The document provides information about Horizon Europe, the EU's funding framework for research and innovation, with a budget of €95.5 billion, which the UK will participate in as an associated country. It outlines the role of National Contact Points (NCPs) in assisting UK entities with EU proposals and collaboration, and highlights various funding opportunities across different sectors including climate, energy, and mobility. It emphasizes the importance of international collaboration for accessing funding, technologies, and enhancing UK capabilities in tackling global challenges.

1. Horizon Europe
Louise Mothersole
Horizon Europe UK National Contact Point for Mobility
Global Innovation Lead for Transport
Louise.Mothersole@innovateuk.ukri.org
Driving the Electric Revolution
Engage with Horizon Europe, 13 May 2021

2. Team of sector specific advisors to support UK entities to successfully participate in EU Framework
Programmes and to shape the direction of EU research agenda.
What is a National Contact Point (NCP)?
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Informing, awareness raising – on all aspects of Horizon Europe
rules, processes and participation
Assisting, advising and training – to improve the quality of Horizon
Europe proposals with UK content to increase success rate
Signposting and cooperation – direct to relevant support and work
with each other to support consortium development
Thought Leadership – working with UK government, sector
stakeholders, other nations, and European Commission to shape
the future direction of research and innovation

3. • Are funding programmes created by the
European Union/European Commission to support and foster research
• Began in 1984 and each last for 7 years
(aligned to the rhythm of the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework – MFF)
• Horizon 2020 is the most recent Framework Programme. It began in 2014 and had
its last call for proposals in 2020. Total budget for Horizon 2020 was ~ €80Bn
• Horizon Europe is the successor to Horizon 2020 and the
Work Programme is due to be published in spring 2021
• Horizon Europe has an agreed budget of €95.5Bn plus
Associate Country contribution
• The UK has agreed to Associate to Horizon Europe
European Framework Programmes

4. • Can organisations from Associate Countries coordinate proposals? – Yes
• Do Associate Countries have representation on Programme Committees? – Yes
• Can organisations from Associate Countries join Partnerships? – Yes
• Do the national governments or funding bodies from Associate Countries
have any role in pre-approving proposals for submission? – No
European Commission has published Q&A on the UK’s participation in Horizon Europe
“UK entities including universities, research centres, scientists, innovative businesses,
industry, etc. will have full rights to participate in the first calls for proposals of Horizon
Europe as soon as they are published”
“In duly justified exceptional cases, restrictions may apply and these will be clearly specified
in the calls for proposals”
Frequently Asked Questions

5. Why European collaboration is important
• Another source of funding for innovative organisations
• Higher funding rates & the only innovation funding for some sectors
• Solve global grand challenges through collaborative R&I
• Collaborate with world leading organisations to enhance UK capabilities
• Access cutting edge technologies, infrastructure, talent & markets
• Influence standards, regulations and research policies
• Ensure that UK direction of travel doesn’t diverge so much that we’re ‘going it
alone’
• Collaborative relationships frequently become transactional ones - exports
• Creating UK jobs, growth and stronger supply chains
Increasing
Importance

6. Horizon Europe €53.8bn
€13.4bn
Budget figures exclude UK and other Associate Country contributions

7. Six Destinations
1. Climate neutral, circular and digitised production
2. Increased autonomy in key strategic value chains for resilient industry
3. World leading data and computing technologies
4. Digital and emerging technologies for competitiveness
5. Open strategic autonomy in developing, deploying and using
global space-based infrastructures, services, applications and data
6. A human-centred and ethical development of
digital and industrial technologies
Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space

