Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology offer
- POD Reference
- TODE20260116005
- Term of Validity
- 16 January 2026 - 16 January 2027
- Company's Country
- Germany
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- The power electronics research group at a German university seeking partners for HORIZON-CL5-2026-05-D5-01: Large-scale demonstration of Heavy-Duty Battery Electric Vehicles (HD BEV) towards long-haul logistics operations (2ZERO Partnership). The research group focuses on applied research for modern mobility and energy systems, including control applications, HW/SW for power converters in EVs and rail applications, MW charging application, industrial communication protocols, and more.
- Full Description
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The power electronics group provides expertise in the design and realization of power electronic systems for high-power mobility and energy applications. Its competencies cover the full spectrum of power conversion, including AC/DC, DC/DC, and DC/AC systems, with a focus on high efficiency, high power density and reliable operation under demanding conditions.
Core strengths include the development of traction inverters for electric drive systems in road and rail applications, addressing requirements such as dynamic load behaviour. Advanced modulation and control strategies are applied to optimize efficiency and system robustness.
A further competence area is high-power charging and energy conversion infrastructure. The group develops scalable converter architectures for fast and ultra-fast charging systems, including high-power applications up to the megawatt range. This includes bidirectional charging concepts, system efficiency optimization and the integration of local energy storage to manage grid loads.
Methodological expertise spans model-based system design, control implementation, hardware prototyping and experimental validation. The group conducts efficiency, thermal, and fault-related testing under realistic operating conditions with considerations for EMC compatibility, enabling reliable assessment of converter performance.
About the project idea under HORIZON-CL5-2026-05-D5-01:
This project targets the decarbonisation of long-distance freight transport through large-scale demonstrations of battery electric trucks in real logistics operations. The developed trucks must be suitable for long distances operation (600 km or more). The project will address remaining barriers such as charging availability and capability, energy demand, weather impacts, battery ageing and operational costs. Ideally, there should be digital tools, shared data platforms and AI-based fleet management solutions will support route planning, charging strategies and cross-border operations. Economic, environmental and policy impacts should also be assessed. There must be a demonstration as a result of the project.
Web link to the call: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-CL5-2026-05-D5-01?order=DESC&pageNumber=1&pageSize=50&sortBy=startDate&keywords=HORIZON
Deadline for EOI: 15th of March 2026
Deadline of the call: 14th of April 2026 - Advantages and Innovations
- Improves planning and operational efficiency for battery electric heavy-duty fleets across EU corridors. Innovation combines large-scale fleet demonstrations with digital tools for route planning, charging scheduling and cross-border logistics. Example KPIs include higher fleet utilisation, reduced energy use per tonne-kilometre, increased zero-emission kilometres, improved charging reliability and lower total cost of ownership. The project strengthens EU supply chains, energy security and economic resilience while reducing emissions from long-distance freight transport.
- Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
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Partners have should show expertise in:
• Logistics of cross-bordered long-haul operation, HD-BEV fleet operation experience
• Planning of charging and energy management of long-haul trips
• Software development, cybersecurity, communication protocols and data management that supports the demonstration
• Policies and regulations think-tank
Type and size of partners are not limited for the role mentioned (SME <=10 / SME 11-49 / SME 50-249 / Big company / R&D Institution / University / Other) - Stage of Development
- Lab tested
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
- Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- IPR status
- No IPR applied
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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The role of the partner(s) are:
• Planning of demonstration and logistics of long-haul HD-BEV
• To provide support in Charging infrastructure hardware requirements and implementation/testing, while considering all options to ensure maximum economic benefits
• Digital implementation for the HV-BEV logistics
• And much more to cover the scope and expectation of the call
These roles can be adapted during the preparation of the proposal - Type and Size of Partner
- SME <=10
- SME 11-49
- SME 50 - 249
- Big company
- R&D Institution
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 01002010 - Printed circuits and integrated circuits
- 04001003 - Storage of electricity, batteries
- 02010002 - Engineering
- 01002012 - Semiconductors
- 01002003 - Electronic engineering
- Market keywords
- 06003010 - Distributed power and grid connection
- 06003008 - Other alternative energy
- 06006002 - Metering and monitoring
- 06002003 - Power grid and distribution
- Targeted countries
- All countries