European UnionDeadline PassedNon-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution, Other
Novel inverter technologies and flexibility in PV systems (EUPI-PV Partnership)
Horizon Europe Cluster 5 Climate, Energy and Mobility – Innovation Actions
Funding Amount
Amount not specified
Deadline
02/09/2025
Eligible Organization Types
Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution, Other
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What is the Novel inverter technologies and flexibility in PV systems (EUPI-PV Partnership) Call?
Grant Description
This Horizon Europe call seeks to develop and demonstrate novel smart inverter technologies to integrate photovoltaics and energy storage into electric distribution systems. It addresses the need for advanced power electronics capable of providing grid services such as voltage and frequency regulation, ride-through, dynamic current injection, and anti-islanding. Expected outputs include high-density, cost-effective inverter hardware and firmware, robust control algorithms, communication interfac...
Required Results for Successful Funding
Expected Outcomes
Project results are expected to deliver and contribute to:
• Improved energy yield of PV installations through smart digitalisation enabled by advanced inverter functionalities.
• Optimal utilization of generated energy, leading to energy savings and enhanced overall system energy efficiency.
• Provision of enhanced flexibility services (voltage/frequency regulation, synthetic inertia, dynamic current support) and improved interoperability with distribution networks and market mechanisms.
• Support for the execution of the Solar Energy Joint Research and Innovation Agenda under the European Research Area, by feeding data and insights into the European Partnership for Innovation in Photovoltaics (EUPI-PV) and helping shape future standards and policies.
• Improved energy yield of PV installations through smart digitalisation enabled by advanced inverter functionalities.
• Optimal utilization of generated energy, leading to energy savings and enhanced overall system energy efficiency.
• Provision of enhanced flexibility services (voltage/frequency regulation, synthetic inertia, dynamic current support) and improved interoperability with distribution networks and market mechanisms.
• Support for the execution of the Solar Energy Joint Research and Innovation Agenda under the European Research Area, by feeding data and insights into the European Partnership for Innovation in Photovoltaics (EUPI-PV) and helping shape future standards and policies.
Funded areas
Scope Requirements
Proposals must:
1. Demonstrate new inverter technologies with significantly increased power density and reliability at reduced cost, enabling deployment in medium‐voltage PV systems.
2. Integrate and exploit wide‐bandgap semiconductor devices (e.g., GaN, SiC) to deliver synthetic inertia and advanced grid services.
3. Design “smart” inverter hardware and firmware embedding condition and health monitoring capabilities and enhanced functional features.
4. Guarantee electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) by proposing and validating optimal mitigation strategies for EMI, ensuring conformity with existing and forthcoming standards.
5. Apply control and power hardware-in-the-loop techniques to evaluate interactions among multiple inverters across several points of common coupling under realistic network conditions.
6. Demonstrate seamless communication links between inverters and other system components (battery storage, PV arrays, grid infrastructure) to automatically harvest device metadata and operational data, underpinning Digital Twin creation and PV data modeling for predictive performance monitoring.
7. Assess system integration aspects including cybersecurity vulnerabilities and recyclability, and issue concrete recommendations for next‐generation hardware and software development.
8. Report and align all results with the co-programmed European Partnership for Innovation in Photovoltaics (EUPI-PV) to contribute to its solar energy joint research and innovation agenda and KPI tracking.
1. Demonstrate new inverter technologies with significantly increased power density and reliability at reduced cost, enabling deployment in medium‐voltage PV systems.
2. Integrate and exploit wide‐bandgap semiconductor devices (e.g., GaN, SiC) to deliver synthetic inertia and advanced grid services.
3. Design “smart” inverter hardware and firmware embedding condition and health monitoring capabilities and enhanced functional features.
4. Guarantee electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) by proposing and validating optimal mitigation strategies for EMI, ensuring conformity with existing and forthcoming standards.
5. Apply control and power hardware-in-the-loop techniques to evaluate interactions among multiple inverters across several points of common coupling under realistic network conditions.
6. Demonstrate seamless communication links between inverters and other system components (battery storage, PV arrays, grid infrastructure) to automatically harvest device metadata and operational data, underpinning Digital Twin creation and PV data modeling for predictive performance monitoring.
7. Assess system integration aspects including cybersecurity vulnerabilities and recyclability, and issue concrete recommendations for next‐generation hardware and software development.
8. Report and align all results with the co-programmed European Partnership for Innovation in Photovoltaics (EUPI-PV) to contribute to its solar energy joint research and innovation agenda and KPI tracking.
Additional Conditions for Applicants
Special Conditions
- Type of action: HORIZON Innovation Actions (HORIZON-IA) under a Lump Sum Grant model (HORIZON-AG-LS).
• Single-stage submission; deadline 02 September 2025, 17:00 Brussels time.
• Eligible participants and countries as defined in Annex B of the Horizon Europe General Annexes; financial and operational capacity per Annex C; exclusion criteria per standard rules.
• Proposal page limits, layout and structure governed by Annex A/E of the Work Programme General Annexes and Part B of the online Application Form.
• Evaluation criteria, scoring, thresholds and procedures to follow Annex D and F of the General Annexes; legal and financial setup under Annex G.
• Submission using call-specific application and evaluation templates available in the Funding & Tenders Portal; adherence to the Lump Sum Decision 7 July 2021.
• Mandatory reporting of technical and KPI data to the European Partnership for Innovation in Photovoltaics (EUPI-PV).
• Compliance with EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509, EU Grants AGA, and related model grant agreement provisions.
• Projects must respect restrictions for protection of European communication networks as per Annex B.
• Single-stage submission; deadline 02 September 2025, 17:00 Brussels time.
• Eligible participants and countries as defined in Annex B of the Horizon Europe General Annexes; financial and operational capacity per Annex C; exclusion criteria per standard rules.
• Proposal page limits, layout and structure governed by Annex A/E of the Work Programme General Annexes and Part B of the online Application Form.
• Evaluation criteria, scoring, thresholds and procedures to follow Annex D and F of the General Annexes; legal and financial setup under Annex G.
• Submission using call-specific application and evaluation templates available in the Funding & Tenders Portal; adherence to the Lump Sum Decision 7 July 2021.
• Mandatory reporting of technical and KPI data to the European Partnership for Innovation in Photovoltaics (EUPI-PV).
• Compliance with EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509, EU Grants AGA, and related model grant agreement provisions.
• Projects must respect restrictions for protection of European communication networks as per Annex B.
Important dates
Open from: 06/05/2025
Deadline:02/09/2025
Application period has ended
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