8. Cluster 4: Calls for Proposals
Digital
• AI, Data & Computing
• Photonics & Electronics
• Smart Networks & Connectivity
• Robotics
• Quantum
• Digital Economy
Industry
• Circular Industries
• Clean Steel, Construction, Plastics
• Resource & Energy efficiency
• Digital Manufacturing & Automation
• Sustainability by design
• Smart, Multi-functional materials
(incl. Composites, Nano & bio)
• Adv. Materials for Energy storage (incl.
Hydrogen & Electrification)
Space
• Satellite technology
• Access to space
• Space data
• Space science
• Space robotics
NCP Industry: Abishek Ramesh
€1.56bn – 2021/22 €1.51bn – 2021/22 €0.31bn – 2021/22
Note: Info based on DRAFT WP
Destinations 1 & 2
Destinations 3,4,6 Destinations 5
NCP Digital: Stafford Lloyd NCP Space: Catherine Holt
Contact the NCP to identify specific competitions for your organisation

9. Six Destinations
1. Climate sciences and responses
2. Cross-sectorial solutions for the climate transition
3. Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply
4. Efficient, sustainable and inclusive energy use
5. Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes
6. Safe, resilient transport and smart mobility services
for passengers and goods
Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility

10. Cluster 5: Calls for Proposals
Climate
•Climate Sciences and responses
•A competitive and sustainable European
battery value chain
•Emerging breakthrough technologies and
climate solutions
•Citizens and stakeholder engagement
•Communities and cities
Energy
•Global leadership in renewable energy
•Energy systems, grids and storage
•Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS)
•Cross-cutting issues
•Highly energy-efficient and climate neutral EU
building stock
•Industrial facilities in the energy transition
Mobility
•Zero Emission Road Transport (2ZERO)
•Aviation
•Enabling low-carbon, clean, smart, and
competitive waterborne transport (ZEWT)
•Impact of transport on environment and
human health
•Connected, cooperative and automated
mobility (CCAM)
•Multimodal and sustainable transport
systems for passengers and goods
•Safety and resilience – per mode and across
all transport modes
NCP Energy: Helen Fairclough
€501m – 2021/22 €1.4bn – 2021/22 €870m – 2021/22
Note: Info based on DRAFT WP
Destinations 3&4
Destinations 1&2 Destinations 5&6
NCP Environment: NCP-
Environment@innovateuk.ukri.org
NCP Mobility: Louise Mothersole
Contact the NCP to identify specific competitions for your organisation

11. Research and InnovationAction (RIA)
• Typically, low(ish) Technology Readiness Level
• Consortium of at least three different legal entities from three different eligible countries
(all UK legal entities are classed as eligible). One consortium member must be from a Member State (MS)
• All participants receive 100% of eligible direct costs plus 25% for indirect costs
InnovationAction (IA)
• Typically, high(er) Technology Readiness Level
• Consortium of at least three different legal entities from three different eligible countries. One must be from a MS
• All not-for-profit participants receive 100% of eligible direct costs plus 25% for indirect costs
• All for-profit participants receive 70% (60% if co-programmed partnerships)
of eligible direct costs plus 25% for indirect costs
Coordination and SupportAction (CSA)
• As name suggests, for coordinating and supporting activities such as
working groups, networking, regulation review, communications, organising EU conferences, etc
• Formally do not need a collaborative approach but frequently do to meet the scope. Must have one from a MS
• All participants receive 100% of eligible direct costs plus 25% for indirect costs
Funding rates and main types of Action

12. HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01-02: Nextgen EV components: Integration of
advanced power electronics and associated controls (2ZERO)
Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:
• Demonstrate a minimum of 20% cost reduction of power electronic modules and inverters for a given power, to increase the overall affordability of
EVs in mass production (in comparison to the cost of the best current-generation or close to market components at proposal submission time).
• Significant advancements in efficiency (reduction of losses by 25%) and thermal performance (increased maximum operational temperature), both
parameters versus the state of the art of the targeted application. This allows further range increases, faster charging and easier thermal management
of the whole powertrain, as well as possible improvement in cabin-heating and defrosting in winter.
• Development of power electronics enabling drastic size and weight reductions for the electric drive, with significant advances beyond 5 kW/kg or
20kW/litre for a BEV.
• Facilitating the integration of power electronics in batteries and electric motors/axles (including modular approaches).
• Increased reliability and availability of powertrain by intelligent control and diagnostics techniques, predictive maintenance of machine and inverter.
• Achieve automotive quality levels in the whole system with new, robust and reliable functionalities and materials
Specific conditions
Expected EU contribution per
project
The EU estimates that an EU contribution of between EUR 4.00 and 6.00 million would allow these outcomes to
be addressed appropriately. Nonetheless, this does not preclude submission and selection of a proposal
requesting different amounts.
Indicative budget The total indicative budget for the topic is EUR 20.00 million.
Type of Action Research and Innovation Actions
Technology Readiness Level Activities are expected to achieve TRL 5-6 by the end of the project – see General Annex B.
DRAFT

13. HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01-02: Nextgen EV components: Integration of
advanced power electronics and associated controls (2ZERO) – cont.
Scope: In the constant drive to improve efficiency and performance while increasing affordability, the recent introduction of wide bandgap (WBG) technologies (such as SiC, GaN
and beyond, whose development is excluded in this topic since it is covered in the KDT partnership) need further effort for their integration in new, on-board architectures, taking
into account new powertrain generations with different voltage levels, e.g. 400V, 800V and higher.
Achieving innovative compact integrated solutions will be both a strong lever for future economies of scale and a strong advantage for flexibility that will satisfy user’s needs and
increase acceptance, as well as an enabler for new powertrain architectures with distributed multiple wheel drive.
Proposals are expected to address all the following:
• System-partitioning/-integration: Intelligent, redundant and fail-safe topology/system architecture; highly integrated power electronics with component integration and
building-block approaches for minimal level of parasitics; integration and functional modularity of power converters (integrated on-board charger and traction inverter,
integrated inverter and electric motor, integrated DC/DC and inverter, high-frequency DC/DC power conversion with WBG components).
• Circuit concepts and control: Topologies adapted to advanced WBG semiconductors and new materials, “including & beyond GaN”; control approaches for improved
reliability as well as reduction of losses, noise and interference at a system level; novel control strategies with self-learning and intelligent monitoring capabilities, suitable
for very high-frequency operation.
• Interconnected technologies: robust assembly and materials, better suited for integration and new power semiconductors, alongside the capability for higher temperatures
and currents, as well as extension to 3D design.
• Joining and connecting technologies: Power output stages with low impedance connection and increased robustness against temperature cycling, as well as advanced
interfaces for modular building blocks.
• Thermal management: Module and component concepts with improved thermal performance; concepts for integrating cooling in housings, assemblies and component
groups, and with environmental control if appropriate; direct liquid-cooling for high power can be considered through different solutions such as direct cooling with an
immersed power module, jet impingement and spray, microchannel heatsinks or heat pipes; extension of air-cooling up to medium power levels.
• Simulation/Prediction: Holistic simulation chain (e.g. along the value chain: Vehicle/ Motor/Electronics/IC); advanced physics-based simulation tools/models to increase
development capabilities in order to close the gap to physical limits and reduce over-engineering; prediction of functional availability dynamically during operation predictive
maintenance.
• Gate Drivers: integration of the driver component with the power module to limit the stray inductance between the gate driver and the semiconductor; the gate driver
should allow maximum switching speed by dealing with electromagnetic interferences (EMI) to drive wide bandgap devices.
This topic implements the co-programmed European Partnership on ‘Towards zero emission road transport’ (2ZERO).
DRAFT

