European Union13 days leftNon-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution, Other
Naval hybrid propulsion and power systems
EDF-2025-LS-RA-SI-ENERENV-NH2PS-STEP
Funding Amount
Amount not specified
Deadline
16/10/2025
Eligible Organization Types
Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution, Other
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What is the Naval hybrid propulsion and power systems Call?
Grant Description
This call supports the design, prototyping and demonstration of modular hybrid propulsion and hybrid direct current power systems for military naval vessels. It addresses the navalisation of commercial high-tech propulsion and power components, integrating them into a combined digital-twin and physical testbed environment to reduce greenhouse gas and hazardous emissions in peacetime and ensure maximum autonomy, survivability and minimal noise, infrared, electromagnetic and radar-cross-section si...
Required Results for Successful Funding
Expected Outcomes
Successful projects will:
• Accelerate adoption of commercial high-tech propulsion and power components in naval contexts by navalising and integrating them into hybrid modular systems.
• Produce and validate prototype architectures, digital twins and physical testbeds for combined hybrid propulsion and DC power systems, demonstrating well-to-wake GHG and hazardous emission reductions in peacetime and full power delivery with autonomy and survivability in wartime.
• Enhance military performance criteria across vessel classes (from high-speed combat craft to destroyers) by improving top/cruise speeds, acceleration/deceleration behaviour, weight/volume, noise, infrared and electromagnetic signatures, and radar cross-section.
• Demonstrate safe integration of alternative fuels (e-fuels, methanol, hydrogen derivatives) and energy storage (batteries, super-capacitors, flywheels) with robust fire, toxicity and shock-resilience measures.
• Deliver optimized energy efficiency, life-cycle costs, maintenance regimes, modular upgrade pathways and clear metrics for range, autonomy, MTBF/MTTR, service life and overhaul intervals.
• Provide methodological blueprints for coordinated multi-site testing and digital-physical co-development, incorporating AI-driven control strategies, fault-forecasting models and cyber-security resilience assessments.
• Lay the groundwork for future EDF and national defence R&D programmes by supplying de-risked key technology building blocks, validated test protocols and a harmonised technical framework for hybrid naval propulsion and power systems.
• Accelerate adoption of commercial high-tech propulsion and power components in naval contexts by navalising and integrating them into hybrid modular systems.
• Produce and validate prototype architectures, digital twins and physical testbeds for combined hybrid propulsion and DC power systems, demonstrating well-to-wake GHG and hazardous emission reductions in peacetime and full power delivery with autonomy and survivability in wartime.
• Enhance military performance criteria across vessel classes (from high-speed combat craft to destroyers) by improving top/cruise speeds, acceleration/deceleration behaviour, weight/volume, noise, infrared and electromagnetic signatures, and radar cross-section.
• Demonstrate safe integration of alternative fuels (e-fuels, methanol, hydrogen derivatives) and energy storage (batteries, super-capacitors, flywheels) with robust fire, toxicity and shock-resilience measures.
• Deliver optimized energy efficiency, life-cycle costs, maintenance regimes, modular upgrade pathways and clear metrics for range, autonomy, MTBF/MTTR, service life and overhaul intervals.
• Provide methodological blueprints for coordinated multi-site testing and digital-physical co-development, incorporating AI-driven control strategies, fault-forecasting models and cyber-security resilience assessments.
• Lay the groundwork for future EDF and national defence R&D programmes by supplying de-risked key technology building blocks, validated test protocols and a harmonised technical framework for hybrid naval propulsion and power systems.
Funded areas
Scope Requirements
Proposals must deliver:
• A joint digital simulation environment, integrating data-driven civilian modelling methods and inputs from national/EU research programmes.
• A methodology for coordinating and utilising geographically dislocated test facilities to de-risk subsystems and validate system-level integration under military performance criteria (autonomy, survivability, noise, infrared, electromagnetic and RCS signatures).
• An integrated DC power system architecture (LV/HV grid) with fault-protection strategy, control algorithms and hardware components optimized for energy efficiency and minimal signatures.
• Prototypes and demonstrations of power sources: high-speed dual-fuel (methanol/synthetic e-fuel) combustion engines, gas turbines on sustainable fuels, fuel cells, batteries, and optional hybrid energy storage (super-capacitors/flywheels).
• (Optional) AI-based control systems leveraging physical models to optimise fuel consumption, GHG emissions, safety and operational readiness.
• Coverage of all mandatory study and design task clusters as listed: DC-grid power quality, fault simulations, shore connections, peak-load behaviour; alternative fuel chains; LCA; energy monitoring; gearbox integration; supply-chain material criticality; safety best practices; cyber-security vulnerability assessment.
• Demonstrable synergies and complementarity with existing civilian, commercial and EU defence-related R&D projects.
• A joint digital simulation environment, integrating data-driven civilian modelling methods and inputs from national/EU research programmes.
• A methodology for coordinating and utilising geographically dislocated test facilities to de-risk subsystems and validate system-level integration under military performance criteria (autonomy, survivability, noise, infrared, electromagnetic and RCS signatures).
• An integrated DC power system architecture (LV/HV grid) with fault-protection strategy, control algorithms and hardware components optimized for energy efficiency and minimal signatures.
• Prototypes and demonstrations of power sources: high-speed dual-fuel (methanol/synthetic e-fuel) combustion engines, gas turbines on sustainable fuels, fuel cells, batteries, and optional hybrid energy storage (super-capacitors/flywheels).
• (Optional) AI-based control systems leveraging physical models to optimise fuel consumption, GHG emissions, safety and operational readiness.
• Coverage of all mandatory study and design task clusters as listed: DC-grid power quality, fault simulations, shore connections, peak-load behaviour; alternative fuel chains; LCA; energy monitoring; gearbox integration; supply-chain material criticality; safety best practices; cyber-security vulnerability assessment.
• Demonstrable synergies and complementarity with existing civilian, commercial and EU defence-related R&D projects.
Additional Conditions for Applicants
Special Conditions
• Admissibility: proposals must comply with page limits, formatting and submission procedures as per Section 5 and Part B of the call document.
• Eligibility: only entities from eligible Member States and associated countries, meeting the financial and operational capacity, may participate; ownership and control declarations are required where applicable.
• Funding model: EDF lump-sum grant under MGA EDF-LS, with fixed EU contribution (indicative budget EUR 20 million per sub-topic) and no cost reports.
• Consortium requirements: mandatory involvement of beneficiaries covering both studies and design/prototyping/testing tasks; use of provided templates (application form, budget table, declarations).
• Security and IP: compliance with the STEP Regulation target area “Clean Technologies,” the EDF Programme Security Instruction, and Commission policies on data handling, IPR and co-financing declarations.
• Complementarity: proposals must justify how they build on and add value to ongoing civilian and EU R&D, ensuring no duplication and clear exploitation pathways.
• Eligibility: only entities from eligible Member States and associated countries, meeting the financial and operational capacity, may participate; ownership and control declarations are required where applicable.
• Funding model: EDF lump-sum grant under MGA EDF-LS, with fixed EU contribution (indicative budget EUR 20 million per sub-topic) and no cost reports.
• Consortium requirements: mandatory involvement of beneficiaries covering both studies and design/prototyping/testing tasks; use of provided templates (application form, budget table, declarations).
• Security and IP: compliance with the STEP Regulation target area “Clean Technologies,” the EDF Programme Security Instruction, and Commission policies on data handling, IPR and co-financing declarations.
• Complementarity: proposals must justify how they build on and add value to ongoing civilian and EU R&D, ensuring no duplication and clear exploitation pathways.
Important dates
Open from: 18/02/2025
Deadline:16/10/2025
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