Building Strong Consortiums for Offshore Wind

The Horizon Europe Work Program 2023-2025 for Climate, Energy, and Mobility addresses the urgent need for Europe to transition towards climate neutrality by 2050. With a focus on green and digital transitions, this cluster supports innovations in energy systems, transportation, and climate solutions to meet the European Green Deal objectives. The program offers funding opportunities to advance climate science, sustainable energy systems, and mobility technologies, playing a key role in the EU’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030.

Call Focus: Sustainable, Secure, and Competitive Energy Supply

One of the standout calls in this work program is Sustainable, Secure, and Competitive Energy Supply. This call targets technologies and solutions that can enhance Europe’s energy security while promoting renewable energy adoption and system resilience. The focus is on enabling renewable energy generation, improving grid flexibility, and ensuring a reliable energy supply across Europe.

Key Topics in This Call:

Spotlight: Floating Wind Technologies and Environmental Impact Reduction

The offshore wind sector is a key focus area within the Horizon Europe energy program, and two topics stand out:

1. Minimization of Environmental and Optimization of Socio-Economic Impacts (HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-08):
   The focus here is on minimizing the environmental impacts and enhancing socio-economic benefits throughout the lifecycle of offshore wind farms—from construction to decommissioning. Key challenges include reducing the impact on marine ecosystems and optimizing wind farms' economic value to local communities. Our consortium is seeking partners who bring environmental expertise, socio-economic assessments, or innovative solutions that can contribute to making wind farms more sustainable and socially responsible.

2. Demonstrations of Innovative Floating Wind Concepts (HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-09):
   This topic aims to develop and demonstrate cutting-edge floating wind turbine concepts that can harness wind energy in deeper waters. As conventional offshore wind farms face depth limitations, floating wind solutions represent the next frontier for expanding renewable energy capacity. Demonstrating these technologies at scale will play a pivotal role in reducing installation costs and improving energy yields in offshore wind projects. Organizations with innovative technologies or expertise in floating wind are encouraged to join our consortiums as we aim to push the boundaries of offshore wind capabilities.

Why Join Us?

At Eagle Synergy Network, we are actively building consortiums for these exciting offshore wind projects. If your organization can contribute value—whether through cutting-edge technologies, research, environmental insights, or socio-economic analysis—we invite you to join us. Together, we can drive Europe’s renewable energy future and accelerate the transition towards climate neutrality. Reach out today to explore how you can be part of the innovation that shapes the offshore wind industry’s next generation.