Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETPartnership) Joint Call 2024

Eligibility

Post-secondary applicants are eligible. There are three levels of eligibility criteria and requirements that must be met: (i) CETP transnational eligibility criteria for all project consortia; (ii) Call Module requirements; and (iii) ERA national/regional requirements. See Section 4 of the CETP Joint Call 2024 Program Guide for more information.

Project proposals require a Project Consortium consisting of at least three eligible applicants from at least three separate countries/regions participating in CETPartnership. Consortia with partners from other countries are welcome if these organizations are funded by sources other than CETPartnership. The total effort of Project Consortium Partners from one country/region in the Project Consortium can be maximum 75% of the total project efforts (measured in person months).

Over 45 national and regional funding organizations are taking part in the CETPartnership Joint Call 2024. The call consists of 11 modules. Emission Reduction Alberta's (ERA) funding will be focused on the following modules:

• 2: Energy system flexibility: renewables production, storage and system integration
• 3: Advanced renewable energy (RE) technologies for power production
• 4: Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) - acid gas injection and offshore storage are not eligible
• 6: Heating and cooling technologies
• 7: Geothermal energy technologies
• 10: Clean energy integration in the built environment

ERA funding is targeted for projects at the technology scale-up, field pilot, commercial demonstration, or commercial implementation stages (TRL 5-9).

Summary

Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is contributing up to $3 million to the Clean Energy Transition Partnership’s (CETPartnership) Joint Call 2024. CETPartnership is a transnational initiative for joint research, technological development, and innovation (RTDI) programming to boost and accelerate the energy transition. ERA’s funding is sourced from the Government of Alberta’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) fund.

Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are invited for projects that will advance technology to the stages of field pilot, demonstration, or first-of-kind commercial implementation by project completion, as described below:

• Field Test/Pilot: At this stage, the solution is ready to be field tested in an operational environment. Projects in this category include scale up of prototypes to representative pilot scale and subsequent in-field testing of pilot units.
• Demonstration: At this stage of development, the technology or innovation is approaching the final commercial product and representative systems have been built. Projects in this category include demonstration of near- or full-commercial-scale systems in an operational environment.
• First-of-Kind Implementation: At this stage, the technology is ready for first-of-kind commercial deployment. Projects in this category will involve design, construction, and operation of the technology in its final commercial form, with the intent to operate the technology for its full commercial life.

ERA will match applicant contributions toward eligible expenses on a one-to-one (1:1) basis. The maximum ERA contribution to a single project will be no more than 50% of the project’s eligible expenses. ERA will not match other government funds provided directly for the proposed project (federal, provincial, or international), or future revenue associated with the outcomes of the project such as offset credits or emissions performance credits associated with the project, tax incentives associated with the project (e.g., Canadian SR&ED credits), revenue from sales of the project’s end-products (e.g., from offtake agreement), or non-eligible contributions.

Webinar: ERA will hold an informational webinar on Thursday, October 3, 2024, from 10:00-11:00 a.m. (MT). Register here.

Program Resources

• CETPartnerships Joint Call 2024 Program Guide
• Joint Call 2024 Documents
• ERA Cost Guidelines
• ERA contact: Isabella Tarasco, Technology Investment Lead, itarasco@eralberta.ca
• CETPartnership contact: callmanagement@cetpartnership.eu

Submission Process

There is a two-stage process consisting of a Pre-Proposal (LOI) and Full Proposal, which is by invitation only. Both stages of this competition will be part of the Research Management System (RMS), and approvals will be obtained electronically. Research Funding Application Approvals (RFAA) forms are not required as approvals are collected electronically in RMS.

1. Pre-Proposal (LOI)

The Pre-Proposal, plus approval in the Research Management System (RMS) via a Pre-Award/Letter of Intent record, must be submitted to the RSO by November 15, 2024 at 12:00 pm. Please be sure to select 'Submitted for approval' (under Save & Progress) in RMS in good time to allow for approvals from your Department Head and/or ADR prior to the RSO internal deadline. Consult your department and faculty for more information on their approval processes and timelines.

