Projects on Legislative and Policy Priorities in the field of Clean Energy Transition
LIFE Project Grants (LIFE-PJG)
Funding Amount
Up to €2.0M
Deadline
23/09/2025
Eligible Organization Types
Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution
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What is the Projects on Legislative and Policy Priorities in the field of Clean Energy Transition Call?
Grant Description
This call supports projects that set up in-situ measurement campaigns in European Union households to capture real-life energy consumption and efficiency of selected household products, statistically analyse the data, and formulate policy recommendations. It addresses the overestimation of energy savings under current EU Ecodesign and Energy Labelling test standards by delivering quantified results and causal links between real-life measurements and regulatory impacts, with measurements taken ov...
Required Results for Successful Funding
Expected Outcomes
• Quantified results at project end and five years post-project, using provided and bespoke indicators.
• Total energy consumption represented by monitored product categories and associated CO₂-eq emissions under real-life conditions.
• Improved data on typical energy consumption: product type, geographical spread and use conditions.
• Identification of real-life determinants driving energy use for each product category.
• Policy recommendations and identified options for amendments to Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Regulations, calculation methods and harmonised standards to better reflect actual use without compromising reliability.
• Validated in-situ measurement protocols and test methods that can feed into future regulatory reviews and preparatory studies.
• Enhanced ecodesign impact accounting model for more accurate reporting of regulation impacts.
• Engagement and capacity-building among stakeholders (civil society, standardisation bodies, regulators) fostering uptake of findings into EU policy and standard-setting processes.
• Total energy consumption represented by monitored product categories and associated CO₂-eq emissions under real-life conditions.
• Improved data on typical energy consumption: product type, geographical spread and use conditions.
• Identification of real-life determinants driving energy use for each product category.
• Policy recommendations and identified options for amendments to Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Regulations, calculation methods and harmonised standards to better reflect actual use without compromising reliability.
• Validated in-situ measurement protocols and test methods that can feed into future regulatory reviews and preparatory studies.
• Enhanced ecodesign impact accounting model for more accurate reporting of regulation impacts.
• Engagement and capacity-building among stakeholders (civil society, standardisation bodies, regulators) fostering uptake of findings into EU policy and standard-setting processes.
Funded areas
Scope Requirements
• Product selection: multi-product monitoring balanced against sample size, geographical focus and policy relevance; priority on easy-to-measure products with high energy consumption (e.g. displays, refrigerators, cookers).
• Sample and geographical spread: representative samples across at least three eligible EU Member States, covering diverse climatic zones and socio-economic/cultural contexts.
• Duration: approximately 36 months, accounting for household intrusiveness, seasonality, cost-benefit trade-offs and potential rotation of monitored units.
• Data collection: capture energy use determinants (thermostat settings, optimisation functions), register significant user interactions in logbooks, and gather product meta-data (model ID, energy class, technical sheets).
• Statistical evaluation: apply sound statistical methods to analyse consumption data and establish causality links between usage patterns and energy performance.
• Consortium composition: minimum three independent beneficiaries from three different eligible countries; multidisciplinary expertise covering technical installation and maintenance (including remote access and on-site troubleshooting), household engagement, data protection, statistical analysis and policy development.
• Stakeholder involvement: involve consumer associations or civil society at EU/national level and experts in product regulations, standards and legal frameworks.
• Budget and timing: proposals should request up to EUR 2 million (EU contribution) at a maximum funding rate of 90%; one project to be selected.
• Sample and geographical spread: representative samples across at least three eligible EU Member States, covering diverse climatic zones and socio-economic/cultural contexts.
• Duration: approximately 36 months, accounting for household intrusiveness, seasonality, cost-benefit trade-offs and potential rotation of monitored units.
• Data collection: capture energy use determinants (thermostat settings, optimisation functions), register significant user interactions in logbooks, and gather product meta-data (model ID, energy class, technical sheets).
• Statistical evaluation: apply sound statistical methods to analyse consumption data and establish causality links between usage patterns and energy performance.
• Consortium composition: minimum three independent beneficiaries from three different eligible countries; multidisciplinary expertise covering technical installation and maintenance (including remote access and on-site troubleshooting), household engagement, data protection, statistical analysis and policy development.
• Stakeholder involvement: involve consumer associations or civil society at EU/national level and experts in product regulations, standards and legal frameworks.
• Budget and timing: proposals should request up to EUR 2 million (EU contribution) at a maximum funding rate of 90%; one project to be selected.
Additional Conditions for Applicants
Special Conditions
• Applicants: at least three independent beneficiaries (no affiliated entities) from three different eligible countries.
• Funding: maximum EU contribution of EUR 2 million (indicative), 90% funding rate; Commission intends to award one single grant.
• Admissibility: proposals must comply with page limits and layout rules (section 5 of call document and Part B of Application Form).
• Eligibility: eligibility of countries and other conditions as per section 6 of the call document; financial and operational capacity and exclusion criteria as per section 7.
• Evaluation and award: submission and evaluation procedures (section 8), award criteria, scoring and thresholds (section 9), and indicative evaluation timeline (section 4) of the call document and Online Manual apply.
• Legal and financial set-up: per section 10 of the call document and the LIFE Model Grant Agreement (2021/783 and 2024/2509 regulations).
• Annexes: mandatory—detailed budget table, participant information; optional—letters of support, maps, site descriptions.
• Submission: single-stage electronic submission by 23 September 2025, 17:00 Brussels time via the Funding & Tenders Portal; use specific LIFE Project Grants [LIFE-PJG] form.
• Funding: maximum EU contribution of EUR 2 million (indicative), 90% funding rate; Commission intends to award one single grant.
• Admissibility: proposals must comply with page limits and layout rules (section 5 of call document and Part B of Application Form).
• Eligibility: eligibility of countries and other conditions as per section 6 of the call document; financial and operational capacity and exclusion criteria as per section 7.
• Evaluation and award: submission and evaluation procedures (section 8), award criteria, scoring and thresholds (section 9), and indicative evaluation timeline (section 4) of the call document and Online Manual apply.
• Legal and financial set-up: per section 10 of the call document and the LIFE Model Grant Agreement (2021/783 and 2024/2509 regulations).
• Annexes: mandatory—detailed budget table, participant information; optional—letters of support, maps, site descriptions.
• Submission: single-stage electronic submission by 23 September 2025, 17:00 Brussels time via the Funding & Tenders Portal; use specific LIFE Project Grants [LIFE-PJG] form.
Important dates
Open from: 24/04/2025
Deadline:23/09/2025
Application period has ended
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