The ERA Chair aims to bring all the scattered energy-related activities of NCSR Demokritos (NCSRD) under the same umbrella through the creation of a unique Centre of Excellence (CoE), with a primary focus on sustainable energy solutions towards net-zero fossil fuels and climate-neutrality by 2050, perfectly aligned with relevant EU policy priorities, such as the European Green Deal. The ERA Chair will be established and hosted under this structure, integrated in INRASTES, with synergies and links with a variety of internal/external actors.

The vision of the CoE is to become one of the top groups for sustainable energy research in the EU and deepen the ERA, and replicate its lighthouse example in other Greek research actors to improve the local research Ecosystem.