This opportunity funds projects demonstrating concentrated solar thermal technologies providing renewable heat between 150°C and 400°C for industrial processes such as drying, melting, and sterilisation. Projects must achieve at least 50% solar fraction, prove economic competitiveness, integrate efficiently with industrial heat systems, and reach Technology Readiness Level 7. Proposals should include techno-economic and environmental assessments and a clear go/no-go milestone before deployment.
Eligible applicants must comply with Horizon Europe admissibility conditions, including proposal format and eligible countries as per the Work Programme. Entities controlled by China are excluded. Use of Copernicus or Galileo/EGNOS data is required if satellite data is used. Financial and operationa
