European UnionNon-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution
Accelerated multi-physical and virtual testing for battery aging, reliability, and safety evaluation (Batt4EU Partnership)
HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D2-05 HORIZON Innovation Actions
Funding Amount
Amount not specified
Deadline
20/01/2026
Eligible Organization Types
Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution
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What is the Accelerated multi-physical and virtual testing for battery aging, reliability, and safety evaluation (Batt4EU Partnership) Call?
Grant Description
This call aims to reduce the development cost and time to market of electric vehicle battery systems by promoting accelerated multi-physical and virtual testing methodologies. It addresses the need to understand ageing, failure modes, and operational stresses on battery reliability and safety. Expected outputs include novel physics-based and data-driven testing strategies, X-in-the-Loop environments, standardized safety classification methods, and advanced virtual validation techniques. Projects...
Required Results for Successful Funding
Expected Outcomes
• Shortened development time for battery cells and systems through minimised experimental testing effort, reducing costs and accelerating time to market.
• Increased battery reliability and safety via improved understanding of ageing, deactivation, degradation and failure mechanisms.
• Accelerated, more reliable verification and validation of novel battery solutions, enhancing user acceptability (safety, performance, cost) and strengthening the competitiveness of the European battery value chain.
• Standardised battery system testing and validation approaches combining physical and virtual test methodologies.
• Increased battery reliability and safety via improved understanding of ageing, deactivation, degradation and failure mechanisms.
• Accelerated, more reliable verification and validation of novel battery solutions, enhancing user acceptability (safety, performance, cost) and strengthening the competitiveness of the European battery value chain.
• Standardised battery system testing and validation approaches combining physical and virtual test methodologies.
Funded areas
Scope Requirements
• The project must accelerate multi-physical and virtual testing of EV battery systems to reduce development costs and time to market.
• Proposals must systematically address electrical, thermal and mechanical loads, failure modes, ageing and misuse, and their interdependencies.
• Test methodologies must integrate physical and virtual approaches (XiL environments) and combine physics-based with data-driven strategies.
• Simplification of test plans is required: fewer, less complex tests with increased reliability and safety insights.
• Synergies across chemistries, designs and scales must be exploited, with scalable results from cell to system level.
• Research must yield advanced response strategies for damaged or aged batteries.
• Deliverables include proposals for harmonised European safety classification standards.
• Coordination with specified parallel projects (HORIZON-CL 5-2025-04-D 5-03 and HORIZON-CL 5-2023-D 2-02-03) and the CSA (HORIZON-CL 5-2025-D 2-02-06) is mandatory.
• Plans must include exploitation, scalability, commercialisation and funding roadmaps.
• Projects should engage the JRC under equal-information conditions and report contributions publicly.
• Procurement strategies must prioritize EU/associated-country production and traceability of materials and equipment.
• Proposals must systematically address electrical, thermal and mechanical loads, failure modes, ageing and misuse, and their interdependencies.
• Test methodologies must integrate physical and virtual approaches (XiL environments) and combine physics-based with data-driven strategies.
• Simplification of test plans is required: fewer, less complex tests with increased reliability and safety insights.
• Synergies across chemistries, designs and scales must be exploited, with scalable results from cell to system level.
• Research must yield advanced response strategies for damaged or aged batteries.
• Deliverables include proposals for harmonised European safety classification standards.
• Coordination with specified parallel projects (HORIZON-CL 5-2025-04-D 5-03 and HORIZON-CL 5-2023-D 2-02-03) and the CSA (HORIZON-CL 5-2025-D 2-02-06) is mandatory.
• Plans must include exploitation, scalability, commercialisation and funding roadmaps.
• Projects should engage the JRC under equal-information conditions and report contributions publicly.
• Procurement strategies must prioritize EU/associated-country production and traceability of materials and equipment.
Additional Conditions for Applicants
Special Conditions
• Instrument: HORIZON Innovation Action (IA) under Lump Sum Grant (HORIZON-AG-LS), single-stage.
• Indicative budget for this topic: EUR 24 000 000 in 2025, aiming for ~3 grants of ~EUR 8 000 000 each.
• Eligible applications must adhere to Horizon Europe rules, deadlines (opening 16 Sep 2025; deadline 20 Jan 2026 17:00 Brussels time) and lump sum funding model.
• Projects must operate under the co-programmed European Partnership on Batteries (Batt 4 EU), reporting KPI progress to the Partnership.
• Use of materials, products and equipment from EU Member States or associated countries is required unless no valid alternative exists; procurement plans and production locations must be detailed.
• Applicants must establish cooperation with specified parallel and support actions, and may involve the JRC, subject to equal-information protocols.
• Exploitation plans must address product/process/service creation, marketing, business plan and potential Innovation Fund support.
• Projects are expected to contribute to and align with relevant thematic digital tool development (battery passport) and post-crash safety research.
• Indicative budget for this topic: EUR 24 000 000 in 2025, aiming for ~3 grants of ~EUR 8 000 000 each.
• Eligible applications must adhere to Horizon Europe rules, deadlines (opening 16 Sep 2025; deadline 20 Jan 2026 17:00 Brussels time) and lump sum funding model.
• Projects must operate under the co-programmed European Partnership on Batteries (Batt 4 EU), reporting KPI progress to the Partnership.
• Use of materials, products and equipment from EU Member States or associated countries is required unless no valid alternative exists; procurement plans and production locations must be detailed.
• Applicants must establish cooperation with specified parallel and support actions, and may involve the JRC, subject to equal-information protocols.
• Exploitation plans must address product/process/service creation, marketing, business plan and potential Innovation Fund support.
• Projects are expected to contribute to and align with relevant thematic digital tool development (battery passport) and post-crash safety research.
Important dates
Open from: 16/09/2025
Deadline:20/01/2026
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