Once you have received RSO approval, the consortium lead must submit the Pre-Proposal by November 21, 2024 at 7:00 am (MT) using the CETP Submission Platform.

2. Full Proposal (by invitation)

If invited, the Full Proposal, plus approval in the Research Management System (RMS) via a Pre-Award/Application record, must be submitted to the RSO by March 27, 2025 at 12:00 pm. Please be sure to select 'Submitted for approval' (under Save & Progress) in RMS in good time to allow for approvals from your Department Head and/or ADR prior to the RSO internal deadline. Consult your department and faculty for more information on their approval processes and timelines.

*Creation of a new Pre-Award/Application record in RMS is not necessary. You can automatically generate an Application record from the existing LOI record by changing the status of the LOI record to 'Invited to full application' (under Save & Progress).

Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) may require submission of a Supplemental Information document, budget sheet, and appendices via email to ERA Applications at applications@eralberta.ca.

Do not submit to the agency until RSO's approval has been granted in RMS. Once the institutional signature has been obtained, the UCalgary Principal Investigator will receive an automated message from RMS to their @ucalgary email address. The consortium lead must submit the Full Proposal by April 2, 2025 by 6:00 am (MT) using the CETP Submission Platform.

Overhead

15%

Pre-application deadlines

RSO internal deadline

Pre-application program deadline

Application deadlines

RSO final internal review deadline

Program application deadline

NOTE: Consult your Faculty Associate Dean (Research) (ADR) regarding Faculty-specific deadlines and submission processes.

Principal Investigators: Complete a Research Management System (RMS) record, including a copy of your complete application, and submit this for approvals in RMS.

Postdocs, students, and trainees: For fellowships and externally-sponsored research training awards or opportunities, you must complete the Research Funding Application Approval (RFAA) Trainee PDF form, and submit it, along with a complete copy of the application, to Research Services at rsotrainee@ucalgary.ca. Trainees should not use RMS at this time.

Approvals: The University of Calgary requires that all funding applications be approved prior to submission. Approval requires signatures via either RMS or the RFAA Trainee form, in the following order:

• Principal Investigator
• Department Head
• Faculty ADR/Dean
• Research Services (on behalf of the Vice-President Research)

Read the Meaning of Grant Signatures policy to understand what your approval means. Please see the agency guidelines for details about which signatures are required on your application, as it may differ from internal requirements.

Late submissions: Late submissions will only be accepted in cases of medical or family emergencies, or other exceptional circumstances. If you submit your RMS record to Research Services after the internal deadline has passed, you must secure additional approvals. Please read: Late Applications Process.

RESOURCES 

Support for projects involving Indigenous Research: 

Support with the development of your grant application is available through the Indigenous Research Support Team (IRST). Applicants can reach out by email to IRST at IRST@ucalgary.ca in advance of the RSO internal deadline. For more information about IRST, please visit the IRST webpage. 

Support for Knowledge Engagement: 

Support for knowledge mobilization/engagement/translation, community partnerships, and responsible research assessment (DORA) is available through the Knowledge to Impact Team. Applicants can reach out by email to the KI team at knowledge.impact@ucalgary.ca. For more information, please visit the KI team webpage. 

Support for Research Data Management: 

For information on research data management plans, processes, or best practices for your research program, please contact research.data@ucalgary.ca OR research.data@ucalgary.libanswers.com. 

Support for EDI in Research: 

RSO can provide resources and support to research teams on the integration of equitable and inclusive practices in research design and research practice. Contact Jaya.Dixit@ucalgary.ca for more information. 

Support for Research Security: 

The Research Security Division is available to assist researchers adhere to research security guidelines and policies, including the National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships (NSGRP) and the new policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern (STRAC). Visit the Research Security website to learn more or contact researchsecurity@ucalgary.ca.  

Reminder: The sooner the researcher engages with RSO units, the more help we can be! 

RMS: 

Creating a Pre-Award LOI

Creating a Pre-Award Application (do not create a new Application record if you have an existing LOI record for the same competition)