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    EDF-2026-DA-ENERENV-HPES-STEP

    High-performance energy systems

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    Development actions implemented via actual cost grants · EDF-DA

    29 Sep 2026
    Deadline
    €422M
    Call budget (2026)

    What this call funds

    This call funds defence-related research into high-performance energy systems for military bases, especially hydrogen technologies for conversion, storage and logistics. It supports developing new stationary military energy use cases, building and testing prototype components, and creating military standards for energy generation, distribution and storage equipment. It also aims to improve energy performance, grid connectivity, and lifecycle efficiency of these systems.

    hydrogen · energy storage · smart grids · defence security · energy efficiency

    Who wins this

    Defence industry consortiums or research organisations developing military-grade energy generation, storage and hydrogen technologies for operational bases.

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    The call in detail

    Funding model
    EDF-AG
    Submission
    Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
    Type of action
    EDF Development Actions
    Partners
    Not stated in the call.
    Also required
    One proposal is expected to be funded with an indicative budget of EUR 20,000,000, though more may be funded depending on quality and available budget.
    Sectors
    Defence · Aerospace · Cybersecurity
    Read the full conditions from the official call ›

    Conditions 1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in section 5 of the call document. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible Countries described in section 6 of the call document. 3. Other Eligible Conditions described in section 6 of the call document. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in section 7 of the call document. 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual. 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds described in section 9 of the call document. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in section 4 of the call document. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in section 10 of the call document. Call document and annexes: Call document

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