UG’s Wubbo Ockels School and partners secure EU funding for new PHAETHON Centre of Excellence

The Wubbo Ockels School for Energy & Climate, in partnership with the University of Cyprus’ creation of the ‘PHAETHON Research and Innovation Centre of Excellence for Intelligent, Efficient and Sustainable Energy Solutions’, in the context of the Call of Proposals ‘Teaming for Excellence’ of the Horizon Europe Programme, secured the highest ranking in the evaluation of the European Commission (EC).

‘PHAETHON’ secured funding of €15 million from the EU, with an equal amount of national funding, as well as significant funding of €5 million from the University of Cyprus, subject to approval by the Ministry of Finance, and €10  million from the EuroAsia Interconnector PLC, for upgrading the existing FOSS Research Centre for Sustainable Energy into an autonomous Center of Excellence (CoE) in the field of green and sustainable energy. The coordinators of the  project are Professors George E. Georghiou and Constantinos Christofides, with partners the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Cyprus Seeds, the Technological University of Denmark and the University of Groningen' Energy and Sustainability Research Institute Groningen (ESRIG).

Research and innovation

PHAETHON CoE aims to develop the Research and Innovation (R&l) capabilities in the timely and multifaceted cutting-edge research topics of energy that encompass technological, socio-economic, political and environmental aspects, placing it at the heart of the energy ecosystem in Cyprus, the EMMENA region and worldwide. PHAETHON  will be housed in state-of-the-art campus facilities, with an exemplary net-zero green energy building, the first of its kind in Cyprus.  

The UG’s Wubbo Ockels School for Energy & Climate participation in this partnership together with ESRIG takes another step towards building its community internationally. In the spirit of collaboration it is realizing its aims and mission: Towards a greener and fairer energy transition and climate policy.