High-performance energy systems

This topic aims to follow up and complement previous activities in the field of high-performance energy systems, with a particular focus on unexplored technologies such as hydrogen (conversion, storage and logistics). New use cases for stationary military applications will be identified and defined, while innovative building blocks and functional modules will be developed and evaluated. The topic focuses on improving demonstrators’ power, energy targets, and key performance indicators, considering life cycle aspects as well as enhancing operability and connectivity to the energy grid systems of operational bases. The topic also aims to advance the creation, revision, or consolidation of military standards for energy-related products and processes. Beyond defence, it contributes to the objectives of clean and resource efficient technologies as defined in the STEP Regulation.

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Agency	EDF (EU)
Region	EU
Country	N/A
Legal form	Company, NGO, Government organization, Other
Start date	11 Feb 2026
End date	29 Sep 2026
Max funding	Indicative budget: EUR 20,000,000. One proposal is expected to be funded, but more may be funded depending on quality and available budget.
Budget	EUR 20,000,000 for this topic under the EDF-2026-DA call.
Coverage	Not specified; refer to the call documents for specific eligibility and funding rates.

Grant application conditions

Admissibility Conditions	Follow proposal page limits and layout as described in Part B of the Application Form and section 5 of the call document.
Eligible Countries	Eligible countries are described in section 6 of the call document.
Other Eligibility Conditions	Other eligibility conditions are described in section 6 of the call document.
Financial and Operational Capacity	Requirements are described in section 7 of the call document.
Evaluation and Award Process	Submission and evaluation processes are described in section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual. Award criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in section 9 of the call document. Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement is described in section 4 of the call document.
Legal and Financial Set-up	Described in section 10 of the call document.
Documentation	https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/EDF-2026-DA-ENERENV-HPES-STEP

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