international application)

March 3, 2022 (For national application)

Click here for application. 

Click here for detailed information.

For the call, the information day event will take place on November 9, 2021 at 14.30, and the online matchmaking event will take place on November 24, 2021 at 14.30.

Click here for information day event registration.

Click here for matchmaking event registration.