Supply Security in Heating and Cooling, 25 March 2026: Research Support. The Swedish Energy Agency announces approximately SEK 30 million for research and innovation projects in the heating and cooling sector to strengthen...

About this grant

The Swedish Energy Agency (Energimyndigheten) is calling for research and innovation projects in the heating and cooling sector, with about SEK 30 million (roughly USD 3 million) available in total. The call aims to strengthen supply security (försörjningstrygghet) in heating and cooling systems, and responds to a stated need to improve the resilience and robustness of the energy system. The call funds two broad types of work. The first is knowledge and competence development that deepens understanding of related risks and threat scenarios, and identifies and develops strategies for managing them. The second is research and innovation that develops technology, services, products and solutions that strengthen the resilience and robustness of heating and cooling systems. The agency says it will assess as relevant any project that meets specific challenges and contributes to supply security in heating and cooling, and that the call covers a broad range of questions. The full call text, which is not reproduced on this page, sets out the call's areas in more detail. The call sits within the Termo research programme, the agency's main R&D effort on heating and cooling, which funds projects on the production, use and distribution of heat and cooling. The agency encourages collaboration between academia or research institutes and actors such as companies, public sector bodies or other relevant end users, to increase the practical use of project results. Key dates: funding decisions are expected in August 2026, and projects may start no earlier than 1 September 2026, although the timetable may change. An information meeting was held via Teams, and a further session was listed for 12 February 2026 from 13:00 to 14:00. Questions should be sent to [email protected], and support is provided until 16:00 on the day the call closes.

Eligibility

Applicants may be universities and colleges, research institutes, public sector bodies, companies (legal persons), and other legal persons. The call encourages collaboration between academic or research institute applicants and companies, public sector organisations or other relevant stakeholders. The page does not state any geographic restriction on applicants, and it does not specify any co-funding requirement or prior-recipient rules. Applications must be submitted through the agency's Mina sidor (My Pages) portal, and the full call text and general terms of support should be consulted for detailed conditions. Projects may start no earlier than 1 September 2026.

Key requirements

• ✓Project must address supply security (försörjningstrygghet) in heating and cooling systems
• ✓Work must either develop knowledge/competence on risks and management strategies, or develop technology/services/products that strengthen resilience and robustness
• ✓Collaboration between academia/research institutes and end-users (companies, public sector, other relevant actors) is encouraged to increase practical application
• ✓Projects may start no earlier than 1 September 2026; funding decisions expected August 2026

Funder contact

The notice names a programme contact you can speak to before applying.

Relevant sectors

About this sector

Heating and cooling funding supports heat pumps, district heating, thermal networks, efficient cooling and the removal of fossil boilers. It arrives through national support schemes, local authority programmes and procurement for heat networks. Applicants typically need heat demand assessments, a connection plan and an operator for the system.