Call Module 2026-10: Clean energy integration in the built environment

Buildings will play a key role in achieving climate neutrality by becoming active and flexible parts of the energy system. This requires better integration of renewable energy, storage and digital solutions, and faster renovation of the building stock.

This call module supports research and innovation on integrated energy solutions for buildings. It focuses on integrating energy production, storage and management in new and existing buildings, using digital tools and scalable renovation approaches.

Proposals should address the following key challenges:

• Transform buildings into active elements of the energy system: Integrate on-site renewable generation, energy storage and advanced energy management systems to enable buildings to produce, store, manage and exchange energy.
• Digitalisation of the full building life cycle: Enable digital processes from planning and construction to commissioning, operation, renovation, decommissioning and circular disposal.
• Accelerating renovation of the existing built environment: Develop innovative, scalable and economically viable concepts and technologies to increase renovation rates and reduce life-cycle emissions, including embodied (“grey”) energy.

Proposals may address integrated building energy systems in real-life contexts, including residential and non-residential buildings, both new and existing, across different climates. Activities may include applied research, as well as pilot and demonstration projects with clear pathways to market uptake, covering renewable energy integration, electricity and thermal storage, digital energy management, e-mobility, and scalable renovation solutions.

This call module focuses on integrated building energy systems. Projects focusing on single technologies or large-scale regional systems should apply under other call modules.

Proposals should demonstrate measurable progress towards integrated, flexible and climate-neutral building solutions, including improved energy performance, renewable integration, digitalisation and scalable renovation.

Projects are expected to:

• Project start at TRL 3 or higher.
• Project end at TRL 5 or higher.
• Include at least one industrial partner.

Contact point: TRI7@cetpartnership.eu

Attention: This is just an introduction to the call module. Make sure to read the full call text before applying, including the detailed scope, requirements, and eligibility conditions, which will be published this summer.