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Innovation Fund 2024 Auction - Fixed Premium Auction for RFNBO hydrogen production for the maritime sector
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Location:EU 27, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway
Funding agency:
Grantmaking entity: CINEA (former INEA) - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency
Grantmaking entity type:Multilateral organization
Description
Topic updates
21 May 2025
The results of the evaluation for the auction call InnovFund-2024-AUC-RFNBO-Hydrogen are as follows:
Number of proposals submitted: 61
Number of inadmissible proposals: 10
Number of ineligible proposals: 1
Number of above-threshold proposals: 34
Number of below-threshold proposals: 16
Total budget requested by all submitted bids: EUR 4,885,162,106 (almost 4 times the available auction volume of EUR 1,200 million)
Number of proposals retained for funding: 15
See press release for more details.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1264
We recently informed the applicants about the evaluation results for their proposals.
03 February 2025
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Innovation Fund 2024 Auction - Fixed Premium Auction for RFNBO hydrogen production for the maritime sector
TOPIC ID: INNOVFUND-2024-AUC-RFNBOH2-MARITIME
Type of grant: Call for proposals
General information
Programme: Innovation Fund (INNOVFUND)
Call: Innovation Fund 2024 Auction - RFNBO Hydrogen (InnovFund-2024-AUC-RFNBO-Hydrogen)
Type of action: INNOVFUND-FPAUC-UN INNOVFUND Fixed Premium Auction Unit Grants
Type of MGA: INNOVFUND Unit Grant [INNOVFUND-AG-UN]
Status: Open for submission
Deadline model: single-stage
Opening Date: 03 December 2024
Deadline dates: 20 February 2025 17:00 (Brussels time)
Topic description
Scope:
This call is an auction call, i.e. a call that is awarded based on a competitive bidding procedure on price and therefore subject to specific conditions (e.g. auction terms and conditions, fair bid conditions, completion guarantee, etc)
The present call is an auction call for renewable fuel of non-biological origin (RFNBO) hydrogen, as defined in the Renewable Energy Directive 2018/2021. The bid price is the requested unit contribution (fixed premium) per kg of RFNBO hydrogen production which will be paid for a maximum period of up to 10 years.
The following activities can be funded:
Installation of new RFNBO hydrogen capacity (i.e. hydrogen production capacity for which at the time of the grant application the start of works did not yet take place) as well as the verified and certified production of RFNBO hydrogen from those installations (in kg of produced volume) for a period of up to 10 years.
Only projects with a minimum installed capacity of the electrolyser of at least 5 MWe will be eligible.
Conditions
1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
Described in section 5 of the call document.
2. Eligible Countries
Described in section 6 of the call document.
3. Other Eligible Conditions
Described in section 6 of the call document.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
Described in section 7 of the call document.
5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
Described in the sections 8 and 11 in the call document.
5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
Described in the sections 8 and 9 of the call document.
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
Described in section 4 of the call document.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
Described in section 10 of the call document.
Call document
Call document
Application form and templates — for information only — for submission, use the forms provided inside the Submission System (under "Part B templates")
Application form — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System (under "Part B templates")
Calculator ('Financial information file' with the bid)
Completion guarantee letter of intent — available in the Submission System (under "Part B templates")
Feasibility study — available in the Submission System (under "Part B templates")
Participant information
Timetable/Gantt chart
Extended Part C form (for statistical data collection) — available in the Submission System (under "Part B templates")
Completion guarantee — for information only at submission stage; it will be requested only for projects invited to grant preparation
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
INNOVFUND Unit MGA
Legal framework and additional documents
Legal framework:
Legal basis for this call for proposals: Decision C(2024)8011 and Annex
Decision on unit contributions for the Innovation Fund
INNOVFUND Legal Framework
INNOVFUND Regulation 2019/856
ETS Directive 2003/87
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Additional documents:
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
Start submission
To access the Electronic Submission Service, please click on the submission-button next to the type of action and the type of model grant agreement that corresponds to your proposal. You will then be asked to confirm your choice, as it cannot be changed in the submission system. Upon confirmation, you will be linked to the correct entry point.
To access existing draft proposals for this topic, please login to the Funding & Tenders Portal and select the My Proposals page of the My Area section.
Get support
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InnovFund helpdesk – Contact the InnovFund helpdesk for questions specifically related to the call documentation, application and evaluation process.
IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc.
Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes.
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EuropeAid is an agency responsible for designing European international cooperation and development policy and delivering aid worldwide. Its purpose is to aid in the reduction and eventual abolition of poverty in developing nations by fostering sustainable development, democracy, peace and security. With its partner nations, EuropeAid walks alongside them on their journey to sustainable development, continually adapting its help to their changing requirements. EuropeAid is also concerned with increasing the value and impact of aid money by ensuring that help is provided appropriately.
Under the donor EC - European Commission, DevelopmentAid covers the following entities:
Departments / Directorate Generals
- AGRI - Agriculture & Rural Development
- BUDG - Budget
- CLIMA - Climate Action
- COMM - Communication
- CNECT – Communications Networks, Content & Technology (formerly Digital Agenda)
- COMP - Competition
- ECFIN - Economic & Financial Affairs
- EAC - Education & Culture
- EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion
- ENER - Energy
- ENV - Environment
- ESTAT - Eurostat
- FISMA – Financial Stability, Financial Services & Capital Markets Union
- SANTE - Health & Food Safety
- ECHO - Humanitarian Aid & Civil Protection
- HR - Human Resources & Security
- DIGIT - Informatics
- GROW - Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship & SMEs
- DEVCO – International Cooperation & Development - EUROPEAID
- SCIC - Interpretation
- JRC - Joint Research Centre
- JUST - Justice & Consumers
- MARE - Maritime Affairs & Fisheries
- HOME - Migration & Home Affairs
- MOVE - Mobility & Transport
- NEAR – Neighbourhood & Enlargement Negotiations
- REGIO - Regional & Urban Policy
- RTD - Research & Innovation
- SG – Secretariat-General - no procurement opportunities available
- FPI – Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
- TAXUD - Taxation & Customs Union
- TRADE - Trade
- DGT - Translation
Agencies
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
- Eurojust
- European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
- European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- European GNSS Agency (GSA)
- European Union Agency for Network and Information Security
- The European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy ("Fusion for Energy")
- European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
- European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
- Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA), Health and Food Safety Unit
- European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
- European Fisheries Control Agency
- Single Resolution Board
- Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC Office)
- The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)
- European Asylum Support Office
- European Union Intellectual Property Office
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EU Bodies
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- European Economic and Social Committee
- European Committee of the Regions
- Publications office of the European Union
- European Patent Office
- European External Action Service
- Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
- Energy Community Secretariat
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Energy
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- Renewable and non-renewable energy production
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Ports Engineering
Focuses on the design, construction, and maintenance of ports, harbors, and marine infrastructure to support safe navigation and efficient cargo and passenger operations.
Key areas:
- Port and terminal design and rehabilitation
- Marine dredging and reclamation works
- Harbor structures (piers, wharfs, breakwaters)
- Shipyard and dockyard infrastructure support