SOLAR-ERA.NET is a European network of national and regional funding organisations and RTD and innovation programmes in the field of solar electricity generation, i.e. photovoltaics (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) / solar thermal electricity (STE). It was established within a FP7 ERA-NET project and continues its activities in the Cofund ERA-NET scheme.
SOLAR-ERA.NET shall contribute to reaching the objectives of the Strategic European Technology (SET-) Plan by launching Joint Calls for supporting transnational projects. SOLAR-ERA.NET is supported by the European Commission within the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation HORIZON 2020 (Cofund ERA-NET Action, N° 691664 and N° 786483).
This website provides you with information on the Joint Calls carried out since November 2012. Below you can find all SOLAR-ERA.NET partners. Countries and funding agencies participating in ongoing Joint Calls can be found in the respective Guidelines.
SOLAR-ERA.NET Participants / Partners (previously and currently)
Country / Region (alphabetical order) | Short name | Organisation name | Website |
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Austria | BMVIT | Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie | www.bmvit.gv.at |
Austria | KLIEN | Klima- und Energiefonds | www.klimafonds.gv.at |
Austria | FFG | Österreichische Forschungförderungsgesellschaft | www.ffg.at |
Belgium - Flanders | VLAIO | Vlaams Agentschap Innoveren & Ondernemen | www.vlaio.be |
Belgium - Wallonie | SPW | Service Public de Wallonie | energie.wallonie.be |
Cyprus | RIF | Research & Innovation Foundation | www.research.org.cy |
Finland | Business Finland | Business Finland (formerly TEKES) | www.businessfinland.fi |
France | ADEME | Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie | www.ademe.fr |
France | ANR | Agence nationale de la recherche | www.anr.fr |
Germany | Jülich | Project Management Jülich (PtJ), Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ) | www.fz-juelich.de |
Germany – North-Rhine-Westphalia | Jülich | Project Management Organisation Energy, Technology, Sustainability (ETN), Forschungszentrum Jülich | www.fz-juelich.de |
Greece | GSRT | Geniki Grammatia Erevnas Kai Technologias | www.gsrt.gr |
Italy | MIUR | Ministero dell’Università et della Ricerca | www.mur.it |
Israel | MoE | Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources | www.energy.gov.il |
Netherlands, the | RVO | Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland | www.rvo.nl |
Poland | NCBR | Narodowe Centrum Badan i Rozwoju | www.ncbr.gov.pl |
Spain | AEI | Agencia estatal de investigación | www.aei.gob.es |
Spain | CDTI | Centro para el desarollo tecnológico | www.cdti.es |
Sweden | SWEA | Swedish Energy Agency | www.swedishenergyagency.se |
Switzerland | NET | NET Nowak Energy & Technology | www.netenergy.ch |
Switzerland | SFOE | Swiss Federal Office of Energy | www.sfoe.admin.ch |
Turkey | TUBITAK | Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu | www.tubitak.gov.tr |
United Kingdom | Innovate UK | Innovate UK | www.tsb.gov.uk |