European Commission (EC) has launched the third call for large-scale clean technology projects with a budget of €3 billion to boost the deployment of industrial solutions to decarbonise Europe .
The call was opened under the EU Innovation Fund, a funding programme for the demonstration and commercialisation of innovative low-carbon technologies.
With this call, EC focuses on the priorities of the REPowerEU plan and aims to provide additional support towards ending the EU’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels.
The call will fund projects covering the following topics:
As explained, projects will be assessed by independent evaluators according to their level of innovation, the potential to avoid greenhouse gas emissions, operational, financial and technical maturity, scaling up potential and cost efficiency.
The call is open for projects located in EU Member States, Iceland and Norway until 16 March 2023.