With its focus on energy, climate, and mobility, Pillar II’s Cluster 5 is dominated by Germany
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Germany dominates all others in the climate, energy and mobility pillar of Horizon Europe, with €1.15 billion in funding overall. It also takes the first two places in the individual ranking, where the German Aerospace Centre and Fraunhofer have been awarded 3% of all the money going into Cluster 5.
Cluster 5 is the largest chunk of Horizon Europe’s Pillar II, with the €7.2 billion awarded surpassing all other areas. This is attributed to its focus on projects that contribute to the policy priority of the European Green Deal.
Public-private partnerships are key pieces of Cluster 5, representing around 18% of total funding. This partly explains the strong performance of private companies, similar to that seen in Cluster 4, with 4,347 industry partners in total, out of 7,329 participating organisations overall.
These private companies have received €3.4…
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