The objective of the INNER project is to establish cooperation between European research programmes, or parts within such programmes, that aim to identify and stimulate innovative energy technologies and unexpected breakthroughs in conventional energy technology fields. This means research into new energy technologies in the very first stages of their development. The INNER project contributes to strengthen European efforts to define a policy and suitable approaches to find new ways (energy technologies) to meet the challenges of our energy economy: establish a secure supply, environmentally sound, while decreasing our import dependence.

Specific project objectives are to achieve the following results through cooperation and coordination of the national and regional energy research programmes:

• Insight in approaches and methodology, based on both national and regional programmes and other relevant EU, IEA and international initiatives „Benchmarking of approaches, SWOT analysis
• Development of a joint approach that combines the best elements „A pilot test of a new joint approach in a certain field „Development and implementation of joint research programme activities
• Transfer of knowledge and experience to other countries. Special attention will be paid to transferring important findings to project partners and non participating EU countries that are in the process of developing a policy or instruments in the field of innovative energy technologies or are interested in doing so 
• Development of a framework for long term co-operation. This INNER project will mark the start, not the end.