PHAETHON CoE, University of Cyprus

R&D institution

Nicosia, Cyprus

About

PHAETHON is a Research and Innovation Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Intelligent, Efficient and Sustainable Energy Systems. PHAETHON is the evolution of the highly successful FOSS Research Centre for Sustainable Energy, through funding received from the “Teaming for Excellence” action of Horizon Europe. PHAETHON was established as FOSS in 2014, and is a research powerhouse in the field of sustainable energy solutions, particularly solar photovoltaics (PVs) and grid integration. PHAETHON is hosted at UCY, the top national university in Cyprus, and its R&I activities cover five main areas: 1. Renewable energy sources and grid integration 2. Storage and e-mobility 3. Green hydrogen 4. Smart grids and intelligent energy 5. Energy socio-economics, multi-level governance and environmental sustainability

Connecting the green transformation, social inclusion and local democracy

NEB-2025-PARTICIPATION-01: The impact of common space on neighbourhood communitiesNEB-2025-PARTICIPATION-02: Fostering and maintaining the social fabric for the green transition in neighbourhoodsNEB-2025-PARTICIPATION-03: Beautiful, sustainable and inclusive street furniture for the transformation of neighbourhoodsNEB-2025-PARTICIPATION-04: Network of neighbourhoods for innovative policies on gentrification

Circular and regenerative approaches for the built environment

NEB-2025-REGEN-01: Applying regenerative design to the built environment in neighbourhoodsNEB-2025-REGEN-02: Bio-fabricated materials for sustainable and beautiful constructionNEB-2025-REGEN-03: Sufficiency measures in the built environmentNEB-2025-REGEN-04: Innovative approaches for sustainable, inclusive and beautiful social and affordable housing

Innovative funding and new business models for the transformation of neighbourhoods

NEB-2025-BUSINESS-01: Renovating the built environment through design for adaptability and disassemblyNEB-2025-BUSINESS-02: Bottom-up social entrepreneurship for the cocreation of neighbourhoods in line with the NEBNEB-2025-BUSINESS-03: Reverse local construction supply chains for the beautiful re-assembly of reclaimed construction products

Representatives

Ioannis Theodorou

Project Support

PHAETHON CoE, University of Cyprus