Commission has launched the Innovation Fund’s second call for small-scale projects with capital expenditure between EUR 2.5 and 7.5 million located in EU Member States, Iceland and Norway.
The call aims to support projects that deploy highly innovative technologies, processes, business models or products/services, are sufficiently mature and have a potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
You can already find all information and documentation needed at the Funding & Tenders Portal, including the call text and application forms.
Scope:
The present call targets projects on low-carbon technologies and processes in all sectors covered by Directive 2003/87/EC (the EU ETS Directive):
Innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes in sectors listed in Annex I, including environmentally safe carbon capture and utilisation (‘CCU’) that contributes substantially to mitigating climate change,as well as products substituting carbon intensive ones produced in sectors listed in Annex I, environmentally safe capture and geological storage (‘CCS’) of CO2, and innovative renewable energy and energy storage technologies.
1. Eligible countries: as described in the call document.
EU Member States, Norway or Iceland (see section 6 of call document)
2. Eligibility and admissibility conditions: as described in the call document.
Described in section 5 and 6 of call document
4. Indicative timetable for evaluation and grant agreement:.
Described in section 4 of the call document
5. Documents and proposal templates:
Call document:
Standard proposal template:
- Application form (downloadable from SEP Submission system under „Part B templates”).
- Detailed budget table/relevant cost calculator
Tools and guidance to support the calculation of GHG emission avoidance potential:
- GHG calculator: Carbon capture and storage (CCS) – includes an example calculation
- GHG calculator: Renewable electricity and renewable heating – includes an example calculation
- GHG calculator: Energy storage – includes an example calculation
- GHG calculator: Energy intensive industries – includes 3 examples calculation (Production of green hydrogen, e-fuels, methanol
Knowledge sharing:
- Knowledge sharing report template – for information only at submission stage
Model Grant Agreement (MGA):
Legal basis:
- Legal basis Innovation Fund
- Legal basis call for proposals C(2021)7404 and Annex
- Decision on lump sums for the Innovation Fund
