Angewandte Energieforschung (8. Energieforschungsprogramm)

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy funds applied energy research - project R&D and demonstration of new technical solutions - under the 8th Energy Research Programme, administered by Projekttraeger Juelich. Five topic areas are covered: energy supply technologies, energy infrastructure for transport and storage, energy use and efficiency, energy system and system integration, and cross-cutting aspects, with work from TRL 3 upward eligible as individual or joint projects, plus the Reallabore der Energiewende and Mikroprojekte formats. Submission is continuous with no cut-off dates (ohne Ausschlussfristen) and the announcement runs to 30 June 2027, though individual thematic Foerderaufrufe underneath it carry their own deadlines. Eligible applicants are research institutions, universities, companies and SMEs; applicants submit a Projektskizze before a full application, and a German place of performance should be confirmed with PtJ before relying on eligibility.