Innovation Fund 2023 Net Zero Technologies – Pilots

Call updates

23 October 2024

The results of the evaluation for the call InnovFund-2023-NZT are as follows:

Number of submitted proposals: 337

Number of withdrawn proposals: 2

Number of inadmissible proposals: 39

Number of ineligible proposals: 15

Number of above-threshold proposals: 149

Number of proposals retained for funding: 85

The total budget requested by all submitted proposals was about EUR 25 billion (more than 6 times the available call budget of EUR 4 billion).

See press release for more details.

We recently informed the applicants about the evaluation results for their proposals.

Mar 27, 2024 6:38:34 PM 

The call document has been updated (version 1.3 - 27 March 2024) to add a reference to the
https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/eu-budget/strategic-technologies-europe-platform/sovereignty-seal_en (see “Topic conditions and documents” tab)

Mar 19, 2024 3:32:22 PM

Application form part A and Part C (Key performance indicators) are UPDATED in the Electronic Submission Service

Part A two additional sectors can be selected as “Fixed keyword 1”

Following to the recently updated Methodology for calculation of GHG emission avoidance (version 3.1 - 1 March 2024) (see “Topic conditions and documents” tab) two new sectors were added (Buildings and Road transport) and can now be selected as “Fixed keyword 1” in application form part A to be filled in online.

Part C (Key performance indicators) – UPDATED version

An updated version of Part C (KPI) containing additional project data is now available to be filled in online.

Should you have already started filling in the previous version of Form C, you will have to enter your data again.

Should you have already submitted a proposal with the previous version of Form C, you are invited to enter your data again and resubmit your proposal.

Please note that filling in form C is mandatory in order to submit the proposal.

REMEMBER:

If you edit a proposal (a draft or already submitted), you must still submit it before the call deadline by clicking on “ Submit”.

The deadline for submission of proposals is 9 April 2024 at 17h00 Brussels time.

The last day to send questions related to the call to the Innovation Fund (INNOVFUND) Helpdesk is 21 March 2024. Questions received after this date will not be replied. The IT Helpdesk remains open.

Mar 8, 2024 9:27:07 AM

Helpdesk closure

The last day to send questions to the Innovation Fund 2023 Net Zero Technologies Helpdesk is 21/03/2024. Questions received after this date will not be replied.

The deadline for submission of proposals is on 09/04/2024 at 17h00 Brussels time.

Dec 21, 2023 12:55:46 PM

The call document has been updated (version 1.1 - 20 December 2023) (see “Topic conditions and documents” tab)

Nov 23, 2023 12:00:01 AM

The submission session is now available for: INNOVFUND-2023-NZT-PILOTS(InnovFund-LS)

Innovation Fund 2023 Net Zero Technologies – Pilots

INNOVFUND-2023-NZT-PILOTS

Programme: Innovation Fund
Call: Innovation Fund 2023 Net Zero Technologies (InnovFund-2023-NZT)
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: 23 November 2023
Deadline date: 09 April 2024 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.

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 all sectors eligible for Innovation Fund support.

Pilot projects can thus concern: sectors listed in Annex I and Annex III 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 storage or construction and operation of 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.

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 large-scale demonstration or first-of-a-kind commercial production.

Only projects with a total capital expenditure above EUR 2 500 000 are eligible under this topic.

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