14. Towards Zero Emission Road Transport
(2ZERO)
• A Co-Programmed Partnership - Members of the partnership develop the Strategic Research and
Innovation Agenda (SRIA) which is used to create the Work Programme (calls for proposals)
• 2-ZERO is managed by Lucie Beaumel who managed its predecessor the European Green Vehicle
Initiative (EGVI). Lucie has been very welcoming of UK participation
• Membership of 2-ZERO gives you a voice in the future direction and is a showcase for your capabilities
Action: Send Lucie an email and ask how you can contribute to the work of the partnership.
• If you join any networking organisation, ensure that you get your money’s worth:
• Be an active member – say ‘hi’ when you join the virtual room. Ask questions, support others’
opinions, act as if you are already well known to all in the virtual room because you soon will be
• Volunteer to draft working papers, take notes, send in useful information – be helpful
• Speak up at workshops – demonstrate Thought Leadership
• Show that you would be a valuable partner for collaborative projects and that without you they
won’t win – you have the secret sauce that is necessary for their success

15. HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-01-10: Demonstration of advanced Power
Electronics for application in the energy sector
Expected Outcome: Wide Bandgap-based (WBG) semiconductors such as Silicon Carbide (SiC) enable higher power density, operation voltages,
temperatures, and frequencies while reducing heat dissipation of power electronics. This enables the development of more efficient and smaller size
converter stations affecting considerably on grid distribution generally and logistics, cost, etc. and the deployment of the offshore energy grid. Right now
SiC allows for sufficient reduction on converter footprint, but it is far too expensive, and its cost has a negative impact on overall system cost.
Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:
• Production, test and validation of WBG-based switching semiconductors such as Silicon Carbide (SiC) for HVDC – MVDC converter applications in
converter stations.
• Reduced size of components and equipment for offshore / onshore applications.
• Reduced cost of WBG-based semiconductors such as Silicon Carbide (SiC).
Specific conditions
Expected EU contribution per project The EU estimates that an EU contribution of around EUR 5.00 million would allow these outcomes to be
addressed appropriately. Nonetheless, this does not preclude submission and selection of a proposal
requesting different amounts.
Indicative budget The total indicative budget for the topic is EUR 10.00 million.
Type of Action Innovation Actions
Technology Readiness Level Activities are expected to achieve TRL5-6 by the end of the project – see General Annex B.
DRAFT

16. HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-01-10: Demonstration of advanced Power
Electronics for application in the energy sector – cont.
Scope: The activities are intended to produce, test and validate WBG-based based switching semiconductors such as Silicon Carbide (SiC) for converter
station application.
The activities include, but are not limited to:
• Production of SiC based semiconductors for HVDC – MVDC converter applications (example for HVDC: MMC cells with SiC 3.3 kV and above, 1,5 kA
and above with optimal increased switching frequency to reduce losses).
• Converter board design and production (power and control parts installation and soldering of all components, hardware and software testing, etc.).
• Simulation and analysis of the impact of the actual passive components used in WBG components circuitry in the above mentioned conditions;
development of strategies and innovative techniques to upgrade them for better adaptation to the afore-mentioned working conditions.
• Analysis of the impact of fast transients from power electronics on other electrical components that were not originally designed to endure such
stresses.
• Series modules assembly for converter application.
• Simulation and real time testing and validation of the converter with WBG-based switching semiconductor.
• Technical-economic assessment of the benefits provided by WBG-based compared to Silicon-based switching semiconductor of converters.
The consortium is expected to involve DG ENER (https://ec.europa.eu/energy/home_en) and ECSEL JU (https://www.ecsel.eu/) where considered
relevant
The selected projects are expected to contribute to relevant BRIDGE activities (https://www.h2020-bridge.eu/)
DRAFT

17. Useful EU networking groups for DER
• The European Automotive Research Partners Association (EARPA)
is a very active network holding frequent workshops and seminars
• European Technology Platform on Smart Systems Integration (EPoSS)
is an industry-driven policy initiative, defining R&D and innovation needs
as well as policy requirements related to Smart Systems Integration and
integrated Micro- and Nanosystems.
• If you join any networking organisation, ensure that you get your money’s worth:
• Be an active member – say ‘hi’ when you join the virtual room. Ask questions, support others’
opinions, act as if you are already well known to all in the virtual room because you soon will be
• Volunteer to draft working papers, take notes, send in useful information – be helpful
• Speak up at workshops – demonstrate Thought Leadership
• Show that you would be a valuable partner for collaborative projects and that
without you they won’t win – you have the secret sauce that is necessary for their success

