Valencia, November 12th, 2026 – The O-CEI Horizon project opened its second Open Call, inviting consortia of technology providers and end users to bring its Cloud-Edge-IoT technologies into new real-world settings. The project will select up to 8 projects, each receiving €200,000 and an 11-month support programme.
From Large-Scale Pilots to Wider Uptake
The Cloud-Edge-IoT (CEI) paradigm connects cloud computing, edge capabilities and the Internet of Things to enable more interoperable, secure and efficient digital solutions. Through its 8 Large-Scale Pilots, O-CEI Horizon demonstrates how these technologies address real-world needs across six domains: electricity grid, agrifood, mobility, urban, telco infrastructure and logistics.
Selected consortia are to replicate the O-CEI methodology, adopt the technologies developed within the project, and demonstrate how Cloud-Edge-IoT solutions can be taken up and deployed in new environments.
What Selected Projects Will Benefit
During the second Open Call, O-CEI Horizon will support up to 8 projects. Each selected consortium will receive:
- Fix amount of €200,000 in funding per project, shared between the consortium partners
- An 11-month support programme guiding projects from design to demonstration
- The opportunity to replicate O-CEI Horizon’s methodology and adopt its Cloud-Edge-IoT technologies in new real-world settings
- Support to develop a blueprint and configure a layout at proposal stage, for later deployment using O-CEI Horizon platform tools and techniques
Who Can Apply
The call is open to consortia of two entities bringing together complementary expertise:
- A technology or service provider: an eligible SME, including startups
- An end user: any type of legal entity
Both partners must be established in an EU Member State, eligible Overseas Countries and Territories, or a Horizon Europe Associated Country.
What Proposals Should Deliver
Applicants are invited to envision and deliver a large-scale pilot in their own sector, solving a real energy-related issue through innovative Cloud-Edge-IoT approaches. Each proposal should:
- Develop a blueprint defining the solution and its approach to deployment
- Configure a layout suited to the intended deployment environment
- Use O-CEI platform tools and techniques to support implementation
- Demonstrate uptake and replicability of O-CEI’s methodology and technologies in a relevant sector
Taking O-CEI Horizon Beyond Its Pilots
“Our pilots have shown what open, interoperable Cloud-Edge-IoT solutions can do for energy flexibility. With this second Open Call, we want to see these results travel: new consortia, new sectors and new real-world settings adopting O-CEI’s blueprints and technologies. Bringing technology providers and end users together is the best way to prove that our approach can be replicated across Europe,” said Prof. Carlos Enrique Palau Salvador, the Project Coordinator of the O-CEI Horizon (Universitat Politècnica de València).
Key Dates and How to Apply
The Open Call starts on 12 November 2026 at 13:00 Brussels time, and applications are due by 14 January 2027 at 17:00 Brussels time. The call conditions and the application link are available on the O-CEI Horizon website.
About O-CEI Horizon
O-CEI (Open CloudEdgeIoT Platform Uptake in Large Scale Cross-Domain Pilots) is a Horizon Europe Innovation Action uniting 58 partners from 19 countries, including industrial players, research organisations, academic institutions, SMEs and non-profits. The project is developing an open Cloud-Edge-IoT platform and blueprints for seamless data exchange across six domains (electricity grid, agrifood, mobility, urban, telco infrastructure and logistics), demonstrated through 8 Large-Scale Pilots, to drive energy flexibility and efficiency across Europe.
O-CEI has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme under Grant Agreement No. 101189589.
The second Open Call builds on the strong response to the project’s first Open Call, which attracted 249 proposals from 37 countries and selected 24 companies from 13 countries to develop new Cloud-Edge-IoT utilities for the O-CEI pilots.
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