EIT InnoEnergy
Partnership website: https://www.innoenergy.com/
Community and Programs Overview
The primary focus is to create sustainable energy solutions in all aspects of production, through enhancing collaboration among the three pillars of the knowledge triangle and fostering innovation that can be embraced by the market.
EIT InnoEnergy concentrates on the following thematic fields:
- Energy storage
- Sustainable cities and buildings
- Renewable energies
- Smart electric grid
- Energy efficiency
- Energy for the circular economy
- Energy for transport and mobility
If you are an innovator with a promising technology or service aligned with any of these eight thematic fields, you can apply to join the ecosystem. Among other benefits, joining the ecosystem allows exposure and access to the venture capital community.
EIT InnoEnergy not only provides funding possibilities, but also assists in making your product or service market-ready, transforming it into a viable business.
Additionally, EIT InnoEnergy has an education pillar focused on training workers who will operate in these innovative areas, called InnoEnergy Skills Institute.
With the e-mobility future in mind, EIT InnoEnergy partnered with European Battery Alliance to establish an upskill and reskill programme: EBA Academy.
How to get involved?
There are regular announcements for calls for proposals for different programs (EIT, EIC, third party calls for proposals, ...). To explore the opportunities and stay updated with the latest news, please visit the innovation community's webpage.
The EIT InnoEnergy community has several regional innovation hubs, including one based in Genk. If you wish to contact them, you can reach out via email at benelux@innoenergy.com.
The annual EIT conference, InnoveEIT, is an opportunity to connect with other community members and learn from EIT experts. You can watch the recording of the 2022 edition on the official webpage.
Finally, for any inquiries related to energy, you can contact the National Contact Point (NCP) at ria.debreucker@vlaio.be.
What are partnerships?
Partnerships group the EC and private and/or public partners, to coordinate and streamline the research & innovation initiatives and funding in some selected key domains.
How to use partnerships?
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orientation
Partnerships publish strategic documents, e.g. outlining the main research and innovation challenges or key focus points. -
networking
Partnerships often organise events, such as info days, brokerage events, etc. Meet potential partners and learn about the nuances that are not visible in the official documents. -
ecosystem analysis
Partnerships typically have an advisory board, and publish impact studies of previous actions. These are good sources of information to uncover the main R&D&I players in the domain. -
steering the agenda
Partnerships collaborate with the EC on outlining the strategy and the future funding opportunities in their domain, based on input from industry, academia, and other stakeholders.
Testimonial
SeaFoodTomorrow - improving the safety and dietary properties of seafood
The Project SeafoodTomorrow is a project that is approved within the call BG-08-2017: Innovative sustainable solutions for improving the safety and dietary properties of seafood.
The three-year SeafoodTomorrow project brings together 34 partners. From Flanders, ILVO takes part in the project.They are responsible for setting up two databases which are the central point of the project to gather all the project data from analysis and assessement. ILVO is also leader of the workpackage dealing with authenticity, traceability and labelling. ILVO is also involved a the workpackage about novel food preparation. And in the managerial part, ILVO is head of the IPC- Intellectual Property Comité.