18. How to Apply

19. EU Funding and Tenders Portal
All Topics (competitions) are published on the EU’s Funding and Tenders Portal
• Create a personal login (top right) and ‘Register your organisation’
(in ‘How to participate’) to get a Participant Identification Code (PIC)
• Each Topic (competition) has its own webpage (in ‘Search Funding & Tenders’) with
everything you need to know – read it all (expand the sections to see the More Info…)

20. The best ways to form winning teams
Being an effective networker is much more useful than
submitting a profile into a portal and awaiting contacts.
• Use your existing professional networks – if you don’t know who the sector leaders are in Europe
then you should find out
• Use Linked In to connect to people from possible partners
• Join the relevant Partnership if any, ask your NCP for details
• Search CORDIS for previous, related projects and contact the participants.
All projects must disseminate their results and often hold workshops, etc.
• Join the relevant networks and associations – again ask your NCP for suggestions
• Be an active member – say ‘hi’ when you join the virtual room. Ask questions, support others’
opinions, act as if you are already well known to all in the virtual room
• Volunteer to draft working papers, take notes, send in useful information – be helpful
• Speak up at workshops – demonstrate Thought Leadership
• Show that you would be a valuable partner for collaborative projects and that without you they
won’t win – you have the secret sauce that is necessary for their success

21. All proposals are submitted electronically via the Topic (competition) webpage
on the Funding and Tenders Portal
• Part A – administrative information completed online
• Part B – technical proposal template downloaded from the Portal, completed
and then uploaded as PDF
• Section 1 – Excellence
• Section 2 – Impact
• Section 3 – Implementation
Research and InnovationAction (RIA) and InnovationActions (IA)
• Part B - Technical proposal is maximum 45 pages Template
Coordination and SupportAction (CSA)
• Part B - Technical proposal is maximum 30 pages Template
The Proposal

22. • Carried out by independent experts – you and your colleagues should register as
potential evaluators. You won’t be allowed to evaluate your own competition
but if called upon elsewhere it will give valuable insight.
• Maximum score of 15 points available, 5 for each of section:
• Excellence
• Impact
• Quality and efficiency of the proposal
• Evaluation forms have now been published:
• RIA/IA Standard Evaluation Form
• CSA Standard Evaluation Form
Proposal Evaluation

23. • Check out the Reference Documents – if there is any conflicting information
this is the officially recognised correct source
• The best helpdesk ever is the free to use IPR Helpdesk. They have templates, guides
and proforma such as Teaming Agreements, MOUs, NDA templates, how to write an
exploitation and dissemination plan, etc
• The Knowledge Transfer Network have created a Meeting Mojo
to help people find consortium partners
• European Commission webinars on How to prepare a
successful proposal in Horizon Europe – Part 1 and Part 2
Additional useful information

24. • Work Programme – combined calls for proposals for the whole thing
(excluding Institutionalised partnerships who do their own)
• Cluster – a major problem space. There are six in total. Cluster 5 is Climate, Energy and Mobility
• Destination – a way of breaking down the Cluster to manageable chunks with a common theme,
e.g., decarbonisation of transport
• Topic – a specific call for proposals with its own scope, budget, etc.
Often (but not always) more than one project will be funded.
• The Portal – the EU Funding & Tenders Portal where all information needed to
participate can be found
• PIC – Participant Identification Code – a unique identifier for each participating legal entity
• LEAR – Legal Entity Appointed Representative – a single person at the top for
each organisation, often Chief Finance Officer or similar (buck stops with them)
• Coordinator – The lead participant for a proposal and project who brings the team together,
submits the proposal and manages delivery of the project
Some definitions

25. Any questions?
Louise.Mothersole@InnovateUK.UKRI.org