We help you access these grants (up to 100% funding for R&D and demonstration activities in two ways:
1) If your company provides a key technology under the call objectives, we can help you design a high-impact innovation project and find suitable international partners.
2) If your company or technology works in the field, and you are interested in participating in a collaborative project, please be in touch with us and we can connect you to international projects being prepared for these calls.
For more detailed information regarding the calls you can contact us directly. We will gladly help you further!
Roumiana “Rumi” Atanassova
roumiana.atanassova@grannenfeltfinance.fi
tel. +358 40 6815 068
a) The Clean Hydrogen Partnership (granting 300M€)
Eligibility & number of partners: Companies can apply as part of an international consortia typically with 10-20 member (the minimum requirement is 3 partners from 3 different countries). The consortia shall include industrial representatives from the entire value chain, and participation of universities and RTOs. Participation of SMEs and innovative new technologies is encouraged.
Project size and funding rate: Funding rates are up to 100% (of research and innovation demonstration costs)
Call topics or technology areas: Renewable Hydrogen Production, Hydrogen Storage and Distribution, Transport, Heat and Power, Cross-cutting, Hydrogen Valleys, Strategic Research challenge, etc.
Deadlines: for 26 calls are already on 31 May 2022 (180M€ budget). Another 15 calls are open until 20 September 2022 (120M€ budget).
b) The Innovation Fund Small-Scale Projects (granting 100M€)
Eligibility & number of partners: Any legal entity can apply, either alone or as a consortia together with the key technology providers. The main applicant should be the project investor (as the grant is a capex investment grant).
Project size and funding rate: Projects with CAPEX of less than 7,5 M€ that can bring on significant emission reductions. The grant is up to 60% of the additional capital and operational costs linked to the innovation.
Call topics or technology areas: Projects implementing innovative low-carbon technologies and processes in all sectors covered by the EU ETS Directive, including e.g. CCU/CCS and RES innovations.
Deadline: 31 August 2022. A total of 100M€ is reserved for applicants for the Small scale call in 2022.
c) Horizon Europe Thematic Cluster Climate sciences and responses
Eligibility & number of partners: Companies can apply as part of an international consortia typically with 10-20 member (the minimum requirement is 3 partners from 3 different countries). The consortia shall include industrial representatives from the entire value chain, and participation of universities and RTOs. Participation of SMEs and innovative new technologies is encouraged.
Project size and funding rate: from 50% to 100% (of research and innovation demonstration costs)
Call topics or technology areas: Cross-sectoral solutions for the climate transition (19 topics), Efficient, sustainable, and inclusive energy use (5 topics) and Safe, Resilient Transport and Smart Mobility services for passengers and goods (7 topics).
The projects should support, e.g.:
· Effective and efficient pathways and responses to climate change
· Cross-cutting technologies and solutions for climate, energy and mobility
· Reducing energy demand of buildings and industry
· Improving the performance, including climate/environmental of transport modes and mobility solutions as well as services at system level for passengers and goods
Deadlines: The Cross-sectoral solutions for the climate transition calls 6 September 2022, the Safe, Resilient Transport and Smart Mobility services for passengers and goods 13 September 2022 and the Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply calls for this year is 27 October 2022.
d) CEF Transport Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (granting 1,5bn€)
This is supporting the deployment of alternative fuel supply infrastructure, contributing to decarbonising transport along the TEN-T network.
Eligibility & number of partners: Companies can apply, either alone or as a consortia together with the key technology providers. The main applicant should be the project investor (as the grant is a capex investment grant).
Project size and funding rate: The general maximum co-funding rate for CEF is 50% of the project capital expenditure (CAPEX).
Call topics or technology areas: Projects should support e.g.:
Actions supporting the:
- Roll-out of electricity fast-charging infrastructure (minimum 150 kW power output of 150kW)
- Roll-out of hydrogen refueling and electricity recharging infrastructure dedicated to public transport and heavy-duty transport
- LNG bunkering for maritime and inland ports (especially bio-LNG).
- Deployment of alternative fuels for maritime ports, inland waterways and inland ports, and airports.
Deadlines: 7 June and 10 November 2022 and 13 April and 19 September 2023
