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Horizon Europe Cluster 5 — Climate, Energy and Mobility

Horizon Wind: Breakthrough to Demonstration

Funds one €93M wind-energy project — split across breakthrough R&D, technology validation, and at least three real-world demonstrations.

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Europe's wind sector has research and innovation priorities set by the SET Plan, but the work to get there is spread thin — national programmes, test centres and one-off projects that rarely talk to each other. This topic funds one large project, a single €93M grant, to pull that effort together under the priorities set by the SET Plan's wind Implementation Working Group, ETIP Wind and the EERA wi

Advancing wind energy technology across nine priority areas — industrialisation and mass production, AI- and robotics-driven operations and maintenance, grid and storage integration, materials circularity, floating offshore wind, test infrastructure, climate and geophysical modelling, environmental and social coexistence, and emerging turbine concepts — through three challenges: breakthrough R&D and technology validation, largely delivered by passing funding to third parties (up to EUR 1M per party), plus at least three demonstration activities at TRL 7-8, each run directly by the core consortium for a minimum of six months.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.15 Sept 2026
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.22 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.30%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.€93M

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: HORIZON-CL5-2026-09-D3-03Source: ec.europa.eu