CORDIS · 101185725 · HORIZON

ECHO Energy Communities excellence Hubs: catalyzing energy innOvation ecosystems

Coordinator: YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (TR)

The ECHO project seeks to establish Energy Community and innovative energy services Excellence Hubs in Türkiye, Greece, and Portugal. These hubs will accelerate the energy transition by fostering innovation ecosystems, building capacities, and empowering local stakeholders. Employing a quadruple helix model, the ECHO consortium engaged academia, industry, government, and civil society in a collaborative framework.To achieve this, ECHO will:- Create a networking platform for continuous stakeholder collaboration, enabling resource sharing, knowledge exchange, and the dissemination of best pract…

EU contribution
€5.0M
Total cost
€5.0M
Period
2024-12-01 → 2028-11-30
Framework
Horizon Europe (2021–2027)
Funding scheme
HORIZON-CSA
Call
HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-07
Status
SIGNED

About Horizon Europe (2021–2027)

Horizon Europe is the EU's current research and innovation programme, covering 2021 to 2027 with a budget of roughly €95.5 billion. Its three pillars are Excellent Science (frontier research and mobility), Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness (mission-driven collaborative projects in health, climate, digital, security and food) and Innovative Europe (the EIC and EIT). It also funds five EU Missions targeting cancer, climate adaptation, smart cities, oceans and soils.

EU contribution: €5.0M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 4 years from 2024-12-01 to 2028-11-30.

Full record on CORDIS — partners, deliverables, publications, news.

Open on cordis.europa.eu → Grant DOI ↗

Frequently asked questions

Who funds this research project?
This project is funded by the European Union through the Horizon Europe (2021–2027) programme, under the HORIZON-CSA funding scheme.
What is the EU contribution?
The European Commission contributes €5.0M toward a total project budget of €5.0M.
Which EU programme funds it?
The project is funded under Horizon Europe (2021–2027), call HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-07.
Who coordinates the project?
The project is coordinated by YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (TR).
What is the project timeline?
The project runs from 2024-12-01 to 2028-11-30 — approximately 4 years.
Where can I find the full project record?
The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 101185725.