The ODEON project, funded under Horizon Europe, has launched a call for SMEs to foster the development of innovative digital energy solutions built on top of the ODEON Cloud-Edge Data & Intelligence Service Platform. Applicants will design, develop and validate new services that use the project’s federated data spaces and AI-based tools to create solutions that complement and expand the ODEON ecosystem.

The proposed solutions must build on the ODEON Cloud-Edge Data & Intelligence Service Platform, contributing to the development of the project’s ecosystem. Proposals should focus on the design, development and validation of solutions that:

• Leverage federated energy data sharing
• Use AI-based analytics and intelligence services
• Operate through cloud-edge architectures
• Support renewable energy integration and system flexibility
• Improve energy management and grid resilience

Eligibility criteria

• The call is open only to SMEs and startups
• Applicants should have the capacity to develop innovative services that make use of energy data, AI technologies and digital infrastructures.

Funding 

• Selected projects will receive up to €60,000 in funding
• access to the ODEON technological framework and a dedicated support and mentoring programme
• in total, the call will support up to 20 third-party projects

Please follow this link for more information on the scope of the Open Call and the procedural requirements for the applications. The project is also organising info session webinars in May and June, please find more here.

Deadline for applications is 9 July 2026, 17:00 CET.