European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships (EuropeAid HQ)

Innovation Fund Large Scale Projects - Mid-sized pilots

Last update: Jan 11, 2024 Last update: 11 Jan, 2024

Details

Location:EU 27EU 27
Contracting Authority Type:Development Institution
Status:Awarded
Budget:EUR 300,000,000
Award ceiling:N/A
Award floor:N/A
Sector:Energy, Environment & NRM, Science & Innovation
Languages:English
Eligible applicants:Unrestricted / Unspecified
Eligible nationalities:WorldwideWorldwide
Date posted:04 Nov, 2022

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Call Updates
 
Feb 22, 2023 5:44:15 PM
 
The following documents have recently been updated (see “Topic conditions and documents” tab). You must use the updated calculator inside the Submission System and (re)-upload it as mandatory annex:

- GHG calculator: Renewable electricity and renewable heating - UPDATED (version 6.0 - 3 February 2023)

- GHG calculator: Energy storage - UPDATED (version 7.0 - 3 February 2023)

- GHG calculator: Energy intensive industries - UPDATED (version 4.0 - 3 February 2023)
 
 
Jan 27, 2023 12:35:39 PM 

1) HELPDESK CLOSURE

The last day to send questions to the Innovation Fund (INNOVFUND) Helpdesk, related to the call is 1 March 2023. Questions received after this date will not be replied.

The deadline for submission of proposals is 16 March 2023 at 17h00 Brussels time.
 

 
Jan 20, 2023 10:05:00 AM

 1) Form C (Key performance indicators) is now available in the Electronic Submission Service

When you access your draft proposal (or if you create a new one), you will find a button “Edit Part C” on the main screen, under “Administrative forms (Part A)”.

After clicking on the “Edit Part C” button, the web form will open.

When you have completed it, click on the “Save data” button.

Should you have already submitted a proposal without Form C, you will need to submit it again, since it is one of the required documents.
You can Login to the Funding and Tenders portal, go to “My Proposal(s)” and select either “View Submitted” (and then “Update proposal”) or just “Edit Draft”.

Do not forget to submit your proposal before the call deadline by clicking again on “Submit”.
 

 
Jan 17, 2023 5:34:35 PM

The call document has recently been updated (version 1.1 - 16 January 2023) (see “Topic conditions and documents” tab).



Dec 15, 2022 5:00:52 PM

During the seasonal holidays (from 23 December 2022 to 2 January 2023), the Commission offices are closed. It will be possible to submit questions to the Innovation Fund (INNOVFUND) Helpdesk however they will be treated as of 3 January 2023. The IT Helpdesk remains open.

Nov 3, 2022 9:37:12 AM




Form C (Key performance indicators) is NOT YET available in the Electronic Submission Service
 
 
 
 
 


Innovation Fund Large Scale Projects - Mid-sized pilots
TOPIC ID: InnovFund-2022-LSC-04-PILOTS
 
Programme: Innovation Fund
Work programme part: INNOVFUND-2022
Call: Innovation Fund Large Scale Projects (InnovFund-2022-LSC)
Work programme year: INNOVFUND-2022
Type of action: InnovFund-LS INNOVFUND Lump Sum Grants
Type of MGA: INNOVFUND Lump Sum Grant [InnovFund-AG-LS]
Deadline model: single-stage
Opening date: 03 November 2022
Deadline date: 16 March 2023 17:00:00 Brussels time
 
Objective:
The objective of this topic is to support highly innovative, disruptive or breakthrough technologies in deep decarbonisation needed for achieving the climate neutrality goal and strengthening synergies with the Horizon Europe programme.

Scope:
The following activities can be funded under this topic:

Construction and operation of pilot projects that focus on validating, testing and optimising highly innovative, deep decarbonisation solutions in sectors eligible for Innovation Fund support. Pilot projects can thus concern: industrial sectors listed in Annex I to the EU ETS Directive 2003/87, 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 to the EU ETS Directive or construction and operation of innovative energy or CO2 storage solutions or construction and operation renewable energy installations (in photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, onshore and offshore wind power, ocean energy, geothermal, solar thermal, and others), including innovative systems aspects such as connection to the electricity/heat grid.

The maximum amount of Innovation Fund grant for an individual project under this topic is limited to EUR 40 million.

In this topic, a higher degree of innovation is expected than in the other topics. Consequently, the activities that can be funded are those that tackle technical risks linked to the innovative technologies and solutions, e.g. optimising process and operational parameters of the innovation, and/or improving the characteristics of the final products produced. Pilot projects should prove an innovative, deep decarbonisation or net carbon removal technology or solution in an operational environment, but are not expected yet to reach large scale demonstration or commercial production. Nevertheless, the project can entail limited production/operation for testing purposes, including delivery to/from potential customers for validation. Typically, these projects would have a limited life-time (3 to 5 years). If the project is successful, the proposed technology should move to the next stage of a large-scale demonstration or first-of-a-kind commercial production.

Deep decarbonisation technology means technology that has the potential to be fully compatible with a 2050 climate neutrality objective. The pilot installation itself should have a very low level of residual emissions or result in net carbon removals. See more details in the minimum requirements under the GHG emission avoidance criterion.
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