AENAON Open Call 1 for cybersecurity preparedness of offshore wind farms

What is this call about?

The call funds eight-month projects that test, integrate and validate AENAON cybersecurity technologies in offshore wind and other critical-infrastructure environments. It targets SMEs, large enterprises, research bodies, operators and other innovation actors.

What does this call fund?

Scope

AENAON runs two open calls under its financial support to third parties scheme to maximise uptake, integration, testing and validation of its technologies and services, including a federated digital twin-based cyber range platform, cybersecurity training and preparedness services, in realistic offshore wind and related critical-infrastructure settings. Open Call 1 focuses on initial validation, integration and testing.

Eligible activities

Applicants may propose, among others:

• development and validation of sector-specific cybersecurity scenarios;
• identification and assessment of offshore wind vulnerabilities, penetration testing, threat and risk assessment and risk monitoring;
• integration with simulation and cyber range environments, and digital twin-based validation;
• cybersecurity testing, cyber range training and scenario-based exercises;
• cyberattack management and other resilience use cases aligned with AENAON.

Expected outcomes

Sub-projects are expected to deliver practical use cases, validation evidence, technical feedback and sector-relevant results, with clearly defined tasks, milestones, deliverables, KPIs and acceptance evidence.

Funding

The total AENAON FSTP budget is €4,100,000, of which €2,100,000 is indicatively allocated to Open Call 1; unused funds may move to Open Call 2. The general ceiling is €60,000 per third party, raised to €100,000 for offshore wind farm operators and manufacturers and €150,000 per action for small consortia; ceilings apply across both calls. Final lump sums are set at contracting. Payments follow a 30%, 40% and 30% schedule linked to onboarding, mid-term review and final acceptance.

When is the deadline?

13 November 2026 (8 days)